The Kiwi Animal
Biography brent hayward and julie cooper. Discography picks in bold wartime ep [1983 brent and julie BJ001] rn music media [1984 massage] mercy [1985 massage TKALP003] massage tunes [1986? massage TKA PRA2067] Members Links
Bressa Creeting Cake
Biography What a bizarre little band this one was! Starting off as Breast Secreting Cake, the trio of Joel Milton (drums, tabla, percussion, vibraphone), Geoff Maddock (vocals, acoustic/electric/bass guitars, piano/keyboards, mandolin, vibraphone) and Edmund Cake (vocals, acoustic/electric/bass guitars, percussion) made… Read More »Bressa Creeting Cake
Dead Pan Rangers
Biography hamilton-based indie-pop outfit with a good reputation but little publicity. dating back to 1997 (originally called mystery machine), the band has released a couple of songs to the b-net stations, and in 2004 they’re releasing their sophmore release. Discography… Read More »Dead Pan Rangers
Channel Four
Biography An early pop punk band featuring Eugene Butcher (later of Desperate Measures and Evasive Action), David Gent and Michael Harrallambi (both of Dance Exponents). Never saw this band but ‘You Were The One‘ (Failsafe Records‘ ‘Accident‘ compilation) is a… Read More »Channel Four
The Madding Crowd
Biography featuring stefan wolf. Discography picks in bold the man with the crooked ear [1998 toonz] Members The Madding Crowd Links
The Longshoremen
Biography wellington duo of stephen clover and ross kettle, who (so far) have released a single ep on the headshy lathe-cut label. Discography picks in bold ‘morphine’/’parasol fraternity’/’blowing glass’ lathe-cut 7″ single [headshy HS001] the longshoremen 7″ lathe-cut ep [headshy… Read More »The Longshoremen
Shadowfax
Biography Discography Shadowfax ep [1982] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr Members
Paselode
Biography in the tradition, hell – they’re direct followers of fellow wellington sleeze-rockers head like a hole. a 5 piece comprised of brothers gerome and elan (actually cousins of head like a hole‘s over the top frontman booger beazley), lucola,… Read More »Paselode
The Vortex Brothers
Biography Allen Walley, Paul Parkhouse And Leigh Perry. Put out an EP in the mid 90s on their own label. Discography Pick A Winner Ep [1995 Vortex Productions VORTEX1] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr Members
Laughin’ Gas
Biography Jungly electronica from the hand of Baden French, out of Dunedin. A couple of albums on Arclife Records, along with prominent place on their Arc Beats compilation. Members Discography Links
Creeley
Biography 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… Read More »Creeley
Industrial Tapes
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
Smelly Feet
Biography 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… Read More »Smelly Feet
The Hi-Tone Destroyers
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
Biography 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 –… Read More »Earwig