Chez Paree was a boho cafe located in Embassy theatre building with an entrance off Majoribank Street. During the 1960-70’s it played host to folk
Month: June 2025
The Normals
The Normals, Wellington’s pioneering punk band, formed in 1978 with Graham Hood on bass, Dazee Day on vocals, Mike Lawry on guitar, and Andy on
Padded Cell
“The world drove them mad, a world like a Padded Cell with a vision of four walls and every channel turned to 13.” (Padded Cell
The Valley Five
The Valley Five was a emo/ hardcore band formed in 2000 in Hutt Valley, New Zealand, emerging from the remnants of two local acts, Discenter
Tried For Treason
T4T! Five piece curb dogz carving up the 04 dancefloor! Tried for Treason was a hardcore punk band formed in Wellington, New Zealand, in 2000.
Domestic Blitz
Domestic Blitz were one of the “also-rans” of the early Wellington punk/ underground scene. We were, in a word, crap, but at least we got
