Also known as: Mainstreet Location: 840 Colombo Street, Central Christchurch Current Status: Demolished Active as a live music venue: 1990’s – 2006? Bar Manager: – Bookings: – Website: – Capacity: 50? All-Ages: Yes Two-room Vegetarian Cafe at the Northern end… Read More »Mainstreet Cafe and Bar
unsigned but productive auckland rock outfit (named after the fridge!) comprised of james clark (vocals), mark stebben (bass / vocals), matt barnett (guitar / vocals), erik johansen (guitar – recently departed for spain) and andrew parkin (drums). been around since… Read More »Leonard
Wellington based 7-piece ska band with a fairly large following, after a number of tracks on a variety of ska compilations, along with their own self-titled album and an ep. Discography just begun ep [1996] the offbeats [2000] Links BandCamp… Read More »The Offbeats
new zealand-born visual artists and musician, also responsible for recordings under the name paul h. locasta and as artificial subterranne. currently residing back in new zealand, guilford has been involved with american indie outfit the charalambides along with appearing on… Read More »Paul Guilford
Biography Arty post-punk band (originally out of Wellington, then Auckland) formed around Brent Hayward With Kevin Hawkins, Jessica Walker and Chris Plummer. Kevin Hawkins passed away in 1988. Members Discography Links
chris and shayne mason, ljinon mihell and brett frazer. put out an ep on new future (with the lovely title of ‘radio w.a.n.k.’) that seems to pop up everywhere. Discography picks in bold radio w.a.n.k. [new future NOUVEAU001]
Formerly Christchurch and now Auckland-based singer-songwriter with an Indie-Country feeling to her songs. Flip reached a greater level of exposure with the release of her own cookbook, which consisted of many vegetarian meals, and which she toured around New Zealand… Read More »Flip Grater
Biography The Belle Motions were a fine pop blast, strongly melodic and guitar led. They didn’t make much of an impact locally but I remember enjoying the chiming guitar tones and melodies of this band. The band played with guitars… Read More »Belle Motions
Biography The Malchicks formed in the late eighties in the Auckland guitar scene, and rose to prominence with substantial radio play for an early recording of the song ‘Vanilla’, which was eventually released on one of the bFM Freak the… Read More »Malchicks
After the abstract computer-orientated Friend project, Chris Knox (guitar and vocals) got back to business as a live performer by forming the Nothing with the very talented Stefan Neville (Pumice) on drums, and Jol Mulholland (Gasoline Cowboy on guitar. The… Read More »Chris Knox and the Nothing
solo-alias of former member/song-writer of the wait tony doe. Discography picks in bold not a machine in sight [ode]
Biography A country-tinged pre-cursor to Julia Deans’ popular Fur Patrol who self-released a couple of albums in the mid 90’s. Members Gavin Duncan Andrew Moen Allan Clark Julia Deans (Vocals/Guitar) Chris O’Connell (Guitar/Vocals) Tony Coughlan Discography Culture Vulture (1993, BAN001)… Read More »Banshee Reel
Discography picks in bold rest not/they come when you sleep cassette [w/ witcyst root don lonie for cash rdl045] they rest not double cdr [w/ witcyst, kara mckinney root don lonie for cash rdl094]
Alan Carter, Andrew Young, Nick Taylor, Ian Hopkins, Robert Axford and Richard Geismar. Discography Heroine [1987 Poppie Pr02] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr