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<div>[[image:Nexcover040.jpg|right|thumb|Cover of Nexus, 2002's 'Band Issue' - feat. Carl ([[Nexus]] editor) of [[Daisy Chain Halo]] on tambourine, Rob and Dan of [[Big Elephants]] on triangle and bass, [[Nate Dogg]] on guitar and Emerson the graphic designer on drums]]<br />
''Nexus'' is the official publication of the Waikato Students' Union, based at [[The University of Waikato]] in Hamilton. It followed on from the early Waikato student newspapaers ''Kato'' (1956-1966) and ''The Waikato Student'' (1967).<br />
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The paper has had a mixed (although generally positive) relationship with the Hamilton music scene since its inception in 1968. For much of its history, only the occasional story on Hamilton bands (or reviews of their shows) were included, typically peaking around Orientation week (but non-existent through the remainder of the year). The first [[Contact 89FM]] column began c.1985 written by [[Max Christoffersen]], initially discussing shows and music on the station, but by 1990 included information on upcoming band performances and events. <br />
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[[image:Nexuscover.jpg |right|thumb]]From 1991 to 1994 support for Hamilton bands became extremely strong, with numerous articles and reviews of Hamilton bands appearing each year, reflecting (and perhaps contributing to) the high level of support for Hamilton music at this time. From 1995 the quality of coverage declined, until 1998 when stories on Hamilton bands again became practically non-existent (not coincidentally, the same year [[Contact 89FM]] was sold). ''Nexus'' had dedicated music editors through most of the 1990s.<br />
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From 2000 ''Nexus'' again became known for championing of local music - including columns from 'Citric' ([[Carl Watkins]] of [[Daisy Chain Halo]] fame, who was also editor for a few years, under the pseudonym of 'Ben Arnold'), to [[Tonamu]], and going back a few more years - [[R William Murphy]]. By 2010 music content had again became negligible.<br />
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[[image:Nexus,_Fluke_2000_ad,_Sep_2000.jpg |right|thumb]]<br />
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==External Site==<br />
[http://www.nexusmag.co.nz/ Nexus website]<br />
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[[category:Zines]]<br />
[[category:Stubs]]</div>Danduranhttp://www.expdev.net/htownwiki/index.php?title=File:Nexus,_Fluke_2000_ad,_Sep_2000.jpg&diff=27228File:Nexus, Fluke 2000 ad, Sep 2000.jpg2019-06-18T08:29:17Z<p>Danduran: Fluke 2000 advert in Nexus</p>
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<div>Fluke 2000 advert in Nexus</div>Danduranhttp://www.expdev.net/htownwiki/index.php?title=Mi-Sex&diff=27227Mi-Sex2019-06-17T09:02:56Z<p>Danduran: </p>
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<div>[[image:Graffiti.jpg|right|thumb|''Graffiti Crimes'' cover art]]<br />
[[image:RIP IT UP - Mi-Sex Graffiti Crimes, Nov 2000.jpg|right|thumb|''Graffiti Crimes'' retrospective review, Rip It Up (2000)]]<br />
''Mi-Sex'' evolved out of the Hamilton band [[Father Thyme]], via [[Fragments of Time]], and included Hamiltonian [[Don Martin]].<br><br />
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The frontman for ''Mi-Sex'' was Wellingtonian ''Steve Gilpin'', the winner of the television contest ''New Faces'' in 1972. In the early 1970s he toured the country performing "cabaret style" in provincial centres, including songs such as "Bridge over Troubled Waters", "Johnny B Goode" and "Whole Lotta Shakin" in his repertoire. ''Gilpin'' first met members of ''Father Thyme'' in 1976 when he saw them play in Palmerston North. In 1977, after ''Father Time'' disbanded, Gilpin joined with the bands [[Alan Moon]] (organ) and [[Don Martin]] (bass), along with [[Phil Smart]] (drums) and ''Kevin Stanton'' (guitar), calling themselves [[Fragments of Time]], and remained based in Hamilton. The band evolved in its make-up, with ''Moon'' replaced by Invercargill/Wellingtonian ''Murray Burns'', and ''Smart'' was briefly replaced by ''Steve Osbourne'', followed by ''Richard Hodgkinson''. This lineup, now based in Wellington, debuted in 1978 as ''Mi-Sex''. By this time they had evolved from long-haired progressive rockers to short-haired new-wavers. <br><br />
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''Mi-Sex'' moved to Sydney in late 1978. Based here they released an album in 1979, [[Graffiti Crimes]], which included the [[Fragments of Time]] song ''Camera Kazi''. In 1979 they also released the singles [[But You Don't Care]] and [[Computer Games]]. [[Computer Games]] went to number 1 on the Australian charts (#5 in NZ), and was followed by a performance on the steps of the Sydney Opera House at an event called "Concert of the Decade" in front of 160,000 people. On the back of a North American tour, "Computer Games" also went to number 2 on the Canadian charts. <br><br />
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Further releases followed, including the albums [[Space Race]] (1980), [[Shanghaied]] (1981) and [[Where Did They Go?]] (1984), and the singles [[People]] (1980), [[Falling in and Out]] (1981), [[Missing Person]] (1981), [[Castaway]] (1982) and [[Blue Day]] (1982). The band split up after their final album, [[Where Did They Go?]], failed to chart in the United States.<br />
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[[category:Hamilton Related Bands]]</div>Danduranhttp://www.expdev.net/htownwiki/index.php?title=File:RIP_IT_UP_-_Mi-Sex_Graffiti_Crimes,_Nov_2000.jpg&diff=27226File:RIP IT UP - Mi-Sex Graffiti Crimes, Nov 2000.jpg2019-06-17T09:02:16Z<p>Danduran: Graffiti Crimes retrospective review, Rip It Up (2000)</p>
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<div>Graffiti Crimes retrospective review, Rip It Up (2000)</div>Danduranhttp://www.expdev.net/htownwiki/index.php?title=Dean_Ballinger&diff=27225Dean Ballinger2019-06-17T08:51:24Z<p>Danduran: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Foureyes013.jpg|thumb|right|Flyer for one of Ballswinger's lovely parties]]<br />
[[Image:Dean Ballinger DJ cartoon, August 1997.jpg|thumb|right|A cartoon by Dean Ballinger, circa 1997. Source unknown, probably Nexus.<br />
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Drummer for the [[Hollow Grinders]] and the [[Mobile Stud Unit]], singer for punk/new wave covers band [[The Readers' Wives]], brains behind [[Lumiere]], cartoonist extraordinaire. Used to co-host morning radio show on [[Contact]] 89FM and [[UFM]], alongside [[Greg Page]].<br />
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{{Band-Stub}}<br />
[[Category:People]]</div>Danduranhttp://www.expdev.net/htownwiki/index.php?title=File:Dean_Ballinger_DJ_cartoon,_August_1997.jpg&diff=27224File:Dean Ballinger DJ cartoon, August 1997.jpg2019-06-17T08:50:17Z<p>Danduran: A cartoon by Dean Ballinger, circa 1997. Source unknown, probably Nexus.</p>
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<div>A cartoon by Dean Ballinger, circa 1997. Source unknown, probably Nexus.</div>Danduranhttp://www.expdev.net/htownwiki/index.php?title=Nexus&diff=22867Nexus2014-04-20T21:45:48Z<p>Danduran: </p>
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<div>[[image:Nexcover040.jpg|right|thumb|Cover of Nexus, 2002's 'Band Issue' - feat. Carl ([[Nexus]] editor) of [[Daisy Chain Halo]] on tambourine, Rob and Dan of [[Big Elephants]] on triangle and bass, [[Nate Dogg]] on guitar and Emerson the graphic designer on drums]]<br />
''Nexus'' is the official publication of the Waikato Students' Union, based at [[The University of Waikato]] in Hamilton. It followed on from the early Waikato student newspapaers ''Kato'' (1956-1966) and ''The Waikato Student'' (1967).<br />
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[[image:Nexus warning, 2002.JPG |left|thumb|Nexus was in conflict with the Waikato Students' Union for much of the early 2000s]]The paper has had a mixed (although generally positive) relationship with the Hamilton music scene since its inception in 1968. For much of its history, only the occasional story on Hamilton bands (or reviews of their shows) were included, typically peaking around Orientation week (but non-existent through the remainder of the year). The first [[Contact 89FM]] column began c.1985 written by [[Max Christoffersen]], initially discussing shows and music on the station, but by 1990 included information on upcoming band performances and events. <br />
<br />
[[image:Nexuscover.jpg |right|thumb]]From 1991 to 1994 support for Hamilton bands became extremely strong, with numerous articles and reviews of Hamilton bands appearing each year, reflecting (and perhaps contributing to) the high level of support for Hamilton music at this time. From 1995 the quality of coverage declined, until 1998 when stories on Hamilton bands again became practically non-existent (not coincidentally, the same year [[Contact 89FM]] was sold). ''Nexus'' had dedicated music editors through most of the 1990s.<br />
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From 2000 ''Nexus'' again became known for championing of local music - including columns from 'Citric' ([[Carl Watkins]] of [[Daisy Chain Halo]] fame, who was also editor for a few years, under the pseudonym of 'Ben Arnold'), to [[Tonamu]], and going back a few more years - [[R William Murphy]]. By 2010 music content had again became negligible.<br />
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==External Site==<br />
[http://www.nexusmag.co.nz/ Nexus website]<br />
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[[category:Zines]]<br />
[[category:Stubs]]</div>Danduranhttp://www.expdev.net/htownwiki/index.php?title=File:Nexus_warning,_2002.JPG&diff=22866File:Nexus warning, 2002.JPG2014-04-20T21:45:06Z<p>Danduran: </p>
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<div></div>Danduranhttp://www.expdev.net/htownwiki/index.php?title=Tweeter&diff=22865Tweeter2014-04-20T21:26:01Z<p>Danduran: /* Releases */</p>
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<div>[[image:Tweeter-2.gif|right|250px|thumb|"Tweeter" (l-r: Fitness, Lineham, Brodie, Ranum)]]<br />
