The Chills will be touring North America this fall in support of last year's excellent album Scatterbrain. The tour is their first in three years and kicks off with a New York show at City Winery on October 16,
We asked Gareth Shute to write an article highlighting the ongoing importance of new indie labels in Aotearoa New Zealand. It got him thinking about how the story of a record label is often filled with as much mythology as truth.
This past Saturday we had the second Flying Nun 40th Birthday show at Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre. It was a huge night, with 8 bands and two stages. For this Second photo instalment we have Voom, Reb Fountain, Subliminals and The Chills. All photos by Bruce Mackay.