New Zealand Music Features — 40th Anniversary

Under The Influence (FNCD021) came about through 12 months of loose talk, six months of intensive planning, three changes of date and two final weeks of very late nights. Indeed there were many times we questioned the sanity and feasibility of even attempting to record the Flying Nun 21st Anniversary album in one day... and without the faith of many around us we simply wouldn’t have been able to pull it off! As the Flying Nun label had recently been incorporated, alongside Festival Records and Mushroom Records, into the larger independent company called (deep breath) Festival Mushroom Records incorporating Flying Nun, we had created a strong...

Welcome to the new Flying Nun website. It’s something we are quite proud of. I hope it signals a small step in a new direction. It was long overdue for Flying Nun up our game on the interwebs.  So, here we are. This new creation is not just for the Flying Nun the ‘record label’, but also, something broader. I hope it will be a place for anyone interested in our music community. Another online home for independent music from Aotearoa/New Zealand.  This platform signals a gentle rejig for Flying Nun. A friendly kick in our own pants of the...