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General craziness in musical form at the hand of Michael Weston and his troops Bruce Mahalski, Eric Neuman and Nathan McConnell. The Dunedin music compilation But I Can Write Songs OK includes their brilliant stars-on-45 take on Flying Nun bands 'Dunedin sound on 45', and even featured guest appearances from some of the targets - David Kilgour and Martin Phillips.
d artists
One of the longest running mythic underground figures of New Zealand rock who has worked (and commanded) such significant figures in the New Zealand music scene as Chris Knox, Peter Stapleton, Maryrose Crook, Dave Mitchell, Malcolm Grant - the list goes on.
b artists
Kim Blackburn is a poet and singer-songwriter who put out the 'Lizards In Love' album on Flying Nun Records, using acoustic guitar and digital effects to give the album an unusual edge. Her voice has a deep, haunting quality - reminiscent of Nico. She had previously been associated with underground labels such as Industrial Tapes, performing alongside Sandra Bell on the cassette only release 'Two Metallic Hearts'.
f artists
Bizarre but often highly melodic experimental group, one of the first New Zealand outfits to incorporate multimedia elements into their shows and actually classified themselves as a production, creating art shows and (eventually) computer based presentation that encompassed both visual and audible elements.
h artists
Long-running Auckland group with reggae overtones who have performed an eclectic array of music styles. Probably best known for their 1994 single Rewind, which was a big hit nationally.
Album Reviews
My review of 'Compilation', the original retrospective of The Clean's first phase releases. 2 singles and 2 EPs crammed into a brilliant album.
e artists
Biography Short lived flying nun band who contributed a brilliant track to the last rhumba compilation (a live single-night recording on flying nun), and…
m artists
Biography spawned out of first generation punkers the scavengers, the marching girls we’re a stripped down, and more new wave focused attempt for ronnie…
Album Reviews
2001, Flying Nun Records, FNCD456 After 20 years of continually releasing dynamic, independent and thoroughly inventive music – the Tall Dwarfs have released perhaps…
b artists
Biography Starting life as the Gordons, Bailter Space were one of the most abrasive aggressive and (primarily) loudest bands to ever emerge out of…
Interviews
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.
Interviews
The Christchurch scene of 1980-82 is pretty legendary, and rightly so. This was most fertile period of rock’n’roll in the city since the beat-boom…
Album Reviews
2005, Flying Nun Records, FNCD494 Mathematical Warfare is an album with a heavy back-story and variety of disclaimers. Almost completely removed stylistically from the…
c artists
Biography Members Murray Couling (Chainsaw Masochist) Debbie Silvey (Chainsaw Masochist) Darren McShane (Chainsaw Masochist, Figure 60) Ricky McShane (Chainsaw Masochist) Discography Facing Up…
f artists
Biography chris knox recorded friend as a project work – an experiment in digital technology using pro-tools in his own home studio setup. fairly…
