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by Roger Shepherd
The Story Of This Sporting Life's 1982 Album, 'Show Me To The Bellrope'
This Sporting Life were the necessary disrupting outsiders that helped mix and mess things up. They made Show Me to the Bellrope and helped to make Flying Nun a more interesting musical place.
by Roger Shepherd
The Story Of The Able Tasmans' 1985 EP 'The Tired Sun'
The Able Tasmans debut release, The Tired Sun 12” was considered a bit of an oddity at the time with its keyboard led quirky full sound. And with the term “oddity” comes the unspoken implication that this is a one-off novelty.
by Roger Shepherd
The Story of The Orange's 1986 EP, 'Fruit Salad Lives'
"Andrew Brough had spotted a space in the Dunedin music world for The Orange to manoeuvre into and through, despite it becoming an environment that was becoming nosier, and musically darker..."
by Roger Shepherd
The Story Of Garageland's EP, 'Come Back Special'
Roger Shepherd writes about Garageland's beginnings as a self-made band and their fantastic debut EP that established their timeless sound.
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