Want Switchfoot to play a New Zealand gig and screen their new doco/film Fading West? Of course you do! But, YOU HAVE TO VOTE to make it happen.

The last few weeks ever since I got my hands on an old turntable i have developed a new obsession, or maybe I should say I have revitalized an old obsession, VINYL - or records/LP's for those of you who think I'm getting into flooring. I've been hitting opshops and keeping an eye on trademe for any cool vinyl - and in my wanders, I've come across some epic stuff. Who knew you could get Rapture Ruckus: Open Your Eyes on Vinyl, suspiciously this is being sold in Palmie after his recent gig there... maybe a sneaky prize being sold?

Buy it here for $30 (before the 16th of Feb!)

Seeing this retweet from @zacfarro got me quite tempted too i must admit...

So good news and bad news: 

BAD NEWS - Fiction Family's new album is out now, but not available on NZ iTunes or Spotify (but I'll keep checking for you)

GOOD NEWS - You can stream the whole album free at purevolume.com while you wait for it to be available. Take some time, and go do this.

If you came past our site and got photos taken with the PHOTOBOOTH - click on that or check out our facebook!

General photos... Day 1

General photos... Day 2

We'll be updating this with more highlights as they come to hand. If you'd like to listen to the live forum with Jake Larson, Dayna Vawdrey & Frank Ritchie click below or subscribe to the forum podcast here.

If you're a fan of the glowsticks and the sweet raves that went down in the Rewired area on Friday & Sat nights then check out Asher's mix from friday night. 

Switchfoot have a couple of new vids online today. First is the new music video for "The Original" - has to be seen to be believed...

And while you're on the youtubes, check out the teaser for their new film/documentary Fading West - which is due out later this year. The story of the last eight albums, touring the world, meeting people, and catching waves. Looks beautiful!

Remember Fiction Family? The project featuring Jon Foreman from Switchfoot and Sean Watkins from Nickel Creek is back with a new album coming out the end of January 2013.

For more info, hit up their website, and to remind of the goodness to come, here's "When She's Near" from their debut release a couple of years ago.

Last night, Dan and Luke & Joel from Parachute Music announced the major headliners for Parachute 2013.

Added to Switchfoot & Newsboys, we've got Lecrae, FamilyForceFive, HillsongUnited, OhSleeper, Tigertown, NewEmpire, SherynBinks and plenty of kiwis including the one-time-only reunion of Mumsdollar!!

But be warned - ticket sales are capped at 17,500, and the first tier of pricing has just sold out - get to iticket.co.nz and claim yours before they run out!

Nikki pops into the studio for another segment of Behind the Music!

HARK, YE SWITCHFOOT FANS!

This week, they zoom in on the American rock band from San Diego, California.

Soooo this is a picture that JUST went up on Parachute Music's facebook page:

Yep. Parachute 2013 tickets go on sale on Monday, July 23.