Venues
Darkroom
Mid-sized live performance and comedy venue located within The Archive a building which has also housed a Gallery / 2nd venue space and front record store.
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Beautiful Losers
Biography A fine and surprisingly accessible collaborative band that featured the usually challenging Peter Wright (Guitar) and Dave Khan (Keyboards), with the ever-propulsive drumming…
Venues
Mollett Street
NOTE: This post probably contains quite a few errors and an inaccurate timeline – there is very little info online about old Christchurch venues,…
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Kaosphere Orchestra
Biography 13-piece experimental / free performing outfit with a past history of performing independent film accompliments. their performance is built upon timed cues and…
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Goodshirt
Biography Very very popular and creative Auckland band that shot immediately into the public eye with their brilliant self-produced, home-made music videos and infectious…
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Splitter
Biography Highly regarded studio-based outfit comprised of core members Andrew Thorne and Wayne Bell who have had a critically acclaimed debut (2000’s Stereo Happiness)…
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Canvas
Biography Slick 3-piece pop-rock outfit who formed at Hillmorton High School in Christchurch, before relocating to Wellington in the late 90’s (and eventually breaking…
Interviews
RIP Peter Gutteridge
On Monday, September 15th I saw an innocuous Facebook post by Doo Ragnarok, aka Duane Zarakov, aka Pat Faigan – a fairly typical post…
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Chris Heazlewood
Biography Fuzz-guitar god Chris Heazlewood had been a visible part of the New Zealand underground for at least a couple years prior to meeting…
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Deja Voodoo
Biography Auckland pseudo-metal band in the spinal tap tradition. Infamous as the backing band of terrible, short-lived ‘stunt’ show Back Of The Y Masterpiece…
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O’Lovely
Biography O’Lovely began as a duo (originally named The O’Lovelys) consisting of Laura Lee Watson (Synth/Vox – also of Pop Hits City) and Brooke Singer…
Record Labels
Hit Your Head Music
hawkes bay based independent label: “founded in 1996 as the release machine for lousy rock group big blue blanket, hit your head music now…
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Murder Inc
Biography Jamie Verheyde, Rick O’Grady, Mark Brooks And Nick Ruddell. Discography Carbine Ep [Live Recording 1986 Rational Rat303] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on…
Album Reviews
Duchess – Duchess EP
2005, Tea Set Records Review by Achilles Heel Not bad for a first EP, in fact it’s almost pure perfection for a first time…
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T.A.B.
Biography Rob Stewart, J.P. De Raad, Simon Gotlieb, Aaron Watson. Discography The Arguementative Bastards EP [1989 Ima Hitt Hitt Me10x] Links BandCamp Page LastFM…