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"A six-part series tracing the evolution of New Zealand’s popular music, tells its rock ‘n’ roll stories, from the fledgling sounds of the 1950s to today’s international music acts. Presents an engaging mix of interviews, news archive and music clips in the telling of the stories of the bands, songwriters and entrepreneurs and the role they played in creating the soundtrack to New Zealanders’ lives over the past 45 years.” (Press material)
Considers the emergence of Punk Rock in the late Seventies. Discussion of its origins with The Enemy and The Clean in Dunedin. The Suburban Reptiles and The Scavengers in Auckland. The developing scene at Zwines, the arrival of The Enemy from Dunedin and the clash with the skin heads.
Th’ Dudes success around Auckland and NZ and their attempts to make it in Australia. Split Enz in London and the arrival of Neil Finn to the band.
Phill Judd forms The Swingers and their success with Counting the Beat. The change of name from The Enemy to Toy Love. Their disastrous attempt to make it in Australia. Knox’s Luddite tendencies. The inception of Flying Nun Records and the success of The Clean.
Interviews: Chris Knox. David Kilgour. Bones Hillman. Des Truction. Johnny Volume. Zero. Simon Griggs. Ian Moss. Peter Urlich. Dave Dobbin. Tim Finn. Neil Finn. Michael Gudinski. Jane walker. Jim Wilson. Glyn Tucker. Paul Kean. Todd Hunter. Martin Phillipps. Roger Shepherd. Robert Scott.
Episode Four
Anarchy in the Air
By the late 1970’s New Zealand rock ‘n roll is ripe for re-development. Despite a brief punk revolution that threatened to herald the end of traditional rock ‘n roll, there is no shortage of young kiwi lads strapping on guitars and dreaming of becoming rock gods. The Dudes spearhead a new wave of local bands keen to play their own songs. Meanwhile, Split Enz comes very close to world domination with their hit album True Colours. But ultimately it is a musical DIY philosophy that sees local music into the eighties. Featuring Suburban Reptiles, Scavengers, Toy Love, Swingers, The Dude’s and Split Enz.