Tweeter were a guitar-pop group who formed in 1998, and split in 2003 due to members moving to London. Known for their Dandy Warhols/Blur inspired sound, the group released one album (''[[Aces Go Places]]'') in 2001, before making the shift to Auckland and vanishing without a trace.<br><br />
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In their prime however, they were one of Htown's most popular groups. Tipped by many to win the 2000 [[Battle of the Bands]], they were pipped at the post by [[Dogs On Prozac]] in the final.<br><br />
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Featuring members of other bands such as [[Inspector Moog]] and [[The Datsuns]], Tweeter were a fixture on [[Contact]] and [[UFM]] with songs like ''Dis Guy'' and ''DC02''. They used extensive layers of keyboards and synthesizers in their music, which helped them stand out from other groups of the time. This is best evidenced on their (long delayed) debut album, [[Aces Go Places]].<br><br />
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Christian Livingstone left the group once [[the Datsuns]] broke through in England in the early 2000s, leaving Tweeter to continue as a four piece in Auckland. <br />
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Paul Fitness was last seen in London, drumming for [[Grande Cobra]] and playing keyboards for [[Grok]].<br />
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==Members==<br />
* [[Ritchie Ranum]] - guitar + vocals<br />
* [[Fran Linehan]] - bass<br />
* [[Grant Brodie]] - keyboards<br />
* [[Christian Livingstone]] - guitar<br />
* [[Paul Fitness]] drums + vocals<br />
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==Releases==<br />
[[image:Tweeter setlist, late 1990s.JPG |right|thumb|Setlist from the late 1990s]]* [[Aces Go Places]] - 2001<br><br />
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''Disguy'' appears on the 2000 promo CD [[NZ on Air Indie Hit Disc 13]]<br><br />
''Disguy'' appears on the 2001 compilation [[Year Zero]]<br><br />
''Happiness'' appears on the 2002 compilation [[Zero.one]]<br><br />
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<div></div>Danduranhttp://www.expdev.net/htownwiki/index.php?title=Kitty_Hawk&diff=22863Kitty Hawk2014-04-20T21:23:33Z<p>Danduran: /* Releases */</p>
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<div>[[image:Khk.jpg|right|thumb|Kent Hawk @the Kings Arms - photo from [http://cheeseontoast.co.nz cheeseontoast]]]Auckland based disco-punk band, formed 2006. Through 2007 the line-up was wholly ex-Hamiltonians/ex-members of [[Dogs on Prozac]], [[Vetox]] and [[Malenky Robot]]. In early 2008, after playing at Camp A Low Hum John and Dan left the band and were replaced by Matt (ex-Charlie Ash) and Oscar (from the Randoms).<br />
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==Members==<br />
*[[Wayne Fontaine|Kent Hawk]] - guitar, synths, vocals<br />
*Simon Frost - drums (2009-)<br />
*Max Gillian - bass (2012-)<br />
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''Former Members''<br />
*Aiden Bryce - bass (2006)<br />
*[[danduran|Dan Hawk]] - bass (2007-08)<br />
*[[John Irvine|John Hawk]] - drums (2006-08)<br />
*Oscar Davies-Kay - bass (2009-2011)<br />
*Matt Brightwell - drums (2008-2009)<br />
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==Releases==<br />
[[image:Kittyhawk setlist, 2007.JPG |right|thumb]]*[[Disco Peril]] Single, 2007<br />
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==Published Articles==<br />
*''Ones to Watch: Kittyhawk'', [[Rip it Up]] 322, Apr/May 2008, p32<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://myspace.com/kittyhawkmusic Kittyhawk's Myspace]<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Kittyhawk/6520303294 Kittyhawk's Facebook]<br />
*[http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2040130540 ''Big Stick'' music video]<br />
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{{Band-Stub}}</div>Danduranhttp://www.expdev.net/htownwiki/index.php?title=File:Kittyhawk_setlist,_2007.JPG&diff=22862File:Kittyhawk setlist, 2007.JPG2014-04-20T21:22:45Z<p>Danduran: </p>
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<div></div>Danduranhttp://www.expdev.net/htownwiki/index.php?title=The_Datsuns&diff=22861The Datsuns2014-04-20T21:19:56Z<p>Danduran: /* Other Releases */</p>
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<div>[[image:dats.jpg|right|thumb|Christian and Dolf]]<br />
''The Datsuns'' are a rock band originally from Cambridge. In 1995, while still at school, [[Dolf de Borst]], [[Phil Buscke Somervell]] and [[Matt Osment]] formed a band under the name [[Trinket]]. [[Christian Livingstone]] joined the band in 1997. Recording and releasing material on cassette tapes, Trinket built up a solid following around Htown due to goofy yet irresistable songs like ''Girly Gumshoe'' and ''Chocolate Coated Mamas''.<br><br />
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[[image:Datssalient046.jpg|left|thumb|On the cover of Salient, 2002 - pic by Toby Morris]]<br />
In 1998 they entered the Contact 89FM [[Battle of the Bands]], eventually coming second place to [[Trucker]] (for whom Dolf played bass also). The following year the group were victorious, slaying all opposition with ease (the only group to perhaps have a chance of beating them were [[Handsome Geoffrey]]).<br />
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Renaming themselves 'The Datsuns', in August 2000 they released their first single, ''Super Gyration!'' on seven inch vinyl only, with a show at [[Ward Lane Tavern|Ward Lane]]. In July 2002, after featuring several times on John Peel's programme on the UK's BBC Radio 1 and being hailed as "the future of rock" by the British music press, the band signed with the V2 record label.<br><br />
[[image:Datscartoon044.jpg|right|thumb|Page one of the story of the [[Datsuns]], as imagined by cartoonist Toby Morris in Salient & [[Nexus]] 2002 (313kb)]]<br />
By the time of their next gig in Hamilton, the band were huge. They sold out [[Diggers]] back bar as well as other venues across NZ with ease. Within a year, they were able to charge $25 and fill a venue as large as [[Altitude]] - two years prior, they struggled to fill Ward Lane while charging only $2.<br><br />
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In 2003 the band played on the mainstage at ''Ozzfest'', alongside the likes of ''Ozzy Osbourne'', ''Marilyn Manson'' and ''Korn''. They played the main stage of the 2004 Big Day Out festival and opened for Metallica in their Australian tour in the same year, and toured with The White Stripes. Their second album [[Outta Sight, Outta Mind]], realeased in 2004, was produced by Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones. <br><br />
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In 2006 they released their third album, [[Smoke and Mirrors]]. Near the end of the year, founding member ''Matt Osment'' left the band, replaced by [[Ben Cole]] (formerly of [[Pugnaut]]). <br><br />
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In 2007 The Datsuns moved to Gütersloh, Germany to record their 4th record, however the recordings were to become demos, and the band traveled to Gothenburg, Sweden to record at a studio owned by Swedish band Soundtrack of Our Lives, with long time live engineer [[Scott Newth]] at the controls.<br />
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The album [[Head Stunts]] was released in 2008, and they began writing their fifth album in Wellington in March 2010. <br />
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They have been managed throughout their career by [[Tom Dalton]] <br />
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==Singles and EPs==<br />
[[image:datsuns2007.jpg|right|thumb|"The Datsuns", ''circa'' 2007]]<br />
* [[Super Gyration!]], 2000<br />
* [[Fink for the Man]], 2001<br />
* [[Lady]], 2001<br />
* [[In Love]], 2002<br />
* [[Sittin' Pretty]], 2002<br />
* [[Harmonic Generator]], 2003<br />
* [[MF from Hell]], 2003<br />
* [[Blacken my Thumb]], 2004<br />
* [[Girl's Best Friend]], 2004<br />
* [[Sky is Falling]], 2006<br />
* [[Stuck Here for Days]], 2006<br />
* [[System Overload]], 2006<br />
* [[High School Hoodlums]], 2008 (available at performances only)<br />
* [[Human Error]], 2008<br />
* [[So Long]], 2009<br />
* [[Gold Halo]], 2012<br />
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==Albums== <br />
[[image:Datsuns live poster, 2003.JPG |right|thumb]]* ''[[The Datsuns self titled album|The Datsuns]]'', 2002<br />
* ''[[Outta Sight, Outta Mind]]'', 2004<br />
* ''[[Smoke and Mirrors]]'', 2006<br />
* ''[[Head Stunts]]'', 2008<br />
* ''[[Death Rattle Boogie]]'', 2012<br />
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==Video==<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy04tZxN6PU Supergyration]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EED8F7P_q4 Harmonic Generator]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxxGShY6lnM Stuck Here For Days]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBafeCqVFgQ&feature=channel System Overload]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP9cUPhuc2Q Waiting For Your Time To Come]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHD-bWhBYiA Human Error]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG6W485Y4Kk So Long]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4ydUBrG5Wg Blacken My Thumb]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyCRjaczWsI Girl's Best Friend]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Beqzg_DUEY4 In Love - live on Top of the Pops]<br />
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==Other Releases==<br />
[[image:HDatsuns shit hot, Nexus, 2002.jpg |right|thumb|Article on the Datsuns in Nexus, 2002]]*''The Datsuns'' appear on the 2005 John Peel tribute single [[Ever Fallen in Love (with Someone you Shouldn't've)]]<br><br />
*''Dolf de Datsun'' contributes to the track ''I'll Take You Down'' on the 2005 [[Fantastic Four Soundtrack]]<br><br />
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'''Commercial Compilation Releases'''<br><br />
*''Supergyration'' appears on the 2001 compilation [[Year Zero]] <br><br />
*''All I want for Christmas'' appears on the 2001 compilation [[Christmas On The Rocks: A New Zealand Rock 'N' Roll Christmas]]<br><br />
