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5 April 2012 - Trailer for the Movie is up

The Trailer for the Shihad Movie is up on the NZ Herald site. Go and spend 2 minutes and 17 seconds and have a watch.

28 March 2012 - Shihad Movie Site Up

The site for the Shihad Movie is up. Just has the date of 17 May on it thus far and gives you an idea of what the poster for the gig looks like.

27 March 2012 - Shihad Move Press Kit

Rialto Cinemas have released the Shihad Move Press kit. File:Shihad Movie Press Kit.pdf

21 March 2012 - Brewers Field gig moved to Brewers Stadium

Resource consent issues requires the move. Also the doors are now an hour earlier at 7 and the curfew is an hour earlier so everything will be running earlier.

21 March 2012 - And the Movie has a Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shihad-Movie/319063294824900

21 March 2012 - Shihad's Beautiful Machine Documentary Trailer a Fan's first look

Well I was lucky enough to get a sneak peak at the 2 minutes and 17 seconds of trailer for the Shihad Documentary A Beautiful Machine. Unfortunately I was never left alone long enough to slip a thumb drive in and grab a copy, so you will just have to wait another week or two and have my description of it to tide you over. Firstly is it what I expected? Well umm I really don't know thinking about it, I never actually had any expectations as I really didn't really know it would be. That said I enjoyed it and it should be a good documentary, assuming it’s not like one of those action movie trailers where all the good bits are actually in the trailer. The trailer felt like a story in its own right, all happened a bit fast to get the whole story, so here hopes that it continues through into the full documentary. From day 1 they wanted a documentary that would have something in it for the hardcore fan base and that they could leave feeling they knew something more or have a new perspective on it all and also create such a movie that you take your Mum along to, as it would have a story that she could connect with even though she has never heard one note of Shihad. Firstly during the trailer I was going ohh haven't heard that before and here hopes that is a longer piece in the movie. To cover off the could I take my Mum along question well looking at the trailer I think I could as there does seem to be an under lying story that takes the band from back in day until now and through all the highs and lows along the way. It is not a live concert video sure there are clips, but if you want to see a Shihad live go along to gig, nothing compares to Shihad live and bouncing around in the mosh pit and getting all the bumps, bruises and cracked ribs. Shihad have opened themselves up during the making of this documentary to let us inside to see what makes them tick and allow us to see the journey thus far of a little band called Shihad.

And to address the elephant in the room it does appear to cover the "P" word and some stuff that happened on 11/9.

The random thought for the trailer is: Man they looked young.

The poster is also in its last stages as well. It for some reason reminds me of the limited edition poster they had at the Aussie Killjoy/TGE gigs. Think it is the silhouettes in front and a mosh pit behind. In the movie poster it is the four of them in silhouette and a city in the background, with an orange gradient. Then all the names and sponsors, the "normal movie poster" stuff, at the bottom.

They have had a media screening in Auckland of the whole thing and they have been getting great feedback and that it will have a greater audience than just the fans, so make sure you take along all your family and friends to it, when it comes out in May as part of NZ Music Month.

16 February 2012 - Meanest Hits NZ Tour

The dates (see below) have been announced for the Shihad Meanest Hits tour.

• April 5 - Hamilton - Altitude
• April 6 - Tauranga - Brewers Field
• April 7 - Coroglen - Coroglen Tavern
• April 8 - Auckland - The Powerstation
• April 11 - Greymouth - Railway Hotel
• April 12 - Nelson - Victory Room
• April 13 - Christchurch - The Big Top
• April 14 - Wellington - Station Village (Lower Hutt)

Presale on the 21st sign up at http://www.muchmoremusic.co.nz/content/17/85/

The pre release: WITH A CATALOGUE OF SINGLES AND HITS THAT EASILY FILL A DOUBLE CD IT’S NO SURPRISE THEN THAT AS SHIHAD ANNOUNCE A TOUR TO CELEBRATE THE MEANEST, THEY INCLUDE THE NOTATION THAT THERE’LL BE NO SUPPORT; INSTEAD LAYING OUT A 100+ MINUTE SET TO GIVE ENOUGH TIME TO COVER THE BULK OF HITS AND FAVORITES FROM THEIR ENTIRE CATALOGUE.

The tour set is drafted to present the two dominant personalities of the Shihad live experience.

The first half set sees Shihad working at close quarters front of stage in homage to the close proximity, in-your-face intensity, of the rock bars and clubs where their music was informed. This part of the story recreates the unrefined fervor of the countless early career shit-hole gigs that gave potency to the bands live performance, while presenting the raw classics from their debut EP Devolve and their first three albums Churn, Killjoy and the self-titled Shihad.

