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The Return of Beat Rhythm Fashion

28/5/2018

‘Beat Rhythm Fashion’ were active in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, releasing three excellent singles in '81 and '82 before disbanding. Later, in 2007, ‘Bring Real Freedom’ was released – an album containing the singles, their b-sides, as well as a series of live recordings. In 2018 the band are back again, with a soon to be released album of new recordings. We talked to Nino Birch and Rob Mayes about Beat Rhythm Fashion being back together, albeit with members in different counties, and the new album. Read the interview -> HERE <-

‘Lots and Lots of Hell’: A Q & A with Deathnir

21/5/2018

Deathnir are set to release their second album, Second Sin, on 25 May. We caught up with Andrew Carter (lead guitar, vocal) and Adam Johnson (bass) to talk about the upcoming release and video. Read what they had to say -> HERE <-

nadia reid @ waikato waldorf school July 13th

15/5/2018

HUP is delighted and excited to be helping out with Nadia Reid's first Hamilton show! It will be held at Waikato Waldorf School Hall (Huntington) on Friday July 13th. More dets below...

NADIA REID will be hitting the road this June/July for a 13-date-tour of New Zealand. The High & Lonely Tour will be her last for 2018 before she heads to the U.S. to begin work on record number three. Reid says she wants to “road test some of the new songs” that will appear on the new record. High & Lonely comes from the title of a song she premiered on Radio NZ over Easter this year. You can watch the live session below.

The last 12 months have proved to be an amazing year for Nadia with multiple tours of Europe and the U.S., supporting Ryan Adams in his sold out Auckland show, named as a finalist for the 2017 APRA Silver Scroll Award and the 2018 Taite Music Prize, and a bevy of glowing reviews from the world’s biggest music media for both her album and her live shows.

Don’t miss one of NZ’s finest songwriters live and catch a glimpse of the new songs before she goes into studio lock down.

Tickets available from 9am Fri May 18th at nadiareid.com

'Achromaticia: Twentieth Anniversary Edition' Review

4/5/2018

Formed in Hamilton in 1993, Disjecta Membra is commonly considered New Zealand’s premier goth band. Active in Hamilton until 1996, they moved to Wellington in 1997, and released their debut album ‘Achromaticia’. While Achromaticia has been out of print for many years, interest in the band, and the album, has grown. To meet demand, the band have recently released ‘Achromaticia: Twentieth Anniversary Edition’. We review of the album -> HERE <-

Q and A with KEISH of HARD-ONS

30/4/2018

Pic O'Neill caught up with Keish of Aussie punks Hard-Ons, for a Q and A ahead of their Raglan show on 19th May with 5 Girls, Illicit Wah Wahs and amazingly, Mobile Stud Unit! Read the interview -> HERE <-

Interview with Elephant Facelift

29/4/2018

Elephant Facelift are a new band in Hamilton featuring a couple of familiar faces. We talked to Sam Brockelsby and Albert Bannister about their sound, aspirations and potential family rivalries! Read the interview -> HERE <-

An interview with Enoch

23/4/2018

In the Old Testament, Enoch was the father of Methuselah. Perhaps not coincidentally, Enoch is also the name of a Hamilton/Auckland based metal band! Andrew Carter talked to the band about their history, influences, and their upcoming single 'Loner'! Read the full interview -> HERE <-

A Q&A With Graeme Jefferies

17/4/2018

Coming up on 26 April, Graeme Jefferies plays an evening of songs from his back catalogue, from his bands The Cakekitchen, This Kind of Punishment and Nocturnal Projections. The Hum 106.7’s Phil Grey caught up with Graeme and talked about the history of his bands, former Hamilton shows, what we should look forward to on the tour, and much, much, more... Read the full article HERE

Retrospective Interview with The Wetbacks

9/4/2018

'The Wetbacks' were a popular alternative Hamilton band from the mid-1980s. The band released a vinyl EP in 1985 called ‘Out of the Swamp’, and later had a song called ‘Don't get Caught’ included on the 1986 National Student Radio compilation ‘Weird Culture, Weird Custom’. But who were The Wetbacks? We caught up with Jeff Sinnott, Dianne Archer, Chris Corby and Pat Hura to explore the memories of a band that one Australian music critic, 3RRR’s Richard Wilde, described as ‘one the greatest bands that never was’. Read the interview -> HERE <-

12 Years of the Hamilton Music Wiki

19/3/2018

The Hamilton Music Wiki was first set up in April 2006. Like Wikipedia, it is an editable ‘wiki’ site, but includes information on Hamilton bands, venues, events, musicians, releases and music stores, both past and present. Now almost 12 years old, the wiki currently contains just short of 2500 pages. We take a look at the history of the wiki, and talk to the initial instigators, Dan Satherley and Gian Perrone, about their inspiration for starting it, its intended purpose, and whether they thought it would still be going 12 years later! Read the article - > HERE <-