2014 Happenings
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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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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…
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Reprinted From: http://cheeseontoast.co.nz/2014/07/21/shaft-new-material-on-its-way-bob-cardy-recovered-from-pneumonia/ Bob Cardy is home from a spell in hospital and “feeling much better after a spot of pneumonia” according to a post on his Facebook page. He’s not slow off the mark to announce that there’s a new SHAFT single titled “Meteor In Your Mind” with upcoming shows at Golden Dawn and…
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Rebroadcast from: http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/nat-music/audio/2592335/the-spies Originally aired on Radio NZ National Music, Saturday 12 April 2014 Wellington in 1979: A fairly unlikely bunch of musicians, artists and vagabonds went almost unnoticed in the squats of Wellington’s Bosworth Terrace, playing and recording together, loosely grouped under the banner of “The Spies”. Matthew Crawley speaks with The Spies’ George…
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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…
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