rachel shearer (formerly of angelhead and queen meanie puss) started recording as lovely midget as of 1995 with a self-titled 10″ release. an unusual album featuring heavy noise quota (vocals, organ and guitar kind of float in and out of… Read More »Lovely Midget
Discography picks in bold fiend 1 lathe-cut ep [fiend records 1] fiend 3 lathe-cut ep [fiend records 3]
justin mclean, ben grant, cliff brough and greg cain. their contribution to the dunedin yellow-eye sampler out of the yellow-eye and debut lp were very well-received, but they’ve since disappeared off the map. Discography picks in bold out of the… Read More »Funhouse
Andrew Coy, Paul Morris and Matt Sanko. Discography Wide Load EP [1995 Spotty Dog Spots 005] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr
The current alias of Stella Corkery, now firmly established in an ever-expanding Auckland punk scene (under the Girl Alliance.. err.. alliance) that includes the likes of the Coolies and Corkery’s White Saucer and Fake Purr). Initially recording a lathe-cut of… Read More »Sweetcakes
Biography Very slick and sadly short-lived country-flavored group out of Auckland. With a handful of choice support slots (including Evan Dando, Lambchop and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy), the group quickly rose in profile, before disbanding on the release of their fine… Read More »Boxcar Guitars
Biography all girl post-punk outfit very reminiscent of the excellent au pairs. airy keyboards and sparse use of some nicely angular guitar make both ep’s worthy pick-ups – and they’re usually pretty easy to find (in n.z., that is). Members… Read More »Freudian Slips
Discography Limited Edition Pink Cassette [Stink Magnetic Mag 02] Totally Limited Baby Blue Cassette [Stink Magnetic Mag 12] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr
Yet Another Antony Milton Project! Guitar-Noise/Drift/Drone. Nz Free Noise Turns All Psychedelic And Transcendental. Everything Is Beautiful And Broken. If This Was The Foundation Of Western Music, Vhf Records Would Be Top 40 And Mathew Bower Would Be Our President.… Read More »Nether Dawn
One of obscure folk-legend Bill Direen‘s very first recorded projects. Discography Six Impossible Things Ep [1981 Sausage] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr
Strait-up Hamilton hardcore 4-piece formed in late 2003 by ex-Bareknuckle Brawl members Luke Flintoff (Guitar / Bass), and Ryan Jordan (Vocals), along with Josh Moffit (Bass) and Ben Klinkenberg (Drums). Their debut Friends And Family is out on the up… Read More »Twenty One Guns
the clear turned into lung in 1991, immediately releasing a live recording of their new material (actually performing still as the clear). they actually went on to a bit more acclaim than their earlier incarnation, and had slight cult success… Read More »Lung
Biography Drone-metal group from Birchville Cat Motel‘s Campbell Kneale, recordings feature contributions from Sandoz Lab Technicians‘ James Kirk, Antony Milton and 1/3 Octave Band‘s Jules Desmond. As is the case with all Kneale groups, incredibly prolific with a number of releases… Read More »Black Boned Angel
Much like Headshy, Secret Safari is essentially a lathe-cut only label, with connections to the unearthing underground resource and Paul Hirsts’ fine Teledu Records mail-order records website. Secret Safari was one of Hirst’s labels (along with the long-running Spotty Dog)… Read More »Secret Safari