Flying Nun Records
Flying Nun Records - a wave of Kiwi music from 1981
Canadian music fanatic, record collector, editor and publisher Matthew Goody has just released a book on Flying Nun - it's a labor of love - a comprehensive discography including the bands and the… Audio
Great NZ Album: Pop Eyed
Pop Eyed is a New Zealand compilation album released in 1996 by Flying Nun Records containing only artists signed to the label at the time. Audio
A week in the life of Mermaidens
Last Friday Mermaidens released Perfect Body, the Wellington band's first album on Flying Nun. We gave guitarist/singer Gussie Larkin a sound recorder in the week leading up to the release, to give an… Video, Audio
Graeme Downes pays tribute to Roy Colbert
Dr Graeme Downes speaks about the godfather of the dunedin sound, Roy Colbert. Audio
Lawrence Arabia Lakeside Session
Lawrence Arabia perfoms tracks from his latest album Absolute Truth, lakeside. Audio
Roger Shepherd Book Club
A flock of Flying Nun fans dissect Roger Shepherd's autobiography In Love With These Times: My Life With Flying Nun Records. Audio
Roger Shepherd: the story of Flying Nun
Flying Nun plays a central role in the cultural fabric of the NZ history - so much so that it's hard to talk about NZ music and not mention Flying Nun bands - such has been its impact. Founder Roger… Audio
Emily Edrosa in Session
Emily Edrosa performs in Session in front of Auckland's Harbour Bridge. Audio
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avoid! avoid on their European influence and their debut 'Particles and Waves'. Audio
Tiny Ruins & Hamish Kilgour
Tiny Ruins, Hamish Kilgour and Gary Hunt perform live in session. Audio
Silver Bullets by The Chills
Nick Bollinger reviews the first full album in almost two decades from Flying Nun flag bearers The Chills. Audio
Silver Bullets by The Chills
Nick Bollinger reviews the first full album in almost two decades from Flying Nun flag bearers The Chills.
AudioThe Great Cybernetic Depression by Princess Chelsea
Jim Pinckney heads for the stars with Princess Chelsea's sophomore epic The Great Cybernetic Depression. Audio
The Great Cybernetic Depression by Princess Chelsea
Jim Pinckney heads for the stars with Princess Chelsea's sophomore epic The Great Cybernetic Depression.
AudioPrincess Chelsea and YouTube
Chelsea Nikkel cut her teeth in circus punk trio Teenwolf in the mid 2000s and toured internationally with label mates The Brunettes. Tony Stamp caught up with Princess Chelsea upon the release of her… Audio
On the road With The Courtneys
Flying Nun devotees The Courtneys made a pilgrimage from Canada to New Zealand to tour the North Island last month. Zac Arnold joined the band on the road, armed with a microphone for the sound… Audio
Extended Play: Exploding Budgies Goblin Mix
David Mitchell, Glenn Eisenhut and Phil Moore with the story of the Exploding Budgies 1985 E.P. 'The Grotesque Singers' and Goblin Mix's self-titled E.P., released in 1986.31 August 2012. Audio
Extended Play: Look Blue Go Purple - LBGPEP2
It seems as though more local women began playing in bands in the early days of Flying Nun than ever before and Look Blue Go Purple were ahead of the game. Band members Kath Webster, Denise Roughan… Audio
Extended Play: Children's Hour - Flesh
One of the first Auckland acts signed to Flying Nun, Children's Hour were also considerably darker and more sonically-challenging than most of their label-mates. Audio