Category Archives: r artists

James Milnes’ reduction agents spawned out of his brunettes association with ryan mcphun – which also created the mcphun-led ruby suns. milnes variation create country-tinged pop tunes, infused with a dose of dennis wilson era beach boys harmonies and white-boy … Continue reading →

the cadets were a great, original and shambolic live act who were runners up in victoria university’s battle of the bands in 1984. they were very ahead of their time in those days and rip it up magazine (december 1984??) … Continue reading →

the renderers are new zealand’s prime example of southern-fried country, and are indeed one of our finest ever bands. brian crook formed the renderers with his partner maryrose in early 90s christchurch when the max block group failed to go … Continue reading →

chris heaphy, paul westbury, alan gregg, brendan conlon, dean gunson and zane greig. glimmery guitar pop, though not quite in the same league of shimmering textural guitar as heaphy’s later bands such as dissolve. discography picks in bold waiting for … Continue reading →

discography picks in bold for dean martin cassette [root don lonie for cash rdl018] split lathe cut 7″ plus ‘bite me fag boy’ zine [w/ chunky pizzle root don lonie for cash rdl020] lathe cut 7″ [root don lonie for cash … Continue reading →

the coolies sjionel, plus jewl of bessamoocho / goldifox duo (and pink air / girl alliance mainstays) liz and penny collins. released a lathe-cut 7″ ode to king loser vocalist celia mancini. discography picks in bold ‘mancillia’/’shutdown’ lathe-cut 7″ single[pink … Continue reading →

solo alias of lo-fi artist brett garrity, who formed the stinkbuzz label with julian desmond (letterbox lambs) in 1999. garrity had a stint as marineville‘s bassist during the period they recorded their well-liked debut ready for the dance. discography picks … Continue reading →

discography picks in bold naked in the wilderness [1986 cadaver YPRX2369] nighthawks in exile ep [1989 ima hitt Hitt Me 11x] lost disciples lathe cut [ima hitt Hitt Me 16x]

jordan reyne is an acclaimed, yet still relatively low-profile musician with a long history in new zealand pop and rock, specifically in a dark (and somewhat gothic) direction. throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, reyne gigged as a solo … Continue reading →

discography picks in bold break our backs ep [1988 pagan PAGT1033]