Back in 2009, I discovered this crazy radio show that was on Fleet FM Tuesday afternoons, called ‘Playing Singles and Drinking Doubles’ —if that name wasn’t brilliant enough, their music selections were out of this world. I didn’t know these guys at that stage, (well I had met Roddy at Frisbee studios on Albert […]
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Hit The South!
This May 2015 AXEMEN make an unseasonable sortie to the South Island of Aotearoa-wiki to bring you the HIT THE SOUTH! mini-est of Mini-Tours, a flying, flashing, heat-seeking TWO-STOP WHISTLE TEST visit to their spiritual homelands; the icy oasis of DUNEDIN on Friday 22 and the quaint rubble garden city of CHRISTCHURCH on Saturday 23! […]
Continue readingSome new old Reviews – Aquarius Records 2014
Reprinted from: https://www.aquariusrecords.org/cat/newzealand.html ABOVE GROUND Gone Aiwa (Siltbreeze) lp 15.98 Another awesome legendary archival release out of the NZ underground from Siltbreeze, this one the super obscure Above Ground, who existed for all of a single year back in 1983, and made this one record, originally released as a super limited cassette, only sold at […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Peter Gutteridge (Sept 14 2014)
This is a sampling of Articles, Testimonials and Links related to the sad demise of Peter Gutteridge on September 14 2014. Sadly missed…. Reprinted from: http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/10524939/The-rise-and-fall-of-a-music-legend The rise and fall of a music legend Musicians remember Peter Gutteridge, an architect of the Dunedin sound, better known abroad than at home. It was on his return […]
Continue readingAXEMEN – Derry Legend (LP) – Luxury Products [2014 Remake/Remodel]
Reprinted from: http://www.othermusic.com/products/axemen-derry-legend As with their fantastic 39 Clocks reissue, Luxury Product once again live up to their name with a beautiful package on this LP, originally released on Flying Nun in 1989. Derry Legend was the second proper Axemen album and it is also the band’s most immediate and coherent statement. Coherent is a […]
Continue readingStraight to Hell :: album :: SHOES THIS HIGH
reprinted from: https://www.midheaven.com/item/straight-to-hell-by-shoes-this-high-lp While Shoes This High’s existence was a mere glint in the eye of Father Time (a year or more, tops), they made every second count, stalking the New Zealand post-punk landscape—both North and South islands—with ravenous abandon. For most fans, their legend and reputation rest solely on the strength of one highly […]
Continue readingSHOES THIS HIGH: Straight To Hell
reprinted from: http://www.othermusic.com/products/shoes-this-high-straight-to-hell Some of you have been slow to re-board the New Zealand Reissue Train for reasons perfectly understandable: can’t get into the psychedelic pop sounds, sounds like rain, same people play in all the bands, this all happened years ago/half a world away/what’s it got to do with me?, etc. For that last […]
Continue readingStraight To Hell – Shoes This High LP out Jan 2014
Reprinted from: http://www.midheaven.com/item/straight-to-hell-by-shoes-this-high-lp While Shoes This High’s existence was a mere glint in the eye of Father Time (a year or more, tops), they made every second count, stalking the New Zealand post-punk landscape—both North and South islands—with ravenous abandon. For most fans, their legend and reputation rest solely on the strength of one highly […]
Continue readingThe Axemen 30 years on – where are they now?
Sunday 22 September 2013 marks the 30th anniversary of the seminal ‘Equinox’ gig at Dunedin’s luminary bat-corridor The Empire Tavern, pseudo-Transylvanian Castle (at the time) of the infamous Maureen, an actual vampire who was to become the Axemen’s gothic nemesis for a spell. And spell she could, she could cast a spell as evil as any […]
Continue readingStu Kawowski (AKA Stuart Page) of The Axemen Interview, Part Two
Stu Kawowski (AKA Stuart Page) of The Axemen Interview, Part Two Reprinted From: http://boredout305.tumblr.com/day/2013/09/14 Ryan: What inspired the Axemen to record Three Rooms: An Elton John Tribute Album (1992). Stu: I remember that time period. Although it was released in 1992 we actually recorded it in 1984 or 1985. Nevertheless I can’t recall why in […]
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