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Short but sweet one today. Awesome new NZHC releases from Kisser and Cryfor! Also shoutout to the Pink Opaque who are playing their debut show this Saturday!

SEISMIC (Chch) - Brain Rot
- from Ologism (2025)
- https://seismic3.bandcamp.com/album/ologism
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[NEW] Kisser (Chch) - This World Swallows People Whole / CONSTANT REMINDER
- singles from upcoming LP THIS WORLD SWALLOWS PEOPLE WHOLE (releases Nov 7) 
- https://kisserhc.bandcamp.com/album/this-world-swallows-people-whole
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[NEW] Cryfor - 04/Ritual of Remembering
- from Egocentric (2025) debut EP!
- https://cryfor04.bandcamp.com/album/egocentric
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Dimmer - Evolution
- from I Believe You Are a Star (2001)
- https://dimmer-new-zealand.bandcamp.com/album/i-believe-you-are-a-star 
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Abandoned Carparks - Choose Yr Own Adventure
- from Great Northern (double single 2025)
- https://abandonedcarparks.bandcamp.com/album/great-northern
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Sivle Talk - This City Has Let Our Children Down
- single 2025
- https://sivletalk.bandcamp.com/track/this-city-has-let-our-children-down
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Out of Luck! - THIS IS NOT THE END
- from WEEKENDS (2025)
- https://reefisoutofluck.bandcamp.com/album/weekends
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Dick Move - Nurses
- from Dream, Believe, Achieve (releasing Nov 14)
- https://dickmove2.bandcamp.com/album/dream-believe-achieve

Warm as day in Dunners. Enjoy today's selection of punk and adjacent from Aotearoa, the US, and Korea. and go vote!

[NEW] S.E.I.S.M.I.C (Chch) - The Demon
- from Ologism (2025)
- https://seismic3.bandcamp.com/album/ologism
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[NEW] Cootie Cuties (AKL) - Mall Madness
- from Single from upcoming album 2 CUTE 2 DIE coming Oct 24th
- https://cootiecuties.bandcamp.com/track/mall-madness 
- shoutout Reef for the request
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[NEW-ish] Cabinet (AKL) - Jumpers That Fit
- from Debut EP (2025)
- https://cabinetband.bandcamp.com/album/debut 
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Vagina Dry (Dn) - PRIVILEGED MAN
- single 2025
- https://vaginadry.bandcamp.com/track/priviliged-man 
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[NEW] Dick Move (AKL) - Scared Old Man
- single from upcoming album Dream, Believe, Achieve out Nov 14th
- https://dickmove2.bandcamp.com/album/dream-believe-achieve
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Die! Die! Die! (NZ)- Sideways Here We Come
- from Promises, Promises (2008)
- https://diediedie.bandcamp.com/album/promises-promises-remastered 
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Cruelly (WGN) - Snuff It Out
- from Ugly Behaviour EP (2024)
- https://cruelly.bandcamp.com/album/ugly-behaviour
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Discharge (US) - Protest and Survive
- from Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing (1982)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsp0DMipMpI 
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Bad Religion (US) - American Jesus
- from Recipe for Hate (1993)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12kcpP-8jfM
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Slant (Seoul, SK) - Enemy
- from 1집 (2021)
- https://slant.bandcamp.com/album/1

Lots of cool new releases on the show today! rock on baby

[NEW] Talking Furniture (Dn) - Windmill
- from Questions EP (2025)
- https://www.instagram.com/talkingfurnitureband 
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[NEW] Shuv-it (Tasman) - I Wanna See Something Else
- Single 2025
- https://shuv-it.bandcamp.com/track/i-wanna-see-something-else 
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[NEW] Cabinet (AKL) - Anna Faris
- from Debut (2025)
- https://cabinetband.bandcamp.com/album/debut 
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[NEW] stab. (Cebu PH) - blur
- from wounds of fury (2025)
- https://stabcult.bandcamp.com/album/wounds-of-fury 
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[NEW] Static (Hamilton) - Silence
- single 2025
- https://staticnz.bandcamp.com/track/silence 
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[NEW] Material Support (PH/US) - 7000 islands
- from Philippine History EP (2025)
- https://materialsupport.bandcamp.com/album/philippine-history-ep 
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AFI (US) - Exsanguination
- from Black Sails in the Sunset (1999)
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Holt (PH) - Gaslighting (ft. Jacques Concepcion
- from You're Welcome (EP)
- https://holtph.bandcamp.com/album/youre-welcome 
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Neverdie (Parañaque PH) - Repetition
- from Carry On (2018)
- https://neverdie.bandcamp.com/album/carry-on 
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Eskrima (Canada) - Marked by the Flame
- from Demo 2025
- band from Toronto with all Filipino members. dope af
- https://totalsupply.bandcamp.com/album/tsr-015-demo

