This series of shows took place over the top of the south island and the west coast during Jan 1986 and involved a decrepit and terrifyingly brakeless commer van, copious quantities of opium tarbrew and ether … Nux Vomica and the Axemen on tour together …Were we all in the one van? I cant exactly […]
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Shoes This High – STH 7″ EP (Recorded 21.12.80)
In 1986 Stu Kawowski succumbed to the magnetic attraction of “The North.” At first he thought it was the Wellington effect, so he ventured up there for a few months, and moved in with The Skeptics for a while, first at Nick’s pad in Brooklyn, and later crashed at Writhe Recording, their studio cnr Walter […]
Continue readingAFF – Testing their mettle
Steve, Bob and Stu were jogging round the band rotunda as usual on a chilly but glorious crisp Christchurch day, tossing around a genuine cowskin rugby ball red and black of course being the Canterbury colors, with a faded PineTree Meads signature on it indicating it had been around, dropping it to the foot on […]
Continue readingEscape from the Planet of the Tapes
Here’s a mixed bag of cassette-only goodies . . . hello (aka “Burn” alt mix) cold beer (alt mix) jah & his herb (alt mix) –undated, probably from Christchurch practises late 1984. Presence of saxophone and graphic equalizer are big time-clues, plus references to beer & god, plus the other side of the tape features […]
Continue reading“Shickered On The Sabbath” live somewhere in 1986
This is from a gig with no location or date. The tape just says AXEMEN “THE 42 STEPS” in Steve’s writing. He overdubbed some vocals on it so it must be after he got his 4-track cassette recorder, early 1986. Awesome drums! shickered on the sabbath
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