Pop Art Toasters
Biography A short-lived super-group of sorts featuring martin phillips, david kilgour, noel ward, alan starrett and mike dooley. Members Discography Links
The Bads
Biography Ex-pats The Julie Dolphin (a successive British pop outfit that even managed tours with Oasis throughout the 1990’s) split in the early 2000’s, with founding kiwi duo Brett Adams (himself an ex-Mocker) and Dianne Swan (Everything That Flies, When the… Read More »The Bads
The Clean – Getaway
2001, Flying Nun Records, FNCD459 The Clean are something of an enigma to me – i’ve just caught them live on the Getaway tour and they still show the qualities that hold them in my heart as perhaps the finest… Read More »The Clean – Getaway
Daggy and the Dickheads
Biography dan and tim mccartin, mark kennedy, neil michelson and lez white. Discography picks in bold brothers ep [1982 wea Z20024] Members Links
The Body Electric
Biography Pseudo-electro / new-wave outfit known for their bizarre hit ‘Pulsing‘, which comes across as a parody of early electronic bands these days (primarily Kraftwerk and New Order). Created by record impresario Alan Jansson (performing as Alan Jimson). Actor Garry… Read More »The Body Electric
Sandoz Lab Technicians
Dunedin free improvisation trio formed 1993 by Bruce Russell, Peter Stapleton and Denis Dutton; Siltbreeze alumni active through to 2023.
Disasteradio! – Visions
2007, A Low Hum, HUM032 You ever play Q-Bert? How about Paper-Boy? Ever seen the hilarious end sequence from the Monkey Island games? I tell you what; Disasteradio! (affectionately known as D-Rad by his friends and Luke Rowell by his… Read More »Disasteradio! – Visions
Blackjack
Biography Hamilton mainstream 90’s metal group that found some success in the mid 90’s thanks to being championed by Grant Hislop – the young founder of The Rock radio station – which focused on getting New Zealand rock music onto… Read More »Blackjack
Rain
Biography danny butt, kim pieters and peter stapleton outfit. pieters and stapleton formed the metonymic label to release their material, whilst flies inside the sun co-existed as the same line-up, but with the addition of the brilliant renderers front-man brian… Read More »Rain
Atomic Blossom
Biography The brainchild of Christchurch musician Dean Karena who first came to local prominence with his previous band Naked Lunch in 1990. [Atomic Blossom had] their first performance at an outdoor concert at the Dux de Lux in Christchurch, first up… Read More »Atomic Blossom
Muckhole
Biography Crude Hard Rock From Scott Patterson, Aaron Peck, Jason Ennor And Sean O’Brien. Discography ‘Overdrive’ Cssingle [1995 Wildside] ‘Where’S The Cornbag? / I Don’T Wanna Know’ Ep [1996 Wildside] ‘Cool Guy’ Cd Single [1997 Wildside] Kooza [1997 Wildside] Links… Read More »Muckhole
Meg and the Fones
Biography mahia blackmore’s mid 80s outfit – won an apra award for her song ‘little tui’ as the song of the year n 1986. Discography picks in bold meg was here ep [1986] Members Meg and the Fones Links
Playthings
Biography jay clarkson’s debut as a song-writer – the playthings were originally a 4-piece featuring clarkson (who went on to form the expenables and breathing cage) and janine saundercock – both sharing bass, guitar and vocal duties, along with dave… Read More »Playthings
The Pin Group: Complete Interview with Roy Montgomery
In September 2012 I conducted an interview with The Pin Group’s Roy Montgomery for an article published by the Christchurch Press. This is the complete interview transcribe.
Ben Spiers
Biography Ben Spiers is a highly productive Wellington based experimental musician. He is a member of Campbell Kneale’s Celebrate Psi Phenomenon collective, half of the duo Seen Through with Antony Milton, a member of recording/performing outfits Empty Mirror and Kaosphere… Read More »Ben Spiers