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GUILTSTRIKE (Cagayan De Oro) - Guiltstrike (Intro)
- from Demo 2025
- https://guiltstrike.bandcamp.com/album/demo-2025
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Pearly* - Opposition City
- from Not So Sweet (2025)
- https://pearly1.bandcamp.com/album/not-so-sweet 

https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025/9/21/mass-protests-erupt-in-manila-over-flood-control-corruption 

Today's show was a Filipino hardcore/punk/emo special - I felt inspired after seeing the huge anti-corruption protests in the Philippines and knew I had to spotlight some Pilipinas HC and alternative. 

I did a deep-dive on Bandcamp and uniteasia.org etc and found soooo many sick bands I'd never heard of before - all their links will be down below!. Also shoutout to Liam (another R1 volunteer) who came in halfway through the show to recommend me an awesome Filipino folk punk song which was awesome (and relevant), so thanks Liam!

Intro/Gig Promos

U-No Juno - Bread and Wine

Friday gigs: 
Stapled Noise Fundraiser 6pm @ Yours 
Standover (WLG metalcore w/ Drudge, Strap, Splinter, Spit) 8pm @ the Crown

Saturday:
Talking Furniture EP release 7pm @ Pioneer Hall

 
PHILIPPINES HC/PUNK/EMO/ALT SPECIAL

Dead Poets (Cagayan de Oro) - Food Not Bombs
- from Rising City Hardcore Compilation (2018)
- https://dienastycgyhc.bandcamp.com/track/food-not-bombs-dead-poets  
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Ploverstream (Quezon City) - Sarah's
- from Hand in Hand (2019)
- https://ploverstream.bandcamp.com/album/hand-in-hand 
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Typecast (Santa Rosa City, Laguna) - Rupture
- single 2025
- instagram @typecastrock
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Holt(PH) (Manila/QC/US) - Fake Friends
- from You're Welcome (EP 2025)
- featuring members of Typecast, Small Hands, Ordinary Neighbours
- https://holtph.bandcamp.com/album/youre-welcome  
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stab. (Cebu) - your enemy (feat. Natural Human Instinct)
- single 2025
- https://stabcult.bandcamp.com/ 
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Eiffel (Manila) - Kickflip to Indy
- single 2022
- https://thebandeiffel.bandcamp.com/track/kickflip-to-indy 
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Figure Out (Manila) - Slice Through (ft. Kyo of Monument X)
- Promo 2025, for their upcoming release via Still Ill Records
- https://figureoutphc.bandcamp.com/album/promo-2025 
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Yano (Davao) - Trapo
- from Yano (1994) 
- thank you Liam for the last minute rec!!
- https://yano.bandcamp.com/album/yano-self-titled 
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Shockpoint (QC) - Software Gore
- from Rhythm Zero (2023)
- https://shockpointhc.bandcamp.com/album/rhythm-zero 
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Poetryonherskin (Manila) - Adderall
- from How Was Your Childhood? (2024)
- https://poetryonherskin.bandcamp.com/album/how-was-your-childhood 

NOT PLAYED ON AIR DUE TO TIME BUT STILL DOPE

Neverdie (Parañaque) - Repetition
- from Carry On (2018
- https://neverdie.bandcamp.com/album/carry-on 
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Eskrima (Canada) - Marked by the Flame
- from Demo 2025
- band from Toronto with all Filipino members. dope af
- https://totalsupply.bandcamp.com/album/tsr-015-demo 

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GUILTSTRIKE (Cagayan De Oro) - Guiltstrike (Intro)
- from Demo 2025
- https://guiltstrike.bandcamp.com/album/demo-2025

FURTHER LINKS

Unite Asia - I found most of the bands listed above from this site! Riz is the goat
https://uniteasia.org/ 

Still ill Records - goated punk/hc label
https://linktr.ee/stillillrecords 

Calm Lake Records - emo/indie/punk
https://linktr.ee/calmlakerecords 

Sleeping Boy Collective - tour promoter/collective
https://linktr.ee/sleepingboycollective 

Rising City Hardcore - hc promoter/collective from my hometown Cagayan de Oro
https://www.facebook.com/risingcityhardcore/ 

Philippines News:
https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025/9/21/mass-protests-erupt-in-manila-over-flood-control-corruption 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/22/more-than-200-arrested-after-anticorruption-protests-in-philippines 

Yooooooooooo! Played a variety of musical items today, some metalcore stuff, new+old punk stuff, old Dunedin stuff, Filipino stuff, and a new Abandoned Carparks track. Cool upcoming shows across NZ too! 

