Tahuna Breaks are an uplifting reggae / funk / soul band based in Auckland. They formed following inspiring jams that stretched from a garage in Onehunga to the remoteness of Piha on Auckland
There are 3 bands that share the name Mammoth and one band formerly known as Mammoth: (UK) 1. After the split of Gillan in 1982, the bearded John McCoy (bass guitar; 19 stone) recruited session musicians 'Tubby' Vinnie Reed (drums; 22 stone), 'Big' Mac Baker (guitars; 24 stone) and Nicky Moore (vocals; 20 stone and 5'6") for his solo project.
Initially christened 'Dinosaur', they changed their names after complaints from a similarly titled California blues outfit.
Flight of the Conchords is a Grammy award-winning folk/pop/comedy duo comprised of Bret Mckenzie formerly of The Black Seeds, Video Kid, and Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra fame and Jemaine Clement formerly of The Humourbeasts, who met in 1998 while studying film and theatre in Wellington, New Zealand. Billing themselves as "New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo", the group uses a combination of witty banter and acoustic guitars to work the audience.
The Topp Twins are the folk singing sister comedy duo of New Zealand entertainers Jools and Lynda Topp. They are known for their country music influenced style, live shows and television performances. They are openly lesbian. They often perform as characters, the most notable being the cross-dressing "Ken and Ken", and "Camp Mother and Camp Leader".
Helm of Awe is the name of more than one artist: 1) A Black Metal band from Palmerston North, New Zealand.
2) electronic dance and rock 1) A Black Metal band from Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Songs are all to do with Odinism and ancestor worship. Some songs such as “Helga Ve Thetta Ok Hindra All Illska” are rather hypnotic too. Bass = Cas
Guitar = Cale
Vocals = Jamie 2) Helm Of Awe are the juxtaposition between electronic dance and rock.They consist of T.S.Anselmus on instruments and Richie303 on electronics
The Wasp Factory are a 3 piece melodic indie rock based originally from Grimsby, now based on the south coast in Brighton. They have been playing together for a number of years now and have recently released their first official single 'Nothing No More' on iTunes and other download sites.
There are several artists called No Idea. 1) an Australian punk band formed in 1996 and currently based in Melbourne.
2) a rock band based in Chennai.
3) a punk band formed in Levin, New Zealand in 1983 1) No Idea is an Australian punk band formed in 1996 and currently based in Melbourne. 2) No Idea is a Rock band based in the city of Chennai in the Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The line up: Nanditha - Vocals
Varun - Guitars
Videep - Guitars/Vocals
Mario - Bass
There are more than one band named the Valves. One, is from New Zealand, one from Scotland, and another is from Japan. 1)) Harking from the restless city of Christchurch, New Zealand, The Valves are an exciting band who deliver a high octane rock sound. The band formed in 2006, and were forged out of the fires of Wildside legends, Pumpkinhead and Slim. The band has been described as: "One of the most and interesting and passionate bands to explode on our shores...
The Ribbon is a new music project based in Auckland, New Zealand and consisting of Campbell Birch and Luke Munn. Mixing guitars with laptop, affected vocals and keyboard, the bands instrumentation reflects their organic approach to producing electronic music. The band recently began playing shows throughout the Auckland region, as well as self-producing, packaging, and distributing a 6 song EP. For more info, releases, and show listings, view their MySpace profile at http://www.myspace.com/theribbonmusic.
The origins of New Zealand's Verlaines can be traced back as early as 1979, with the group's founder Graeme Downes took direct inspiration from fellow Dunedin group, the Clean to form a band of his own. It wasn't until 1981 that the group made their first public appearance with their initial five-piece line-up. The band have so far released seven full-length albums on three different labels, one mini album, three singles and two compilations.