LIVE CASSETTES
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AXEMEN Stu K-drums/Steve M & Bob B-gtrs/Al Rite-sax/Gary Scott-clarinet/Pete Hall Jones-trumpet The Message (E. Fletcher-M. Glover-S. Robinson-C. Chase) Untitled By Unknown Axemen, Dogs, Cops City Mall #4 The CONNOISSEURS Rent Hamilton-gtr, vocals/Shorty Hamilton-bass, vcls/Doug Hamilton-snare, vcls with Al/Gary/Pete as The Horned Hornet Horns Divorce Me COD/Just Because (Carl Smith/Bob Shelton-Joe Shelton-Sid Robin) Setting The Woods…
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1 use no fuzz 2 no fuzz dub 3 the south dunedin sound 4 mick’s dancefloor 5 baby eater 6 last song marching orders Little Stevie McCabe, vocals & guitar Bob Brannigan, guitar & vocals M. S. Agro, bass Stu Kawowski, drums Recorded live in Cashmere, Christchurch at Scab Union Dave’s end-of-year party, December 1983…
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Map 1 here shows the whereabouts of various members of the Axemen in the first few months of the band’s existence. PHOTO-ESSAY: A LITTLE BIT OF YESTERDAY South Dunedin – home of the South Dunedin Sound. Maureen of the Empire Tavern about to burn life-size effigy of Little Stevie McCabe. <– South Dunedin | Starliners…
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purple haze third stone from the sun steve mccabe, dragan stojanovic – guitars; bob brannigan – bass; stu kowalski – drums purple haze recorded live at the rising sun, auckland, june 1989 third stone from the sun recorded live at siren, auckland, 18-6-89 foxy lady steve mccabe, bob brannigan – guitars; m. s. agro –…
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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…
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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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This is from a cassette recorded in an arcade in Whangarei… There were tons of us up there for the first national busker’s convention. Stu has a couple great photos from then, hope he’ll post ’em up! Steve’s on lead vocals and it sounds like maybe 3 or 4 percussionists. Great reverb enhances the faux-tardis…
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This is probably the first ever gig we did with M. S. Agro (“Mick”) on bass. I was still living in Dunedin. I bussed up to Christchurch and arrived at the pub minutes before we went on. Steve and I had square lights gaffer-taped to the top of our heads. I didn’t know half the…
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Just been listening to this old cassette. It’s an ICI C-90 manufactured in Hong Kong. Says on the label, in Steve’s writing, “CITY MALL CONNOISSEURS AVEC AVEC AXEMEN” (though it was in a case with, in Stu’s writing, “PERF. CAFE SUN/MON 6/7 JAN” and “PULSE: SAT 12 JAN 85” –early trips to Auckland & Wellington…
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