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 […]
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Axemen – Derry Legend (Agitreader review)
Reprinted from: http://agitreader.com/wp2/axemen-derry-legend/ If New Zealand was the world’s WTF scene in the early ’80s and beyond—producing slightly deranged, slightly pop jangle and discordance from a place as isolated as they come—then it was Christchurch’s Axemen who were the island’s leftfield misfits. With Lil’ Stevie McCabe and company, nothing was off limits, not even their […]
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 readingReview – Still Single – The Axemen – Sac Tap Nut Jam LP (Spacecase)
The Axemen – Sac Tap Nut Jam LP (Spacecase) Reprinted From: http://still-single.tumblr.com/post/60242240681/the-axemen-sac-tap-nut-jam-lp-spacecase RECOMMENDED After 21 years, New Zealand’s Axemen return, stronger than ever – many might argue that this new album, the puckishly charming Sac Tap Nut Jam, is their most vital and rockin’ release since the classic Three Virgins double LP. These eight […]
Continue readingSteve McCabe of The Axemen, Part Two – by Ryan Leach – SpaceCase, Boredout
Steve McCabe of The Axemen, Part Two Reprinted from: http://boredout305.tumblr.com/post/56105133631/steve-mccabe-of-the-axemen-part-two Part two of Ryan Leach’s Steve McCabe interview. Photos courtesy of Stu Kawowski. Ryan: The Axemen’s membership was always fluctuating. Steve: We had a good range of Christchurch and Dunedin musicians in the band. If you’ve seen our Wikipedia page, you can see all the […]
Continue readingDone and Dusted – Dusted Magazine review of 3 Virgins re-release
Reprinted from: http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/6567 Normally, when people use the phrase ‘a musician’s musician’, it’s meant to describe some Les Claypool nightmare whose dexterity and technical skill can only be properly appreciated by people who have also dedicated themselves to a life of fretless guitars and sweep arpeggios. That being said: When New Zealand’s Axemen want to […]
Continue readingStateside Axemen Spin-off Series Season 1 Comes to a Close
With an episode with the knife-edge cliffhanger to rival the ‘Who Shot JR?’ Dallas episode, the RICHY27ABLE channel’s first season drew to a close on Tuesday 15 June with the much awaited SEASON FINALE. Playing to tens of viewers stateside and countless on the Worldwide Web the series was universally acclaimed by critics and the […]
Continue readingTimes New Viking/Axemen, Tour Single: No. 1 Top 7″ Tour Single: House List NYC
http://houselist.bowerypresents.com/2009/12/it’s-the-end-of-the-year-as-we-know-it/ As 2009 comes to a close, The House List’s writers and photographers (and editor) take a look back at the year that was. Check back tomorrow for our year-end photo gallery. My Top Five 7″ Tour Singles I’ve always loved that for the price of a drink, bands sometimes go the extra distance for their […]
Continue readingGig Preamble/Commentary: Health, Times New Viking, Axemen, TeenageCool Kids, Nov-06-09, The Lounge on Elm Street, Dallas TX
Reprinted from: http://www.dallasobserver.com/2009-11-05/music/health-times-new-viking-axemen-teenage-cool-kids/ HEALTH, Times New Viking, Axemen, Teenage Cool Kids Friday, November 6,at The Lounge on Elm Street By Daniel Rodrigue Published on November 04, 2009 at 10:05am In what’s likely to be remembered as one of the best Dallas shows of ’09, Los Angeles’ Health and Ohio’s Times New Viking will share a […]
Continue readingGig Report: Times New Viking / The Axemen @ Maxwell's, Hoboken, New Jersey
Reprinted from: http://www.musicsnobbery.com/2009/11/times-new-viking-the-axemen-maxwells.html Times New Viking / The Axemen @ Maxwell’s So I neglected to post pictures and thoughts on the Times New Viking gig at Maxwell’s two weekends ago. Nothing much to report from the show, although I was a little surprised how small the crowd was for a somewhat name act. In any […]
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