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Dry Dive (Chch) - In the Summer
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Nervous Jerk (Chch) - Trip Up
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Standover (WLG) - The Noose
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Shuv-it (NZ) - Motivation
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The Great Unwashed (Dn) - Can't Find Water
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Black Flag (US) - Rise Above
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Bad Brains (US) - I Against I
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Static (Hamilton) - Get a Job

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[NEW] Abandoned Carparks (Chch) - Great Northern
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BADWAVE VALKAL (Philippines) - Brightside
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Fleshwater (US) - Jerome Town

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UPCOMING SHOWS

STANDOVER (WLG METALLIC HARDCORE)

https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/98010/Standover-tepoti.utr

STAPLED NOISE FUNDRAISER (GO AND SUPPORT)

https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/98407/Stapled-Noise-Fundraiser-w-U-no-Juno-Vagina-Dry-Motheaten.utr

ABANDONED CARPARKS (CHCH SLOWCORE, FIRST DUDS SHOW)

https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/98623/Abandoned-Carparks-Great-NorthGreat-South-Ep-Release.utr

Hello rockstars. Mix of chill tracks plus hc/punk tracks today. Talked about Ōtautahi Hardcore Fest which was an epic fest we (Strap) played in Chch last Saturday. Also talked about some local bands doing some cool stuff (Dale Kerrigan going to China!!), and as usual played some Southeast Asian stuff from Indonesia, Philippines, and some US bands too. 

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Shuv-it (AKL, Nelson, etc) - What You Haven't Seen

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Vagina Dry (Dn) - White Feminism

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Dale Kerrigan (Dn) - ANDREA

• going on a China tour soon!

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Pearly* (Dn) - Alice Isn't Dead

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Descendents (US) - Good Good Things

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No Sector (WLG) - Tactical Chaos

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Fleshwater (US) - Last Escape

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denisa (Indonesia) - My Tomb Won't Close

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No Remorse (Philippines) - No Remorse

• from BEYOND THE WIRE 5-Way Split Album https://sticktightrecords.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-wire-5-way-split-album

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American Muscle (WLG) - Is There Calcium in Cheese?

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chur. shoutout to these dope people/bands/websites:

https://uniteasia.org/ - spotlighting Asian metal/punk/hardcore/alternative bands. discovered some dope stuff through this

https://kaishandao.bandcamp.com/album/homeland?search_item_id%3D2968190207%26search_item_type%3Da%26search_match_part%3D%253F%26search_page_id%3D4641447766%26search_page_no%3D0%26search_rank%3D2

Kristen Ng aka Kaishandao - runs Kiwese which is a DIY tour booking/label etc. She is the brains behind the upcoming Dale Kerrigan China tour, super dope EP.

https://www.instagram.com/ohcfest/

Beast ass fest. Needs to be a yearly thing. Shoutout Dom and Finlay, thanks for having us on.

Hey! Huge thanks to Ash for coming in and talking about Stapled Noise + being the first interview on the show! 

We had a great chat about his upcoming zine 'Stapled Noise', which is a little handbook guide to the Ōtepoti music zine, featuring interviews with some of the city's hottest bands plus some other cool bits and bobs!

Ash is also putting together a fundraiser gig on the 26th of September with U-No Juno, Vagina Dry and Motheaten. It's an all ages show at Yours with an absolutely stacked lineup!

Check out Ash's design page: @ash_designs._  on Instagram for all the deets! Stapled Noise! Woo!

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Most of today's playlist consists of bands I saw play at Dankfest over the weekend. Major shoutout to Dance Happy Doom Crew! What a great weekend.