*''Super Gyration'' appears on the 2001 compilation [[91FM New Music Sampler]]<br><br />
*''Motherfucker From Hell'' appears on the 2002 compilation [[New Blood - The New Rock N Roll Vol 2]]<br><br />
*''Motherfucker From Hell'' appears on the 2002 compilation [[The Best Tracks From The Best Albums]] <br><br />
*''Little Bruise '' appears on the 2002 compilation [[The New Rock Revolution ]] <br><br />
*''Sittin' Pretty'' appears on the 2003 compilation [[Samsonic Festival Volume 2]] <br><br />
*''Lady'' appears on the 2003 [[The Locals soundtrack]] <br><br />
*''In Love'' appears on the 2003 compilation [[Big Day Out 03]] <br><br />
*''Harmonic Generator'' appears on the 2003 compilation [[The X List]]<br><br />
*''Fink for the Man'' appears on the 2004 compilation [[Rock'n'Roll Disease]]<br><br />
*''MF from Hell'' appears on the 2004 compilation [[Big Day Out 04]] <br><br />
*''In Love'' appears on the 2004 compilation [[Fabriclive 07]] <br><br />
*''I Ain't Got Time For Love'' appears on the 2004 compilation [[St. Valentines Killers]] <br><br />
*''Motherfucker From Hell'' appears on the 2004 compilation [[Get a Haircut]] <br><br />
*''Blacken My Thumb'' appears on the 2004 compilation [[State of the Nation]] <br><br />
*''Blacken My Thumb'' appears on the 2005 compilation [[Viva la Bands]] <br><br />
*''In Love'' appears on the 2005 DVD compilation [[Later...Louder]] <br><br />
*''Messin' Around'' apperas on the 2005 compilation [[Razzmatazz 04]]<br><br />
*''Harmonic Generator'' appears on the 2006 compilation [[More Nature]] <br><br />
*''MF From Hell'' appears on the 2006 compilation [[Jackass Number 2 Soundtrack]]<br><br />
*''All Aboard'' appears on the 2007 compilation [[Outrageous Fortune]]<br><br />
*''Harmonic Generator'' appears on the 2008 compilation [[Melodies, Moshpits and Mullets]]<br />
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''NB: all of the above compilation releases can be found on other releases except ''All I want for Christmas'' on the 2001 compilation [[Christmas On The Rocks: A New Zealand Rock 'N' Roll Christmas]]''<br><br />
[[image:Datsunscover.jpg|right|thumb|''Datsuns'' NME cover, 5 October 2002]]<br />
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'''Promotional Compilation Releases'''<br><br />
*''MF From Hell'' appears on the 2003 promo CD [[NZ on Air Indie Hit Disc 24]]<br><br />
*''Harmonic Generator'' appears on the 2003 promo CD [[Kiwi Hit Disc 58]]<br><br />
*''In Love'' appears on the promo only compilation [[The Tuis New Zealand Music Awards, 2003]] <br><br />
*''Blacken My Thumb'' appears on the 2004 promo CD [[Kiwi Hit Disc 66]]<br><br />
*''Girls Best Friend'' appears on the 2004 promo CD [[Kiwi Hit Disc 68]]<br><br />
*''In Love'' appears on the 2002 promo CD [[Kiwi Hit Disc 56]]<br><br />
*''Stuck Here for Days'' appears on the 2006 promo CD [[Kiwi Hit Disc 84]]<br><br />
*''System Overload'' appears on the 2006 promo CD [[Kiwi Hit Disc 87]]<br><br />
*''Waiting for your time to come'' appears on the 2007 promo CD [[Kiwi Hit Disc 90]]<br><br />
*''Stuck Here for Days'' appears on the 2007 promo CD [[New Zealand Music V]]<br><br />
*''Highschool Hoodlums'' appears on the 2008 promo CD [[Kiwi Hit Disc 102]]<br><br />
*''Cruel Cruel Fate'' appears on the 2008 promo CD [[Kiwi Hit Disc 108]]<br><br />
*''So Long'' appears on the 2008 promo CD [[Kiwi Hit Disc 111]]<br />
*''Gold Halo'' appears on the 2012 promo CD [[Kiwi Hit Disc 152]]<br />
*''Bullseye'' appears on the 2013 promo CD [[Kiwi Hit Disc 162]]<br><br />
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==Significant Published Articles==<br />
*''The Datsuns: A Rock'n'Roll Fairytale'', ''New Zealand Herald'', 29 September 2002<br />
*''The Datsuns'', ''NME'', 5 October 2002 (on cover)<br />
*''The Datsuns'', [[Rip it Up]] 312 (Aug/Sep 2006), P60-61<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.thedatsuns.com/ The Datsuns' official website]<br />
* [http://www.myspace.com/thedatsuns The Datsuns' MySpace page]<br />
* [http://www.lyricsdir.com/the-datsuns-lyrics.html The Datsuns Lyrics]<br />
* [http://laksa.rapidsite.co.nz/index.cfm?id=13 Interview with Dolf from 2000, from [[Clinton]]]<br />
* [http://www.hellsquadrecords.com Hellsquad Records Site]<br />
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<div>[[image:Deset011.jpg|thumb|right|Deceitful Existence setlist, [[Battle of the Bands]] 2003]]<br />
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[[image:Battle of Bands -Nick, 2003.jpg |right|thumb|Arab Reptile Man, 2003]]Hard rock/grunge band featuring [[Spider]] and [[R William Murphy]] (both ex-[[Sequester]]). Made the final of the [[Battle of the Bands]] in 2004.<br />
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==Members==<br />
*[[Spider]] - guitar, vocals<br />
*[[R William Murphy]] - guitar<br />
*[[Arab Reptile Man]] - bass<br />
*[[Jonno]] - drums <br />
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<div></div>Danduranhttp://www.expdev.net/htownwiki/index.php?title=Daisy_Chain_Halo&diff=22857Daisy Chain Halo2014-04-20T20:25:24Z<p>Danduran: /* Members */</p>
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<div>[[image:Dchwiki.jpg|right|thumb|Daisy Chain Halo - Carl, Luke and Corinna]]<br />
The nucleus of what would later become Daisy Chain Halo began life in Wellington band ''Porch'' in 1998. When Porch disbanded in 1999, [[Carl Watkins]] and [[Corinna Watts]] continued writing and performing as a duo, deciding to move to Hamilton later that year. The duo arrived in Hamilton in early 2000, relocating on the basis of Htown's reputation as New Zealand's rock capital and its central location. Songwriting team Carl and Corinna formed the core of the band, with drummers changing several times during the band's lifespan. Daisy Chain Halo ended in May 2005, due to drummer [[Luke Hale]]'s desire to focus on his jazz-fusion exploration with fellow Hamilton band [[Apollo]]. The split was not acrimonious, with all three members remaining good friends.<br><br />
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==Members==<br />
[[image:Daisy Chain Halo & God, March 2003.JPG |right|thumb|Daisy Chain Halo in 2003 - photo by [[Dan Duran]]]]* [[Carl Watkins]] - vocals, acoustic guitar<br />
* [[Corinna Watts]] - bass, electric guitar, piano, keys, backing vocals, percussion<br />
* [[Luke Hale]] - drums, percussion (2002 - 2005 )<br />
* Ben Chapman - drums (2000-2002)<br />
* BJ Hiha - drums (2000)<br />
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==Bio==<br />
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Daisy Chain Halo (DCH) was born when Wellington post-grunge underdogs ''Porch'' split due to the usual 'differing musical directions'. Vocalist and guitarist Carl Watkins, and bassist and co-songwriter Corinna Watts decided to go it alone.<br><br />
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Having shed their electric skin the band, then with former ''Pushkin'' drummer ''BJ Hiha'', felt they needed to make a career move and relocate to somewhere more central and closer to NZ’s largest city, Auckland. Although they had never been there previously, they settled on Hamilton, moving at the beginning of 2000.<br><br />
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[[image:Dchsetlist007.jpg|left|thumb|Daisy Chain Halo setlist @[[Ward Lane Tavern|Ward Lane]], 22/08/2003]]<br />
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Daisy Chain Halo won both the Hamilton [[Band Experiments]], the Waikato [[Battle of the Bands]], and the Waikato regional final of the ''NZ Battle of the Bands'' competitions in 2001, performing in the national final of the latter. They toured Melbourne, Australia to rave responses in 2002, however, as with a lot of bands, they had trouble keeping a drummer. ''Luke Hale'' entered the picture in June of 2002 after meeting Carl through a social soccer team, and went on to become the band's longest serving drummer and acknowledged 'soulmate'. Luke would prove impossible to replace after his departure in 2005, the band was unable to recreate the unique chemistry they had together and subsequently decided to end.<br><br />
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The group recorded their debut album in 2003 with long-time sound engineer, mentor and friend [[Scott Newth]]. The album was recorded at [[DownbeatStudio]], Hamilton. In 2004 DCH chose to release a selection of tracks only, as an EP, and keep the remainder of the album tracks unreleased. The EP was distributed through Auckland indie label [[Powertool Records]] and remains the band's sole release to date.<br><br />
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Corinna Watts and Carl Watkins also organised the popular [[9 Bands For No Bucks]] events in Hamilton between 2000 - 2002.<br><br />
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==Releases==<br />
* [[Daisy Chain Halo EP|Daisy Chain Halo]] EP, [[Powertool Records]] - 2004<br />
* ''Soft Light Serenade'' appears on the 2002 compilation [[Zero Point One]]<br />
* ''Soft-light Serenade'' appears on the 2003 compilation [[Kaleidoscope World Series 3]]<br />
* ''Killing Floor'' appears on the 2004 compilation [[Kaleidoscope World Series 6]]<br />
* ''Lying Face Down'' appears on the 2004 compilation [[Kaleidoscope World Series 7]]<br />
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==Published Articles==<br />
*''Daisy Chain Halo Win Local Band Contest'', [[Waikato Times]], 24 August 2001, P2<br />
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*[http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php/ps_pagename/article/pi_articleid/218/ ''Fresh Talent: Daisy Chain Halo'', NZ Musician Magazine, June/July 2002] <br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Daisy-Chain-Halo/140159089388689 Official Daisy Chain Halo Facebook page]<br />
* [http://www.powertoolrecords.co.nz/daisychainhalo.htm Powertool Records page. DCH EP can be purchased from here]<br />
* [http://www.amplifier.co.nz/artist/2471/daisy_chain_halo.html Artist site on amplifier.co.nz. Tracks can be downloaded here]<br />
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<div>[[image:Stlucy.jpg|right|thumb|Mark Tupuhi (St Lucy)]]<br />
