{"product_id":"pull-down-the-shades-garage-fanzine-1984-86","title":"Pull Down The Shades – GARAGE Fanzine 1984-86","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe incredible sound of \u003ca title=\"New Zealand\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/nz-music\"\u003eNew Zealand\u003c\/a\u003e from \u003ca title=\"Flying Nun Records\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/flying-nun\"\u003eFlying Nun Records\u003c\/a\u003e and Xpressway in the 1980s-90s is the stuff of legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHozac Books proudly presents \u003ca title=\"Richard Langston\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/richard-langston\"\u003eRichard Langston\u003c\/a\u003e’s ultra-obscure fanzine GARAGE, capturing the original six issues from 1984-86 at long last, in book form. Including new interviews and essays from the NZ underground’s luminaries among the likes of \u003ca title=\"Alec Bathgate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/alec-bathgate\"\u003eAlec Bathgate\u003c\/a\u003e, David Kilgour, \u003ca title=\"Roy Montgomery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/roy-montgomery\"\u003eRoy Montgomery\u003c\/a\u003e, Shayne Carter, Bill Direen, George Henderson, Francisca Griffin, Ronnie van Hout, Chris Heazlewood, \u003ca title=\"Peter Jefferies\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/peter-jefferies\"\u003ePeter Jefferies\u003c\/a\u003e, Stephen Cogle, Hamish Kilgour, Tom Lax, Stuart Page, Martin Phillipps, Bruce Russell, John Halvorsen, Dean Allen, Robert Scott, Brian Turner, Gary Olson, David Swift, Roger Shepherd, and don’t forget those incredible photos of \u003ca title=\"The Clean\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/the-clean\"\u003eThe Clean\u003c\/a\u003e from Carol Tippet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGARAGE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003echronicled the creative explosion of music that came out of the South Island, New Zealand in the late 70s and 80s – from The Enemy, The Clean, \u003ca title=\"The Chills\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/the-chills\"\u003eThe Chills\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"The Verlaines\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/verlaines\"\u003eThe Verlaines\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"The Bats\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/the-bats\"\u003eThe Bats\u003c\/a\u003e, The Builders, \u003ca title=\"Victor Dimisich Band\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/the-victor-dimisich-band\"\u003eVictor Dimisich Band\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Scorched Earth Policy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/scorched-earth-policy\"\u003eScorched Earth Policy\u003c\/a\u003e …to The Great Unwashed and \u003ca title=\"Straitjacket Fits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/straightjacket-fits\"\u003eStraitjacket Fits\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are first-hand accounts and reports as the Flying Nun scene emerged as a force in the international underground music scene. Just like the music it covered,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGARAGE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas a bedroom-creation – typed, glued, and stapled together – that came to be read by music fans around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book makes the six issues available in print for the first time since they were published in the mid-80s. It includes sixteen recent interviews with many of the leading songwriters, performers, and key figures in the scene.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Langston","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39893270626366,"sku":"HZB-019","price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0397\/2773\/files\/Richard_Langston_-_Pull_Down_The_Shades_GARAGE_Fanzine_1984-86_Book.jpg?v=1764885923","url":"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/products\/pull-down-the-shades-garage-fanzine-1984-86","provider":"Oh! Jean Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}