Richard Langston

The first time Jim pops up in the book is when he makes the crucial decision to invite The Clean to play the Gladstone in Christchurch in 1981.

Yes the emotional honesty, coupled with some memorable phrases…’scrawny apathy crawling through a fog of apathy’ …Peter Gutteridge describing his state of mind at same point in 1987 to Martin Phillipps.

What year Paul, ‘89? Or ‘90? Btw, the book will be published by feralhouse.com in the USA and UK and released same day as NZ edition - April 9.

And thanks so much for being in it.

Hold on to the Rail: the Dunedin Letters - Article | AudioCulture There were numerous close friendships within the Dunedin music scene of the late 1970s and 1980s and some significant and lifelong; none more so that between three of its leading performers, David Kil...

This is very special: letters from 1987 between David Kilgour, Martin Phillipps, and Peter Gutteridge, which show the bond between the musicians as they find their sound and take it to the world. Richard Langston @rubbasoul.bsky.social was given the letters...
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Hold on to the Rail: the Dunedin Letters - Article | AudioCulture There were numerous close friendships within the Dunedin music scene of the late 1970s and 1980s and some significant and lifelong; none more so that between three of its leading performers, David Kil...

When Dunedin rock’n’roll people wrote letters to each other - a fascinating insight into the thinking and ambitions of David Kilgour, Martin Phillipps and Peter Gutteridge.

www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/hol...

At the very least it needs a blue plaque to mark the spot of where it all began. The Clean’s earliest gigs in the hall are a feature in the book. #inthedreamlifeyouneedarubbersoul#aucklandunivpress

Stopped me in my tracks this morning Russell when I read Victoria’s post. What a sorry loss. Tks for your words.

Like to get a hold of a copy …

A book I’ve been working on with members of The Clean and their circle. Great project to work a visual treat and great stories. Published April 2026 by Auckland University Press.

Another recent release based on the NLNZ multitrack digitization is this Bailter Space live LP, mixed from 16-track 1" tapes

bailterspace.bandcamp.com/album/fused

Thanks for posting Michael - that is a good read. Very good point about how a lathe cut or 45 can represent the sprouting of a small music scene to escape suburban boredom.

No, not one of mine. But would like to have!

Chris Knox: Not Given Lightly - Article | AudioCulture An excerpt from Chris Knox: Not Given Lightly, by Craig Robertson (Auckland University Press, 2025), published with permission. -- In the late 1980s Chris Knox worked out his solo songs at home with h...

It's release day for Not Given Lightly, Craig Robertson's biography of Chris Knox, and we're thrilled to share an excerpt. "Songwriting was partly a physical process, he told Russell Baillie..." We're also giving away a copy in next week's newsletter...1/2 www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/chr...

Tho Hamish Kilgour does sing one of the ‘offending’ lines …’sit all day and drink piss at the pub’ pretty clearly. Imagine being censored for describing a popular Kiwi pastime. Hilarious really.

I wish there were pictures of them
Listening to The Clean cassette! It was pretty raw stuff. Surprised they discerned lyrics.

'Cause, when it all comes down to dust Can I say that Craig Robertson's bio of Chris Knox is anticipated? It is, and it's arrived.

I said I'd write a few words about Craig Robertson's much-anticipated Chris Knox bio, which I love.

These are personal reflections on what will likely be the definitive history of a man who changed indie/alt music globally

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#aotearoa
@audioculturenz.bsky.social

The Clean and The Verlaines sent to the naughty corner by radio’s Politburo.

Doug sang for The Clean by their second gig in June 1978. He did one or two more gigs and then left for Auckland to manage The Enemy. Chris Knox had suggested Doug sing for The Clean. Doug himself said he was a reluctant singer. But he could sing!

Bill Direen Part 1 - a maverick voice 1975 to 1984 - Article | AudioCulture His was a maverick voice, older, wiser and darker, and his music and words had a knowing beyond many in that fertile time. There, eternal truths could be glimpsed. When Bill Direen

Bill Direen and his band release a new Bilders album, Neverlasting, in October, followed by the 5-date Empathetic Dustbin NZ tour in November. Andrew Schmidt says in Direen's AudioCulture profile: "His was a maverick voice, older, wiser and darker... www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/bil...

I stayed well clear of that auction. Some mouth-watering stuff !

Life in One Chord: A documentary about New Zealand music legend Shayne Carter Boosted is Aotearoa New Zealand’s only arts crowdfunding platform. We’re here to bring creatives and supporters together to grow creativity. With our mentored approach to crowdfunding, we have one of ...

Only 4 days left on fundraiser to cover licensing costs for documentary about NZ musician Shayne P Carter (Straitjacket Fits, Dimmer). Worth supporting, if you can.

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Coming soon from Auckland University Press. October release. Written by an author who’s followed the scene for 35 years and spent ten of them researching and writing this. Go to AUP website to order @aucklanduni.bsky.social @craigrobertson.bsky.social @flyingnun.bsky.social

The facts of Seymour’s involvement with right wing think tanks was laid out in plain sight. He resorted to the lowest Trumpian tactic - dismissing Mihi’s journalism as a conspiracy theory instead of grappling with the issues. It’s not exactly a secret he’s an extremist.

Hopelessly timid coverage of a genocide.

That is such a good piece Jeremy. Thanks for writing it.

It reflects more on those who use the term than any reality.

Bob is a humble relaxed dude. Cool you made it to the gallery he runs with his partner, Pea Sea Art.

The doublehappys ’ ‘the others way’ 45 was a tune we never tired of while typing out issues of Garage.

NZ music month t-shirt day. This one concocted by Matthias @leatherjacketrecords and Stu Kawowski @axemen.bsky.social
#fanzines#nzmusicmonth#flyingnunrecords#thechills#theclean#temaramapuoroaotearoa#dunedin#pulldowntheshades#hozacbooks