[[Mark Tupuhi]]'s ''St. Lucy'' began with the split of [[Jah'na]] in 2001, and the re-release of Jah'na's [[Acoustic Pop]] album - repackaged as [[Why We Hate Decaff (and assorted tales)]] by ''St Lucy'' - in 2002. In the same year Tupuhi, performing solo as St Lucy, won the ''York Street Acid Test'' singer/songwriter competition at Auckland's ''Temple Bar'', signed to ''Jody Lloyd'' (of ''Trillion'')'s ''She'll Be Right Records'' (self-described as "New Zealand's only natural accent record label"), and commenced recording St Lucy's ''actual'' debut EP [[Loyal?]] at ''York Street Studios''. The name "Loyal?" was chosen as a form of idol assassination-meets-anti-marketing tactic. Tupuhi had been upset when his former hero ''Dave Dobbyn'' rewrote, repackaged and re-released the song ''Loyal'' as the new theme song for the New Zealand America's Cup sailing team. ''Lucy's'' [[Loyal?]] not only questioned where Dobbyn's loyalties lay, but was also named with the express intention of marketing the EP to foreign tourists visiting the Viaduct Basin during the ''America's Cup 2003''. The name "St Lucy", on the other hand, was a reference to what ''NZ Musician'' magazine described as "an unfortunate run-in with actor Lucy Lawless".<br><br />
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This was to mark only the beginning of a prolongued and unrelenting campaign waged by ''St Lucy'' against "Kiwiaana" and the "cult of personality" within New Zealand popular culture. For a gig supporting ''Ian Morris'' in Auckland, St Lucy put out his own posters defaming the image of television's ''Charlotte Dawson'', and was threatened with legal action by Dawson's lawyer if he did not "cease and desist" immediately. Far from it, the list of casualties would eventually include TV presenters ''Mary Lambie'', ''Jason Gunn'' and the judges of ''NZ Idol''; the "thumbs up" Four Square Man; ''Neil Finn''; "NZ Hiphop" (in its entirety); ''NZ On Air''; local stations [[Contact]] FM and [[UFM]]; the [[Battle of the Bands]], [[Clinton]] magazine, just about any individual in some way affiliated with [[Contact]] or the [[Htown.co.nz]] website; this wiki; [[Johnny Fist]], [[The Datsuns]] (and especially [[Dolf de Borst]]'s bass guitar), [[Chuganaut]]... not even his friends and fellow bandmates were safe. Ultimately, even Tupuhi himself would fall prey to the merciless parodying of alter ego Lucy.<br><br />
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[[image:St Lucy setlist, 2004.JPG |right|thumb|Setlist from 2004]]In early 2003, Tupuhi started assembling a live band. In an interview with ''NZ Musician'' (the Feb-March 2003 issue) he said:<br><br />
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''"The plan was always to build St Lucy from a solo thing into a band thing... at the moment we're putting together a superband, made up of people from bands that I like... But don't mention any names, 'cause I'm the star"'' <br><br />
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The live band comprised [[Tweeter]]'s [[Paul Fitness]] on drums, [[Holdfast]] guitarist [[Joe McNamara]], and Mark's former bandmate [[Zed Brookes]] who joined on bass when the Brookes/Tupuhi-fronted [[Wonderbug]] (formerly [[Schrodinger's Cat]]) disbanded. For recording at ''York Street'', however, Tupuhi and Brookes played alongside session drummer ''Paul Atkins'' and backing vocalist ''Rebekah Williams''. The first 50 copies of [[Loyal?]] had already sold by January before it was even released. It was officially launched on 21 March 2003, with a release party at Auckland's Temple Bar, which Mark himself failed to turn up at for "health" reasons.<br><br />
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Later in 2003 a second "companion" EP, [[Bio-Psycho-Social]], was released on ''She'll Be Right''. Taken from the same ''York Street'' sessions as [[Loyal?]], [[Bio-Psycho-Social]] is perhaps best described as the ''Driving to Mary'' single/remix EP, containing four new versions of the song. Remixes are included by ''She'll Be Right'' labelmates ''Trillion'' and ''Deadly'', and a Barbershop vocal arrangement and performance by [[Otis Williams|Otis 'Odee' Williams]]. Other tracks are the uncharacteristically loud, dark and gritty ''Armpits (and other bits)'' (an unreleased [[Wonderbug]] song), and the more 'typical Lucy' acoustic numbers ''Her'' and ''Shiny Dancer''.<br><br />
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[[image:Stlucytimes015.jpg|left|thumb|Front page of the 'St Lucy Times', October 2004]]<br />
Inspired by the possibilities suggested from the inclusion of mp3s of every song he had recorded since 1997 as bonus content on [[Bio-Psycho-Social]], in 2004 St Lucy became increasingly focused on his own unique brand of "DIY multimedia" (or perhaps "antimedia" would be the correct term). St Lucy releases during 2004 included videos, computer games, publications and beverages. <br><br />
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Loosely termed "promotional video clips" for a number of Lucy tracks were assembled and disseminated on the internet. Most notable were several alternate clips for [[Bio-Psycho-Social]]'s ''Armpits (and other bits)'', which had quickly become the "follow-up hit" to ''Driving To Mary''. ''Armpits'' clips were composed largely of ''plain black-and-white text'', in which Tupuhi rants, raves and swears at great length about his personal hardships, shows a mutilated and profusely bleeding ''Four Square'' man (his misappropriation thereof in logos, flyers and CD cover artwork now having become synonymous with Lucy), makes use of ''Twin Tower'' footage for fun, and pays homage to the local broadcasting industry, thus: "Thanks for all your fucking help New Zealand On Air... fuckers". Another "promotional" video closely resembles a terrorist hostage video, in which Tupuhi threatens to assassinate TV presenter Jason Gunn unless granted State funding to produce more St Lucy music and videos. During the same year the ''St Lucy Times'' (pictured) was released in response to the publication of ''the [[Chuganaut]] News'' (recalling events surrounding a 'rogue' issue of [[Clinton]]). By this time Tupuhi, who was having a spot of bother with a member of a certain motorcycling enthusiasts' club, had fled to the refuge of number 9 [[Kitchener Street]], whereupon the kitchen table was the St. Lucy Times published. <br><br />
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A new live ''St Lucy'' was assembled during this period. [[Odee]] (also resident of Number 9) replaced [[Zed Brookes]] on bass and backing vocals, while budding sound-designer, producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist [[Morgan Samuel]] joined on guitars, treatments, keyboards and sound-tech. Fifteen year old [[Mack Lynn]] took up the drum-stool. Undoubtedly the ''loudest'' incarnation of Lucy, number 9 was soon regularly besieged by Noise Control. Between late '04 and early '05, St Lucy appeared at the [[Vampyres' Ball]] (apparently the result of absurdly labelling themselves a "goth" band so often that people started to believe them), played at the one year birthday party for the newly revived [[Contact]] FM, and made regular ventures to Auckland and Wellington. The Contact show was broadcast "Live to Air", and released the following day by St Lucy in mp3 format.<br><br />
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As 2005 progressed St Lucy also teamed up with [[Bregiz]] to produce a [http://www.aetherband.co.nz/gameee.html St Lucy shockwave game]. Inspired by real life attempts to promote and manage St Lucy live shows, the object of the game is to keep Tupuhi from falling over long enough to play an entire St Lucy song (''Armpits'').<br><br><br />
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In September 2005 the St. Lucy song ''Keep Away'', produced and reworked by Jody Lloyd, appeared on the ''Trillion'' album ''The Gray Between Shadow and Shade'' – a project falling half-way between an original album by one artist and a compilation of many, showcasing both Lloyd’s solo work and collaborations with many others from the She’ll Be Right stable. Tupuhi also appeared as a guest musician on two albums by Christchurch’s legendary Hip Hop pioneers ''Dark Tower'' released simultaneously by She’ll Be Right in 2005; ''The Dark World'' and the instrumental album ''The Pacific Scandal''.<br />
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St Lucy meanwhile recorded their own album, [[The Lost Art Of Self Destruction]], produced by [[Morgan Samuel]] and released on She’ll Be Right in 2005. The band proved that the art was not lost at all, promptly imploding upon the album’s release.<br />
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Mark moved to Maunganui, and later Raglan, but regularly returned to Hamilton for Lucy shows, both solo and with guest musicians. <br />
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==Members==<br />
St. Lucy was sometimes Mark Tupuhi solo (acoustic guitar, vocals) and sometimes Mark Tupuhi and others. The following were some of the more regular line-ups:<br />
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St. Lucy Mark I (2003-2004):<br />
* [[Mark Tupuhi]]: guitar, vocals<br />
* [[Joe McNamara]]: guitar<br />
* [[Zed Brookes]]: bass<br />
* [[Paul Fitness]]: drums<br><br><br />
[[Paul Fitness]], previously of [[Tweeter]], went on to form [[Grande Cobra]] who are now based between London & NZ.<br><br><br />
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St. Lucy Mark II (2004-2005):<br />
* [[Mark Tupuhi]]: guitar, vocals<br />
* [[Odee]]: bass, backing vocals<br />
* [[Mack Lynn]]: drums<br />
* [[Morgan Samuel]]: guitars, treatments, keyboards<br />
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St. Lucy 2005-2006 is sometimes St. Lucy Mark II, and sometimes:<br />
* [[Mark Tupuhi]]: guitar, vocals<br />
* [[Bregiz]]: drums<br />
or other times:<br />
* [[Mark Tupuhi]]: guitar, vocals<br />
* [[Mack Lynn]]: drums<br />
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Other performers have included [[Pete Fountain]], Karen Gibson, Rebekah Williams, Paul Atkins, Mark's daughter Te Aroha, Chelsee Woolaston, Jody Lloyd, and possibly others.<br />
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==Releases==<br />
* [[Why We Hate Decaff (and assorted tales)]] - CD EP - (self-released, 2002)<br />
* [[Loyal?]] - CD EP - (She'll Be Right, January 2003)<br />
