Decades: 1980s
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No peace for the wicked: Three points of metal
No peace for the wicked; Three points of metal / Various Artists Jayrem, 2011. Notes: A 15-track compilation featuring the best from New Zealand’s 80’s heavy rock and heavy metal […]
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Sticks and Shanty
Sticks & Shanty were a nine-piece, whanau based, reggae band that released two albums; 1987’s ‘Jah Magic’ and ‘Philistines’ from 1988. Of “Jah Magic” the NZ Herald said “The title […]
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Six Volts
Part of the Braille Records collective that came out of Wellington in the 1980s, that pushed the boundaries and created genre-less music on the margins of rock, classical, jazz and […]
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Unrestful Movements
Formed in 1981 and lasting for two years, Unrestful Movements was originally a three-piece band playing in the Rotorua area. Two of the founder members, Glen Wilson and Pam Curreen […]
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Smokeshop
One of the hardest working bands of the early 90’s pulling huge crowds where ever they went, ‘Chicago Smoke Shop’ (later just ‘Smokeshop’) played a stonking mix of Blues , […]