Biography Formed in late 1993 by Rob Mayes, Springloader was principally a vehicle for Mayes own compositions, predominantly melodic based indie rock, combining the pop of Mayes previous outing in Throw, coupled with the heavy leanings of Dolphin, and a… Read More »Springloader
the notorious brent s. hayward has always been a fixture in the new zealand underground scene, in early punk outfit shoes this high, then in busking mode as smelly feet, and more recently as half of the acclaimed kiwi animal… Read More »Brent Hayward
Biography New solo project from Antony Milton on Pseudoarcana CDr label off-shoot The Seedy R. Clattery ecstatic backyard songs and drones from Antony Milton recorded in afternoons and evenings to Walkman and 4 track over a week in the late summer… Read More »Clay Man In The Well
Biography A kid-orientated big band (and the music-orientated side-line of the McGillicudy Serious Party political outfit) encompassing many different styles, always with a comic edge, and never using guitars. Jim Fulton and Graeme Cairns released their debut back in 1987,… Read More »Big Muffin Serious Band
Discography metal disco cd-r [root don lonie for cash rdl087] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr
Andrew Dickson, Tane Griffin, Victor Billet, Craig Monk and Piers Gram. Discography Forever Bled Hollow [1995 Imd Imdcd10070] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr
Popular Tauranga-based hard-rock outfit with the 2002 battle of the bands competition win under its belt and a swag of touring support slots. Andrew Holmes (Acoustic Guitar / Vocals), Aden Mackness (Guitar), Dan Rubock (Bass), and Dylan Raethel (Drums). The… Read More »Stardrunk
Loose and quirky Christchurch pop-rock outfit, who spent a couple years slowly building up a set of lo-fi indie-pop songs, and releasing their self-recorded results just as the band itself was calling it quits (with several members travelling overseas). Vocalist… Read More »Ride On Estrada
Biography Hugely prolific duo CJA (aka Clayton Noone) and Sugar Jon, who have released a never-ending stack of albums for the likes of Root Don Lonie For Cash, PseduoArcana, Own Recordings, Freedom From… Members Clayton Noone (Guitar/Keyboard/Vocals/Drums/Tapes, 1993? -) Sugar Jon (Guitar/Keyboard/Vocals/Drums/Clarinette,… Read More »Armpit
origianlly a christchurch group based on (the teen angels) aman pilgrim’s song-writing, and completed by james ‘noizyboy’ guthrie (also of cinematic) and greg hitzel (atomic blossom), who was replaced by whetham allpress when the band relocated to the united states.… Read More »Debris
Biography No kidding big: this New Zealand band boasts a dozen members, including four horn people, four guitarists and two drummers. Seven of ’em are songwriters, which (not surprisingly) makes this a pretty eclectic record, fusing rock, jazz, funk and… Read More »Big Sideways
andrew fagan’s mockers were hugely successful in an early-mid 80s new zealand obsessed with then-current crop of british pop. fagan’s vocal inflection (slightly nasal, almost morrissey like at times) were the absolute focal point of the band, a pop-orientated rotating… Read More »The Mockers
shaun kirkpatrick, kane ker, vaughan burtenshaw, pablo kelly. Discography picks in bold new age savage [1990 bmg VPCD0852]
Biography Girl-crew (and Kerikeri residences) Jewl of Bessamoocho‘s Liz Matthews and Penny Collins joined by a third member named Amy and playing the kind of pop-punk making a strong return in Auckland. Released a real vinyl 7″ single on the… Read More »Goldifox