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Slim Volume

Biography Ex-Six Volts / Mutton Birds guitarist David Long, along with a bevvy of contributors – Peter Daube, Steve Roche, Janet Roddick, Neill Duncan, jazz supremo Chris O’Connor and Fur Patrol vocalist Julia Deans. Discography Come On In [2003 Braille… Read More »Slim Volume

Dave Dobbyn

Biography one of new zealands most successful singer/song-writers, dave dobbyn has been involved in a plethora of bands (the swingers, dd smash et all) and released a number of acclaimed albums of his own material over the last 30-odd years,… Read More »Dave Dobbyn

Tetnus

Biography Discography Tetnus [1995 Hark Hkc28] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr Members

Garageland

Biography jeremy eades’ garageland (along with andrew gladstone, mark and debbie silvey – who was later replaced by andrew claridge, who eventually made way for dave goodison) were originally billed as new zealand’s answer to pavement, they went on to… Read More »Garageland

The Tranquilizers

Biography Cute Melbourne-Based Pop-Rock Band featuring 3 ex-New Zealand lads – Paul Ward, Cass Kowalski and Greg Allom. After releasing their debut EP on Construction Set in 2005, the band have spent the best part of a year recording new… Read More »The Tranquilizers

Thorn

Biography Andrew Thorne. Discography Thorn [1994 Lost D30979] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr Members

The Pukes

Biography from mike puke: played in nelson punk band, dead centre, 1988 – 1998. in 1997 i started recording my own songs, as well as sometimes playing live solo. first recordings recorded partly in my house truck using solar power,… Read More »The Pukes

Xpressway

Xpressway was formed by Bruce Russell in 1985 to release his then-fledgling Christchurch band the Dead C, live archival recordings from This Kind Of Punishment and the debut solo material from Alastair Galbraith. Over the course of the next 23… Read More »Xpressway

Brian Crook

Biography brian crook has had a long and varied career in the new zealand underground scene. initially as a guitarist in seminal christchurch post-punk outfit scorched earth policy in the early to mid 1980s, then with the max block, and… Read More »Brian Crook

Stuff

Biography Live recording of a fifteen minute performance in February ’98 by a one-off line-up featuring members of the Ashvins, Dog Tooth Violet and Polio. Yeah ok, so it’s got a different catalogue number on the cd, but uh, we’re… Read More »Stuff

Cassette

Biography Formed by Tom Watson (Head Like A Hole) and Craig Terris (Hell Is Other People), and later joined by Dave Fraser and Paul Trigg. A poppy country-tinged indie-rock outfit that formed in 2000 in Wellington (when Watson and Terris’… Read More »Cassette

All Plastics

A former plastic manufacturing business located in industrial Philipstown, All Plastics was originally leased by Nick O’Keefe of The Undercurrents some time in the 2000’s. O’Keefe, along with his band members (which included local sound-men Marcus Winstanley and Mikey Summerfield, plus Phantom Billstickers’ Jamey Holloway) began using the site as a recording studio and practice space.

Several house-party type shows were put on both inside and outside the studio space, before the last occupant (Rhett Copland of Doctors etc) left around 2013.

The Rabble

Biography The Rabble, a three-piece band based on the Hibiscus Coast (HBC) dedicated to bringing you a brand of solid and unique Punk Rock n’ Roll. This year the band have been busy in the recording studio, working on their… Read More »The Rabble