Terrorways, not to be confused with Punk bands The Tearaways from
Melbourne
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,
Victoria
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* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
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, Australia, or from
Hertfordshire, England, were a New Zealand punk rock band from
Auckland
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, who were big on the local punk scene. They are also remembered for their songs "She's a Mod" and "Never Been to Borstal".
Background
The group which played at the Zwines club was a favourite of Aucklands
Boot Boys. At the end of 1978, drummer Kerry Buchanan was replaced by
Gary Hunt
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who had come from
Gary Havoc & The Hurricanes
RTC is a New Zealand record label which licensed recordings from overseas Independent labels in the United States and in the United Kingdom.
Background
The label was started in the late 1970s by John McCready, Brian Pitts, and Warwick Woodwar ...
. The original band called it a day and their final performance was on 1 December 1979. In 1980, the group got together to play a gig at the XS Café.
The group appears on the Ripper Records ''
AK79
''AK79'' is a collection of unreleased tracks by punk bands active in Auckland, New Zealand in the late 1970s. The album was compiled by Bryan Staff, with artwork from Terence Hogan, and was released by Ripper Records in December 1979.
History ...
'' compilation.
Later years
Kerry Buchanan would become a journalist and write for ''
Real Groove
"Real Groove" is a song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue from her fifteenth studio album, '' Disco'' (2020). The song was written by Minogue, Teemu Brunila, Nico Stadi and Alida Garpestad Peck, with a sense of optimism for days ahead during ...
'' magazine. In 2014, Buchanan presented the 2014 'Independent Music NZ Classic Record' award to Ripper Records head Bryan Staff for the New Zealand punk album ''AK.79''. Thirty years later, the group was part of a show at The Monte Cristo Room, Nelson Street, Auckland that included other Punk acts such as
Proud Scum
Proud Scum was a notable punk band in New Zealand punk's second wave. Proud Scum were formed in Auckland in 1979 and attracted a hardcore punk and bootboy following.
Formed from members of punk bands Rooter and The Atrocities, Proud Scum were: ...
,
The Spelling Mistakes, X-Features, and
the Scavengers
The Scavengers were a New Zealand punk rock band that formed in 1977. They moved to Melbourne, Australia, in November 1978 and became Marching Girls.
History
The band was formed in 1976 at Auckland Technical Institute by graphic design stude ...
.
Background on members
Kerry Buchanan
In later years, Buchanan became a commentator, writer and working for a Hi-Fi store in Auckland. One of the things Buchanan has commented on was in an essay of his about talented Maori acts that were not given their due in their status, and being referred by Caucasian commentators as just cabaret acts.
Gary Hunt
Hunt may have been with a punk group either prior to or after his time with
Gary Havoc & the Hurricanes
RTC is a New Zealand record label which licensed recordings from overseas Independent labels in the United States and in the United Kingdom.
Background
The label was started in the late 1970s by John McCready, Brian Pitts, and Warwick Woodwar ...
. In 1986, 1987, he played with Gregg McKenzie in The McKenzie and his work appears on a collection of live recordings that include "I Don't Dream Anymore" and "da'Phunk ' 87". In 2015, he was playing in New Zealand in a group called led by former
Pop Mechanix
Pop Mechanix is a New Zealand-based pop music band that played in New Zealand and Australia from 1979 to 1988. Their single "Jumping out a Window" reached number 87 of the all-time top 100 singles for APRA NZ, and number 12 in the all-time top 50 ...
and
Coconut Rough
Coconut Rough were a short-lived New Zealand pop/ new wave band formed in 1982.
Despite their 1983 first single, "Sierra Leone", hitting the top five, and the band being named ''Most Promising Group of the Year'' at that year's RIANZ Awards th ...
frontman
Andrew Snoid, called Andrew McLennan & The Underminers. Hunt would later work with
Hamish Kilgour
Hamish Kilgour (17 March 1957 – November or December 2022) was a New Zealand musician who co-founded the indie rock band The Clean with his brother David in 1978. Kilgour also co-founded the band Bailter Space in 1987 and later recorded as a ...
. They worked together and released the
Hollie Fullbrook /
Tiny Ruins
Tiny Ruins are a musical ensemble from Auckland, New Zealand.
History
Tiny Ruins began as an alias for singer-songwriter Hollie Fullbrook, who recorded as a solo artist prior to 2009.Simon Grig/ref> drummer Gary Hunt
Gary Hunt (born 11 J ...
''
Hurtling Through
''Hurtling Through'' is a joint effort EP /mini-album by Hollie Fullbrook, Tiny Ruins, and Hamish Kilgour of The Clean.
Background
In 2013, Hollie Fullbrook met Hamish Kilgour in New York City and they did some shows together. On the final day ...
'' EP.
Another group Hunt had been playing in some time in the 2010s was The Wonderfish Collective, a 15 piece group.
Members list
* Kerry Buchanan aka Eddie Clanger - drums
* Gary Hunt - drums
* John ‘No-one’ Hunter - vocals
* Dean Martelli - guitar
* Pete Mesmer - guitar
* Chris Orange - bass
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Discography
Singles
Albums
References
New Zealand punk rock groups
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