Sivle Talk (Dn) - This City Has Let Our Children Down

• https://sivletalk.bandcamp.com/track/this-city-has-let-our-children-down 

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[INTERVIEW WITH ASH]

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U-no Juno (Dn) - Sorry Jack

• Ash request
• https://u-nojuno.bandcamp.com/track/sorry-jack 

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Peaking in Highschool (Chch) - <3 react

• https://www.instagram.com/peakinginhighschoolband/

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No Sector (WGN) - No Jobs

• https://razoredraw.bandcamp.com/album/mercury-poisoning

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Model Home (Chch) - Leaky Home Simulator 2031

• https://modelhomenz.bandcamp.com/album/and-nobody-made-a-sound

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Slumbug (WGN) - Home

• https://punksforpalestine-aotearoacompilation.bandcamp.com/album/punks-for-palestine-aotearoa-compilation-2-2

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Departure Party (WGN)- Evil is Mundane

• https://punksforpalestine-aotearoacompilation.bandcamp.com/album/punks-for-palestine-aotearoa-compilation

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Al-Naf (Indonesia) - Unite

• https://al-naf.bandcamp.com/track/unite

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NO STAGES (Indonesia) - Polipig

• https://nostages.bandcamp.com/track/polipig

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beabadoobee (US) - Talk

• shout out Phoebe 😁

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ADDITIONAL REC:

15 Newer Hardcore Punk Records from Indonesia to Set Cops on Fire

• diyconspiracy.net

Hello again. Started off today with a few remaining recommendations from last week's show that I didn't get to play (first six tracks). Thanks again to everyone who sent in recs last week!

Unsanitary Napkin (WGN) - TERF War

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Toy Love - Squeeze

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Balance (AKL) - Hardcore Is My God

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Two Skinner (Tauranga) - Exfoliate

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Grown Downz (Tauranga) - Wishy Washy

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Martial Law (Hamilton) - Running Late

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Shuriken (WGN) - Fed to the Earth

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Shuv-it - Cold Hard Look

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SOUR (US) - Diaspora Blues (ft. No Model)

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Braid (US) - First Day Back

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Jesus Piece (US) - Curse of the Serpent

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Displeasure (WGN) - COWARDS

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Twine (AUS) - Future Exhales

WED 20 AUG - PEOPLE'S PUNK/HC RECOMMENDATIONS 

HUGE thanks to everyone who responded to my Instagram post! All these tracks (except for three) were recommendations - some super cool stuff I hadn't heard of before, and some other bands I knew but only ever seen live.

INTRO: Straitjacket Fits - She Speeds
(Life in One Chord - Shayne P Carter documentary recently premiered. Recommended for fans of OG Dunedin sound)

------punk/hc recommendations begin from this point------

DISPLEASURE (PŌNEKE) - COWARDS
- single (2025)
- https://unsanitarynapkin.bandcamp.com/track/cowards-2

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Nuclear Blunt (Hamilton) - Yerkville (Live)
- Live at Big Fan EP (2025)
- recommended by @amy.artanddesign
- https://music.apple.com/nz/album/live-at-big-fan-ep/1830413641

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Bin Day (Ōtautahi) - SSRISLY
- from Fly Tip (EP, 2025)
- recommended by Jordan
- https://binday.bandcamp.com/album/fly-tip

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Darcy Clay (Tāmaki Makaurau) - Jesus I Was Evil
- from Jesus I Was Evil (EP 1997, reissued 2002)
- recommended by Jordan
- https://music.apple.com/nz/album/jesus-i-was-evil/1774884802
- RIP

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Flesh D-vice - Color Me Gone (Pōneke)
- from Flaming Soul (1985, reissue/compilation? 2002)
- recommended by Niki
- https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/flesh-d-vice
- https://music.apple.com/nz/album/flaming-soul/1776302844

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Radium (Ōtautahi) - Seconds to Midnight
- from Witness for Yourself, the Healing Properties of Radium EP (2022)
- recommended by Liam
- https://radiumhc.bandcamp.com/album/witness-for-yourself-the-healing-properties-of-radium 

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Shuriken (Pōneke) - Bite (ft. Josh Matheson of SAWNOFF)
- single (2025)
- goated
- https://shurikenhc.bandcamp.com/track/bite-ft-josh-matheson-2
- catch them at ŌHC in a few weeks: https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/97074/HC-FEST---tautahi-Hardcore-Festival.utr 

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Dole Bludger (Pōneke) - Feasting Eyes
- from Demonstration Tape (2023)
- recommended by Caleb 
- https://razoredraw.bandcamp.com/album/demonstration-tape

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CHEMCHAIN (TĀMAKI MAKAURAU) - BIG DATA
- from CHEMCHAIN EP (2024)
- recommended by Caleb
- https://chemchain.bandcamp.com/album/chemchain-ep 

