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What’s your top Auckland song?
04.29.08 | Permalink | 10 CommentsWhen I type ‘Auckland’ into my itunes I get exactly, ah, no results. Alright, there’s the Muttonbird’s ‘Dominion Road‘, a great song ruined by homesick ex-pats, and that punk-AK’79 affair about jumping off Grafton Bridge. Dublin must be shitting itself. We live in a very pretty city, team, so how come there’s no catchy pop [...]
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A few rock & metal gigs for the end of April.
Korn, Biohazard and Chimaira Thursday 24th April @ Vector Arena. Tickets $74 from ticketmaster and as of today (lunchtime on 23rd April) there are still tickets available. Korn Ticketmaster link El Schlong, Malevolence, Galloping Hooves of the Apocalypse Thursday 24th April @ Kings Arms. $5 on the door. Grindcore, Industrial Metal & Metal. The Mint [...]
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Stumps at Whammy Bar
The Stumps, Wellington-based purveyors of improvised psychedelic doom noise rock (and friends of The Aucklandista), are coming to town and will be playing at Whammy Bar (St Kevin’s Arcade) on Saturday 26 April. According to a bio I found on the interwebs, “their sound moves from slowly evolving drones to noise prog rock, mixing in [...]
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Friday night in the city
Not sure what you’re doing tonight? Auckland has a range of New Zealand music to offer up this evening – from ska-rock to DJ sounds to indie. Your correspondent has pulled together a few gigs she won’t be able to decide between, all with the help of Mukuna, Auckland Gig Guide. The Managers do their [...]
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“Auckland Tonight”
First in a series of interesting videos to do with Auckland. This is a 1981 music video from Christchurch post-punk/pop band the Androidss for their song “Auckland Tonight”. Is it a story of some young Cantabrians yearning for the big city up north? Or are they taking the piss? Or both? Strangely enough, the style [...]
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