* [[Bio Psycho Social]] - CD EP - disc also features multimedia - (She'll Be Right, November 2003)<br />
* [[The Lost Art Of Self Destruction]] - CD Album - disc also features multimedia - (She'll Be Right, 2005)<br />
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*''Driving to Mary'' appears on the 2004 promo CD [[NZ on Air Indie Hit Disc 27]]<br><br />
*'' Keep Away'' appears on the 2006 compilation [[Area 07]]<br />
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==Published Articles==<br />
*''Hamilton's St Lucy Gets the Package Just Right'', [[Waikato Times]], 17 December 2002, P2<br />
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==External Links==<br />
[http://www.myspace.com/stlucy St Lucy @ MySpace]<br><br />
[http://www.mp3.com.au/stlucy Mp3 Website]<br />
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<div>[[image:Nexcover040.jpg|right|thumb|Cover of Nexus, 2002's 'Band Issue' - feat. Carl ([[Nexus]] editor) of [[Daisy Chain Halo]] on tambourine, Rob and Dan of [[Big Elephants]] on triangle and bass, [[Nate Dogg]] on guitar and Emerson the graphic designer on drums]]<br />
''Nexus'' is the official publication of the Waikato Students' Union, based at [[The University of Waikato]] in Hamilton. It followed on from the early Waikato student newspapaers ''Kato'' (1956-1966) and ''The Waikato Student'' (1967).<br />
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The paper has had a mixed (although generally positive) relationship with the Hamilton music scene since its inception in 1968. For much of its history, only the occasional story on Hamilton bands (or reviews of their shows) were included, typically peaking around Orientation week (but non-existent through the remainder of the year). The first [[Contact 89FM]] column began c.1985 written by [[Max Christoffersen]], initially discussing shows and music on the station, but by 1990 included information on upcoming band performances and events. <br />
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[[image:Nexuscover.jpg |right|thumb]]From 1991 to 1994 support for Hamilton bands became extremely strong, with numerous articles and reviews of Hamilton bands appearing each year, reflecting (and perhaps contributing to) the high level of support for Hamilton music at this time. From 1995 the quality of coverage declined, until 1998 when stories on Hamilton bands again became practically non-existent (not coincidentally, the same year [[Contact 89FM]] was sold). ''Nexus'' had dedicated music editors through most of the 1990s.<br />
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From 2000 ''Nexus'' again became known for championing of local music - including columns from 'Citric' ([[Carl Watkins]] of [[Daisy Chain Halo]] fame, who was also editor for a few years, under the pseudonym of 'Ben Arnold'), to [[Tonamu]], and going back a few more years - [[R William Murphy]]. By 2010 music content had again became negligible.<br />
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==External Site==<br />
[http://www.nexusmag.co.nz/ Nexus website]<br />
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<div>[[image:7Ghosts.jpg|right|thumb|''7Ghosts'' cover art]]<br />
''DateMonthYear'' describe themselves not as a band, but as "a flexible recording/performing unit". It exists as three entities; 1) as "DateMonthYear-lite", comprising solo or unplugged work, 2) as the "Blue Team", the more conventional ‘live’ band, and 3) as the "Black Team", combining experimental and electronic elements to their live sound. <br><br />
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[[image:Date Month Year, 2003.jpg |right|thumb|DMY in 2003]]Members have included [[Trevor Faville]], [[Grant Blacker]] (guitar), [[Shaye Simpson]] (vocals), [[Bevan Galbraith]] (bass), [[Sehai Orgad]] (vocals), [[Brad Kerr]] (guitar), [[Jeremy Graham]] (bass), [[Simon Hirst]] and [[Mike Anker]] (bass).[[image:Datemonthyearreview.jpg|right|thumb|''Thegreatdatemonthyearguitaremixchallenge'' review in the ''[[Waikato Times]]'']]<br />
''DateMonthYear'' have released one EP, [[Sampler]] (2003), and three albums - [[7Ghosts]] (2004), [[Thegreatdatemonthyearguitaremixchallenge]] remix album (2007), and *[[Pot/Kettle/Black]] (2008). Five songs from the [[7Ghosts]] album were used in a feature film, the New Zealand "erotic thriller" ''Luella Miller'' (2005). A song called ''Riverdragon'' was released in 2011, a song originally written by students of Fairfield College with ''Faville'' years earlier.<br />
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==Releases==<br />
*[[Sampler]] EP, 2003 <br><br />
*[[7Ghosts]] album, 2004 <br><br />
*[[Thegreatdatemonthyearguitaremixchallenge]] remix album, 2007<br><br />
*[[Pot/Kettle/Black]] album, 2008<br><br />
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*''Prelude'' appears on the 2009 compilation [[One (Compilation)|One]]<br />
*''Work'' appears on the 2009 compilation [[Two (Compilation)|Two]]<br />
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==External Sites==<br />
*[http://www.datemonthyear.co.nz/ Official DateMonthYear site]<br />
*[http://www.myspace.com/datemonthyear DateMonthYear MySpace page] <br />
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0791246/ "Luella Miller" page on the IMDB website]<br><br />
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<div>[[image:Shrugslivetoair.jpg|right|thumb|The Shrugs as of early 2006, playing live to air on [[Contact]].]]<br />
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==Lineups==<br />
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The Shrugs are a country-indie-punk-garage band known for having had many different lineups over the years - singer [[Geoff Doube]] being the only constant presence. (Dates are approximate):<br><br />
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March 2005 - Current<br><br />
*[[Paul Tregilgas]] (drums)<br><br />
*[[Gordon Bassett]] (bass, guitar, vox)<br><br />
*[[Geoff Doube]] (bass, guitar, vox)<br><br />
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May 2003 - March 2005<br><br />
*[[Natalie McKelvey]] (drums)<br><br />
*[[Gordon Bassett]] (bass, guitar, vox)<br><br />
*[[Geoff Doube]] (bass, guitar, vox)<br><br />
[[image:Shrugset031.jpg|right|thumb|Shrugs setlist, Dec 2001]]<br />
April 2002 - April 2003<br><br />
*[[Chris Metcalfe]] (drums)<br><br />
*[[Rob Smith]] (bass)<br><br />
*[[Geoff Doube]] (guitar, vox)<br><br />
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March 2001 - April 2002<br><br />
*[[Chris Metcalfe]] (drums)<br><br />
*[[Neil Ramsey]] (bass)<br><br />
*[[Geoff Doube]] (guitar, vox)<br><br />
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May 2000 - December 2000<br><br />
*[[Ritchie Ranum]] (drums)<br><br />
*[[Neil Ramsey]] (bass)<br><br />
*[[Geoff Doube]] (guitar, vox)<br><br />
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Other musicians/contributors appearing on recordings by the Shrugs have included:<br><br />
*[[Roz Case]]<br><br />
*[[Emma Lynn]]<br><br />
*[[Andrew Dean]]<br><br />
*[[Christian Livingstone]]<br><br />
*[[Gareth Bradley]]<br><br />
*[[Geoff Case]]<br><br />
*[[Gian Perrone]]<br><br />
*[[Nick Johnston]]<br><br />
*[[Pete Dawson]]<br><br />
*[[Susie Foster]]<br><br />
*[[Rob Smith]]'s flatmates<br />
*[[XiYao Chen]]<br><br />
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==Releases==<br />
[[image:Geoff of the Shrugs, 2003.jpg |right|thumb|Geoff of the Shrugs]]*[[Music CD with Pop Songs]] EP, 2001 ([[Waysafe Records]])<br />
*[[Sorry Ian]] CD single, 2002 ([[Waysafe Records]]) <br />
*[[I Don't Know What I'm Doing]] CD single, 2002 ([[Waysafe Records]]) <br />
*[[November EP]] EP, 2002 ([[Waysafe Records]])<br />
*[[The Doggler Effect]] LP, 2003 ([[Waysafe Records]])<br />
*[[A Slight Hitch]] LP, 2004 ([[Powertool Records]] PT010)<br />
*[[The Doggler Effect]] (reissue) LP, 2005 ([[Powertool Records]] PT026)<br />
*[[An Awkward Silence]] LP, 2005 ([[Powertool Records]] PT042)<br />
*[[How To Knit a Pony]] LP, 2008 ([[Waysafe Records]]/I am Evil WS05)<br />
*[[Grasshopper City]] LP, 2010 ([[Waysafe Records]]/I am Evil WS08)<br />
*[[Flotsam and Jetsam]] LP, 2011<br />
*[[Costume Drama]] LP, 2012<br />
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==Compilation Releases==<br />
*''Sorry Ian'' appears on the 2002 compilation [[Zero Point One]]<br><br />
*''Snow and Lightning'' appears on the 2003 compilation [[Survivor Ultimate]]<br><br />
*''Rucksack'' appears on the 2004 compilation [[A Low Hum Issue 11]]<br><br />
*''Lifestyle Police'' appears on the 2004 compilation [[Kaleidoscope World Series 5]]<br><br />
*''Ambivalence at the Bottom of the Cliff'' appears on the 2004 compilation [[A Low Hum Issue 12]]<br><br />
*''Boom Boom Band'' appears on the 2005 compilation [[Bulletholes 2: Let me take you hostage]]<br><br />
*''I Don't Know What Im Doing'' appears on the 2005 compilation [[Kaleidoscope World Series 15]]<br><br />
*''Half Fish Half Man'' appears on the 2005 compilation [[Kaleidoscope World Series 20]]<br><br />
*''Im Fucked'' appears on the 2005 compilation [[Drill Issue 12 Sampler - Vol 3]]<br><br />
*''Fuck All to Do'' appears on the 2006 compilation [[Area 07]]<br><br />
*''Tiny Horse'' appears on the 2007 compilation [[Kaleidoscope World Series 24]]<br />
*''Your Criminal Past'' appears on the 2008 compilation [[Bulletholes 3: The Best is Yet to Come]]<br />
*''The Tonguing of a Broken Tooth'' appears on the 2010 compilation [[Nature's Worst]]<br />
*''Half Fish Half Man'' appears on the 2010 compilation [[PT100: Powertool Records Retrospective]]<br />
*Songs by ''The Shrugs'' also appear on [[Drill Issue 16 Sampler - Vol 7]] and [[Drill Issue 17 Sampler - Vol 8]]<br />
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==Labels==<br />
*[[Waysafe Records]]<br><br />
* I am Evil Records<br><br />
*[[Powertool Records]]<br><br />
*[[Analogue Wings]] (for internet only single ''Eddie Hodad'')<br />
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==Published Articles==<br />
*''Tonight's band line-up includes The Shrugs'', City Weekend, 13 October, P14<br />
*''The Shrugs: interview'', Craccum, October(?) 2002, P37<br />
*''Spotlight: The Shrugs'', [[Nexus]], Issue 17 2003, P47<br />
*''The Shrugs: the debut album released!'', [[Nexus]] May 2004, P44<br />
