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! Also known as: Midday Theatre, Alska Theatre Location: Westpac Lane,… Read More »Lumière Theatre
Biography dunedin psychobilly act from the mid 1980s that released an album and featured on the jayrem compilation weird culture, weird custom (notable for the debuts of jean-paul sartre experience and charlotte yates, along with an appearance from the puddle).… Read More »crawbilly creeps
Biography The Polish-born front-man (birth-name Lukaz Buda) for downbeat Wellington Popsters The Phoenix Foundation, after two albums Luke Buda has really found his feet as a professional pop song-writer, and found time to write and record his own solo debut… Read More »Luke Buda
Biography hilarious and clever electro-rapper from auckland with an unusual lo-fi indie beginning. with beats and production from former incisions guitarist alc5 and mint chicks bassist michael logie, coco busted out with collaborator erik ultimate on tracks like ‘jealous’ (included… Read More »Coco Solid
Biography christchurch-based 4-piece consisting of of petra hoggarth (vocals, bass), sarah james (guitar), sean bennetts (guitar) and toby ricketts (drums). a fairly accomplished and tight mix of snarling pop and hazy rock, after releasing an ep the group redubbed themselves… Read More »Grope Suit
Biography Chirpy pop trio who started out in Dunedin and have since moved north to wellington. releasing albums through Arclife Records and Yellow-Eye, they’ve had a distinctly independent approach to recording and distribution, despite significant popularity on the b-net stations… Read More »Mestar
2002, V2, V2CP143 With all the hoopla and excitement over the new gee-golly-gosh retro-cool selection of rock’n’roll revivalists going on – it must be hard on the bands that have been swinging this stuff for years, right’ well, in The… Read More »The Datsuns – The Datsuns
Biography mark brimblecombe, andy clannican, rudi garrow and larry leach. Discography picks in bold running free [1985 Members Links
Biography One Half Of Pop Experimental Weirdo’S Wendyhouse, Bryce ‘Mr. Pudding’ Galloway Released His Solo Debut In 2001 With The Wonderfully Lo-Fi Instant Pudding. By 2004 Mr. Pudding Had Taken To The Streets With A Live Band, Performing As Mr.… Read More »Mr. Pudding
Biography Handle the Jandal is back: biggerer and bettererEver wanted to make your own video to your favourite song? Be a music video star? Call the shots in your own slice of cinematic history? Or announce your arrival to the… Read More »Handle the Jandal
Biography Biography Discography Laying It On The Table lathe cut [self-released] Links LastFM Photo’s on Flickr Members
Biography Originally a three-piece from Featherston in the Wairarapa district – Strikemaster were a rock outfit with a grounding in the blues and were initially comprised of Paul Cullen (Lead Guitar/Vocals), Steve Elliott (Bass Guitar/Lead Vocals), John Prentice (Drums) and… Read More »Strikemaster
Biography Discography picks in bold break down the walls lathe cut [ruff as guts] Members Disco Death Links
Biography Piers, Matt And John. An ep in 1995. The only record i can find of these guys seems to be their discography entry from Davey and Puschmann’s Kiwi Rock (1996). Discography Up To You Ep [1995] Links BandCamp Page… Read More »Wilberforce
Biography ‘A.M.’ is my most eclectic project. The seeding ground for all the others actually, which have generally grown out of a.m. When I find a particular sound that I want to pursue. A.M. is mainly ‘drone’ and ‘noise’ stuff,… Read More »A.M.