2002, Arclife Records Oh how CD’s have changed the face of music! Where once a double-album ‘opus’ from the likes of Led Zeppelin barely scraped the 60-minute mark, we now expect our albums to be at least 45 minutes long,… Read More »Demarnia Lloyd – Set Upon a Curve
Biography ross mullins, bob shepheard, steve garden and nigel gavin. Discography picks in bold state house kid [1985 ode SODE210] this sporting life [1986 ode SODE244] parting shots [1988 ode SODE290] Members Links
Biography Discography picks in bold the good & the bad cassette [root don lonie for cash rdl065] Members Links
Biography west-coast based (though containing christchurch and wellington located members) rock’n’roll revivalists with a surf-edge. the real stuff – short on distortion, high on shadows-style guitar licks and genuinely fun. i once went to a gig they played were i… Read More »Dellburgoes
Biography william hickman, leon dahl, jeremy scott, daniel kennedy and jacob van hulst. Discography picks in bold bigger than budha ep [1994 red cloud RC1001] Members Fat Mannequin Links
Biography Terribly-named Auckland rock power-trio from the guitar of Julian Reid (who released a single on Wildside with his first band Braintree), along with his twin brothers A.B. and Cymon Reid (both formerly of Garden Shed) – who both joined… Read More »Stayfree Carefree
Biography aka richard francis – half of small blue torch, a new zealander now living in japan who deals in experimental electronic manipulations. Discography picks in bold sandpaper cassette [1996 20 city] split lathe-cut 7″ [1996 w/ three 20 city]… Read More »Eso Steel
Biography Mysterious pseudo-metal outfit on Hawkes Bay based Hit Your Head Music. Their details and album names all seem to be written / described in rune-style letters – not exactly documentation friendly. The Hammer has crafted a live set which… Read More »Angel Hammer
Biography The Surf-Guitar styling of Biff Bangle (aka Adrian Ganley), some-times on the always cryptic Root Don Lonie For Cash label. Comically titled CDr’s, plus some songs featured on GFrenzy’s ‘Saturation 8‘ release, plus the NZ underground Billy Joel tribute… Read More »The Biff Bangle Experience
Biography Starting life as the Gordons, Bailter Space were one of the most abrasive aggressive and (primarily) loudest bands to ever emerge out of Christchurch and the Flying Nun Records scene of the early 80s. Comprised of Alister Parker on… Read More »Bailter Space
Biography Discography picks in bold rock 7″ lathe-cut [w/ cja root don lonie for cash] down with kids cassette [1999 a stabbies and the rocket recording] nice world cd-r [root don lonie for cash rdl031] rock lathe cut 7″ [w/… Read More »G-Frenzy
Biography No relation to the UK band of the same name, this one was formed in 1988 if it makes any difference. Following on from Genie and the Wild Children‘s Dave Hunt, Brett Lupton and Mark Tyler and with Paul… Read More »Catherine Wheel
Biography these guys were my band. during my formulative years of establishing an avid interest in new zealand music, no band were more important than the startling christchurch band, the puffins. i’d sneak into the dux (at age 15, whilst… Read More »The Puffins
Biography one of palmerston north’s huge catelogue of dark industrial bands from the mid 90s, featuring claire pannell, rob williams, royce rees and blair wotten. Discography picks in bold pseudopodia [1992 split w/ rake / sausage roll / ethiopian land… Read More »Froithead
The National Library of New Zealand can help you preserve your music forever. By sending your music to the National Library’s Legal Deposit team, you guarantee it will be looked after, stored properly, and available to future generations of New… Read More »The National Library of New Zealand: Be Heard Forever