*''Gig Marks CD Release'', City Weekend, May 2004<br />
*''Um, Yeah, Dunno'', Tearaway, May 2004<br />
*''The Shrugs'', [[Waikato Times]], 27 May 2004, P19<br />
*''The Shrugs'', A Low Hum #12, P34 - 36<br />
*''The Shurgs'', [[Rip it Up]] 303 (Feb/Mar 2005), P29<br />
*''The Shurgs'', [[Stupid Slut]] #1<br />
*''The Shrugs: An Awkward Silence'', Drill #16, December 2005 <br />
*''Shrugged Up, Stretched Out'', [[Waikato Times]], 22 May 2008, P16<br />
*''Im a Dork, Baby'', The Listener 14 June 2008 P40<br />
*''Dork Rock'', ''Real Groove'' 172 (Winter 2008), P21<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://theshrugs.bandcamp.com/ The Shrugs on bandcamp]<br><br />
*[http://www.myspace.com/theshrugsnz The Shrugs MySpace page]<br />
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<div>[[image:Sohl2007.jpg|right|thumb|Sohl, 2007]]<br />
Sohl Bar opened ''c.'' 2001, and grew into one of Hamilton's favourite music venues. Unlike many of its contemporaries, Sohl was open as a bar on nights it wasn't also hosting shows, a small distinction that gained Sohl a loyal patronage amongst musicians and gig-goers, and, in turn, contributed to its highly regarded familial atmosphere.<br><br />
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The business had been on the market for much of 2006, and in late December it was finally announced that Sohl had been sold, and would not continue to serve as a bar and venue. The January 2007 "Final Sohl Bar Show Ever" marked the end of Sohl as an instutution amongst the Hamilton music community.<br><br />
[[image:Sohlfinalgig.jpg|right|thumb|Waikato Times article previewing the final Sohl gig, January 13 2007]]<br />
The bar provided a combined $100 rider for the evening's performers, the band retained the full door take, and its location was excellent for foot traffic. There was no in-house PA, so needed to be provided by the bands. However, as Sohl was a small venue, only a small PA was required.<br><br />
[[image:Sohl, early 2000s.jpg |right|thumb]]<br />
Sohl Bar regularly played host to Hamilton bands, as well as many NZ and International bands.<br />
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<div>[[image:Holdfast.jpg |right|thumb|Live at [[Diggers]]]][[Andrew Havill|Andrew 'Hav' Havill]] (vocals, trumpet), [[Nat Bristow]] (bass), [[Ken Pratten]] (drums) and [[Joe McNamara]] (guitar) were Holdfast. They were a skate punk/ska and pop influenced group and were active from roughly 2000 - 2003. Andrew was previously a member of [[Flux]], and [[Joe McNamara]] was later a member of [[St Lucy]]. They played shows in Auckland, Hamilton and elsewhere, played at [[Parachute Festival|Parachute]] 2001, and gigs supporting Grannypash, Sommerset, The Bleeders, Strung Out and the Dropkick Murphys. They released a CD EP called [[Alpha]] in 2001, the tracks ''Summon'' and ''Katie'' appeared on the 2001 compilation [[Against the Wall]], and ''If Only'' on the 2004 compilation [[Underground Resistance]].<br />
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<div>[[Image:Tracs.jpg|right|thumb|"Tracs", August 2006 during closedown sale]]<br />
''Tracs'' was a Hamilton owned and operated music store open since 1980, located on the corner of Ward and Victoria Streets (461 Victoria St), closing down in late 2006. At its peak it had three stores, including ''Chartwell Square'' (now known as ''Westfield Chartwell'') and Tauranga. [[Image:Tracscard.jpg|left|thumb|"Tracs" 10% Discount Card]]In the 1980s they introduced a 15% preferential customer card, later reducing it to 10%. Tracs were traditionally very supportive of Hamilton bands, typically happy to stock their releases. <br><br />
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Despite rumours that the Victoria St store was to become a ''Real Groovy Records'' outlet, it reopened as [[CDs 4 Nix]].<br />
[[image:Truebliss, signed Tracs poster, 1999 or 2000.jpg |right|thumb|Poster for when Truebliss visited Tracs in 1999 or 2000]]<br />
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<div>[[image:dats.jpg|right|thumb|Christian and Dolf]]<br />
''The Datsuns'' are a rock band originally from Cambridge. In 1995, while still at school, [[Dolf de Borst]], [[Phil Buscke Somervell]] and [[Matt Osment]] formed a band under the name [[Trinket]]. [[Christian Livingstone]] joined the band in 1997. Recording and releasing material on cassette tapes, Trinket built up a solid following around Htown due to goofy yet irresistable songs like ''Girly Gumshoe'' and ''Chocolate Coated Mamas''.<br><br />
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[[image:Datssalient046.jpg|left|thumb|On the cover of Salient, 2002 - pic by Toby Morris]]<br />
In 1998 they entered the Contact 89FM [[Battle of the Bands]], eventually coming second place to [[Trucker]] (for whom Dolf played bass also). The following year the group were victorious, slaying all opposition with ease (the only group to perhaps have a chance of beating them were [[Handsome Geoffrey]]).<br />
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Renaming themselves 'The Datsuns', in August 2000 they released their first single, ''Super Gyration!'' on seven inch vinyl only, with a show at [[Ward Lane Tavern|Ward Lane]]. In July 2002, after featuring several times on John Peel's programme on the UK's BBC Radio 1 and being hailed as "the future of rock" by the British music press, the band signed with the V2 record label.<br><br />
[[image:Datscartoon044.jpg|right|thumb|Page one of the story of the [[Datsuns]], as imagined by cartoonist Toby Morris in Salient & [[Nexus]] 2002 (313kb)]]<br />
By the time of their next gig in Hamilton, the band were huge. They sold out [[Diggers]] back bar as well as other venues across NZ with ease. Within a year, they were able to charge $25 and fill a venue as large as [[Altitude]] - two years prior, they struggled to fill Ward Lane while charging only $2.<br><br />
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In 2003 the band played on the mainstage at ''Ozzfest'', alongside the likes of ''Ozzy Osbourne'', ''Marilyn Manson'' and ''Korn''. They played the main stage of the 2004 Big Day Out festival and opened for Metallica in their Australian tour in the same year, and toured with The White Stripes. Their second album [[Outta Sight, Outta Mind]], realeased in 2004, was produced by Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones. <br><br />
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In 2006 they released their third album, [[Smoke and Mirrors]]. Near the end of the year, founding member ''Matt Osment'' left the band, replaced by [[Ben Cole]] (formerly of [[Pugnaut]]). <br><br />
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In 2007 The Datsuns moved to Gütersloh, Germany to record their 4th record, however the recordings were to become demos, and the band traveled to Gothenburg, Sweden to record at a studio owned by Swedish band Soundtrack of Our Lives, with long time live engineer [[Scott Newth]] at the controls.<br />
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The album [[Head Stunts]] was released in 2008, and they began writing their fifth album in Wellington in March 2010. <br />
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They have been managed throughout their career by [[Tom Dalton]] <br />
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==Singles and EPs==<br />
[[image:datsuns2007.jpg|right|thumb|"The Datsuns", ''circa'' 2007]]<br />
* [[Super Gyration!]], 2000<br />
* [[Fink for the Man]], 2001<br />
* [[Lady]], 2001<br />
* [[In Love]], 2002<br />
* [[Sittin' Pretty]], 2002<br />
* [[Harmonic Generator]], 2003<br />
* [[MF from Hell]], 2003<br />
* [[Blacken my Thumb]], 2004<br />
* [[Girl's Best Friend]], 2004<br />
* [[Sky is Falling]], 2006<br />
* [[Stuck Here for Days]], 2006<br />
* [[System Overload]], 2006<br />
* [[High School Hoodlums]], 2008 (available at performances only)<br />
* [[Human Error]], 2008<br />
* [[So Long]], 2009<br />
* [[Gold Halo]], 2012<br />
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==Albums== <br />
[[image:Datsuns live poster, 2003.JPG |right|thumb]]* ''[[The Datsuns self titled album|The Datsuns]]'', 2002<br />
* ''[[Outta Sight, Outta Mind]]'', 2004<br />
* ''[[Smoke and Mirrors]]'', 2006<br />
* ''[[Head Stunts]]'', 2008<br />
* ''[[Death Rattle Boogie]]'', 2012<br />
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==Video==<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy04tZxN6PU Supergyration]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EED8F7P_q4 Harmonic Generator]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxxGShY6lnM Stuck Here For Days]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBafeCqVFgQ&feature=channel System Overload]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP9cUPhuc2Q Waiting For Your Time To Come]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHD-bWhBYiA Human Error]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG6W485Y4Kk So Long]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4ydUBrG5Wg Blacken My Thumb]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyCRjaczWsI Girl's Best Friend]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Beqzg_DUEY4 In Love - live on Top of the Pops]<br />
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==Other Releases==<br />
*''The Datsuns'' appear on the 2005 John Peel tribute single [[Ever Fallen in Love (with Someone you Shouldn't've)]]<br><br />
*''Dolf de Datsun'' contributes to the track ''I'll Take You Down'' on the 2005 [[Fantastic Four Soundtrack]]<br><br />
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'''Commercial Compilation Releases'''<br><br />
*''Supergyration'' appears on the 2001 compilation [[Year Zero]] <br><br />
*''All I want for Christmas'' appears on the 2001 compilation [[Christmas On The Rocks: A New Zealand Rock 'N' Roll Christmas]]<br><br />
*''Super Gyration'' appears on the 2001 compilation [[91FM New Music Sampler]]<br><br />
*''Motherfucker From Hell'' appears on the 2002 compilation [[New Blood - The New Rock N Roll Vol 2]]<br><br />
*''Motherfucker From Hell'' appears on the 2002 compilation [[The Best Tracks From The Best Albums]] <br><br />
*''Little Bruise '' appears on the 2002 compilation [[The New Rock Revolution ]] <br><br />
