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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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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

Better than a like Bill, but there’s no thingee for prolonged laughter.

His credibility as a human rights commissioner: Zero.

Gone, but not forgotten. Many splendid gigs and a pie at the pie cart to finish. Halcyon days.

Hamish Kilgour won a NZ music award in 1992 for this painting which was on the cover of Flying Nun comp. It’s a favourite. It March 17 - Hamish’s birthday. #theclean #nzmusic#aotearoamusic#nzpainting#flyingnun#nzculture

David Kilgour playing the mighty Ibanez at Port Noise in Lyttelton last evening. The guitar he bought off Alec Bathgate in Dunedin in late ‘70s with which he created that signature sound for The Clean. #nzmusichistory#theclean#alecbathgate

The price of my fanzine Garage has risen considerably since its cover price of $1 in 1984.

Wow, that’s quite an asking price!

Martin Phillipps interview, June 2024 – part three - Article | AudioCulture Martin Phillipps, The Chills, Laneway Auckland 2017. Photo by Stella Gardiner Read: Martin Phillipps interview, June 2024 – part one Read: Martin Phillipps interview, June 2024 – part two In June 2024...

The Chills 'Spring Board' album is out tomorrow, February 28th. During the making of the film 'The Chills: The Triumph And Tragedy Of Martin Phillipps', Martin found a stash of old tapes, and some of the songs on these were revisited and recorded. #thechills www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/mar...

All Fall Down- Need To Know (MC), by Thokei Tapes 20 track album

A Flying Nun gem originally released in 1987, All Fall Down's 'My Brand New Wallpaper Coat' is being reissued today by @thokeitapes.bsky.social alongside a ton of unreleased live recordings. I've been waiting for this one for a while. Go get it! thokeitapes.bandcamp.com/album/all-fa...

A lovely and knowing obituary for one of our finest poets. Mike White takes us into the life, and the human.