NZ_Artists

This page is about New Zealand's own recording artists, both past and present. Tucked away at the bottom of the globe, Kiwi Kids of the 60's decided not to miss out on the pop revolution and since they couldn't be at the heart of it all, they created their own Scenes and Music. Some are now known globally for their music. Others are 'big' 'Down Under' only but all contributed to the musical culture of New Zealand.

THE CHILLS - "Submarine Bells On CD

Not exactly a brand new release, but still worthy of comment, The Chill's "Submarine Bell" CD has arrived in stock. Issued in 1990 on

the "Slash" label, the albums

includes the tracks Heavenly

Pop Hit, Tied Up In Chains,

The Oncoming Day, Part Past

Part Fiction,Singing In My

Sleep, I Soar, Dead Web,

Familiarity Breeds Con-

tempt, Don't Be - Memory

and Submarine Bells.

Heavenly Pop Hits (The Best Of..)

Yes, it's out now - a "Best Of

The Chills" compilation CD

featuring all their best material

to date. Order your copy now

from our On-Line Stores.

Features gems like I Love

My Leather Jacket, Doledrums,

Double Summer, This Is The

Way, Wet Blanket and many more.

From the heart of the Taranaki, Schizo Phrenia's second CD Album has been released and it's hard rock to the core. Fresh and full of excitement, the Album has a sharp reality about it and the title, "No-One's Laughing" is an apt statement at present.

Schizo Phrenia are a 5 piece Hard Rock band made up of 3 men and 2 women who have been together since 1998. The group was formed by Michael & Elizabeth Wheeler (aka Jack B. Nimble & Skin Lizzie). Jack sings and plays distorted guitar. Skin Lizzie is the vocalist while Dave Roskilly and Jozie play guitars and Marc Devine is their drummer. Their first CD, "The Scream" was recorded in the 1996-8 period and a CD Single is due any day from this latest release. You can find other recordings by Schizo Phrenia on the compilation albums "Regional Finals" produced by Truly Fine Citizen,"Not So Quiet In New Plymouth", and the "Mushroom Ball '98" (live to the Internet). A DVD is on it's way - the first made in New Plymouth, New Zealand.

Schizo Phrena's Web Site URL is www.threshold.co.nz

Bill & Boyd Are Rockers From

Way-Back When...

It was the late Fifties and Elvis was the King and Down Under hopefuls like Johnny Devlin and Johnny O'Keefe were making waves as Presley mimickers. Howard Morrison and the boys toured New Zealand and on the same billing were Bill & Boyd. Dinah Lee hadn't started recording when these guys were on the road, entertaining Kiwis every night.

They managed to adapt to the early 60's swoon and even the arrival of the Liverpool Sound. Then in the mid 60's they re-located to Australia and starting from scratch, built up just as big a name for themselves there as they had in New Zealand. They also toured the USA for a while too.

When you hear the name Peter Posa, you automatically think "White Rabbit" but Peter's skills on the guitar run much deeper and like Bill & Boyd, Howard Morrison, Dinah Lee and Ray Columbus,

Peter is a legend and not just in New Zealand.

At the peak of his career he worked in America with Chet Atkins, woed them in Japan and Australia too. He had a lot to do with the career of Country singer Marie Dallas too.

Peter recorded exclusively for Viking Records and worked with Producer Ron Dalton all his career. This recently re-issued CD of Peter's "highlights" from a long career and features that fasmous "White Rabbit" along with "Wheels", "The Mad hatter" and Guitar Boogie" as well as Peter's versions of 60's hits like "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", "Eight Days A Week", "Please Please Me", "Send Me The Pillow You Dream On" and "Jamaica Farewell" to name just a few of the 20 tracks featured.

The CD is well presented with a full colour photo on the disc and a discography inside which is always great to have as our grey matter doesn't always remember the correct times events actually took place.

This CD re-issue of their musical career highlights the musical Eras they survived, from "Corrina Corrina" from 1961 to "Cloudy Summer Afternoon" from 1963 to "Put Another Log On The Fire" in 1975. The CD has a full colour photo on it and the whole presentation. All tracks are dated too, which is very helpful.

Dancing Toys hit she featured on. There are also several tracks from her time as a Member of the highly successful NZ Girl group "When The Cat's Away", like "Asian Paradise",and "Melting Pot".

17 tracks in all, this outstanding Album demonstrates once more that Annie Crummer is a very talented singer. Enjoy her songs "Language", "Guilty", "I Hope I Never", "Once Or Twice" and U Soul Me".

