Damien Youth
Biography Members Discography St. Helena 7″ Lathe-Cut Single [Insample In001] ‘Site’/’Realm’ [W/ Batthew Bower Insample / Vhf In003] Links
Breathing Cage
Biography Something of a dark horse in the New Zealand rock canon, Breathing Cage reads like a super group of New Zealand musicians (vocals by Jay Clarkson, guitar by Greg Malcolm, drums by Gary Sullivan and bass by Michael Kime)… Read More »Breathing Cage
This Sporting Life
Biography Ben Hayman, Paul Fogerty, Daron, Gary Rodent And Simon. Auckland outfit who featured two bass players. Discography In Limbo 12″ Ep [1982? Flying Nun Records Fn009/Tsl2] Show Me To The Bell-Rope 12″ Ep [1982 Flying Nun Records Fn011/Tsl1] Links… Read More »This Sporting Life
The Brunettes – Holding Hands, Feeding Ducks
2002, Lil’ Chief, LCR001 Sunny pop, sing-along melodies, and carefree grooves. Not something that pops up too often in New Zealand music, but The Brunettes pull it off with a slick, diverse album that I can imagine being a beach-party… Read More »The Brunettes – Holding Hands, Feeding Ducks
The Weeds
Biography [Profile thanks to Tim Davey] The Weeds were around for about a year in the mid-80’s, formed with the intention of having fun and seeing just how stupid they could be, while also entertaining people. The band provided a… Read More »The Weeds
Ritchie Venus (and the Blue Beetles)
Biography Ritchie Venus (real name: Michael Braithwaite) is a bit of an oddity in the Christchurch scene. A quiet, timid man in conversation, he’s been creating music since the first wave of New Zealand rock’n’roll way back in the 1950s… Read More »Ritchie Venus (and the Blue Beetles)
Pan-Am
Biography in 2002 flying nun released a scratchy self-produced little-past demo ep from a guy named paul barrett – a collection of poppy, upbeat and most importantly catchy pop numbers that barrett had written and performed on his own, with… Read More »Pan-Am
Sleep
Biography Flies Inside The Sun off-shoot featuring Kim Pieters and Peter Stapleton, along with Nathan Thompson (Sandoz Lab Technicians and their various off-shoots) and Bollard (Sferic Experiment). Discography Enfolded In Luxury [2000? Metonymic Met006] Ghostwriting [2002? Metonymic Met011] Links BandCamp… Read More »Sleep
Out of Kilter
Biography Christchurch based Out of Kilter records was formed in 2005 by young local scene stalwart Will Edmonds, with additional input and assistance from Josh Black. Out of Kilter as an entity encompassed hosting and promoting many live music events… Read More »Out of Kilter
Degrees K
Biography former christchurch (later melbourne based) pop-rock 3-piece outfit who would describe themselves as having complicated melodies and soaring vocals. while true, there’s an element of emo pretentiousness i just can’t get past. they had a student radio hit back… Read More »Degrees K
Ralph Bennett
Biography Members Ralph Bennett (guitar / vocals) George Twhiti (bass, Ralph Bennett) Kevin Thomas (drums, Ralph Bennett) Wayne Wilson (guitar / vocals, Ralph Bennett) Phil Davison (saxophone, Ralph Bennett) Gabriel Alvarez (bass, Ralph Bennett) Discography Sitting In Silence, Drowning In… Read More »Ralph Bennett
The Naughty Pakehas
Biography Discography I Love You Tina Cd-R [Root Don Lonie For Cash Rdl095] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr Members
Ways Of God To Man
Biography Discography The Ways Of God To Man Cd-R [2004 Root Don Lonie For Cash Rdl111] Links BandCamp Page Photo’s on Flickr Members
Schawami
Biography Secret Safari intended to debut in ’97, but the covers for this took over 6 months to handpaint, so it surfaced in may ’98. Solo recordings with sparse guitar cutting through didgeridoo drone on the first track, then going… Read More »Schawami
Cowcatcher
Biography Discography picks in bold ‘sniffer’/’shuttlecock’ lathe-cut 7″ [celebrate psi phenomenon] cowcatcher cassette [celebrate psi phenomenon] split cassette [w/ airport celebrate psi phenomenon] Members Links