By Richard Langston As published in Phantom Billstickers Cafe Reader Vol. 16, Summer 2017 For years Geoff Cochrane has sat in a chair in his small city council flat in…
By Jim Wilson, as published in Phantom Billstickers Cafe Reader Vol. 10, Winter 2016. I was fourteen when my parents moved from Dunedin to Christchurch in 1966. We rented a…
By Richard Langston As published in Phantom Billstickers Cafe Reader Vol. 15, Spring 2017 Peter Jefferies released his last solo album 16 years ago. After more than two decades in…
This one’s for the musicians hauling gear up narrow stairwells. The artists scraping together rent and instrument money. The ones printing their own posters, booking their own shows, hustling for…
By Andrew Schmidt Featured in Phantom Billstickers Cafe Reader Vol. 13, Autumn 2017 Reissues on American labels? Reunion shows and punk covers bands? Who’d have guessed New Zealand’s punk rock…
From Phantom Billstickers Cafe Reader Vol. 11, Spring 2016 By Richard Langston. Shayne Carter—to use a term he likes to use himself—is a ‘dude’. He started writing songs when he…
By Richard Langston As featured in Phantom Billstickers Cafe Reader, Vol. 6 Winter 2015 Thirty-five years after forming his first band in Dunedin, New Zealand, Hamish Kilgour remains a creative…
Our poster frames are a staple of the urban landscape. But as demand continues to grow for custom-coloured and creative frames, so does the environmental cost. Traditional repainting is an…
Christchurch has long been a city where creativity thrives in unexpected places. From its post-quake resurgence to its reputation as a hub for street art, Ōtautahi has embraced murals, graffiti,…
Garage Project have never been ones to play it safe. When they saw an opportunity to showcase their Tiny Hazy IPA in Christchurch, they jumped on it, bringing creativity, strategy,…
After four decades of making music, Jay Clarkson is releasing a new album Falling Through recorded with her band, The Containers. She spoke to Richard Langston. R: How are you…
Everyone once in a while, you’re blown away by something. A delicious meal, a baffling dad joke, and if you’re in the capital, the wind. As cultural connectors, we’ve been…
Tell us about your journey into poetry. When did you start writing, and what drew you to it? In 1980, I found myself in Athens. I’d lived the previous five…
January and February can be dry months (and not just for farmers). By the time the post-Christmas sales are done, many marketers might be tempted to shut up shop. But…
The mind-changing power of hand-painted murals. It’s one of the ironies of our age that today’s technology makes it child’s play to transmit billions of images to billions of eyeballs…but…
In light of the fact that The Little Street Art Festival is happening RIGHT NOW, we caught up with Reuben Woods, creative mastermind behind the festy to share some golden…
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