Suzanne Prentice has been

recording beautiful songs

for several Decades now and the fans still can't get enough of her so Music World have

issued this amazing 2CD Set featuring 2 Albums.

Disc 1 is "Heartache - 24 Sentimental Songs" and Disc 2 is simply called "Love Songs". With classics like

"Paper Roses", "The Rose",

"Satin Sheets", When I Dream", "Sleeping Single In A Double Bed", "For The Good Times" and Crazy Arms" to name but a few of the 24 songs featured here.

Disc 2 features 16 Love Songs like "Could I Have This Dance", "I Believe", "Back Home Again". "Let It Shine", "Come On Over", "Let Me Be There", "You Needed Me", "You Light Up My Life" and "I Honestly Love You".

Shona Laing, The Holidaymakers, Strawpeople, Tex Pistol & Rickki Morris, Smokeshop, Ardijah, Merenia, Southside Of Bombay, Greg Johnson, Ted Brown, Al Hunter, Bluespeak, The Warratahs and Billy T all contributed to the succes of the Indie Label Pagan and are featured here in this NZ Only release of 2001.

19 tracks of amazing Kiwi music here. Catch Shona Laing's "Glad I'm Not A Kennedy", The Strawpeople's "One Good Reason", The Holidaymakers "Sweet Lovers",

Greg Johnson's "Isabella" and Rikki Morris & Tex Pistol's "Nobody Else" for starters. This is New Zealand classic 90's material and as the saying goes "everyone's a winner" - must be, they all went Gold for Pagan Records, didn't they?

Special, Numbered, Limited Edition Issue of Dave's CD Single "Welcome Home", made in NZ by Stebbings. We still have a few copies left. Once sold, that's it, no more so don't miss out.

A New Zealand Christian Rock singer's solo Album as issued by the "Someone Up There" Label in 1994, Andy Brown's "Nice Moon" features 10 songs including "Jesus Is Coming Soon", "Here She Comes", "Make Sure", "Natascha", Forest Hill", "No One Is Alone", "All About The Moon", "Listening To The Moon", Eddie Gilbert" and "Love In A Foreign Land". A New Zealand only issue.

there is one of the same name in existance.

This Coup D'etat was recorded in New Zealand by Philips in 1980 and issued on Vertigo. While this Album has the full colour labels, the Singles from this Album are on the famous b&w Spiral

Labels. The Members were Paul Dunningham (drums), Neil Hannan (bass), Harry Lyon (guitar/vocals) and Jan Preston (keyboard / vocals). 11 tracks in total, includes "No Music On My Radio", "Naughty But Nice", the hit "Dr I Like Your Medicine", "Taxi", "Hysteria", "Not Responsible", "Big Boss Man", "Closer To You", "Permanent Hire" and "Strike Up The Band."

Flying Nunn Records of Christchurch, New Zealand, is World famous and Festival NZ thought the guy was nuts when he started. Who's laughing now? Why, Flyiing Nunn, of course. "The Complete Blam Blam Blam" Album contains a total of 19 tracks and includes most of their now famous music. Songs like "There Is No Depression In NZ", "Maids To Order", "Dr. Who", "Got To Be Guilty",

"Call For Help", "Like My Job", "Luxury Length", "Beach On 42nd Street", "Talkback King", "Businessmen" and "Last Post".

The CD comes with a folding out booklet with past Blam Blam Blam releases' cover artworks. All-in-all, a great NZ only issued Album well worth having in your Collection.

Ben Lummis was the first winner of that TV Talent Quest Show "NZ Idol" and this CD Single was rushed out to cash in on his success while the Show was still a hot talking point. It was followed by an equally hastily recorded full Album and then Ben faded from the scene totally. Blame his Record Company, not Ben, for the haste and errors in judgement on the material recorded. Title Track: "They Can't Take That Away". The second track is called "Coffee And Cream" ... and that's it. Just 2 songs.

30 songs from wellington Bands and Singers issued by Tree Records in 1996 as Compact Discs to preserve a slice of New Zealand's Capital City's pop culture of the Swinging Sixties.

Available from all 4 On-Line Stores as well as at the NZ Music Shop at Musicstack. Now also available from iTunes as individual tracks since August 2007. Features Rick Bryant, Peter Caulton & Midge Marsden, The

Group, Lianne, Random Thoughts and the Supernatural Blues Band and many more.