Category: Press Releases

Straight 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 […]

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The Wonderful World of Axemen (RNR666)

Reprinted from: http://www.rnr666.hu/sixline/20130814/the-wonderful-world-of-axemen Once upon a time the Axemen began life as a seething mass of algae in a cess-pool located at the back of a disused factory somewhere in North Dunedin, New Zealand.The exact location of the cess-pool has unfortunately been lost to the ravages of time, but the factory still stands – a […]

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Stu Kawowski (AKA Stuart Page) of The Axemen Interview, Part One – by Ryan Leach – Spacecase, BoredOut

Reprinted from: http://boredout305.tumblr.com/day/2013/09/06 Stu Kawowski (AKA Stuart Page) of The Axemen Interview, Part One Stu Kawowski (AKA Stuart Page) is a New Zealand-based filmmaker, drummer, photographer and screen printer, best known for his work in The Axemen. In 1983 Stu met up with Bob Brannigan and Steve McCabe and formed the venerable Axemen (1983-present). Brannigan […]

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Steve 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 […]

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THE AXEMEN | Sac Tap Nut Jam LP | SPACECASE

Reprinted from: http://www.spacecaserecords.com/axemen-sac-tap-nut-jam THE AXEMEN | Sac Tap Nut Jam LP Spacecase Records US$14.00* Spacecase Records is pleased to release Sac Tap Nut Jam—the first new Axemen full length in twenty-one years. GO BUY SAC TAP NUT JAM NOW (direct from Spacecase)! Originally from Christchurch, New Zealand, The Axemen formed in 1983. Shortly afterwards the band solidified […]

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The Color Purple – Steve McCabe of The Axemen, Part One – by Ryan Leach – Spacecase, Boredout

Reprinted from:http://boredout305.tumblr.com/post/55453656418/steve-mccabe-of-the-axemen-part-one Steve McCabe of The Axemen, Part One by Ryan Leach, Spacecase Records Steve McCabe is best known for his membership in The Axemen. Formed in Christchurch, New Zealand, when Steve was still a teenager (along with Stu Kawowski and Bob Brannigan) in 1981, The Axemen were one of the most stylistically adventurous groups […]

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Up Front with the Yub Nubz

Hot on the soles of their forthcoming new 12″ release ‘Sac Tap Nut Jam’, the Axemen are chaffing at the bit for punters to step up into the stirrups climb into the saddle and hitch their wagons to the new guiding star, the star that comes from the South, the star that IS the Axemen. […]

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