Matthew Goody
@needlesandplastic.bsky.social
Author of Needles & Plastic: FlyingNun Records 1981-1988, published by Third Man Books (US/UK) and Auckland University Press (NZ): tinyurl.com/35hu5s99
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There's also this excellent chapter by @needlesandplastic.bsky.social which looks at the group's early history
thespinoff.co.nz/books/21-11-...
thespinoff.co.nz/books/21-11-...
True to raw feelings: The story of Marie And The Atom
The experimental post-punk band were something entirely different in 1980s Auckland.
thespinoff.co.nz
November 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
There's also this excellent chapter by @needlesandplastic.bsky.social which looks at the group's early history
thespinoff.co.nz/books/21-11-...
thespinoff.co.nz/books/21-11-...
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Marie & the Atom
Pt 2 of my blog on Flying Nun multitrack tapes, analyzing two songs by the amazing MATA, recorded by Terry Moore for their second EP "Spit it out" in 1985. What does the tape tell us? Have a read & listen to samples of the original multitrack audio.
natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/f...
Pt 2 of my blog on Flying Nun multitrack tapes, analyzing two songs by the amazing MATA, recorded by Terry Moore for their second EP "Spit it out" in 1985. What does the tape tell us? Have a read & listen to samples of the original multitrack audio.
natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/f...
November 7, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Marie & the Atom
Pt 2 of my blog on Flying Nun multitrack tapes, analyzing two songs by the amazing MATA, recorded by Terry Moore for their second EP "Spit it out" in 1985. What does the tape tell us? Have a read & listen to samples of the original multitrack audio.
natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/f...
Pt 2 of my blog on Flying Nun multitrack tapes, analyzing two songs by the amazing MATA, recorded by Terry Moore for their second EP "Spit it out" in 1985. What does the tape tell us? Have a read & listen to samples of the original multitrack audio.
natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/f...
Here's a nice surprise - Peter Jefferies has just released a new four song 7" EP called "Duit on Tuesday" that tackles the catalogue of Harry Nilsson.
almosthalloweentimerecords.bandcamp.com/album/duit-o...
almosthalloweentimerecords.bandcamp.com/album/duit-o...
Duit On Tuesday, by Peter Jefferies
4 track album
almosthalloweentimerecords.bandcamp.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Here's a nice surprise - Peter Jefferies has just released a new four song 7" EP called "Duit on Tuesday" that tackles the catalogue of Harry Nilsson.
almosthalloweentimerecords.bandcamp.com/album/duit-o...
almosthalloweentimerecords.bandcamp.com/album/duit-o...
I've resisted posting about the Jays, because who cares what I think. But the day after the most devastating loss i've ever witnessed, I feel the need.
No team brought Canada together like the 2025 Blue Jays. Today sucks but this season was all you could ask for from sports.
Baseball is the best.
No team brought Canada together like the 2025 Blue Jays. Today sucks but this season was all you could ask for from sports.
Baseball is the best.
November 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I've resisted posting about the Jays, because who cares what I think. But the day after the most devastating loss i've ever witnessed, I feel the need.
No team brought Canada together like the 2025 Blue Jays. Today sucks but this season was all you could ask for from sports.
Baseball is the best.
No team brought Canada together like the 2025 Blue Jays. Today sucks but this season was all you could ask for from sports.
Baseball is the best.
Got word from a friend that Bryn Driver of the band 8 Living Legs passed away recently at the age of 66.
8 Living Legs appeared on the live Flying Nun compilation The Last Rumba and the split EP 'Emigration' paired with fellow Auckland band Flak in 1984.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_pT...
8 Living Legs appeared on the live Flying Nun compilation The Last Rumba and the split EP 'Emigration' paired with fellow Auckland band Flak in 1984.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_pT...
8 Living Legs - Don't Do That Near Me [New-Zealand 1984]
YouTube video by This Moment's Gone
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November 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Got word from a friend that Bryn Driver of the band 8 Living Legs passed away recently at the age of 66.
8 Living Legs appeared on the live Flying Nun compilation The Last Rumba and the split EP 'Emigration' paired with fellow Auckland band Flak in 1984.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_pT...
8 Living Legs appeared on the live Flying Nun compilation The Last Rumba and the split EP 'Emigration' paired with fellow Auckland band Flak in 1984.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_pT...
Another John Peel estate auction came and went this week. One lot of note was his copy of Fall In A Hole, the legendary live album released on Flying Nun that fundamentally changed the label, both crippling it in the short term and helping to propel it to new ears around the world in the long term.
October 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Another John Peel estate auction came and went this week. One lot of note was his copy of Fall In A Hole, the legendary live album released on Flying Nun that fundamentally changed the label, both crippling it in the short term and helping to propel it to new ears around the world in the long term.
