Awkward Death was a rungus-as punk band from Te Whanagnui-a-Tara/Wellington with songs that had a darkly satirical bent while taking shots at politicians, pedos and
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The Amps/ Jellyfish
Formed in late 1978 by Mike Lawry (drums), Chris Plummer (bass), Kevin Hawkins (guitar), and Brent Hayward (vocals), The Amps were part of Wellington’s first
Ambitious Vegetables
Ambitious Vegetables was a first-wave punk band formed at Wellington’s Rongotai College by students Chas Mannell (drums), Gordon Costello (guitar), Gary Curtis (bass), and Andrew
Aftershock
Formed in the Hutt Valley suburb of Stokes Valley by teenage friends Simon Gotlieb, Kevin Kermack, and Dean Reilly in 1982, Aftershock was part of