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Mestar
Biography Mëstar are a pop/rock trio formed in 1996 in Dunedin, New Zealand. The band came together after vocalist and guitarist John White and…
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Marie and the Atom
Marie and the Atom were an experimental pop group created as a performance and song-writing vehicle for Gill Civil. The group released 3 boundary-pushing EPs in the mid 1980's and are best remembered for their song 'Isol'. #nzmusic #marieandtheatom
Record Labels
Arclife Records
Arclife Records was an excellent 'home-grown' independent label formed by the Arclife Trust, an arts organization that formed out of the Arc Cafe in central Dunedin. The label had a strong, tight-knit community of local Dunedin groups on its roster - many of whom had moved on from the by-then Auckland based Flying Nun Records. #nzmusic #arcliferecords
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Jody Lloyd
Prolific formerly Christchurch (now Melbourne) downbeat and hip-hop producer, now performing under the name Trillion.
Album Reviews
Demarnia Lloyd – Set Upon a Curve
2002, Arclife Records Oh how CD’s have changed the face of music! Where once a double-album ‘opus’ from the likes of Led Zeppelin barely…
Interviews
Michael J. Brassell: A Memorial [Mar 2004]
A memorial I wrote for Michael J. Brassell after he sadly passed away from pneumonia in 2004. I helped organize a music tribute wake here in Christchurch to celebrate his life, whilst a similar event was also help in his then-current home of Dunedin.
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John White
Biography As the distinctive voice of Mestar, John White has become quite a well known figure in new zealand music, particularly in his home-town…
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Demarnia Lloyd
Biography Demarnia Lloyd has been a particularly bright star in the Dunedin music scene in the mid 90s, forming her tenure performing alongside the…
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Mink
Biography Demarnia Lloyd formed Mink in the early 90s, performing an eclectic mix of pop and rock with Jamaican and other more worldly influences…
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Swagger Jack
Biography ‘Swagger Jack’ is something else entirely. Jacks my hillbilly-punk songwriting character (a hard-drinking embittered feral/hippy idealist who records occasionally ‘rattly’ and violent, but…