Missing videos from April 1996
Moana and the Moahunters are back with the single “Prophecies”, a song which Moana’s website says touches “on more spiritual matters”. Another track from Eye TV. The Film Archive has “Immaculate” in its vaults. Splitter arrive on the alterno rock scene with “What You Know”. Stellar‘s first proper sing was “Happy Gun”, after “Ride” appeared...
Missing videos for August 1995
There’s a Barry Saunders song called “Little Things”. I can’t even figure out what album it was on. It’s so… little. Another sweet Emma Paki song, but “Don’t Give It Up” is another one that’s not as beloved as “System Virtue” and so misses out on being digitised. Another of Ermehn‘s early tracks is “Nuttin...
Eye TV “Down with a D”
Another track from Eye TV’s acoustic album. This time the video star is a little girl whose costume seems to be inspired by Blind Melon’s Bee Girl. But instead of a bee, she’s a Ronald Regan with fairy wings. Watch out, Johhny Utah! The band are also joined by an TV-watching elderly couple and a...
Eye TV “Basement Static”
Eye TV had a few changes. Their gear was stolen, forcing the band to record a more acoustic album, forging a gentler, newer sound with a new drummer. The “Basement Static” video sees old gothy Shaun curled up in shadowy places, a man on the verge of a nervous spaz-out. The song has shades of...
Eye TV “Eye TV”
The song and the band have the same name because the band used to be called the Nixons and took their new name from their album (and song) called Eye TV. I don’t remember the band from this stage. They had quite a different vibe from their later work. For a start, Sean the lead...
Missing videos from October 1993
“Tick Tock” was originally recorded by a band called Nixons on an album called “Eye TV”, but then a band in America called The Nixons coughed loudly and so the New Zealand group became Eye TV with an album called “Nixons”, which is a weird name for an album. The chickens entrails of the internet...
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