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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…
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Matt Alien
Matt Alien is the long-standing nom de plume of Matt Johnstone; a multi-instrumentalist born-frontman from the likes of Christchurch groups The Hitone Destroyers and The Black Panthers, Auckland group Slavetrader, and most recently Melbourne group Levitating Churches. Harnessing the swagger of early Aerosmith or AC/DC, but with a great deal more noise and the feeling that things might just fall apart at any moment. #nzmusic #mattalien #hitonedestroyers
Venues
Venus Cafe
Vaguely hippy Cafe on Lichfield street that hosted a number of diverse small-capacity shows in the late 1990s. The Cafe was upstairs from the 'Lick Er Lounge' bar and next to 'Danz Nightclub'. #nzmusic #christchurchvenues #venuscafe #lickerlounge #danznightclub
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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.
Interviews
Into The Void [March 2005]
When a band’s been around a scene a long time, they start to develop a certain aura about them. Into The Void were always…
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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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The Hi-Tone Destroyers
Biography During the mid 90’s, no man represented the Christchurch underground rock movement more than Matt Alien (aka Matt Johnstone). As the leader of…
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Space Dust
Biography A Christchurch institution of absent idols (only John Christoffels still resides in the garden city from the classic line-up), dating back to 1993…
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…