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The Halftones
Biography the solo recording alias of jane sinnott – former member of the magick heads, who released a lathe-cut single on dead dog records.…
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Demarnia Lloyd – Set Upon a Curve
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…
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Last Man Down
Biography ross mullins, bob shepheard, steve garden and nigel gavin. Discography picks in bold state house kid [1985 ode SODE210] this sporting life [1986…
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The Hi-Band
Biography Discography picks in bold the good & the bad cassette [root don lonie for cash rdl065] Members Links
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Dellburgoes
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…
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Fat Mannequin
Biography william hickman, leon dahl, jeremy scott, daniel kennedy and jacob van hulst. Discography picks in bold bigger than budha ep [1994 red cloud…
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Stayfree Carefree
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…
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Eso Steel
Biography aka richard francis – half of small blue torch, a new zealander now living in japan who deals in experimental electronic manipulations. Discography…
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Angel Hammer
Biography Mysterious pseudo-metal outfit on Hawkes Bay based Hit Your Head Music. Their details and album names all seem to be written / described…
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The Biff Bangle Experience
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,…
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Bailter Space
Biography Starting life as the Gordons, Bailter Space were one of the most abrasive aggressive and (primarily) loudest bands to ever emerge out of…
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G-Frenzy
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…
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Catherine Wheel
Biography No relation to the UK band of the same name, this one was formed in 1988 if it makes any difference. Following on…
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The Puffins
Biography these guys were my band. during my formulative years of establishing an avid interest in new zealand music, no band were more important…
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Froithead
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…