Barry Jenkin

aka Doctor Rock


Dr Rock at the dawn of punk

When Rip It Up spoke to Barry Jenkin for its fourth issue, in September 1977, the legendary radio host was about to undergo his punk epiphany. -- An oasis of rock in a desert of dis...

Barry Jenkin Remembered

I can't quite recall when I first met Barry Jenkin but I can pinpoint when the actual friendship started – mid-1978 at the "Spats house” on St George's Bay Rd, Parnell, during reh...

Barry Jenkin Saved My Life

The Barry Jenkin Saved My Life Facebook group takes its name from legendary cutting-edge radio DJ Barry Jenkin who pioneered challenging listening on commercial radio in New Zealand...

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