Testing driving the new archival release on Flying Acorn (Flying Nut???)… 🧐
October 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Testing driving the new archival release on Flying Acorn (Flying Nut???)… 🧐
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I said I'd write a few words about Craig Robertson's much-anticipated Chris Knox bio, which I love.
These are personal reflections on what will likely be the definitive history of a man who changed indie/alt music globally
opdiner.substack.com/p/cause-when...
#aotearoa
@audioculturenz.bsky.social
These are personal reflections on what will likely be the definitive history of a man who changed indie/alt music globally
opdiner.substack.com/p/cause-when...
#aotearoa
@audioculturenz.bsky.social
'Cause, when it all comes down to dust
Can I say that Craig Robertson's bio of Chris Knox is anticipated? It is, and it's arrived.
opdiner.substack.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I said I'd write a few words about Craig Robertson's much-anticipated Chris Knox bio, which I love.
These are personal reflections on what will likely be the definitive history of a man who changed indie/alt music globally
opdiner.substack.com/p/cause-when...
#aotearoa
@audioculturenz.bsky.social
These are personal reflections on what will likely be the definitive history of a man who changed indie/alt music globally
opdiner.substack.com/p/cause-when...
#aotearoa
@audioculturenz.bsky.social
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October 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A new Bilders record is on the horizon, packed with new material and a couple never-released vintage Bilders tunes with the Stu Page and Greig Bainbridge lineup.
carbon-records.bandcamp.com/album/neverl...
carbon-records.bandcamp.com/album/neverl...
Neverlasting, by Bilders
15 track album
carbon-records.bandcamp.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:24 AM
A new Bilders record is on the horizon, packed with new material and a couple never-released vintage Bilders tunes with the Stu Page and Greig Bainbridge lineup.
carbon-records.bandcamp.com/album/neverl...
carbon-records.bandcamp.com/album/neverl...
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Here are some free Hardware retrospective downloads. RIYL UK-post punk, Messthetics, Pere Ubu, the Fall, Wire, Pigbag etc. Buy LPs here: dirtyknobby.bigcartel.com
hardware79.bandcamp.com/yum
xewk-xf6h
h8st-ja9v
4n42-k2y9
qwpw-6hnz
gh9c-kj56
y424-gk2y
yplj-b94f
t6s6-w9ja
2yh2-ct9b
ated-x26x
hardware79.bandcamp.com/yum
xewk-xf6h
h8st-ja9v
4n42-k2y9
qwpw-6hnz
gh9c-kj56
y424-gk2y
yplj-b94f
t6s6-w9ja
2yh2-ct9b
ated-x26x
HARDWARE
hardware79.bandcamp.com
September 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Here are some free Hardware retrospective downloads. RIYL UK-post punk, Messthetics, Pere Ubu, the Fall, Wire, Pigbag etc. Buy LPs here: dirtyknobby.bigcartel.com
hardware79.bandcamp.com/yum
xewk-xf6h
h8st-ja9v
4n42-k2y9
qwpw-6hnz
gh9c-kj56
y424-gk2y
yplj-b94f
t6s6-w9ja
2yh2-ct9b
ated-x26x
hardware79.bandcamp.com/yum
xewk-xf6h
h8st-ja9v
4n42-k2y9
qwpw-6hnz
gh9c-kj56
y424-gk2y
yplj-b94f
t6s6-w9ja
2yh2-ct9b
ated-x26x
I made the list, though maybe not in glowing terms.
Te Herenga Waka University Press is having an amazing sale (50% off titles published 1949-2022).
Some of their music books are in this excellent roundup by Andrew Schmidt: www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/new...
Some of their music books are in this excellent roundup by Andrew Schmidt: www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/new...
August 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I made the list, though maybe not in glowing terms.
Big auction from the John Peel collection ended today. I had dreams of bidding on two copies of The Chills' Kaleidoscope World comp, but bidding got out of my comfort zone. Here's the test pressing that was up for grabs. Interesting notes from Peel, where 'Satin Doll' is the only track with 3 stars.
July 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Big auction from the John Peel collection ended today. I had dreams of bidding on two copies of The Chills' Kaleidoscope World comp, but bidding got out of my comfort zone. Here's the test pressing that was up for grabs. Interesting notes from Peel, where 'Satin Doll' is the only track with 3 stars.
Excited to have nabbed these Sun City Girls gig posters from a random poster sale on marketplace. One on the right is likely from 1990, left 1991.
July 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Excited to have nabbed these Sun City Girls gig posters from a random poster sale on marketplace. One on the right is likely from 1990, left 1991.
New LP from The Bats arriving in October via Flying Nun. New video is up on the pre-order page too.
www.flyingnun.co.nz/products/the...
www.flyingnun.co.nz/products/the...
