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Duchess

Biography 4-piece girl-pop group (with a token bloke thrown in to manly it up a little) formed during rockquest days in raglan, before relocating to the big smoke and releasing an ep on the new tea set records, with production… Read More »Duchess

The Gurlz

Biography greig blanchett, debbie chin, shelley pratt, carol varney and kim willoughby. Discography picks in bold the gurlz ep [1982 rtc GURLZ001] Members Links

Cathedra

Biography Word on the street is that this Palmerston North 4-piece metal-core / punk outfit comprised of Ted Moriarty, Andy Campbell, Shaun Anderson and Sophie Burgess are just about the best up and coming band in the country. All four… Read More »Cathedra

Xanadu

Biography Auckland 3-piece indie group who featured on Fast Food Records ‘Christmas On The Rocks’ compilation, as well as putting out an EP in 2003 which was subsequently remixed and released on the Pink Air label. Known for their quirky… Read More »Xanadu

Gafia

Biography recorded live to air on radio massey in june 1998, this was only just captured on tape by the astute bongo bunny. tapes, ocarina, guitar and bass played by noctuary (who has a solo 8″ on headshy) and pht… Read More »Gafia

Herbs

Biography highly political, yet brilliantly melodic and evocative all-maori band focused on pacific style guitar and percussion (and ever changing line-up included dilworth karaka, charles, tumahai, thom nepia, morrie watene, tama lundon, gordon joll and tama renata). infamously released the… Read More »Herbs

Cave of One

Biography Completely unknown presumably-experimental recordings that involve Glory Fckn Sun member (and now UK resident) Ben Spiers in some capacity (Guitar? Violin?). Members Ben Spiers (Cave of One) Discography Creative Theory Submission CDr (2003, Cave of Tongue Productions) Links  

K-Group

Biography k-group is paul toohey, previously of noted nz geological drone ensemble surface of the earth, who also has a solo album under this name on corpus hermeticum– bruce russell toohey is also part of the new zealand guitar orchestra,… Read More »K-Group

Feast of Frogs

Biography a short-lived bill direen project. Discography picks in bold feast of frogs ep [1983 prototype publications PR2025] Members Links

S.P.U.D.

Biography Brash and noisy Flying Nun Records rock act from the early 1990s. Discography ‘Breakdown Town’/’Slo’Gin’ 12″ Single [1990 Flying Nun Records Fn132] Sour Mini-Lp [1990 Flying Nun Records Fn133] Gnaw [1991 Flying Nun Records Fn198] ‘Creep’/’Recliner’ Cassette Single [1991… Read More »S.P.U.D.

Voom

Biography Dating way back to the early 80s when still in university, Voom have been the duo of Andrew Buzz Moller and Andrew Mac Mackaskill. It took a heck of a long time before much actually emerged from the band,… Read More »Voom

The Datsuns

Biography emerging out of hamilton in the mid 90s, originally as the more pop ‘trinket’, the datsuns soon became the epitome of raucous rock’n’roll. with the release of the ‘super-gyration’ single and a strong tour ethic, the band produced a… Read More »The Datsuns

The Androidss

Biography The Androidss were world famous in Christchurch. This band was very important on the local scene for it’s melodic post punk Rock/Pop sound, a la Television. They were a regular performing outfit at the Gladstone. They reportedly had a… Read More »The Androidss

The Lils

Biography Formed in August 89 The Lils were an Auckland based group originating from Christchurch. Two New Zealand tours, one cassette EP and an album later, their sound is undeniably true to their roots. The Lils have been described as… Read More »The Lils