Biography Part of the 8 Dec Records label / Fever Hosptial collective, a group of low-key musicians / film-artists that have released several lathe-cuts (including an early Campbell Kneale release as Airport) to little or no attention. Members Douglas Bagnell… Read More »Douglas Bagnall
Biography Late 90’s sleaze rockers out of Christchurch and featuring Garden City rocker extraordinaire Matt Alien (aka Matt Johnson also of The Hi-Tone Destroyers). Made a habit of being even more extreme than The Hi-Tones, with Matt constantly baiting the… Read More »The Black Panthers
head shy was conceived as a kind of intermediary between spotty dog and secret safari. spotty dog has been putting out various rock-oriented type things by palmerston northerners since 1994, and secret safari made its entrance into the world of… Read More »Head Shy
as the lead song-writer for the highly acclaimed formyula, mason was at the fore-front of new zealand rock in the late 60s, pioneering original repetoires (which was positively unheard of in new zealand at the time). with ‘nature’, a simple… Read More »Wayne Mason
paul snake, shirley charles, mark jones, jules barnett and the ever-popular lance strickland. not the one-hit wonder u.k. band. Discography picks in bold sleazed 10″ ep [1991 wildside L20096]
minimalistic 3-piece pop from stephen mccarthy (vocals / snare), aaron (guitar / vocals) and hannah beehre (keys / vocals). producing sunny pop of the most intimate and well-formed, pine’s songs are short, chripy, and perfectly formed. with all three members… Read More »Pine
a caustic, chaotic, sprawling mess of a band. been around since the late 80s, putting out a pretty grotty (and not particularly good) self-titled album in the early 90s, back when they had more of a straight metal focus. since… Read More »Into The Void
Discography picks in bold a strategy for modifying planetary orbits cd-r [root don lonie for cash rdl056]
Andrew Cavanagh, Matthew Garrett, Andrew Penman and James Wilkinson. Discography Happy Anniversary Darling [1988 W/ Pihed Curious Mr12188] Links BandCamp Page Photo’s on Flickr
Biography Formed in late 1993 by Rob Mayes, Springloader was principally a vehicle for Mayes own compositions, predominantly melodic based indie rock, combining the pop of Mayes previous outing in Throw, coupled with the heavy leanings of Dolphin, and a… Read More »Springloader
the notorious brent s. hayward has always been a fixture in the new zealand underground scene, in early punk outfit shoes this high, then in busking mode as smelly feet, and more recently as half of the acclaimed kiwi animal… Read More »Brent Hayward
Biography New solo project from Antony Milton on Pseudoarcana CDr label off-shoot The Seedy R. Clattery ecstatic backyard songs and drones from Antony Milton recorded in afternoons and evenings to Walkman and 4 track over a week in the late summer… Read More »Clay Man In The Well
Biography A kid-orientated big band (and the music-orientated side-line of the McGillicudy Serious Party political outfit) encompassing many different styles, always with a comic edge, and never using guitars. Jim Fulton and Graeme Cairns released their debut back in 1987,… Read More »Big Muffin Serious Band
Discography metal disco cd-r [root don lonie for cash rdl087] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr
Andrew Dickson, Tane Griffin, Victor Billet, Craig Monk and Piers Gram. Discography Forever Bled Hollow [1995 Imd Imdcd10070] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr