Friends From Sweden “So Beautiful”

Friends From Sweden was the secret solo project of Mareea Paterson, who’s previously popped up in music videos as a serial session bass player for Tim Finn, Amber Claire and Jordan Luck, not to mention as part of Delta. Friends From Sweden was Mareea’s way of having a solo project but not being the focus … Continue reading Friends From Sweden “So Beautiful”

Lost and found

When I first created this page, it seemed like there were hundreds of missing videos and it was all looking pretty bleak. But in reality, things are much rosier. Some listed titles never had videos made The databases I’m working from are based on songs that were funded and are less likely to note if a video wasn’t … Continue reading Lost and found

The Film Archive – Ready To Roll?

In 2009 the Film Archive (now Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) selected 100 iconic New Zealand music videos and invited viewers to vote for their favourites. The 100 videos were presented as part of the Ready To Roll? exhibition with a section on The Film Archive’s website. This included interesting behind-the-scenes stories and annotations collected by … Continue reading The Film Archive – Ready To Roll?

Missing videos from 2000

February 2000 Brett Sawyer “Supercool” Another track from the elusive Brett Sawyer. His single “Supercool” has almost no digital traces, but there is a brief review by Graham Reid in the NZ Herald, where he accurately describes Sawyer’s album When It Happens as being “Not bad, but over the long haul not gripping.” Joshna “Anything” … Continue reading Missing videos from 2000

Missing videos from 1996

February 1996 Dei Hamo “International Whirl Rocker” After making his mark doing the guest rap on Nathan Haines’ “Lady J”, Dei Hamo went solo with International Whirl Rocker (or “Rocca”, as it is listed in the NZOA database. The song was due to be released on Papa Pacific Records, but the label folded before this … Continue reading Missing videos from 1996

Missing videos from 1994

There’s a Rockquest winner, some more bogan rock, a bit of hip hop, and some reggae.

June 2010: Anika Moa, Anna Wilson, Artisan Guns, BARB, Cairo Knife Fight, Candice Rhind, Concord Dawn

Lonely hearts theatre, the tartan skirt, tiny power lines, unusual pop, a really long cord, a girl’s night out, and Vienna part II.

August 2005: Amber Claire, Anika Moa, Bic Runga, Breaks Co-Op, Chong Nee, Dave Yetton, Dukes

Naked Samoans go bowling, Bic’s all-star band, a dating disaster, tranquil gardens, net curtain twitching and a walk up a hill.

The Veils “The Wild Son”

When the music video funding for the Veils first song was announced back in 2005, there was a fierce debate on NZmusic.com. Were the Veils a legit New Zealand band, or were they actually an English band using the Kiwi connection of the lead singer for getting funding? Well, it turns out that Finn the … Continue reading The Veils “The Wild Son”