So far, most music videos have been filmed in New Zealand, but occasionally a video will manage to have an exotic international location. Hong Kong! New York! Miami! And now the Dead Flowers have their music video OE moment in London, filmed when they were on tour with Greg Johnson, the Exponents and Mental as … Continue reading Dead Flowers “I Don’t See Anyone At All”
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
February 1995 D’bre “Let Me Know” The band formerly known as Bush Beat return with a second song, “Let Me Know”. The track featured on Tangata Records’ compilation album Tribal Stomp II. Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision Dead Flowers “Not Ready” “Not Ready” is the first Dead Flowers video to be missing. The song was … Continue reading Missing videos from 1995
There are 22 videos missing from 1992, the most enticing being “Licence to Love” by metal band Scarf who had just come along just as the rawness of grunge was pushing out the extravagance of hair metal.
Roland Picasso has a dilemma – he has two lovers and would rather like to keep it that, only one of the lovers wants him to be true to her. It’s a simple, almost underplayed song, and the video matches this minimal vibe. There are a few green-screen and digital tricks – dripping paint, flames, … Continue reading Hallelujah Picassos “Lovers +”
An ode to Courtenay Cox, an emo ending, round and round she goes, Wellington dress-ups, a sausage sizzle, the universality of music, and surf is up.
