Biography Short-lived group containing Simon Mclaren (Gat/Vox – Loves Ugly Children, Sleepers Union), Brendan Moran (Drums – Hasselhoff Experiment) Steven Reay (Gguitar) And Jared Johnson (Bass) that put out one of the best albums of 2000 with the driving, enthralling… Read More »The Subliminals
Biography 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,… Read More »Sugarbug
Biography Julian Dixon, Matt Hay, Mike Jansen and Steve Cournane. Discography Then Again [1995 Riff Raff Riff01] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr Members
Biography Low-profile Wildside rock outfit comprised of [future solo artist] Damien Binder, Chris Van De Geer, Theo Jackson, Luke Casey and Isaac Tucker. Discography Magnet Cd Ep [1991 Wildside L28039] Hold Back Cd Single [1993 Wildside 11441] Crumble Cd Single… Read More »Second Child
Biography Peter Stapleton is one of New Zealand’s most referred underground musicians. As a member and song-writer for The Vacuum, Scorched Earth Policy and The Terminals, Stapleton has amassed a body of work like no other, and established himself as… Read More »Peter Stapleton
Biography Attention grabbing flash-in-the-pan first-wave Auckland punkers, based around James Salter (Aka Jimmy Joy – Saxophone), Claire Elliot (Zero – Vocals), William Prendergast (Billy Planet – Bass), Trish Scott (Sissy Spunk – Guitar), Brian Nichols (Shaun Anfrayd – Guitar) and… Read More »Suburban Reptiles
Biography Mysterious band associated with Powertool Records. Discography Numbers And Mubles [2003 Pf00679] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr Members
Biography Carrying on from Four Volts, Six Volts added Steve Roche and David Long to the original line-up of David and Anthony Donaldson, Neill Duncan and Janet Roddick. Discography Something’s Burning [As 4 Volts 1986 Braille Brai5] The Hills Are… Read More »Six Volts
Biography As the name suggests, a scuzzy rock’n’roll outfit from Christhurch, part of the Hi-Tone Destroyers / Ape Management crowd that released singles on Kato during the mid to late 90s. Discography ‘Heartmeat’/’Freeloadin’/’Horny As Fuck’ 7″ Single [Kato Kato 8]… Read More »Scuzzbuckets
Biography Ross Nichols, Chris Maher, Gerald Anderson and John Dodd. Discography Scones EP [1986? Que Records Sp001] Links BandCamp Page Photo’s on Flickr Members
Biography Possibly the least visible of all Flying Nun Records catalogue acts, releasing a solitary 7″ single in 1987. Stiff Herbert was the alias of Wellington song-writer Stefan Wolf, playing ‘Euro-Pop’ music in an acoustic fashion. Wolf later surfaced under… Read More »Stiff Herbert
Biography Ben Spiers is a highly productive Wellington based experimental musician. He is a member of Campbell Kneale’s Celebrate Psi Phenomenon collective, half of the duo Seen Through with Antony Milton, a member of recording/performing outfits Empty Mirror and Kaosphere… Read More »Ben Spiers
Biography The duo of Antony Milton and Ben Spiers – both prominent wellington based experimental artists. Seen Through is a largely improvisation guitar-distortion duo, releasing material on Pseudoarcana, and a split release with US Outfit Davenport on Haamumaa. Discography Extant… Read More »Seen Through
Biography Phil Judd and Noel Crombie’s (along with Nigel Griggs and Michael Den Elzen) post Split Enz outfit. Discography The Sound Of Trees [1988 EMI Emc790929] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr Members
Biography Christchurch hardcore with a decidedly independent swagger, comprised of Stephen ‘Chucky’ Hope (Vocals), Jimmy (Guitar), Rich (Drums) and Jono (Bass). Gained quite a bit of a nation-wide reputation in 2004 with strong live performances in the booming hardcore scene.… Read More »Sixlip