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The Nudie Suits

Biography Quirky whimsical 3-piece based around one-man studio mark lyons, along with cohorts dionne and tam taylor. haphazardly recorded during the late 90s and…

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Bizu

Biography Featured Stefan Wolf, released a self-titled album record at Stiff Herbert’s studio in Wellington, in 1991. Members Stefan Wolf (guitar / vocals /…

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The Newmatics

Biography Mark Clare, Simon Clark, Brent Pasley, Dick Reed, Kelly Rogers, Jeff Smith, Ben Staples, Chris Watts. Discography Links BandCamp Page Facebook Page LastFM…

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World Gone Wild

Biography Obscure early 90s band who put out a self-titled album along with a promotionary EP, then promptly disappeared. Discography World Gone Wild [1991…

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Meterman

Biography Discography picks in bold zk ep [1999] the silver age [2001] city hum ep [2001] reset start reset [2002] hemispheres ep [2002] Members…

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Grief

Christchurch death-metal outfit, formed in 1996 that has supported such national acts as Hatred, Malevolence and others, plus international acts Impailed Nazerine and American death-rockers Brutal Truth.

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The Clear

Biography david white, teddi clover, greg and kristen finucane, phil williscroft and brent gemmill. Discography picks in bold the clear ep [1988 ode SODEP311]…

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With Throats As Fine As Needles

Biography New duo comprised of Celebrate Psi Phenomenon / Birchville Cat Motel‘s Campbell Kneale and Pseudoarcana / A.M.‘s Antony Milton. Extended fluttering organ drones,…

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Goodbye Blue Monday

Biography Ya-Ya was a popular, mellow place to hang-out. Though it only ran for a couple years in Poplar lanes, it managed to house…

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Bike

Biography Andrew Brough was the unwanted third wheel of The Straitjacket Fits. He had never been in a ‘rock’ band before the fits, but…

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Pony Club

Biography originally forming in wellington in the mid-late 1990s as an alt-country outfit comprised of bryce galloway (vocals, lyrics), michael brown (guitar), simon endres…

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Working With Walt

Biography One of Jan Hellreigel‘s short-lived mid 80s troups, along with brother Rob, Kevin Fielden, Mark Petersen and David Wood. Put out an EP…

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Michael Kelly

Biography Discography Large distances for Jack-Flag purple gats lathe cut [synapse] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr Members

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Damien Binder

Biography Damien Binder is an Auckland-based singer-songwriter in the Greg Johnson mold with a couple of independently recorded and released albums under his belt.…

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The Swingers

Biography Phil Judds short-lived pub band turned superstar outfit. With Counting The Beat they became an overnight sensation, a stripped down successor to the…