Sandy Mill is one of Aotearoa’s finest singers. To mark a rare performance in Auckland this weekend, we ask her some leading questions.
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The Steroids and White Light Records
In 1980 In Touch magazine got all excited about Wellington post-punk band The Steroids and the launching of their independent record label.
1001 Albums You Must Die Before You Hear – William Hung x 3
MATT KELLY traces the mercifully brief career over just three abysmal albums of former American Idol star William Hung.
1001 Albums You Must Die Before You Hear – Mrs Miller’s Greatest Hits
MATT KELLY finds himself actually enjoying this awful album, and siding with the masses who put it on the charts in the ’60s.
The Death Of Co-Aklan – Cathal Coughlan, gone…
GEORGE HENDERSON pays tribute to former Microdisney and Fatima Mansions singer-songwriter Cathal Coughlin.
Live shows from long ago… The Crocodiles/The Whizz Kids
By late 1980 The Crocodiles lineup had splintered. GARY STEEL wrote this review of their Wellington gig at shortlived venue Billy D’Club.
1001 Albums You Must Die Before You Hear – Grand Funk Railroad’s All The Girls In The World Beware
Do you want to hear the singer boast about the dark brown stains on his underwear? MATT KELLY sure as hell does not.
Ancient Album Review Columns #3: Pity the critic
GARY STEEL suffers a complete breakdown while attempting to review all the shit that came out in December 1987.