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Arsehuffer - 1. 3 is 3, 2. Sharpen Pencil..... (Tāmaki Makaurau)
- this is a single 4 minute track on bandcamp but seems to be 9 tracks in one
- recommended by Phoebe
- https://arsehuffer.bandcamp.com/album/ep-2020 

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Damaged (Pōneke) - Put Up Or Shut Up
- from Damaged (2005)
- https://music.apple.com/nz/album/damaged/1831531325
- info https://www.muzic.nz/artists/damaged/  

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No Brainers (Tāmaki/Pōneke?) - 8-HR DUNGEON
- from BULLSHIT WORLD EP (2024)
- members now in CHEMCHAIN
- recommended by Mia
- https://nobrainers.bandcamp.com/album/bullshit-world-ep 

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Skull Patrol (Tāmaki Makaurau) - Dead or Alive
- from This is Skull Patrol (EP, 2021)
- recommended by Mia
- https://skullpatrol.bandcamp.com/album/this-is-skull-patrol 

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Unsanitary Napkin (Pōneke) - TERF War
- from All Billionaires Are Bastards - 2022
- goated
- recommended by Caleb
- https://unsanitarynapkin.bandcamp.com/album/all-billionaires-are-bastards 

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Toy Love (Ōtepoti) - Squeeze
- from AK79 (compilation, 1979)
- recommended by Jordan
- https://flyingnun.bandcamp.com/album/ak-79 

OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS

HUGE NZHC PLAYLIST - THANKS ALEX DRSLAMWITCH 
made by NZHCPP (NZ Hardcore Past and Present)

MORE RECS BY ALEX:
DayOne (metallic hardcore from Tāmaki)
- Less Than Perfect (2000) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac6lgb3ORBc 
- info: https://www.muzic.nz/artists/day-one/ 
- so dope. Vision of Disorder vibes

Heavy Step (Tāmaki Makaurau)
- recently opened for Drain (US)
- please put ur shit on bandcamp guys i dont wanna use spotify 
- https://www.instagram.com/heavysteptmhc/?hl=en 

Two Skinner (Tāmaki?) 
- d beat/metallic hardcore type shit
- https://twoskinner.bandcamp.com/album/twoicidal-skindencies 

Gorwn Downz (Tauranga punk)
- two piece consisting of siblings
- https://growndownz.bandcamp.com/album/dochdwy-road

Martial Law (Kirikiriroa)
- 2step hc/beatdown
- https://martiallawhc.bandcamp.com/album/demo-2k24 

Balance (90s hardcore, Tāmaki Makaurau)
- "Balance were the only New Zealand act to perform on the main stage of the 1998 and 1999 Vans Warped Tours in this country" www.muzic.nz/artists/balance/ 
- Hardcore is My God - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8LTjaTFPds 

JORDAN RECS
- AK79 (Flying Nun Compilation)
- It's Bigger Than Both Of Us (NZ Singles 1979–82)
- Tuatara - A Flying Nun Compilation (1985)

wed 13 aug / market day punk rockin

Hello again rockstars. Some NZ stuff, PH stuff, AUS stuff, Indonesia stuff today.

Dale Kerrigan (Dn) - CONTROL TOWER
- from Heavy Greasy (2025)

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Vagina Dry (Dn) - PRIVILEGED MAN
- Single (2025)

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Sogg (Dn) - D7 (WIPERS COVER)
- from Kill Yr Oppressor (2025)

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Unsanitary Napkin (WLG) - All Billionaires are Bastards
- from All Billionaires Are Bastards (2022)
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Choke Cocoi (Philippines) - Beauty
- from Visceral Memoranda: Collected Tracks 2005-2017 (2017)
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BADWAVE VALKAL (Philippines) - In The Pit
- from Triple Threat - 3 Way Split (2025, Still ill Records)

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AMEROL (Perth, Aus) - Crossfire
- from Demo CS (2025, Helta Skelta Records)

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Gibraltar (Philippines) - The Strongest Weapon
- from Promo 2023 (2023, Still ill Records)

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denisa (Indonesia) - Wasteland
- from St. Bernadette (2025, Deathwish inc)

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Another F*cking Problem (AKL) - Torn on the Right, Torn on the Left
- from Sunburnt Earth EP (2024)

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The Armed (US) - Purity Drag
- from THE FUTURE IS HERE AND EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE DESTROYED (2025) 

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MORE FILIPINO HARDCORE BANDS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:

Killratio - Killratio (2023, Still ill records)
- FFO: Hatebreed, NY metallic hardcore
 

