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Human
Christchurch disco/death metal with a long history and a vast array of albums. Formed by brothers Paul and Scott Harrison and Vaughn Richardson the…
Tag
Tag: Hi-Tone Destroyers
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Thee Strapons
Long-running stylistically variant group based around the duo of Don Campbell (aka Don Gone) and Bev Greene (aka Anastasia Strapon / Nova Technova). Prolific during 2 distinct phases - based in Dunedin in the late 1980's - early 1990s then in the mid 1990s to early 2000's in Christchurch. #nzmusic #undergroundmusic #theestrapons
Venues
Rockstar Clothing
Location: 299 Selwyn Street, Spreydon Current Status: Demolished post-earthquake Active as a live music venue: 2000’s Bar Manager: Andrew ‘Ox’ O’Connell Capacity: About 20…
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The Palace Of Wisdom
Underground rock'n'roll lifers from Christchurch fronted by enigmatic and sometimes confrontational front-man (and downhill Mountain Bike enthusiast) Andrew 'Ox' O'Connell. A long cast of supporting characters and a handful of rough-and-ready recordings - all self-released.
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The Black Panthers
Biography Late 90’s sleaze rockers out of Christchurch and featuring Garden City rocker extraordinaire Matt Alien (aka Matt Johnson also of The Hi-Tone Destroyers).…
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Scuzzbuckets
Biography As the name suggests, a scuzzy rock’n’roll outfit from Christhurch, part of the Hi-Tone Destroyers / Ape Management crowd that released singles on…
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The Undercurrents
Biography Excellent Christchurch guitar band that evolved from earlier group The Centre Will Hold. From that group Jamey Holloway (Guitar / vocals), and Nathan…
Venues
Lumière Theatre
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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Slavetrader
Biography Pure rock’n’roll from the now-auckland based ex garden-city native Matt Alien (Ex Hi-Tone Destroyers etc) and his troup – including fellow Christchurch’er James…
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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.…
Album Reviews
The D4 – 6Twenty
2001, Flying Nun Records, FNCD449 The garage rock explosion of recent times has given way to the world again discovering rock’n’roll outside the borders…