Lately for Tuesday 30 April 2019
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New exhibition showcases punk and new wave poster art from '77-'81
10:30 PM.Toward the end of the 1970s, punk and new wave turned NZ's popular music scene on its head. Not only was the music totally different, but bands including The Suburban Reptiles, Toy Love and the… Read more Audio
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Junior Doctors' Strike - Day 2
10:20 PM.At the end of the second day of a five day strike by thousands of junior doctors who have walked off the job around New Zealand, we speak to David Munro from the Resident Doctors Association. Read more Audio
Photo: RNZ
10:20 Junior Doctors' Strike - Day 2
At the end of the second day of a five day strike by thousands of junior doctors who have walked off the job around New Zealand, we speak to David Munro from the Resident Doctors Association.
10:30 New Exhibition of Punk and New Wave Posters of the Late 70's
Inner City PUNK and NEW WAVE Poster Art 1977-81 Photo: supplied Murray Cammick and Ellen Melville Centre
The music of the punk and new wave era, turned popular music upside down at the end of the 1970s and also created amazing poster art.
While punk recordings, as represented by the key document of the time - the Ripper label album AK79 - were often crude demo recordings, the gig posters were excellently executed work by art school attending band members or young illustrators inspired by the new bands playing Auckland's inner-city venues.
To mark the start of NZ Music Month tomorrow, we're joined by the exhibition's curator, Murray Cammick.