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
Will Edmonds / Out Of Kilter [October 2006]
[Originally published in A Low Hum October 2006] Will Edmonds is eager, passionate and luckily for Christchurch, one of the founders of Out of Kilter, an all ages orientated community that focuses on promoting bands and events. Out of Kilter… Read More »Will Edmonds / Out Of Kilter [October 2006]
Operation Rolling Thunder
Biography Tight instrumental (drums and guitar) outfit in the High Dependency Unit or Jakob vein based around Dunedin-born brothers Rob and Adam Falcolner. 2 years after the release of their debut EP ‘White Light’ in 2005 the group recorded a… Read More »Operation Rolling Thunder
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
Atonal Death
Biography An alias of Apoplexy‘s Peter Wright, utilized during the late 90’s (often for treated guitar pieces). Members Peter Wright (guitar / production / electronics, Atonal Death, Beautiful Losers) Discography Olympic / Duress (Parts 1 & 2) 7″ Lathe EP… Read More »Atonal Death
Brother J
Biography The alias of soul vocalist Jason Leslie Hall, a Hokianga vocalist who has collaborated with the likes of DLT, Manuel Bundy etc, along with contributing his own songs to the first two Sugarlicks compilations. ..But it was at Wellington’s… Read More »Brother J
Flies Inside The Sun
Biography danny butt, brian crook, kim peiters and peter stapleton – brilliant superband, putting out an album on high-profile u.s. indie kranky, and 3 follow ups on their own smaller metonymic imprint in the mid 90s. arising fromt he ashes… Read More »Flies Inside The Sun
Alastair Galbraith
Biography an accomplished violinist and a naturally talented song-writer (who cut his teeth in his mid teens with the brilliant but under-recorded the rip), galbraith has quietly gone about producing a number of excellent solo albums through a long, consistant… Read More »Alastair Galbraith
Phonoss
Biography stoner rock lo-fi solo project from joed out‘s micheal brennan. Discography picks in bold eliminator mini-album [2004 powertool records PT024] Members Phonoss Links