Wellington NZ punk/ metal band Nazgul play Smeagul Song, 1988. This was long before Peter Jackson filmed Lord of the Rings #LoTR in NZ locations including Wellington.

Wellington NZ punk/ metal band Nazgul play Smeagul Song, 1988. This was long before Peter Jackson filmed Lord of the Rings #LoTR in NZ locations including Wellington.

Toy Love with Chris Knox - “Pull Down the Shades” (1980)
Bored Games with Shayne Carter - Bridesmaid
https://youtu.be/xhM0LgTKApE
The Clean - Tally Ho
https://youtu.be/cVkC8W_-a-8
The Clean - Tally Ho (live)
https://youtu.be/3-sFDVT16i4
Straitjacket Fits with Shayne Carter - She Speeds (pop punk?)
https://youtu.be/OMIddxUAAQw

Unsanitary Napkin - The Balls
https://youtu.be/ZVmSw0WUDws
UNSANITARY NAPKIN - TERF War
https://youtu.be/ByuXn9PHL64
Unsanitary Napkin - All Billionaires Are Bastards
https://youtu.be/jRjUbFO9XrU

DARTZ is a cool little rock band from Wellington NZ. New to town, they formed a band to get into gigs and meet people. Sing about scum landlords, racism, drinking beer, driving cars, and having fun while poor.
DARTZ - Paradise
https://youtu.be/5WqEHFOO6Ko
DARTZ - Dangerous Day To Be A Cold One
https://youtu.be/84guwEI8mJ4
DARTZ - Toyota Corolla
https://youtu.be/_EXFgLKn5-s
DARTZ - Steal from the Supermarket (audio only)
https://youtu.be/nBlTPxJ3MFc

The Mint Chicks - Walking Off A Cliff Again
https://youtu.be/jU9N02p0oj8
Mint Chicks - 'Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!'
https://youtu.be/iZG1G025Fwo

Tall Dwarfs (with Chris Knox) - The Brain That Wouldn't Die (with over bright lighting)

Suburban Reptiles - Saturday Night Stay At Home (a high energy band that performed at my university's orientation week)

Here's an early Kiwi punk band from Dunedin. They didn't get to record their music but were locally influential. They later reformed as Toy Love.
The Enemy - ''Nothing'' (1978, NZ)
https://youtu.be/LlvSeWejVb8

Elizabeth's voice breaks my heart.
New from The Beths, "'Til My Heart Stops"

K+Lab, Stickybuds - Super Gravy Feat. Laughton Kora & Bailey wiley
(dance music feel not explicit in lyrics. Plus a shout out to the young guys at Wiri Correctional Facility up on the roof earlier today)
Glitch Hop + Funk
