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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

this is out now -- a man worth knowing & knowing about.

Matthew Goody @needlesandplastic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

In uncertain times, we turn to the pages of the FT, where the editorial board comments on the important issues of the day such as *squints* the alarming reemergence of the… cassette tape? Need a revised edition of @marcissist.bsky.social’s book to address this.

Financial Times editorial from September 19th discussing the supposed trend friction maxxing

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Gummy Arts @gummyarts.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The Clean, 1981 Topps style, in honor of the 45-year anniversary of “Tally Ho!”

Colored-pencil card drawing of the Clean

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Matthew Goody @needlesandplastic.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Stuart Page has uploaded a sweet HD version of The Clean's Modern Rock tune "Outside The Cage" which is a cool jumble of found footage, outtakes from the 'Too Much Violence' vid and Page-shot footage. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcUe...

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The Clean – Outside The Cage (1995) QHD version 2025

YouTube video by N0ISYLAND

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Matthew Goody @needlesandplastic.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

New Bailterspace 👀! Written by the original crew, performed by the new crew: bailterspace.bandcamp.com/track/bailte...

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bailterspace place and palaces, by Bailterspace

track by Bailterspace

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Matthew Goody @needlesandplastic.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Wingtip Sloat were covering The Clean in '91 on their first album. Two years later they're doing the Verlaines... www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpU6...

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Wingtip Sloat - Uncarved Block / Joed Out (The Verlaines) - 6 February 1993

YouTube video by city worker

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Matthew Goody @needlesandplastic.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

NZ Music T-shirt day I’m told, so naturally…

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Matthew Goody @needlesandplastic.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Wallflowers at the height of their first album buzz in Seattle opening for local/heavier/louder bands. No one was there to see them. Middle of August and it was sweltering. Security handed out popsicles before their set. Big mistake. Lots of frozen projectiles & a band desperate to get off stage.

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Superchunk @superchunk.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

We covered a classic by NZ / Flying Nun legends Look Blue Go Purple for a tour 7" last Fall and it's out today digitally for the first time, check out "I Don't Want You Anyway" wherever you digitally enjoy music! superchunk.bandcamp.com/track/i-dont...

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"I Don't Want You Anyway", by Superchunk

from the album “I Don’t Want to Get Over You” b/w "I Don't Want You Anyway"

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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

🧵So in the course of a discussion about Ye Olde Days with some music friends, I dived down a rabbit hole and found something interesting. I've always wondered about the story behind DMA, the dodgy psychedelic amphetamine that inspired the Androidss' 'DMA' and, more notably, The Clean's 'Tally Ho!'.

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Matthew Goody @needlesandplastic.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Includes a review of Craig Robertson’s Chris Knox biography Not Given Lightly by @steelydass.bsky.social so go get it and then order the book. Out this month in North America.

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Matthew Goody @needlesandplastic.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

It seems Jim Wilson has unfortunately recently passed away. In doing research for my book. Jim was one of those characters that was instrumental to making so much happen with music in '80s NZ, especially Christchurch. From booking the Gladstone to helping bands with tours/marketing. He did so much.

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Matthew Goody @needlesandplastic.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

A definitive new biography about Chris Knox is set to be published in North America next month via Auckland University Press. I am stepping up to help with press and promotion in North America. So, if you are a writer, reviewer, podcaster, record/book buyer, whatever, get in touch.

Front cover of Chris Knox biography Not Given Lightly by Craig Robertson published by Auckland University Press March 2026

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jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

my annual year-end mix, 103 mp3s i've known & loved, 7 hours of music ready for shuffling & affronting darkness. drive.google.com/file/d/1GyQz...

a man reclines in front of a computer with a mug of something tasty

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Matthew Goody @needlesandplastic.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Oof, this is very sad news indeed about Brent McLachlan. A cornerstone of two knock out groups, Brent’s fingerprints are also over so many important releases as an engineer & producer:The Skeptics, Terminals, Snapper, The Bats on and on it goes. A fantastic drummer and engineer who gifted us so much

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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Lot of people in the music and screen communities hurting now at the news that Ant Nevison has died. Ant was a member of the Headless Chickens, co-founder of Incubator recording studio and a respected film soundie, and one of the most decent, good-natured and friendly people you could hope to meet.

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Michael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Marie & the Atom Pt 2 of my blog on Flying Nun multitrack tapes, analyzing two songs by the amazing MATA, recorded by Terry Moore for their second EP "Spit it out" in 1985. What does the tape tell us? Have a read & listen to samples of the original multitrack audio. natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/f...

Cover for the 1985 EP 'Spit it out' by Marie and the Atom, featuring a b&w image of a welding mask.

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Matthew Goody @needlesandplastic.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Here's a nice surprise - Peter Jefferies has just released a new four song 7" EP called "Duit on Tuesday" that tackles the catalogue of Harry Nilsson. almosthalloweentimerecords.bandcamp.com/album/duit-o...

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Duit On Tuesday, by Peter Jefferies

4 track album

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Matthew Goody @needlesandplastic.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

I've resisted posting about the Jays, because who cares what I think. But the day after the most devastating loss i've ever witnessed, I feel the need. No team brought Canada together like the 2025 Blue Jays. Today sucks but this season was all you could ask for from sports. Baseball is the best.

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Matthew Goody @needlesandplastic.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Got word from a friend that Bryn Driver of the band 8 Living Legs passed away recently at the age of 66. 8 Living Legs appeared on the live Flying Nun compilation The Last Rumba and the split EP 'Emigration' paired with fellow Auckland band Flak in 1984. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_pT...