*''Sittin' Pretty'' appears on the 2003 compilation [[Samsonic Festival Volume 2]] <br><br />
*''Lady'' appears on the 2003 [[The Locals soundtrack]] <br><br />
*''In Love'' appears on the 2003 compilation [[Big Day Out 03]] <br><br />
*''Harmonic Generator'' appears on the 2003 compilation [[The X List]]<br><br />
*''Fink for the Man'' appears on the 2004 compilation [[Rock'n'Roll Disease]]<br><br />
*''MF from Hell'' appears on the 2004 compilation [[Big Day Out 04]] <br><br />
*''In Love'' appears on the 2004 compilation [[Fabriclive 07]] <br><br />
*''I Ain't Got Time For Love'' appears on the 2004 compilation [[St. Valentines Killers]] <br><br />
*''Motherfucker From Hell'' appears on the 2004 compilation [[Get a Haircut]] <br><br />
*''Blacken My Thumb'' appears on the 2004 compilation [[State of the Nation]] <br><br />
*''Blacken My Thumb'' appears on the 2005 compilation [[Viva la Bands]] <br><br />
*''In Love'' appears on the 2005 DVD compilation [[Later...Louder]] <br><br />
*''Messin' Around'' apperas on the 2005 compilation [[Razzmatazz 04]]<br><br />
*''Harmonic Generator'' appears on the 2006 compilation [[More Nature]] <br><br />
*''MF From Hell'' appears on the 2006 compilation [[Jackass Number 2 Soundtrack]]<br><br />
*''All Aboard'' appears on the 2007 compilation [[Outrageous Fortune]]<br><br />
*''Harmonic Generator'' appears on the 2008 compilation [[Melodies, Moshpits and Mullets]]<br />
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''NB: all of the above compilation releases can be found on other releases except ''All I want for Christmas'' on the 2001 compilation [[Christmas On The Rocks: A New Zealand Rock 'N' Roll Christmas]]''<br><br />
[[image:Datsunscover.jpg|right|thumb|''Datsuns'' NME cover, 5 October 2002]]<br />
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'''Promotional Compilation Releases'''<br><br />
*''MF From Hell'' appears on the 2003 promo CD [[NZ on Air Indie Hit Disc 24]]<br><br />
*''Harmonic Generator'' appears on the 2003 promo CD [[Kiwi Hit Disc 58]]<br><br />
*''In Love'' appears on the promo only compilation [[The Tuis New Zealand Music Awards, 2003]] <br><br />
*''Blacken My Thumb'' appears on the 2004 promo CD [[Kiwi Hit Disc 66]]<br><br />
*''Girls Best Friend'' appears on the 2004 promo CD [[Kiwi Hit Disc 68]]<br><br />
*''In Love'' appears on the 2002 promo CD [[Kiwi Hit Disc 56]]<br><br />
*''Stuck Here for Days'' appears on the 2006 promo CD [[Kiwi Hit Disc 84]]<br><br />
*''System Overload'' appears on the 2006 promo CD [[Kiwi Hit Disc 87]]<br><br />
*''Waiting for your time to come'' appears on the 2007 promo CD [[Kiwi Hit Disc 90]]<br><br />
*''Stuck Here for Days'' appears on the 2007 promo CD [[New Zealand Music V]]<br><br />
*''Highschool Hoodlums'' appears on the 2008 promo CD [[Kiwi Hit Disc 102]]<br><br />
*''Cruel Cruel Fate'' appears on the 2008 promo CD [[Kiwi Hit Disc 108]]<br><br />
*''So Long'' appears on the 2008 promo CD [[Kiwi Hit Disc 111]]<br />
*''Gold Halo'' appears on the 2012 promo CD [[Kiwi Hit Disc 152]]<br />
*''Bullseye'' appears on the 2013 promo CD [[Kiwi Hit Disc 162]]<br><br />
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==Significant Published Articles==<br />
*''The Datsuns: A Rock'n'Roll Fairytale'', ''New Zealand Herald'', 29 September 2002<br />
*''The Datsuns'', ''NME'', 5 October 2002 (on cover)<br />
*''The Datsuns'', [[Rip it Up]] 312 (Aug/Sep 2006), P60-61<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.thedatsuns.com/ The Datsuns' official website]<br />
* [http://www.myspace.com/thedatsuns The Datsuns' MySpace page]<br />
* [http://www.lyricsdir.com/the-datsuns-lyrics.html The Datsuns Lyrics]<br />
* [http://laksa.rapidsite.co.nz/index.cfm?id=13 Interview with Dolf from 2000, from [[Clinton]]]<br />
* [http://www.hellsquadrecords.com Hellsquad Records Site]<br />
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<div>[[image:Dan Howard, Nov 2003.jpg |right|thumb|Dan Howard, Nov 2003]]''Daniel Howard'' is a local producer and music engineer. He was responsibe for setting up [[DownbeatStudio]], active between 2001 and 2005, and was part if the collectives [[Eighty Eight]] and [[Downbeat Jammers]] during the early 2000s.<br />
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{{Person-Stub}}</div>Danduranhttp://www.expdev.net/htownwiki/index.php?title=Governor%27s_Bar&diff=22838Governor's Bar2014-04-20T18:39:50Z<p>Danduran: </p>
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<div>[[image:Hamguvs.gif |right|thumb]]Governor's Bar was a popular Hamilton bar, located in the river end of Bryce Street, which had its hey-day in the eighties and nineties. It catered to the office worker liquid lunchers during business hours and post-work drinkers afterward, before becoming a bogan-centric niteclub during the evenings.<br />
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Gov's, as it was affectionately known, had a garden bar with a small stage which hosted numeous wet t-shirt competitions and the like. Gov's also hosted many bands, most often the likes of [[Blackjack]] or [[Knightshade]] but also at one time Head Like a Hole and Bristish ska legends Bad Manners. Gov's hosted [[The Generator]] 89FM [[Battle of the Bands]] a couple of times earlier in the 2000s, soon afterward relaunching itself as a dedicated live-music bar. [[Tim Armstrong band]] played at Governor's once a month for a least 5 years.<br />
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Gov's proximity to the river was handy for a stroll down the banks for a quick session. The bouncers, whilst notorious sluts, were skilled in armed combat, one went on to represent NZ in kickboxing.<br />
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<div>[[image:Hamguvs.jpg |right|thumb]]Governor's Bar was a popular Hamilton bar, located in the river end of Bryce Street, which had its hey-day in the eighties and nineties. It catered to the office worker liquid lunchers during business hours and post-work drinkers afterward, before becoming a bogan-centric niteclub during the evenings.<br />
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Gov's, as it was affectionately known, had a garden bar with a small stage which hosted numeous wet t-shirt competitions and the like. Gov's also hosted many bands, most often the likes of [[Blackjack]] or [[Knightshade]] but also at one time Head Like a Hole and Bristish ska legends Bad Manners. Gov's hosted [[The Generator]] 89FM [[Battle of the Bands]] a couple of times earlier in the 2000s, soon afterward relaunching itself as a dedicated live-music bar. [[Tim Armstrong band]] played at Governor's once a month for a least 5 years.<br />
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Gov's proximity to the river was handy for a stroll down the banks for a quick session. The bouncers, whilst notorious sluts, were skilled in armed combat, one went on to represent NZ in kickboxing.<br />
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To some Gov's was great pub fondly remembered; to others, not so much.<br />
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<div>[[image:Dan Howard, Nov 2003.jpg |right|thumb|Dan Howard, Nov 2003]]Governor's Bar was a popular Hamilton bar, located in the river end of Bryce Street, which had its hey-day in the eighties and nineties. It catered to the office worker liquid lunchers during business hours and post-work drinkers afterward, before becoming a bogan-centric niteclub during the evenings.<br />
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Gov's, as it was affectionately known, had a garden bar with a small stage which hosted numeous wet t-shirt competitions and the like. Gov's also hosted many bands, most often the likes of [[Blackjack]] or [[Knightshade]] but also at one time Head Like a Hole and Bristish ska legends Bad Manners. Gov's hosted [[The Generator]] 89FM [[Battle of the Bands]] a couple of times earlier in the 2000s, soon afterward relaunching itself as a dedicated live-music bar. [[Tim Armstrong band]] played at Governor's once a month for a least 5 years.<br />
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Gov's proximity to the river was handy for a stroll down the banks for a quick session. The bouncers, whilst notorious sluts, were skilled in armed combat, one went on to represent NZ in kickboxing.<br />
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To some Gov's was great pub fondly remembered; to others, not so much.<br />
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[[category:venues]]</div>Danduranhttp://www.expdev.net/htownwiki/index.php?title=Governor%27s_Bar&diff=22835Governor's Bar2014-04-20T08:47:08Z<p>Danduran: </p>
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<div>[[image:Dan Howard, Nov 2003.jpg |right|thumb|Governor's in the late 1990s]]Governor's Bar was a popular Hamilton bar, located in the river end of Bryce Street, which had its hey-day in the eighties and nineties. It catered to the office worker liquid lunchers during business hours and post-work drinkers afterward, before becoming a bogan-centric niteclub during the evenings.<br />
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Gov's, as it was affectionately known, had a garden bar with a small stage which hosted numeous wet t-shirt competitions and the like. Gov's also hosted many bands, most often the likes of [[Blackjack]] or [[Knightshade]] but also at one time Head Like a Hole and Bristish ska legends Bad Manners. Gov's hosted [[The Generator]] 89FM [[Battle of the Bands]] a couple of times earlier in the 2000s, soon afterward relaunching itself as a dedicated live-music bar. [[Tim Armstrong band]] played at Governor's once a month for a least 5 years.<br />
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Gov's proximity to the river was handy for a stroll down the banks for a quick session. The bouncers, whilst notorious sluts, were skilled in armed combat, one went on to represent NZ in kickboxing.<br />
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To some Gov's was great pub fondly remembered; to others, not so much.<br />
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<div>Vetox began life in early 2003, as a spinoff [[Dan Duran]]'s previous band, [[Big Elephants]], who'd spilt a few months earlier (began as [[R William Murphy|Rob]] and [[Dan Duran|Dan]] from [[Big Elephants]], Natalie joined, Rob left, Tonamu and [[GJB]] joined).<br />