The band’s work ethic and commitment was cast in this gritty reality of hauling gear up and down stairs, in and of venues on a merry go round of one night stands from Tutukaka to Thames, and from Poland to a small town in Texas.

Reflecting the band in transition, a second stanza embraces the big stage era where Shihad grew wings and a swagger and ramped up production. Incendiary live performances followed and nothing short of a legend status bestowed as they strode the many arena stages at home and abroad - the Big Day Out, Rhythm & Vines, Rippon, Rock am Ring, Roskilde etc. Albums from The General Electric, through to Ignite comprise this era and the many live favorites and radio hits within are given a thorough belting by Shihad while fittingly accompanied by aforementioned ramped up production.

SHIHAD - THE MEANEST. A not to be missed, one time only opportunity to see and hear Shihad carve their own way through one of New Zealand’s great Rock n Roll catalogues.

15 February 2012 - Latest News

Well tomorrow morning (15/2) at 9am Shihad will be announcing the details of a Tour starting in April on Shihad.com.

The Medusa gig this Friday is sold out.

And finally apparently they will be recording their ninth album in Spain.

5 February 2012 - Another Gig

Bar Medusa has just said Shihad will be playing there on 17 Feb (https://www.facebook.com/barmedusa/posts/10150579738565912). That is the day before Homegrown, so given that I am guessing Homegrown is now sold out so thus they can announce the competing warmup gig. Tickets will be on sale on Thu at 9am.

5 February 2012 - Movie Release Date

By the looks the movie will be out thee 17 May as part of NZ Music Month and will be Shihad: Beautiful Machine.

More details for now http://www.flicks.co.nz/movie/shihad-beautiful-machine/: Shihad: Beautiful Machine

OPENING IN CINEMAS: 17th May 2012

Home-grown documentary about legendary Kiwi group Shihad, chronicling their two decade rise to greatness.

"NZ's most successful rock band took their dreams all the way to the giddy heights of the US music scene. A terrorist attack, ill-advised name-change and swift-talk managers saw those dreams fall apart at the seams in one fated moment in LA's notorious 'Viper Room'.

"After multiple best-selling albums and a bond that has endured for over 23 years this documentary examines the notions of family, loyalty and success for four friends that almost took the biggest music industry in the World by storm." (TheFilmCatalogue.com)

Starring John Toogood, Tom Larkin, Phil Knight, Karl Kippenberger

Directed by Sam Peacocke (feature debut)

Written by Sam Peacocke

Music, Documentary | Origin: NZ

4 February 2012 - Upcoming Shihad Shows in NZ

All has been quiet on the Wiki main page for a while, but the summer of gigs continues. Shihad are set to perform three upcoming shows in New Zealand:

• February 18, 2012: Under 600 tickets are still available for Jim Beam Homegrown in Wellington.

Get your Jim Beam Homegrown tickets for $100 here from homegrown.net.nz. Homegrown site map and timetable available here.

• February 23, 2012: Shihad play at Tillermans in Invercargill with support from Osmium and another TBA.

Get your tickets for Tillermans in Invercargill here from Ticketmaster.

• February 24, 2012: Shihad play at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin for Orientadium 2012 with support from Cairo Knife Fight and Knives At Noon.

Get your tickets for Orientadium '12 in Dunedin here from TicketDirect.

Get into it!

12 October 2011 - Some Shihad Releases

Well Monday on iTunes will be having Devolve and all the early singles and EPs for the first time in digital format, so you will be able to get all the non album tracks you have always wanted to have. This will mean that all of Shihad's tracks that have been released will be in digital form. You will also be able to purchase the 100+ tracks in one bundle.

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If that wasn't enough on 7 Nov Shihad will be releasing their Meanest Hits.

Legendary New Zealand rockers, SHIHAD have confirmed the tracklisting for their NOVEMBER 7 greatest hits collection, THE MEANEST HITS.

After winning the Herald Legacy Award at last year’s New Zealand Music Awards, the band who have sold more than a quarter of a million records worldwide (and counting), and with nine full albums under their belt, are finally releasing their first ever career retrospective album.

Fans can choose from a 20-track disc of their biggest hits or a limited edition deluxe package with 38 tracks, featuring all the hits and the band’s personal favourites.

