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
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 (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)
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 eventual… Read More »Pan-Am
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 Page… Read More »Sleep
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
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 here… Read More »Degrees K
Biography Members Ralph Bennett (Guitar/Vocals, 1984 – 1986) George Twhiti (Bass, 1984) Kevin Thomas (Drums, 1984 – 1986) Wayne Wilson (Guitar/Vocals, 1984 – 1986) Phil Davison (Saxophone , 1984) Gabriel Alvarez (Bass, 1986) Discography Sitting In Silence, Drowning In Screams… Read More »Ralph Bennett
Discography I Love You Tina Cd-R [Root Don Lonie For Cash Rdl095] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr
Discography The Ways Of God To Man Cd-R [2004 Root Don Lonie For Cash Rdl111] Links BandCamp Page Photo’s on Flickr
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 it… Read More »Schawami
Discography picks in bold ‘sniffer’/’shuttlecock’ lathe-cut 7″ [celebrate psi phenomenon] cowcatcher cassette [celebrate psi phenomenon] split cassette [w/ airport celebrate psi phenomenon]
Biography Gavin Shaw’s (Sferic Experiment) first solo release – backed by Rebecca Cardon. Twisted fuzz guitar and four track bedroom head fuckery. Later known as the Polyamorous Love Cult. Shaw later played bass in Dunedin’s The Puddle and guitar in Snapper (circa… Read More »Children’s Television Workshop
Nigel Beckford, Tim Robinson, Andrew Downes, John Fletcher, Murray Costello, Steven Hinderwell, Janet Thompson And Nick Sceats. The Wyndham Range Concerto Was a cassette-only release that accompanied the novel the Weet-Bix Emperor written by Nigel Beckford. The album was only… Read More »Sven Olsens Brutal Canadian Love Saga
margaret urlich’s original claim to fame, now know purely for their singature track room that echoes, but actually a real touring band back in the day. joined by brother pat, along with tim calder, perry marshall, jan foulkes, neville hall,… Read More »Peking Man