[[image:Vetox9.jpg|right|thumb|Vetox, live to air at the Generator]]<br />
Originally called ''Sam'', and then ''Slow Learner'', before settling upon the moniker [[Vetox]], the core members were [[GJB]], [[Tonamu]] and [[Dan Duran]], on guitar, bass and guitar/vocals respectively. The drum stool was filled at first by Natalie (who went on to play for the [[Shrugs]]), then Simon, and finally, [[Bregiz]].<br />
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During their existence, Vetox played not only a wide array of original material penned by [[Dan Duran]] and [[GJB]], but also covers of songs originally by Cyndi Lauper ('SheBop') and the Datsuns ('Harmonic Generator'). They were best described as a mix between Nirvana, the Dandy Warhols and Queens of the Stone Age on a good day, and second-rate Joy Division copyists on a bad.<br />
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[[image:Vetoxsetlist003.jpg|left|thumb|Vetox setlist from the Contact 106FM launch party at Diggers, 21/11/2003]]<br />
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The band split in late 2004. [[GJB]] and [[Nathan]] next concentrated on [[Aether]], while [[Dan Duran]] moved to Auckland, forming [[Radio Over Moscow]] and playing in [[Kittyhawk]] for a while. [[Tonamu]] disappeared to the Coromandel. [[GJB]] went on to join [[Amy Racecar]] and record the [[The Shrugs]], who for a time featured ex-Vetox drummer [[Natalie McKelvey]].<br />
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[[category:bands]]</div>Danduranhttp://www.expdev.net/htownwiki/index.php?title=Dead_Pan_Rangers&diff=22832Dead Pan Rangers2014-04-20T08:31:10Z<p>Danduran: </p>
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<div>[[image:DPR.jpg|left|thumb|Darran, Bevan and Mike from ''Dead Pan Rangers'']]<br />
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''Dead Pan Rangers'' formed in 1997 as [[Mystery Machine]], changing their name in 1999. [[Mike Wilson]] (bass and vocals) and [[Darren Nugent]] (guitar) have played together since the bands inception, but they have been through a large number of drummers. They won the [[Band Experiments]] in 2000 (with [[Amy Doyle]] on drums). [[Bevan Galbraith]] has been their drummer since 2003. <br><br />
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''Dead Pan Rangers'' have released two full length albums, [[Dead Pan Rangers CD|Dead Pan Rangers]] (1999), and [[We've done so much good for so many people]] (2004), and an E.P. [[Not much less further than last time]] (2005). <br />
[[image:DeadPan.jpg|right|thumb|Concert poster for English concert by ''Dead Pan Rangers'', with [[Girlinky]] and [[Grande Cobra]]]]<br />
The band relocated to London in 2005 and played shows in England and Germany throughout the year. [[Bevan Galbraith]] remains the bands drummer when playing in New Zealand, but ''Tim Clulow'' drums while in the UK. They returned to NZ in January 2006 for a short tour. A compilation featuring tracks from their albums and EP was released as a bonus CD with [[A Low Hum (Series 3, Issue 2)]].<br><br />
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==Other Releases==<br />
*''Dwarfism'' appears on the 2000 promo CD [[NZ on Air Indie Hit Disc 10]] <br><br />
*''Harbringer'' appears on the 2001 compilation [[Year Zero]]<br><br />
*''All the Goodies'' appears on the 2004 compilation [[Kaleidoscope World Series 6]] <br> <br />
*''Dwarfism'' appears on the 2004 compilation [[Kaleidoscope World Series 4]]<br><br />
*''California dream'' appears on the 2005 compilation [[Drill Issue 10 Sampler - Vol 1]]<br />
*A ''DPR'' song appears on the compilation [[Drill Issue 14 Sampler - Vol 5]]<br />
*''10 Speed'' appears on the 2008 compilation [[Bulletholes 3: The Best is Yet to Come]]<br />
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[[image:Dead Pan Rangers at Diggers, 2003.jpg |right|thumb|Dead Pan Rangers at Diggers]]<br />
==Published Articles==<br />
*''Band far from Dead Pan over Contest Win'', [[Waikato Times]], 21 July 2000, P3<br />
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==External Sites==<br />
*[http://www.myspace.com/deadpanrangers ''Dead Pan Rangers'' MySpace site] <br><br />
*[http://www.powertoolrecords.co.nz/dpr.htm ''Dead Pan Rangers'' site at ''Powertool Records'']<br><br />
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<div>[[Image:Rohanmarx.jpg|right|thumb|Mugshot of ''Rohan Marx'' used in the "Marxisms" column, Hamilton Press 2005]]<br />
''Rohan Marx'' came to [[the University of Waikato]] from Otorohanga in 1990, and spent four years studying for a "Film and Television" degree. He made an almost instant impression on his new city from his base at Student Village, by performing stunts such as jumping his bike into the campus lakes and setting himself on fire. In 1993 he formed and fronted the long-running, perennially popular, band [[Mobile Stud Unit]] (a.k.a. [[MSU]]), but also featured in [[Bwa da Riddim]] offshoot [[Bert and the Hotrods]] for a short period. Other projects have included fronting a short lived band called ''Uncle Stinky'' and from 2003 a solo project called ''Semi Detached Unit''. ''Semi Detached Unit'' comprised of Marx reconstituting pre-set popular songs on his casio keyboard. Songs have included the theme from Star Wars, and Ricky Martin's Living La vie La Loca with obscene and inane lyris e.g "Licking your la la labia". In Semi Detached Unit he released the track ''Mr Whippy'' to the traditional tune of Greensleeves on the [[Zero Point One]] compilation.<br><br />
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In the mid-1990s Marx wrote a regular article for [[Nexus]] called the ''Otorohanga Report'' based on his life growing up in the small town of the same name. Later, he used the ''Otorohanga Report'' name again for a segment on his Friday drive show on [[Contact 89FM]], where he interviewed his mother Janice Marx (nee Quin) on the happenings in his home town. Marx was also integral in the formation of [[Static TV]], which was a successful precursor to [[Big TV]].<br><br />
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In the mid-2000s Rohan again took up writing with a regular column titled "Marxisms" for the [[Hamilton Press]]. In these columns, Marx was described as "an uninformed apolitical advocate for anything", and the "self appointed mayor of Hamilton East". Reality failed to reflect art when Marxi's run for the Hamilton City Council in 2005 failed. <br><br />
[[image:Marxi_in_action.jpg |right|thumb|Rohan Marx, live]]<br />
Marx has also been witnessed rolling his arm over for the [[Hamilton Musicians United Cricket Team]], often attempting short pitched bouncers that would arrive at the batsmen at a comfortable pace at chest height. He is also known for bowling three wides in a row then a yorker on middle stump. Jury is still out on whether this is sheer luck or intentional. <br><br />
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<div>[[image:thisnightcreepsweb.jpg|right|thumb|This Night Creeps, photo [[petrajane.com]]]]<br />
''This Night Creeps'' were a Hamilton post-punk band. The group formed mid-2002 and broke-up in 2006, and had several lineup changes throughout these years. Founding members [[Luke McPake]] and [[Steve Uren]] were in popular punk band [[My Two Cents]], with ''Uren'' moving from bass to drums between bands. They took their name from one of the first songs they wrote. This Night Creeps played their final show in Wellington on 16 September, 2006.<br />
[[image:This Night Creeps, 2003.jpg |right|thumb|This Night Creeps, photo [[Dan Duran]]]]<br />
==Members==<br />
* [[Luke McPake]]: Vocals/Guitar/Sample triggering (2002-2006)<br><br />
* [[Mark Brenndorfer]]: Guitar/Vocals/Keyboards (2002-2006)<br><br />
* [[Steve Uren]]: Drums (2002-Nov. 2003)<br />
* [[Jeff Burch]]: Bass (2002-Aug. 2004)<br />
* [[Adam McKay]] (Pads): Bass (2004-2006)<br><br />
* [[Mark Seeny]] (Wurzel) : Drums (2004-2006)<br><br />
* [[Jono]]: Drums (2006)<br><br />
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==Releases==<br />
* ''[[This Night Creeps EP]]'' (May 2003)<br><br />
* ''[[This Night Creeps/Love Like... Electrocution Spilt EP]]'' (June 2004)<br><br />
* ''[[The Noise of Music]]'' (May 2005)<br><br />
* ''[[Hear A Body Tone]]'' (March 2006)<br><br />
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* ''Channel Surfed Our Way To Epilepsy'' appears on the 2004 compilation [[Analogue Attack]]<br />
* ''Surfboards In Indian Country'' appears on the 2004 compilation [[A Low Hum Issue 10]]<br />
* ''Surfboards In Indian Country'' appears on the 2004 compilation [[Punkemon Vol 2]]<br />
* ''Peasant Evening'' appears on the 2004 compilation [[Underground Resistance]]<br />
* ''Black Box Interpreter'' appears on the 2005 compilation [[Go With The Movers]]<br />
* ''Course Four'' appears on the 2006 compilation [[Area 07]]<br />
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==Label==<br />
[[Mole Music]]<br><br />
Ex Elevenfiftyseven<br><br />
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==Published Articles==<br />
*''This Night Creeps'', [[Rip it Up]] 311 (Jun/Jul 2006), P24<br />
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==External Links==<br />
[http://www.myspace.com/thisnightcreepsband ''This Night Creeps MySpace page]<br><br />
[http://www.molemusicltd.com/ Mole Music Ltd.]<br><br />
[http://www.elevenfiftyseven.com/ Elevenfiftyseven]<br><br />
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<div>[[image:Eddie_Hodad.jpg |right|thumb|Eddie Hodad]] Currently guitarist for [[Dean]] and [[The Hollow Grinders]] (as ''Eddie Hodad''). He released a solo album, [[We can get them for you Wholesale]], in 2004. He played bass for [[Hell's Belles and the Hamiltones]] in the late 1990s to early 2000s.<br />
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<div>[[image:Eddie_Hodad.jpg |right|thumb|Governor's in the late 1990s]] Currently guitarist for [[Dean]] and [[The Hollow Grinders]] (as ''Eddie Hodad''). He released a solo album, [[We can get them for you Wholesale]], in 2004. He played bass for [[Hell's Belles and the Hamiltones]] in the late 1990s to early 2000s.<br />
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