Named after the South Island mountain range, the Torlesse Super Group is the intriguing duo of Roy Montgomery (Pin Group etc) and Nick Guy (Barnard’s Star); creating soundscapes about the harsh New Zealand high-lands. Discography TSG [2011 Regis Recordings Rebis011]… Read More »Torlesse Super Group
Discography Original Songs [1989 Onset/Offset Pra2044] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr
Cute Melbourne-Based Pop-Rock Band featuring 3 ex-New Zealand lads – Paul Ward, Cass Kowalski and Greg Allom. After releasing their debut EP on Construction Set in 2005, the band have spent the best part of a year recording new material… Read More »The Tranquilizers
Andrew Thorne. Discography Thorn [1994 Lost D30979] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr
David Donaldson and Steve Roche (both previously in Brainchilds), a duo out of Wellington, linked to Peter Jackson and Coasta Boates filming exploits. Discography Thrashing Marlin [1996 Braille] Garage Sailors [1999 Braille] Links BandCamp Page Photo’s on Flickr
Gfrenzy and Pumice‘s Steffan ‘Level’ Neville started Teen X-Ray in Hamilton back in 1993. Over the years they’ve managed to put out a few releases despite being scattered across the country (and even the world), though the band finally relocated… Read More »Teen X-Ray
The most prolific recording alias of Dark Tower member Jody Lloyd, who has been releasing material under the alias since the excellent Shadows on a Flat Land album in 1998. In 2003, Jody started performing his solo material (and even… Read More »Trillion
3-piece Dunedin acoustic-folk band comprised of Tracy Huirama-Osborne (Vocals / Guitar), Deidre Newall (Double Bass / Vocals) and Erin Morton (Fiddle, Guitar and Vocals). Featured on the But I Can Write Songs Ok? compilation, and put out a release on… Read More »T And D Bigger Band
Waikato-based rock band caught somewhere between indie-rock (think Super-chunk) and early New York punk, based around singer-songwriter Jamie Stone. Trucker released the full-length debut Jude and had several bFM singles before calling it a day in 2001. Along with Stone… Read More »Trucker
John Kennedy, Karen Rush, Steve Thomas, Dave White, Greg and Kirsten Finucane, Valerie Wycoff, Jim Lovell-Smith and Fiona Masters. Discography Thin Red Line Ep [1985 Ode Fodep225] Simplicity Ep [1986 Ode Sodep246] Lie Of The Land [1987 Ode Sode274] Links… Read More »Thin Red Line
Ben Hayman, Paul Fogerty, Daron, Gary Rodent And Simon. Auckland outfit who featured two bass players. Discography In Limbo 12″ Ep [1982? Flying Nun Records Fn009/Tsl2] Show Me To The Bell-Rope 12″ Ep [1982 Flying Nun Records Fn011/Tsl1] Links BandCamp… Read More »This Sporting Life
Rob Stewart, J.P. De Raad, Simon Gotlieb, Aaron Watson. Discography The Arguementative Bastards EP [1989 Ima Hitt Hitt Me10x] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr
Incredibly young band who impressed during their short existence in 1983-4, narrowly losing to the whiteboys in the 1984 battle of the bands, the Triffids were sort of pre dance based guitar pop, a band in development. Their music was… Read More »Triffids