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High School aged indie-pop duo from Christchurch, formed in 2009 after the dissolution of former group Fuzzy Fuzzmin. Recorded an EP of original songs cribbed put together by Steven Park on guitar, utilising 'sad poetry' from vocalist Georgia Munn's notebook. #nzmusic #folkmusic #0.00horses #fuzzyfuzzmin

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Live: Red Panda Presents Thought Creature

Flashback to September 19th, 2008 with a Red Panda (all-ages) show at the Otautahi Social Centre, headlined by Wellington's Thought Creature and supported by then-young Christchurch groups Warble, Shocking and Stunning Statement and Ruffians. I've added some context and reflective detail to the brief original review. #nzmusic #redpanda #thoughtcreature #warble

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Otautahi Social Centre

The Otautahi Social Centre was a mid-sized old hall on Barbados Street in Central Christchurch which ran for a couple of years as an All-Ages-Friendly live music venue. Being an unlicensed youth center, there was no bar or much in the way of formal organization, just a space set up with a small PA system, a few couches and a small kitchen and toilets out back. On occasion some kids would bring alcohol to shows (it was even openly endorsed at some punk gigs), but generally things got along in a friendly, community-orientated kind of way.

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Glory Hole / Hex Central

The scummiest, most rundown, but welcoming and communal venue in Christchurch. Had 2 lives - first as Hex Central (under Squirm's stewardship) in the mid 1990's, then as the punk head quarters dubbed The Glory Hole, from 2009 till it's demise in 2011.

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