https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/peter-dawkins
Peter Dawkins - Person | AudioCulture
The standard was very high and names like Alan Galbraith, Howard Gable and Nick Karavais appear on countless iconic local recordings. And then there was Peter...
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https://audioculture.co.nz/profile/diatribe
Diatribe - Person | AudioCulture
It looked at first like it might have been a little too different. Not long after forming, Diatribe played to a less-than enthusiastic audience at an Auckland...
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https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/lynne-pike
Lynne Pike - Person | AudioCulture
Lynne Pike taught herself to play guitar at the age of 12 and in 1965 at age 13 she appeared in public for the first time at Auckland's Shiralee nightclub,...
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https://audioculture.co.nz/profile/sulata
Sulata - Person | AudioCulture
Sulata previously sang in groups and choirs throughout primary and intermediate school and was in sixth form at Auckland Girls Grammar when she joined the...
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https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/all-these-years-in-an-open-necked-shirt
All these years in an open necked shirt - Article | AudioCulture
When Christopher Columbus was on his famous voyage he kept a diary every day. Thirty-five days before he discovered America the diary was blank except for one...
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https://www.audioculture.co.nz/labels/hit-singles
Hit Singles - Article | AudioCulture
Jon Doe was an Auckland commercial radio programmer and a friend of Ripper Records boss Bryan Staff. It was Doe who suggested the concept of a compilation...
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https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/gareth-shute-s-short-history-of-new-zealand-music
Gareth Shute's Short History of New Zealand Music - Article | AudioCulture
Gareth Shute recounts writing Songs From The Shaky Isles: A Short History of Popular Music in New Zealand. -- Aaradhna, as seen in Songs From the Shaky Isles -...
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https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/ten-live-sound-engineer-musicians
Ten live sound engineer-musicians - Article | AudioCulture
Every live scene relies on the seldom acknowledged sound engineers, who ensure the music from the band onstage is faithfully presented to the audience across...
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https://audioculture.co.nz/articles/wine-cellar-and-whammy-bar
Wine Cellar and Whammy Bar - Article | AudioCulture
The Wine Cellar and Whammy Bar have both become well-loved landmarks within the live music scene in Auckland over the past decade, especially when it comes to...
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https://www.audioculture.co.nz/labels/meltdown-records/discography
Meltdown Records Discography - AudioCulture
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https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/jason-young-s-diary-a-loves-ugly-children-and-future-stupid-timeline
Jason Young's Diary: A Loves Ugly Children and Future Stupid timeline - Article | AudioCulture
Jason Young, Japan, 2013 Drummer (Loves Ugly Children) and bassist (Future Stupid) Jason Young kept a gig diary during his years with the bands in the 1990s....
https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/new-zealand-s-first-jazz-recording
Aotearoa's first jazz recording - Article | AudioCulture
Epi Shalfoon's Melody Boys, Rotorua, 1935. From left: Ron Knowles, Tony Shalfoon, Norman Steele, Epi Shalfoon, Jim Aspen, Colin Castleton, Dick Turnbull -...
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https://audioculture.co.nz/profile/paul-martin
Paul Martin - Person | AudioCulture
Paul Martin has long been something of a local identity, known both for his tenure with popular metal outfit Knightshade and through his cult heavy metal radio...
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https://www.musichall.co.nz/extra-link/discover-more-about-toy-love-at-audioculture/
Discover more about Toy Love at AudioCulture | NZ Music Hall of Fame
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https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/the-sunset-show
The Sunset Show - Article | AudioCulture
In April 1963 Wellington radio station 2ZB launched a new programme that played the latest pop records every week night. For a generation of young listeners,...
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https://audioculture.co.nz/profile/three-houses-down/discography
Three Houses Down Discography - AudioCulture
Their recorded output briefly slowed in the late 2010s before they gained a new lease of life through the addition of 10-year-old chanter, General Fiyah. The...
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https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/larry-killip
Larry Killip - Person | AudioCulture
Spread throughout the house is an ever-growing collection of recordings, images, gear and ephemera. The collection, which includes an almost complete...
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https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/denver-mccarthy
Denver McCarthy - Person | AudioCulture
Before the decade was out, McCarthy had recorded two classic albums, his industrial techno debut Morningstar (1994) and his Independent Music NZ Classic...
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https://audioculture.co.nz/articles/counting-the-beat-love-love-love-by-avalanche-city
Counting the Beat: Love Love Love by Avalanche City - Article | AudioCulture
Song: Love Love Love Artist: Avalanche City Album: Our New Life Above the Ground Release date: 2011 Genre: Folk/Indie Key: F# Major Chords in Key: I ii iii IV...
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https://audioculture.co.nz/
AudioCulture - The noisy library of New Zealand music
AudioCulture is an online celebration of the people who have created the music, the articles they shaped, and the audiences they played to.
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https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/cellophane
Cellophane - Person | AudioCulture
In the late 1960s, Upper Hutt was a sleepy although quietly prosperous dormitory suburb joined to Wellington by a single road and a rail line. The suburb...
