Indie

Indie Dance Punk
www.myspace.com/thetigertones
Contact: James Grant
Dance punks Tiger Tones are CHART's Featured Artist for April 2008. Variously described as “bargain basement dance-punk” and “shoegaze meets extreme” Christchurch based Tiger Tones aren’t too sure what they are either. Since forming in early 2006 Tiger Tones have played on A Low Hum tours / camps, featured in articles in Real Groove and Rip it Up, and were nominated for...

Indie Pop
www.myspace.com/theolovelys
Contact: Laura Lee

Christchurch indie popsters The O'Lovelys are CHART's Featured artist for March 2008. At the core of The O'Lovelys is the dynamic duo of Laura Lee (vocals/synth) and Brooke (keys), collaborators since lunch money days at Hagley Community College. Laura Lee's opera-trained voice is...

Alternative Pop
www.myspace.com/insurgents4u
Contact: Will Edmonds

Christchurch alt-pop rockers The Insurgents are Chart's Featured artist for February 2008. As the darlings of the all-ages scene courtesy of their involvement with Out Of Kilter Music - an all ages focused record label and music community blog, they are rapidly gaining attention as a rocking live band with killer songs. Their influences range from the Arctic Monkeys, The Strokes, Kings of Leon, The Cribs and The Beatles...

New Wave Electro
myspace.com/muziked
Contact: James Dann

In between studying for a PHD in biological sciences and hosting a breakfast show on RDU, James Dann becomes Ed Muzik. A vibrant indie-electro act that has picked up a large following among the Christchurch alternative music scene for his minimal keyboard beats which go with his clever lyrics about stalking school girls and party pills...

Indie Pop myspace.com/minisnap thebats.co.nz Contact: Paul Kean Minisnap features the songwriting skills of Kaye Woodward along with fellow Bats, Paul Kean and Malcolm Grant plus Marcus Winstanley from The Undercurrents. They have released 2 EP's - In My Pocket which came out in 2002 while March Hare was released in 2004. These have been distributed on-line through Smoke CD's and to selected NZ stores. Manager and bassist Paul Kean talks to CHART about what they've been up to and their latest release and a free download...

Post Punk New Wave
www.myspace.com/bangbangeche
Contact: Charlie

Previous SmokeFreeRockquest finalists Bang! Bang! Eche! are 2 girls, 4 guys, lots of colour, playing a mix of house, post punk new wave & J-pop. Think of Flying Lizards meets the B52’s and you are close...

Indie Art Rock
undercurrents@xtra.co.nz
www.myspace.com/theundercurrentsnz
All Plastic Records / Global Routes

What The Undercurrents lack in technique they make up on the spot. Swaying dangerously from artrock meditations at volume to faux country with good-old-kiwi-doo-wop-harmony-pop-til-you-drop in between, they leave no hair unrazed...