Biography 80’s synth-pop group with an album and a single on major-label WEA in 1983. Bassist Warwick Keay also appeared on recordings by Flight X-7, The Knobz, whilst drummer Edie Olsen has been on recordings by The Instigators, Dance Exponents,… Read More »Auckland Walk
Biography Long-running Christchurch trio (originally a duo under the name the Twin Towers… then the Distractions, finally settling on the Pickups in October 2003) fronted by William Daymond, with Isaac Mawson and Jared Kelly. A fixture of the Christchurch and… Read More »The Pickups
two piece electro-punk outfit from auckland comprised of david green (electronics / vocals) and tom clark (guitar / backing vocals). quickly established quite a bit of a following through-out late 2003 and 2004 with their disjointed sound and scattered, aggressive… Read More »The Fanatics
an instrumental outfit who put out an album in 2004 on the small hastings-based independent head your head music. Discography picks in bold scenes vol. 1 [2004 head your head music]
Originally an Auckland based indie-pop outfit that formed in 1996, and showed a lot of promise, before dissappearing in the early 00s after half their members relocated to Dunedin. Originally comprised of Gillian Craig (Bass, Tenor Horn), Paddy (Keys, Guitar,… Read More »Sugarbug
Biography Former bass-player for Sneaky Feelings, released an album under his own name in the early 90’s. Discography Personal Disorganiser [1991, Failsafe Records, SAFE013] Links
Early Wildside hard-rock outfit comprised of Evan Roberts, Mike Young and Arthur Tauhore. Not to be confused with Bruce Bluchers’ Trash. Discography Flourish And Decay [1989 Intellect Intel1] Reason Rhyme Cassingle [1992 Wildside] Chemikaze [1992 Wildside 30720] Links BandCamp Page… Read More »Trasch
Excellent quirky pop from Brunettes side-men Ryan McPhun (guitar, keys and vocals) and James Milne (drums and backing vocals) – also both in the Milne-led Reduction Agents. Flanked by Amee Robinson (keyboards, saxophone, melodica), Mark Stebben (bass), Gareth Shute (guitars,… Read More »Ryan McPhun and the Ruby Suns
along with the vespas (crash johnson, greg purcell and jaime foot), john gennett released the ep ‘only naked’ in 1986. Discography picks in bold only naked [1986 records revolving RR01]
Biography After the demise of This Kind Of Punishment, Graeme Jefferies recorded a solo EP called ‘Messages From The Cakekitchen‘, and needed to form a band to perform the material in a live environment: [Started] as a two piece guitar,… Read More »The Cakekitchen
dunedin-based 3-piece outfit comprised of campbell kneale (guitars, synth, drums, vocal), andrew savage (guitar, percussion) and leon schultz (guitar, effects, drums), who released a series of home-brew and relatively melodic noise/drone/guitar pice albums on kneales own celebrate psi phenomenon label.rn… Read More »Lugosi
Biography Bob Cardy has a long history of making lo-fi, shambolic and DIY rock music. From the early days of post-Vacuum Blue Ladder Christchurch with the infamous Axemen (then known as Bob Brannigan), through to the eventual rise of Shaft in… Read More »Robert Cardy
Discography This Time Square EP [198? Ode SODEP201] Links BandCamp Page Photo’s on Flickr
Biography Evolving out of The New Entrants in the early 80’s, Blond Comedy were Andrew and Tony Johns, David Mauger (Marginal Era) and Craig Smith-Pilling. Members Andrew Johns (Drums, 1982 – 1983) Tony Johns (Vocals/Saxophone, 1982 – 1983) David Mauger… Read More »Blond Comedy
wellington based 4-piece formed in 1996, the letterbox lambs were paul trigg, anton wuts, julian desmond and oscar wuts – a power-rock outfit from wellington, sharing some of shihad’s spotlight (they shared ep releases and constantly toured with their older… Read More »Letterbox Lambs