The Bats - Corner Coming Up (Pre-Order)
Shop for The Bats - Corner Coming Up on vinyl + CD at a Flying Nun record store, Auckland, Wellington & Christchurch. Buy $80+ & get free shipping
www.flyingnun.co.nz
July 17, 2025 at 1:30 AM
New LP from The Bats arriving in October via Flying Nun. New video is up on the pre-order page too.
www.flyingnun.co.nz/products/the...
www.flyingnun.co.nz/products/the...
This one has been in the works for a while and it’s so great to see that it’ll be published soon.
Craig Robertson’s biography of Chris Knox. NZ pub date is October but I believe North America will be a few months after that.
aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz/chris-knox/
Craig Robertson’s biography of Chris Knox. NZ pub date is October but I believe North America will be a few months after that.
aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz/chris-knox/
Chris Knox: Not Given Lightly
The story of the man, the music, the art, the attitude.
aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz
July 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This one has been in the works for a while and it’s so great to see that it’ll be published soon.
Craig Robertson’s biography of Chris Knox. NZ pub date is October but I believe North America will be a few months after that.
aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz/chris-knox/
Craig Robertson’s biography of Chris Knox. NZ pub date is October but I believe North America will be a few months after that.
aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz/chris-knox/
Worlds are colliding for me folks. This has to mean something.
One oddball storyline out of this draft I like for the Blue Jays is that they must be New Zealand’s favourite baseball team.
July 15, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Worlds are colliding for me folks. This has to mean something.
New Eddy Current Suppression Ring! News you can believe in. 🙌
eddycurrentsuppressionring.bandcamp.com/album/shapes...
eddycurrentsuppressionring.bandcamp.com/album/shapes...
Shapes And Forms, by Eddy Current Suppression Ring
3 track album
eddycurrentsuppressionring.bandcamp.com
July 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
New Eddy Current Suppression Ring! News you can believe in. 🙌
eddycurrentsuppressionring.bandcamp.com/album/shapes...
eddycurrentsuppressionring.bandcamp.com/album/shapes...
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Wonderful story in today's ODT about the very generous donation by the family of Martin Phillipps of some of his books, records and more to ReStore, Dunedin
www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...
www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...
Part of Phillipps’ collection at ReStore
A compendium of books, records, DVDs and other ephemera which belonged to Martin Phillipps is now for sale at ReStore. The founder of The Chills,...
www.odt.co.nz
June 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Wonderful story in today's ODT about the very generous donation by the family of Martin Phillipps of some of his books, records and more to ReStore, Dunedin
www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...
www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...
Sly Stone is someone to be treasured and celebrated, an absolute king composer and lyricist. A sad day.
pitchfork.com/news/sly-sto...
pitchfork.com/news/sly-sto...
Sly Stone, Legendary Funk Musician, Dies at 82
The artist made his mark on the American music landscape with his band Sly and the Family Stone
pitchfork.com
June 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Sly Stone is someone to be treasured and celebrated, an absolute king composer and lyricist. A sad day.
pitchfork.com/news/sly-sto...
pitchfork.com/news/sly-sto...
Nice little run down on Aussie post-punk tradition on Bandcamp today:
daily.bandcamp.com/lists/austra...
daily.bandcamp.com/lists/austra...
Australia’s Quirky, Colorful Post-Punk Tradition
Inspired by Chapter Music's definitive compilation, here's a timeline of Aussie post-punk from the late ’70s to today.
daily.bandcamp.com
June 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Nice little run down on Aussie post-punk tradition on Bandcamp today:
daily.bandcamp.com/lists/austra...
daily.bandcamp.com/lists/austra...
The vintage band t-shirt market is peak side hustle absurdity for me. That said, there's been a few pop up recently where if money was no object I'd have to consider hammering that 'buy it now' button.
May 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The vintage band t-shirt market is peak side hustle absurdity for me. That said, there's been a few pop up recently where if money was no object I'd have to consider hammering that 'buy it now' button.
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Shock late night news per the official Pere Ubu page on FB that David Thomas has passed on.
Pere Ubu (Official)
David Thomas, June 14 1953 - April 23 2025.
David Lynn Thomas, lead singer of Pere Ubu, Rocket From The Tombs and multiple solo projex, has died after a long illness.
On Wednesday, April 23 2025,.....
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April 24, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Shock late night news per the official Pere Ubu page on FB that David Thomas has passed on.
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RIP David Thomas aka (in the early days) Crocus Behemoth: those first four Pere Ubu singles were stunning in 1975-1977 (post punk before punk) leading up the The Modern Dance and Dub Housing. Born 1953, I salute you fellow Snake
April 24, 2025 at 8:20 AM
RIP David Thomas aka (in the early days) Crocus Behemoth: those first four Pere Ubu singles were stunning in 1975-1977 (post punk before punk) leading up the The Modern Dance and Dub Housing. Born 1953, I salute you fellow Snake