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8 Living Legs - Don't Do That Near Me [New-Zealand 1984]

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Matthew Goody @needlesandplastic.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Another John Peel estate auction came and went this week. One lot of note was his copy of Fall In A Hole, the legendary live album released on Flying Nun that fundamentally changed the label, both crippling it in the short term and helping to propel it to new ears around the world in the long term.

Cover, inserts and vinyl record of The Fall’s Fall In A Hole live album owned by John Peel

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Matthew Goody @needlesandplastic.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Testing driving the new archival release on Flying Acorn (Flying Nut???)… 🧐

Wreck Small Speakers on Expensive Stereos front cover 2025 on Flying Acorn

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Simon Grigg @opdiner.com · 07/10/2025

I said I'd write a few words about Craig Robertson's much-anticipated Chris Knox bio, which I love. These are personal reflections on what will likely be the definitive history of a man who changed indie/alt music globally opdiner.substack.com/p/cause-when... #aotearoa @audioculturenz.bsky.social

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'Cause, when it all comes down to dust

Can I say that Craig Robertson's bio of Chris Knox is anticipated? It is, and it's arrived.

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Nick Scalera @nickscalera.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Found out in the wild: my favorite rock ‘n’ roll book. @peoplesbooktakoma.com #FlyingNun

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Matthew Goody @needlesandplastic.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

A new Bilders record is on the horizon, packed with new material and a couple never-released vintage Bilders tunes with the Stu Page and Greig Bainbridge lineup. carbon-records.bandcamp.com/album/neverl...

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Neverlasting, by Bilders

15 track album

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dirty knobby records @dirtyknobby.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Here are some free Hardware retrospective downloads. RIYL UK-post punk, Messthetics, Pere Ubu, the Fall, Wire, Pigbag etc. Buy LPs here: dirtyknobby.bigcartel.com hardware79.bandcamp.com/yum xewk-xf6h h8st-ja9v 4n42-k2y9 qwpw-6hnz gh9c-kj56 y424-gk2y yplj-b94f t6s6-w9ja 2yh2-ct9b ated-x26x

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HARDWARE

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Matthew Goody @needlesandplastic.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

I made the list, though maybe not in glowing terms.

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Matthew Goody @needlesandplastic.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Big auction from the John Peel collection ended today. I had dreams of bidding on two copies of The Chills' Kaleidoscope World comp, but bidding got out of my comfort zone. Here's the test pressing that was up for grabs. Interesting notes from Peel, where 'Satin Doll' is the only track with 3 stars.

Image of test pressing of The Chills Kaleidoscope World LP on Creation Records from the John Peel Archive

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Matthew Goody @needlesandplastic.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Excited to have nabbed these Sun City Girls gig posters from a random poster sale on marketplace. One on the right is likely from 1990, left 1991.

Two gig posters for Sun City Girls from Vancouver

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Matthew Goody @needlesandplastic.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

This one has been in the works for a while and it’s so great to see that it’ll be published soon. Craig Robertson’s biography of Chris Knox. NZ pub date is October but I believe North America will be a few months after that. aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz/chris-knox/

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Chris Knox: Not Given Lightly

The story of the man, the music, the art, the attitude.

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Matthew Goody @needlesandplastic.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Worlds are colliding for me folks. This has to mean something.

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Matthew Goody @needlesandplastic.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

New Eddy Current Suppression Ring! News you can believe in. 🙌 eddycurrentsuppressionring.bandcamp.com/album/shapes...

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Shapes And Forms, by Eddy Current Suppression Ring

3 track album

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Grant McDougall @grantkmcdougall.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Wonderful story in today's ODT about the very generous donation by the family of Martin Phillipps of some of his books, records and more to ReStore, Dunedin www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...

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Part of Phillipps’ collection at ReStore

A compendium of books, records, DVDs and other ephemera which belonged to Martin Phillipps is now for sale at ReStore. The founder of The Chills,...

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Matthew Goody @needlesandplastic.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

The vintage band t-shirt market is peak side hustle absurdity for me. That said, there's been a few pop up recently where if money was no object I'd have to consider hammering that 'buy it now' button.

Vintage t-shirt for New Zealand band The 3Ds

Vintage t-shirt for New Zealand band The Renderers

Vintage t-shirt for New Zealand band The Dead C

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Jon Savage @jonsavage.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

RIP David Thomas aka (in the early days) Crocus Behemoth: those first four Pere Ubu singles were stunning in 1975-1977 (post punk before punk) leading up the The Modern Dance and Dub Housing. Born 1953, I salute you fellow Snake

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dirty knobby records @dirtyknobby.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Grab yourself a free download of our Hardware retrospective. RIYL UK post-punk, Messthetics comps, Pigbag, etc. LP available from our Big Cartel site. 6h8s-km56 kcnc-g62y kpde-3k4f z949-ckja nysu-c89b 5kqx-xr6x bzgs-jdzq w2ks-ydyz pvye-bh26 8bkg-wjwk hardware79.bandcamp.com/yum

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HARDWARE

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Matthew Goody @needlesandplastic.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Bailterspace have posted a new live four-track EP of live radio recordings done in London in 1993. Based on the track list and recording, i'm guessing this is their Peel session that aired in February 93, but recorded in December 92. Need to double check. bailterspace.bandcamp.com/album/bailte...

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bailterspace Radio London EP, by Bailterspace

4 track album

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