One of the first bands to release a single on the small pop-punk Pink Air / Girl Alliance label, which sprung up in the late 90’s, releasing catchy 7″ singles from a series of Auckland punky outfits.
Full of Riot Grrrl attitude and cool vocals from Japanese Vocalist Eri Miyabayashi.
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Biography All girl Auckland four-piece and part of the trendy new Girl Alliance pop-punk set, fronted by Brenda Dwayne and featuring New Zealand underground veteran Stella Corkery (Queen Meanie Puss / Angelhead). So far they have a couple of lathe… Read More »Fake Purr
Queen Meanie Puss were an experimental and occasionally punky 4-piece outfit from the early 90’s who evolved out of the similar Angelhead, and put out a couple of quirky EP’s before fragmenting.
Their songs have turned up on a number of compilations over the years – including the intriguing ‘Contracts’ which has appeared on a couple of Flying Nun retrospectives.
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Biography Girl-crew (and Kerikeri residences) Jewl of Bessamoocho‘s Liz Matthews and Penny Collins joined by a third member named Amy and playing the kind of pop-punk making a strong return in Auckland. Released a real vinyl 7″ single on the… Read More »Goldifox
Biography The Coolies‘ Sjionel Timu, plus Jewl of Bessamoocho / Goldifox duo (and Pink Air / Girl Alliance mainstays) Liz Matthews and Penny Collins going hardcore. Released a lathe-cut 7″ ode to King Loser vocalist Celia Mancini, with the B-side… Read More »Revenger