SETH FRIGHTENING IN AUCKLAND:
Seth Frightening plays at the glorious Wine Cellar in Auckland tonight! (it’s Thursday) with I.E.Crazy (also known as Clare Duncan of Dear Time’s Waste) and Manimanima! (the almighty Jeff Henderson).

GLASS VAULTS IN WELLINGTON:
Glass Vaults (+ new drummer?!) & friends play two ‘secret’ Wellington shows, starting tonight > email privatebluebarn@gmail [dotcom] for details

THURSDAY – DOORS 8pm ($10)
Mermaidens, Encouragement, Glass Vaults, Bevan Smith

FRIDAY – Doors 8.30pm ($10)
Nadia Reid, Encouragement, Grayson Gilmour, Watercolours

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(YAYOI KUSAMA):

POLICE MILITARISATION IN AMERICA:


Police in Camo (screenshot from video below)

The following video is recommended viewing – John Oliver manages a comedic look at police militarisation in America and provides an informative summary of the current situation in Ferguson:

And ELECTION VANDALISM IN NEW ZEALAND:
To round this out, here’s a picture of NZ’s ‘honorable‘ Prime Minister, John Key:

The NZ election is held on September 20th and already there’s a whole blog dedicated to photos of defaced party billboards! Apparently election-hoarding vandalism is at an “unprecendented” level this year.

Hopefully I’ll get a more constructive look at the contenders in NZ politics soon. In the mean time, make sure you are enrolled to vote!