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https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/elsie-nixon
Elsie Nixon - Person | AudioCulture
Elsie Nixon (1913-1996) learned piano from a young age after being inspired by her aunt, renowned classical pianist and politician Dame Hilda Ross. However,...
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https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/ten-lost-earworms-from-the-80s
Ten Lost Earworms from the 80s - Article | AudioCulture
Car Crash Set - Trevor Reekie, Ryan Monga, Nigel Russell. A discussion came up at band practice the other day around, of all things, smoke machines. The...
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https://audioculture.co.nz/articles/give-it-a-whirl-allison-durbin-interview
Give It a Whirl: Allison Durbin interview - Article | AudioCulture
Allison Durbin. - Simon Grigg collection In this interview for 2003 television series Give It a Whirl, Allison Durbin traces her career from starting out as a...
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https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/the-chicks
The Chicks - Person | AudioCulture
For a whirlwind five-year period from 1965 they were seldom off our TV screens or radio airwaves. They played countless gigs and toured relentlessly with other...
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https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/calibre
Calibre - Article | AudioCulture
The members keyring Introduction Auckland club life was extraordinarily healthy in the 1990s. The High Street scene, centred on Cause Celebre/ Box, Squid and...
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https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/max-merritt-remembered
Max Merritt remembered - Article | AudioCulture
The death of Max Merritt on 25 September 2020 brought to a close one of the most remarkable stories in New Zealand music, and the hundreds of social media...
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https://audioculture.pl/tag/manhattan-ii-dac/
Manhattan II DAC - AudioCulture
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https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/new-zealand-invasion-of-australia-the-1960s-and-early-1970s
New Zealand invasion of Australia - the 1960s and early 1970s - Article | AudioCulture
In May 1959 Johnny Devlin and The Devils flew to Australia for a nationwide package tour headlined by the Everly Brothers. At tour's end, the original New...
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https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/the-small-hall-sessions
The Small Hall Sessions - Article | AudioCulture
Jamie Macphail at the Small Hall Sessions Pop Up Bar, with Finn Andrews on stage behind; Matapiro Community Hall, 27 April 2022. - Andrew Caldwell The Small...
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https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/mapping-auckland-s-venues-the-1960s
Mapping Auckland's venues: the 1960s - Article | AudioCulture
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 regimented and the...
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https://audioculture.co.nz/articles/th-dudes-photos-by-murray-cammick
Th' Dudes: photos by Murray Cammick - Article | AudioCulture
In the early days of Rip It Up when these photos were taken, Auckland lived in the shadow of Hello Sailor. They were suave, sophisticated rock musicians that...
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https://audioculture.co.nz/labels/la-gloria/discography?page=2
La Gloria Discography - AudioCulture
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https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/the-sundae-sessions-a-photorecord
The Sundae Sessions - a photorecord - Article | AudioCulture
A few shots from various NZ Herald Sundae Sessions video shoots, taken by the NZ Herald photographers. The Phoenix Foundation, 25 March 2013 Will Ricketts...
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https://audioculture.co.nz/profile/craig-scott/discography
Craig Scott Discography - AudioCulture
Non-stop TV appearances, and a seemingly never-ending string of radio friendly hit singles resulted in ubiquitous public recognition. Posters adorned the walls...
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https://audioculture.co.nz/articles/gordon-bartram-s-christchurch-1980-81
Gordon Bartram's Christchurch 1980-81 - Article | AudioCulture
A selection of rare photos from Christchurch photographer Gordon Bartram, capturing just a small part of a vibrant live scene in the city in the early 1980s....
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https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/beastwars
Beastwars - Person | AudioCulture
The story of Beastwars reaches back to 1986, when singer Matt Hyde started his first band, Microwave Babies, while still at Saint Bernard's College in Lower...
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https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/straitjacket-fits-part-2
Straitjacket Fits part 2 - Article | AudioCulture
A return tour to the USA in 1991 led Straitjacket Fits to play at the New Music Seminar in New York. While that gig (a double bill) with The American Music...
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https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/doug-rogers-harlequin-to-hollywood-4
Doug Rogers: Harlequin to Hollywood 4 - Article | AudioCulture
In 1982 Harlequin Studios' Doug Rogers was scheming. Never one to simply bank his accomplishments, and with Mushroom now gone from the studio, he launched his...
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https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/the-crocodiles-at-sweetwaters-1981
The Crocodiles at Sweetwaters 1981 - Article | AudioCulture
The Crocodiles playing at Sweetwaters, January 1981. The line-up was Jenny Morris, Rikki Morris, Barton Price, Tony Backhouse and Mike Chunn. Before: Jenny...
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https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/the-new-loungehead
The New Loungehead - Person | AudioCulture
Formed as Loungehead in early 1995, this Auckland jazz outfit upgraded themselves to The New Loungehead in 1996, after some line-up changes. Guitarist Dan...
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https://www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/arch-hill-recordings
Arch Hill Recordings - Article | AudioCulture
Ben Howe and Arch Hill Auckland based Arch Hill Recordings was originally created by musician Ben Howe and sound engineer Ed Case to release music that had...
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