Mark Williams: the Australia years
By 1977, after two massive No.1 New Zealand hits, and a high profile thanks to touring and television, Mark Williams had outgrown the local market....
Dusty Spittle
Tim Murdoch
Song lines
So let the St. Joseph's Māori Girls keep singin' There ain't no silver lining for the Land of the Long White Cloud ... I was recently at a dinner ...
Ten moments in New Zealand bass
Bass is one of the elements in music that is often overlooked when listening to a song. Sure, you can hear it pumped up and beaming out of cars as ...
Kevin Borich: a fan’s notes
New Zealand, 1966. The country, like the rest of the world, is hearing new sounds in the development of popular music. Even radio in the shaky isle...
Kiwi Rock Strips: an introduction
There are many New Zealand musicians who have designed some great band posters or album cover art, but this article isn't about them. New Zealand i...
Harry M. Miller
Prog Rock in NZ: a short history
For the first few years of the 1970s progressive rock was very likely the most popular genre on earth, with bands like Yes, Emerson Lake & Palm...
Say Yes To Apes
Ten moments in New Zealand prog
Introduction With the inevitable pendulum swing of popularity that music categories undergo, progressive rock, that most maligned of music genres,...
Chris Thompson
Eliza Keil
Knightshade
Feastock
To an outsider, the residence of 3 Fea Street looks like any other Dunedin flat. Peek over the fence and you might notice a large, well-cleared bac...
Mapping Auckland's venues: the 1960s
These maps provide a window into Auckland night life across the decades. At the early dance halls, the rules for dancing with a partner were regime...
Mapping Auckland's venues: the 1950s
These maps provide a window into Auckland night life across the decades. At the early dance halls, the rules for dancing with a partner were regime...
Ross Mullins
Shaft
Ardijah
Ladi6
Atomic club nights
Transport yourself, for a moment, back to 1996: Jim Bolger is re-elected Prime Minister of New Zealand for a third term, with a fresh-faced coaliti...
Peter Nelson
Tama Renata
Kemp Tuirirangi
Māori Volcanics
Don't Let It Get You
Watch: Don't Let It Get You trailer, 1966.To stream the complete film, watch part one at the bottom of this story and follow the link to NZ On ...
Jane Walker
Don’t Let it Get You: the back story
On the face of it, John O'Shea – the director of Don't Let It Get You – was an unlikely auteur. A shy, stuttering Irishman with no formal training,...
Off the Rails: 10 New Zealand Train Songs
Greg Fleming at The Lab Recording Studio. - Photo by Ted-Baghurst The train has had a long and storied history in American blues and rock'n'roll...
Che Fu
Upper Hutt Posse
Suburban Reptiles
I Am Giant
Dinah Lee
Knightshade
Rykenberg: mystery musicians
Identifying the full range of musicians photographed by John Rykenberg and his staff is a difficult task. Some are famous; many combos are ensemble...