Sauna - Deeper It Goes (2008 Takefour Collective, Reissued 2023 by Still ill Records)
- FFO: Converge, screamo, mathcore

Prayer of Endurance - Misinformation Phase (2018)
- FFO: 2000s melodic metalcore ie Killswitch Engage, ALID, Balmora

Sup rockstars 

Dry Dive - Reputation
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How Get - Ko te reo te taikura
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SODA BOYZ - Enough
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trissie (Dn) - Sunday
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SOGG (Dn) - Kill Yr Oppressor
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Dale Kerrigan (Dn) - ANDREA 
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Sommerset - Streets Don't Close
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Fleshwater - Jetpack
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Pearly* - Not So Sweet

Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2JF4HkWNWl7dbw2243fzzQ?si=cd955687aaca45e6 

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• Out of Luck! (Dn/Chch) - MY HEAD HURTS

Hello! I made a post on Instagram asking for NZ emo (and adjacent) recommendations; had over a dozen responses (thanks!) of super cool stuff that I hadn’t heard. 

Today’s show will mostly be the recommendations people sent through, and my own personal picks at the end if we have time.

Most of these tracks I’ve only listened to once while i was putting together this playlist, but I think it neatly shows how wide the ‘emo’ umbrella really goes.

• Dry Dive (Ōtautahi/Chch) - Reputation
  • from desperate measures (EP, 2020)
  • solo project of Johnny Fast from Nervous Jerk
  • recommended by Reef

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• Fouler (Pōneke/Welly) - Booming 
  • from Fouler (2020). Latest release: Summit (EP, 2025)
  • recommended by Niki and Hayward

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• How Get (Tāmaki Makaurau/AKL) - Ko te reo te taikura
  • from Ka Mutu (EP, 2022)
  • recommended by Benji and Izzy

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• The First Child (Tāmaki Makaurau/AKL) - My Godless Heresy
  • [single] (2024)
  • recommended by Jah

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• American Muscle (Pōneke/Welly) - Is There Calcium in Cheese?
  • from Phase 2 (double single, 2025)
  • recommended by Caleb
  • also have a great live session on ANKY!

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• Sommerset (Tāmaki Makaurau/AKL) - Clutter
  • from Fast Cars, Slow Guitars (2003)
  • recommended by Liam

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• Parents (Tāmaki Makaurau/AKL) - Clear Path
  • from Parents (2013)
  • recommended by Joel
  • shoutout Simon of RAM-RAID/Static Age (the store)

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• Soda Boyz (Te Papa-i-Oea/Palmerston North) - Enough
  • from Not Boyz Anymore (EP, 2025)
  • recommended by Hayward, Leo
  • shoutout Fi

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• Melanie (Tāmaki Makaurau/AKL) - Maude St.
  • from 42 Losers (2020)
  • recommended by Mario and Jack

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• CARTHAGE (Tāmaki Makaurau/AKL) - When the Mill Stops Turning
  • from A Collection of Works (2024)
  • recommended by Tommy

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• Goodnight Nurse - Death Goes to Disco
  • from Always and Never (2006)
  • recommended by Patricia (@patriciamakesnoise)

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Huuuuuge thank you to everyone who replied to my Instagram post with all these awesome recommendations! I feel enlightened. 

I’ve been listening to emo for a couple years now but only knew a handful of emo bands from Aotearoa, so I’m glad to finally be diving deeper into our local acts.

Here are some of my personal picks of emo/adjacent tracks from NZ:

• Dale Kerrigan (Ōtepoti/Dn) - Mornington Park
• Ghost Colored Faces (Ōtepoti/Dn) - So Small
• Only You (Ōtautahi/Chch) - Chloe
• Model Home (Ōtautahi/Chch) - Leaky Home Simulator 2031
• Cruelly (Pōneke/Welly) - No Doubt 
• trissie (Ōtepoti/Dn) - Morning Sun
• Out of Luck! (Dn/Chch)- CONGRATULATIONS ERIC!

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• trissie (Dn) - Morning Sun

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• Mim Jensen (NZ) - Past Life
• FlaxHubzzy (Dn) - Glowing Pt.2

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• Eli - Girl of Your Dreams

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• Model Home (NZ) - Leaky Home Simulator 2031

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• Only You (NZ) - Circles
• Cruelly (NZ) - Better Off Dead

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• AFP (NZ) - Torn On the Right, Torn On the Left

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• Standover (NZ) - Slave

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• Black Sabbath - Paranoid