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Solatudes
New-wave pop / post-punk group from early 1980's Christchurch, featuring future Wastrels front-man Anton Jenner. Recently got their sole 7" single reissued on Leather Jacket Records. #nzmusic #solatudes #thewastrels
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The Strange Girls
Fantastic folky lo-fi group from Dunedin from the super-prolific Clayton Noone and ex-Ho' Dogs guitarist Kaaterama Morehu - who sadly passed away in 2020. "At their best, The Strange Girls made ruminative, repetitive and atmospheric bummer folk" #nzmusic #thestrangegirls #undergorundmusic
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Warble
Warble was a High School aged post-rock group formed by (future stand-up comedian and author) Eamonn Marra and Jack Hooker, with the intent to enter Smoke-Free Rock Quest in 2008. Joined by drummer James Woods (who had previously appeared alongside Hooker in We Will Fight You), violinist Clare Fryer and (initially) Valentine Nixon - though the Purple Pilgrims vocalist left before Warble had started recording their sole EP, which they put out on BandCamp in 2009. #nzmusic #warble #purplepilgrims
Live Music Reviews and Photos
Live: Red Panda Presents Thought Creature
Flashback to September 19th, 2008 with a Red Panda (all-ages) show at the Otautahi Social Centre, headlined by Wellington's Thought Creature and supported by then-young Christchurch groups Warble, Shocking and Stunning Statement and Ruffians. I've added some context and reflective detail to the brief original review. #nzmusic #redpanda #thoughtcreature #warble
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Cloudboy
Excellent Dunedin dream-pop group Cloudboy are reuniting for a national tour after more than 20 years away. What better time than to revisit their band profile! Formed as a side-project by 3 members of the Dunedin art-pop collective Mink - Cloudboy put out an EP, a couple singles and a terrific album back int he late 1990's / early 2000s before vocalist Demarnia Lloyd started producing her own solo material. See UTR for tickets #nzmusic #cloudboy
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Ansi
Biography Haunting improvised soundscapes of dueling bass and guitar with brief smatterings of samples thrown in at just the right moments. Sumac Records Members…
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The Sweethearts
Adam McGrath's early 2000's attempt at a vocally-driven song-writing group after years of playing in punk and hard core groups - featured a teenage William Daymond; essentially a pre-cursor to the Eastern. Put out an album that went unnoticed. #nzmusic #thesweethearts #adammcgrath #theeastern
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Constant Pain
Constant Pain were a sadly under-recorded group featuring brilliant underground noisy guitar legends Cameron Bain and Roddy Pain, along with a revolving drummers seat of some of New Zealand's finest drummers. Walls of wailing feedback and rolling rhythm drive some immense tunes. Both guitarists passed away in the 2010's. #nzmusic #constantpain #undergroundmusic #crawlspacereocrds
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The International Telepaths
Lo-fi Garage rock'n'roll duo from Dunedin, circa the early to mid 2000's. Released an album on guitarist/vocalist Dianne Smith (aka 'Lucy Lurex') label and promised a 2nd before promptly disappearing in 2005. #nzmusic #theinternationaltelepaths
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The Wastrels
The Wastrels were an early 1980's Christchurch 4-piece pop-rock group who were touted as the 'Next Big Thing', but never kicked on to wider success, with just a single and an EP to their name. #nzmusic #thewastrels
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Crackhouse 5
Wellington 'self-aware white-boy scenester rap' crew. Primarily with 3 vocalists, but with occasional appearances from fellow Wellington-based rapper Tommy Ill and others. Taking queues from early Beastie Boys the crew are very much party focused. The group formed as a sideline to Holiday with Friends while the main trio were recording fellow Wellington rap act Tommy Ill's debut album. #nzmusic #crackhouse5 #holidaywithfriends #tommyill
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The Jewl of Bessamoocho
One of the first bands to release a single on the small pop-punk Pink Air / Girl Alliance label, which sprung up in the late 90's, releasing catchy 7" singles from a series of Auckland punky outfits. Full of Riot Grrrl attitude and cool vocals from Japanese Vocalist Eri Miyabayashi. #nzmusic #thejewlofmessamoocho #therevengers
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The Side Effects
Mysterious surf-guitar out of the Whanganui-Manawatu region on the famed Stink Magnetic label and featuring label regulars Dylan Herkes and Boss Christ. #nzmusic #surfmusic #thesideeffects #thechandeliers
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Gate
The mostly-solo recordings of The Dead C's Michael Morley. From noise, destructive guitar in the late 1980's and 1990's through sampling diversions and drones in the 2020's, Morley has been a particularly creative force. #nzmusic #undergroundmusic #gate #michaelmorley #deadc
Live Music Reviews and Photos
Live: Darkroom’s 1st Birthday
Flashback to October 6th, 2012 - Celebrating post-Earthquake venue The Darkroom's first birthday with a show featuring Bang! Bang! Eche, The Transistors and Brown Leaves. #nzmusic #darkroom #bangbangeche #thetransistors $brownleaves