Lifesize Playdoh Monsters
Biography rick harvie, james and david curzon and byron smith. Discography picks in bold anita ep [1993 icon ICONTACT1] aurora [1993 icon ICONTACT2] Members Lifesize Playdoh Monsters Links
Finn
Biography in 1995, new zealand luminaries neil and tim finn (of crowded house and split enz fame) toured new zealand as the brothers finn, releasing a hugely popular album and follow-up ep, showcasing the brothers huge popularity. this effectively jump-started… Read More »Finn
Mi-Sex
Biography Mi-Sex were at one time New Zealand’s most popular band. During the punk and new wave explosion of the late 70’s and early 80’s, Mi-Sex were a truly old-school styled band, with a slick stage crew, costumes, and an… Read More »Mi-Sex
Dead Centre
Biography nelson diy punk. formed in 1988, as a four piece. split 1990. reformed 1993, as a three piece, same members, minus singer. vocals now by mike and rik. split again 1998. members – mike – guitars/vocals, rik – drums/vocals,… Read More »Dead Centre
Fats Thompson
Biography one-man outfit paul dagarin. Discography picks in bold fats thompson [1995 trinder music TM005] Members Fats Thompson Links
Romantic Andes
Biography Discography To Understand the Animals [1994] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr Members
Moby Trip
Biography acid-rock outfit from hamilton scene veterans ray (bass / vox) and john stroud (guitar / vox) and anthony van der puttin (drums). released on the tiny cranium records label (craig williamsons’ datura being the other band of note), moby… Read More »Moby Trip
Pine – Longplayer
2002, Arch Hill Christchurch, New Zealand’s Pine have been crowd and college radio favorites over the past 3 years, crafting simple, elegant and often catchy pop hit after pop hit. After 2000’s Speeding EP, expectations nationwide have been high for… Read More »Pine – Longplayer
The Brunettes – Mars Loves Venus
2004, Lil’ Chief, LCR007 Over the course of the last two years, The Brunettes must surely go down as one of New Zealand’s most productive bands, with a series of long-stay live tours flowing across New Zealand and stories of… Read More »The Brunettes – Mars Loves Venus
Miscreant
Biography Auckland based 6-piece rock band comprised of David Edtmaier (Guitar), Josh Guy (Guitar), Alan Treanor (Bass), Damian Hilt (Drums), and two vocalists – Chris Brebner and Daniel Ellery. The group spawned out of Heart Of Fifths in 2004, originally… Read More »Miscreant
Dodge
Biography dodge is johannes contag – the german born, but new zealand-based multi-instrumentalist solo artists and founding member of both mink and cloudboy. after discovering synths at an early age, contag was a major part of the slacker pop of… Read More »Dodge
Prime Movers
Biography short-lived west-auckland pop-rock outfit from the early 1980s that put out a 7″ on simon griggs’ furtive records, and started the recording career of future headless chicken front-man chris matthews. also featured guitarist nick crowther. Discography picks in bold… Read More »Prime Movers
Ministry Nightclub
NOTE: This post probably contains quite a few errors and an inaccurate timeline – there is very little info online about old Christchurch venues, so I welcome all corrections and additions! Biography Large 3-room warehouse-style nightclub on Lichfield Street –… Read More »Ministry Nightclub
Avotor
Biography Auckland based 2-piece electronic instrumental Band (i.e. they play live electronic instrumentation with no computers). The group formed in Grey Lynn in 1998, with Bev taking up drum machines and a sampler and Hamish using loops to compliment his… Read More »Avotor
Andy Cummins
Biography ..currently an additional vocalist for pop-experimentalists cloudboy. he recently finished three audio-visual pieces, one of which is a video for the song helloface (from hummel). future plans include soundscapes for a series of short film projects..” “..hummel consists of… Read More »Andy Cummins