Venues
Ministry Nightclub
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Record Labels
Pagan
long-standing corporate label, home of a bevy of mainstream artists in a wide swag of commercial genres, with a catelogue stretching back to 1985…
Venues
Lumière Theatre
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Venues
Christchurch Venue Map
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Studios
Peter King Lathe Cuts
Biography Though without any repute at all as a musician (his two releases are essential trial lathes, housed at the national library), Peter King…
Record Labels
Lil Chief
at the forefront of new zealand independent pop in the 00s is lil chief records, a small, but firmly established label maintained by [the…
Record Labels
Jayrem
specialist independent label that dates back to 1977, distributing a wide assortment of moari, reggae, roots, alternative and womans music – particularly noteable are…
Record Labels
Arch Hill Recordings
Biography Small Auckland-based independent label that sprung up out of Flying Nun Records Record’s corporate changes in the late 90’s and run by (former…
Record Labels
Xpressway
Xpressway was formed by Bruce Russell in 1985 to release his then-fledgling Christchurch band the Dead C, live archival recordings from This Kind Of…
Venues
All Plastics
A former plastic manufacturing business located in industrial Philipstown, All Plastics was originally leased by Nick O'Keefe of The Undercurrents some time in the 2000's. O'Keefe, along with his band members (which included local sound-men Marcus Winstanley and Mikey Summerfield, plus Phantom Billstickers' Jamey Holloway) began using the site as a recording studio and practice space. Several house-party type shows were put on both inside and outside the studio space, before the last occupant (Rhett Copland of Doctors etc) left around 2013.
Record Labels
Industrial Tapes
small auckland-based home-taping label from the early / mid 80s that formed an important part of the underground development of new zealand – particularly…
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Radio Active
Discography picks in bold radio active ep [1984 ode SODEP185]
Record Labels
Out of Kilter
Biography Christchurch based Out of Kilter records was formed in 2005 by young local scene stalwart Will Edmonds, with additional input and assistance from…
Venues
Darkroom
Mid-sized live performance and comedy venue located within The Archive a building which has also housed a Gallery / 2nd venue space and front record store.
Venues
Mollett Street
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