Hard-working blues muso, heavily chronicled in the (brilliant) ‘Stranded in Paradise‘ book on kiwi music. Gamble was an English Immigrant who settled in Whangerei in 1963 as an 11 year old, picking up singing as a member of the Pukeroa… Read More »Hammond Gamble
Opportunistic Dunedin-based 4-piece pub-rock band known pretty much exclusively for their career-defining single ‘Culture?’, a satirical lampoon of Prime Minister Muldoon, and his despised 40% sales tax on local music. The song and hastily produced video featured McPhail and Gadsby regular, comedian and Muldoon impersonator Danny Faye. Released in November 1981, ‘Culture?’ is a rock radio classic in New Zealand – and has the distinction of being the first independently released local single to break into the top 5 of the New Zealand charts.
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Biography Morris Went Solo In The Late 80s And Had A Few Hit Singles, Particularly ‘She’S Gotta Be Loved’. Discography Body And Soul [1987 Wea] Shiver [1989 Wea 256462-1] Honey Child [1991 Wea 90317 5480-2] The Story So Far [1992… Read More »Jenny Morris
Biography Mike Miers, Alan Currie, Don Stevenson, Kevin Downing and Nihat Orerel. Discography Snatch Ep [1982 Wea Z20022] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s on Flickr Members