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STANDARD EDITION TRACKLISTING

1. Home Again
2. Run
3. The General Electric
4. You Again
5. My Minds Sedate
6. Comfort Me
7. One will hear the other
8. Pacifier
9. Ignite
10. Beautiful Machine
11. Wait and See
12. Debs Night Out
13. Everything
14. Sleepeater
15. La La Land
16. All the Young Fascists
17. Bitter
18. Alive
19. I Only Said.
20. It

LIMITED DELUXE EDITON TRACKLISTING

DISC ONE

1. Home Again
2. The General Electric
3. You Again
4. La La Land
5. Pacifier
6. Stations
7. Rule the World
8. Dark Times
9. Ignite
10. I Only Said
11. Sleepeater
12. Beautiful Machine
13. Interconnector
14. A Day Away
15. Sport and Religion
16. Bullitproof
17. Alive
18. Factory
19. It

DISC TWO

1. Run
2. My Minds Sedate
3. Bitter
4. Comfort Me
5. Ghost from the past
6. Thin White Line
7. One will hear the other
8. Wait and see
9. Everything
10. Engage
11. Debs night out
12. Yr Head is a Rock
13. Saddest song in the world
14. Lead or follow
15. Gimme Gimme
16. All the young Fascists
17. Screwtop
18. Derail
19. Down Dance

7 July 2011 - Shihad to play Coromandel Gold NYE 2011/2012

Shihad will be playing at Coromandel Gold at Ohuka Farm in Whitianga to see in the 2012 new year.

Coromandel Gold - Double the Strength

Accept no imitations - Coromandel Gold is the ultimate music destination of the Kiwi summer.

The sellout festival returns with double the strength and double the summer vibes as it expands to a two-day celebration of sun, sand and beaches all guaranteed to get you in a Coromandel state of mind.

Set just three kilometres from Whitianga town centre, the lush surrounds of Ohuka Farm will again play host to Coromandel Gold, this time over the 30th and 31st of December. Jamaican reggae legend Horace Andy & Dub Asante joins an all-star line-up including; Shapeshifter, Kora, Shihad, The Black Seeds, Ladi6, TrinityRoots, The Adults, The Nudge, 1814, Optimus Gryme ft. Tiki and The Upbeats - with another homegrown heavyweight still to be announced.

All 12,500 tickets to last year's Coromandel Gold sold out in 36 hours before going on public sale, and this year's storming line-up is sure to deliver a similar result. Throw in more bar and food options plus a new campground equipped with hot showers, flush toilets and plenty of space, and every need will be catered for.

Pre-sale tickets to this year's festival are available from 9am on Thursday July 21st to members registered on the Coro Gold website. If not sold out, any remaining tickets will be available for public sale on Monday July 25th.

Don't miss your chance to purchase the golden ticket of the summer - register now at coromandelgold.co.nz for the ultimate Coromandel summer experience.

To join the database click HERE

Shapeshifter, Shihad, Horace Andy & Dub Asante, The Black Seeds, Ladi6, TrinityRoots, The Adults, The Nudge, 1814, Optimus Gryme ft. Tiki and The Upbeats

30th & 31st December 2011 - Ohuka Farm, Whitianga.

25 June 2011 - TGE Live @ The Powerstation August 2010 available for download

Radio NZ has place 50:38 of the The General Electric at the Powerstation up on their site. Also listen at 4pm to hear what else they say ahead of time, as this download is purely the gig. I haven't listened the whole way through yet so don't know if the encores are there or not.

Direct download

25 June 2011 - Reminder - Live @ The Powerstation August 2010 will be played on Radio NZ

Just a reminder as this is coming up this weekend.

As some of you may be aware the Killjoy (Gig 20100806) and The General Electric (Gig 20100807) in Auckland last year were recorded and the schedule for them being aired on Radio NZ is set for June. The broadcast details are:

• Killjoy 4:10pm Saturday June 18th, then repeated 8:06pm Friday June 24th
• The General Electric 4:10pm Saturday June 25th, then repeated 8:06pm Friday July 1st

We are unsure how much of each show will be broadcast, but apparently will be streamed on Radio NZ's site for a few months after airing.

18 June 2011 - Killjoy Live @ The Powerstation August 2010 available for download

Radio NZ has place 50:38 of the Killjoy at the Powerstation up on their site. Also listen at 4pm to hear what else they say ahead of time, as this download is purely the gig. I haven't listened the whole way through yet so don't know if the encores are there or not.

Direct download

16 June 2011 - Reminder - Live @ The Powerstation August 2010 will be played in Radio NZ

Just a reminder as this is coming up this weekend.

As some of you may be aware the Killjoy (Gig 20100806) and The General Electric (Gig 20100807) in Auckland last year were recorded and the schedule for them being aired on Radio NZ is set for June. The broadcast details are:

• Killjoy 4:10pm Saturday June 18th, then repeated 8:06pm Friday June 24th
• The General Electric 4:10pm Saturday June 25th, then repeated 8:06pm Friday July 1st

We are unsure how much of each show will be broadcast, but apparently will be streamed on Radio NZ's site for a few months after airing.

16 June 2011 - The Adults album streaming

In the lead up to The Adults album being released on Monday 20 June it is currently available for streaming, so give it a listen