i don’t know what to say about goldenhorse. as a fan of geoff maddock’s previous bizarre tour-de-force bressa creeting cake i was disappointed to see him retreat to the relatively ‘safe’ goldenhorse – a band that draws lavish attention, yet… Read More »Goldenhorse
a shoot-off the the hugely popular head like a whole from nigel regan and tom watson (who has since gone on to front the now-melbourne based cassette. hemi put out a single album on wildside while hlah were at their… Read More »Hemi
This week I got to interview one of my idols – New Zealand Music legend David Kilgour; who’s song-writing, singing and guitar-work has been a cornerstone of the New Zealand sound since the Clean first surfaced in 1979.Tell me about… Read More »David Kilgour
one of the many aliases of paul guilford “..a new zealand visual artist and musician who lived in houston from the late eighties until 1997..” [wholly-other.com]. guilford has been involved with high-profile u.s.-independent trio the charalambides, and released quite a… Read More »Paul H. Locasta
Excellently Named (Obviously This Is Spinal Tap Fans..) Co-Ed 5-Piece From Christchurch Who Have Emerged In The Mid 00s As A Diverse And Professional Pop-Rock Outfit – A Refershing Change From The Sea Of Rock-Sters. Led By Current Mayoral Son… Read More »The New Originals
Biography The Coolies‘ Sjionel Timu, plus Jewl of Bessamoocho / Goldifox duo (and Pink Air / Girl Alliance mainstays) Liz Matthews and Penny Collins going hardcore. Released a lathe-cut 7″ ode to King Loser vocalist Celia Mancini, with the B-side… Read More »Revenger
Biography Written as ‘-2‘, as the name implies, the Terminals Stephen Cogle (Vocals / Acoustic Guitar), Mick Elborado (Organ) and John Christoffels (Bass) formed Minus Two as a side-project excluding Peter Stapleton and Brian Crook. Apparently most of the songs… Read More »Minus Two
stephen stedman, simon haggitt, earle goodfellow and greg cain. Discography picks in bold someone else’s dream [1992 live recording punch PUNCH001]
Pavid Pine, Jamie Mclennan, Damian Woodhouse and William Field. Discography Spaz Out 12″ EP [1987 Flying Nun Records FN076] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr
Biography 3 piece rock band out of Rotorua featuring Jeremy Taylor (Bass), Anthony Anema (Drums), and Mike Olsen (Guitar). Members Jeremy Taylor (Bass, 1992) Anthony Anema (Drums, 1992) Mike Olsen (Guitar, 1992) Discography The Ghost Of Things I’ve Killed (1992)… Read More »The Calamari Bushmen
Biography Semi-acoustic 4-piece from Wellington fronted by Aaron Watson with David Leahy, S. C. and D. L. Clever. Their sole albums varies between Don McGlashan style balladry and and even a bit of uptempo ska. Members Aaron Watson (Vocals/Guitar) David… Read More »Brouhaha
forming in 1996, foamy ed are an all-girl pop-punk band comprised of aimee banks, lani perkis, fleur parker and katherine millar – based out of auckland. they’ve released a couple of eps and had the odd high-profile support slot –… Read More »Foamy Ed
Biography Top-class jangly or even baroque-pop auckland band featuring the talents of Leslie Jonkers, Peter Keen, Craig Mason, Jane Dodd, Ronald Young and led By Graeme Humphreys. One of the longest lasting Flying Nun Records bands, the single ‘Hold Me… Read More »Able Tasmans
Formed by Nick ‘Harte’ Hodgson in mid-2003, The Shocking Pinks are one of the most exciting and memorable bands to spring out of Christchurch in the last 5 years. New Zealand’s exponent of the dance-punk revitalisation – The Shocking Pinks… Read More »Shocking Pinks
Biography When Hamish Kilgour moved to New York in the early 90’s he immediately joined Bailter Space, but Mad Scene were to become his new band. Enlisting his partner Lisa Seagul, along with Bill Grestel and Robert Vickers – Mad… Read More »The Mad Scene