vehicle for the song writing talents of john kelcher and blair parkes. the bands line-up featured parkes (ex-letter 5 – guitar / vocals), john kelcher (sneaky feelings – guitar / vocals), bert aldridge (drums), and dean aldridge (bass). the band… Read More »Creeley
small auckland-based home-taping label from the early / mid 80s that formed an important part of the underground development of new zealand – particularly industrial and punk-edged bands (marie and the atom, skeptics, flak etc).started by paul lurker of phantom… Read More »Industrial Tapes
The alter ego of the prolific Brent Hayward – released a couple albums under this moniker, and even managed a support slot for The Fall during their sole NZ appearance in the early 80s. Discography Toe-Tapping Songs Ep [1981 Sm-101]… Read More »Smelly Feet
Biography During the mid 90’s, no man represented the Christchurch underground rock movement more than Matt Alien (aka Matt Johnstone). As the leader of blue-revivalists The Black Panthers and his long-surviving scuzz-rockers The Hi-Tone Destroyers Matt was the equivalent of Iggy… Read More »The Hi-Tone Destroyers
earwig is an auckland based recording studio which offers competitive rates (currently around $50-60 per hour), for a genuine 24-track environment. the earwig label was established as a sideline to release material by several of earwig’s many bands – with… Read More »Earwig
this drugs 8″ is very odd. one side sounds like a drowsy, panadeine forte-dosed archers of loaf. it’s kind of in that slightly oblique american acoustic stroke-and-plume manner, addled with a typically wellington hint of ‘wuh?’. the other side of… Read More »The Drugs
Biography Members Brendan Kaufman Chris Verryt Steven Price Peter Brebner Discography The Cartoon (1995, Metro Marketing, MCD2465) Links
3-piece Dunedin acoustic-folk band comprised of Tracy Huirama-Osborne (Vocals / Guitar), Deidre Newall (Double Bass / Vocals) and Erin Morton (Fiddle, Guitar and Vocals). Featured on the But I Can Write Songs Ok? compilation, and put out a release on… Read More »T And D Bigger Band
Biography Dunedin musician with 2 Peter King Lathe releases to his name. Members Kyle M. Adcock (1995 – 1996) Discography Mouse-trapped: demos in disguise lathe-cut (1995, Self-Released) Girl in the green beret 7″ lathe-cut (1996, Self-Released) Links
second generation auckland punk outfit featuring gerald dwyer, eugene pope, dwayne ray and brent jenkins. they still manage to tour and have put out quite a few releases over their 20 year career – though they’ve always been known as… Read More »Flesh D-Vice
Aaron Tokona, Gabriel Atkinson, Clinton Den Heyer and Clinton Tokona – Wellington band that split almost immediately after the release of their thoroughly acclaimed 2000 debut. Discography Natural Compression Ep [1999 Warner] Geographica [2000 Warner 8573839332] Awards Etc Rianz Awards… Read More »Weta
forming in 1989, cynthia should were a dunedin-based accessible pop outfit who released material on the yellow-eye label at a relaxed pace, with the group finally releasing their debut full-length as a tribute to departed drummer gary ‘mutton’ munro in… Read More »Cynthia Should
young rock’n’rollers from the south-of-auckland mcca that is papakura. their live show is sharp, if a little warn, and the band really managed to establish themselves in 2004 by touring simultaneously with stars-in-the-making the coolies, whilst taking part in the… Read More »Devils Gate Drive
another band that could claim the title as new zealand’s most popular band at one point in the 90s, head like a hole were a scunge-rock outfit routed in metal and rock’n’roll with flourishes of country, a line-up of 6… Read More »Head Like A Hole
a truely whimsical song-writer, with a douer, charasmatic voice and a penchant for creating lush, beautiful arrangements (thanks to heavy study’s in music composition and production. downes is one of new zealand’s truely great song-writer, though it took him some… Read More »Graeme Downes