Cityscape Christmas 2019
Bring on the party, Cityscapers! Addington Cup Week kicks off the season we love to love, and we are sooo ready. We bring you all the deets on the biggest week in Christchurch’s social calendar. Important information like what the judges are looking for in The Crossing Fashion Starts Here Best Dressed Competition and stuff about the racing as well, like pointers on how to pick a winner. And thanks to Callam Mitchell and his team at Team Event, Addington Cup Week is just the start of party season. We talk to the promoter putting the icing on Christchurch’s cake this summer. Ladi6 is just one of the fantastic artists he is bringing to town, and we check in with her as well (that’s her gorgeous self on the cover). The days are counting down to Christmas and with that comes the fun and the challenge of finding the perfect gift for all those on your ‘Nice’ list. We live to serve here at Cityscape, and so we have served up a curated Christmas gift guide brimming with ideas fresh and failsafe. Nailing that pressy list is the best reason possible for heading to the central city and exploring its retail hotspots, followed by a drink and some nibbles, of course. We shine our spotlight on what’s new in the inner city, from retail meccas to the hottest hospo hangouts. And if 2020 is looking like the year to put a ring on it, check out our feature on the amazingly creative community of jewellers we have in this city. As always, we also bring you what’s hot in cuisine, events, home and couture.
Bring on the party, Cityscapers! Addington Cup Week kicks off the season we love to love, and we are sooo ready. We bring you all the deets on the biggest week in Christchurch’s social calendar. Important information like what the judges are looking for in The Crossing Fashion Starts Here Best Dressed Competition and stuff about the racing as well, like pointers on how to pick a winner. And thanks to Callam Mitchell and his team at Team Event, Addington Cup Week is just the start of party season. We talk to the promoter putting the icing on Christchurch’s cake this summer. Ladi6 is just one of the fantastic artists he is bringing to town, and we check in with her as well (that’s her gorgeous self on the cover). The days are counting down to Christmas and with that comes the fun and the challenge of finding the perfect gift for all those on your ‘Nice’ list. We live to serve here at Cityscape, and so we have served up a curated Christmas gift guide brimming with ideas fresh and failsafe. Nailing that pressy list is the best reason possible for heading to the central city and exploring its retail hotspots, followed by a drink and some nibbles, of course. We shine our spotlight on what’s new in the inner city, from retail meccas to the hottest hospo hangouts. And if 2020 is looking like the year to put a ring on it, check out our feature on the amazingly creative community of jewellers we have in this city. As always, we also bring you what’s hot in cuisine, events, home and couture.
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Bring on the sunshine
Harry Wayne Casey gave his name and boundless
musical talent to the legendary KC & the Sunshine
Band. Ahead of bringing the heat to A Summer’s Day
Disco in January, he tells Cityscape it’s still all about
burning up the stage.
Y
our songs have become
synonymous with the
golden age of disco, the
soundtrack of a generation – did
you have any idea just how
enduring KC & the Sunshine
Band’s legacy would be? No, I
don’t think you ever can have an
idea what the future of your music
will be. People always play oldies
but the interest in our music seems
to be more than I ever noticed
before in the history of music. And
you’re still making new music
– ‘Give Me Some More’ with Nile
Rodgers and Tony Moran. How
much fun was that collab? It was
interesting because we were never
in the same room at the same time.
Tony sent me the track and I did my
part on it, then we asked Nile and
sent it to Nile. It’s interesting you
can make music this way without
being in the same room at the
same time. Quite different from
when we were first recording.
Without samples from you, Nile
Rodgers and James Brown, would
there be any hip-hop? That’s a
very interesting question because
so much of our stuff has been used
without permission and is hidden in
certain ways that it would be hard
to detect. But I would think not.
Apart from this tour, what is on
the cards for you in 2020? We
have a lot of new music coming out
and we’ll see where that goes. I
love touring so that’s pretty much
what I’ll do. Is this your first visit to
New Zealand? Yes it is, and I’m
very excited. I’ve heard amazing
things about New Zealand, so I
can’t wait to experience that and
hopefully I have time to do some
things while I’m there. Any live
shows you’ve seen lately of note?
I just saw the Jonas Brothers,
Ariana Grande, Pink and I’m going
to go see Aerosmith. What has
been the most surreal moment in
your career/life to date? Being
nominated for the Grammys;
getting a star on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame; and meeting some
of my peers – people that I grew up
watching on TV or listening to on
my stereo. Those have to be special
moments. What advice would you
give to your younger self? Do
what you did. Follow your dreams
and your heart. Do you have a
pre- and/or post-show ritual? I do.
I stretch and sometimes I meditate.
What can we expect from your
Christchurch gig? An amazing fun
time with 15 musicians on stage
having fun. And most importantly
you, the fans, having fun.
A Summer's Day Disco,
Hagley Park, January 12, 2020
neptuneentertainment.co.nz
110 CITYSCAPE.CO.NZ Christmas 19
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