Give It A Whirl 4 - Anarchy in the Air (Episode Four)
- Arts/Culture
- Documentary
- Music
- NZ History
In 1977 New Zealand arrives late to the punk party but its attitude shakes up the new decade, as this episode of Give It a Whirl shows. Maverick Chris Knox leads the charge with short-lived group The Enemy, while Aucklanders The Suburban Reptiles record a punk classic with ex-Split Enzer and pop genius Phil Judd. Th'Dudes cement their pub rock crown with riffs like 'Be Mine Tonight', but Australia proves a hill too far. Perseverance pays off for the Enz as 'I Got You' goes global and Dunedin becomes a hotbed of original, lo-fi music with the spikey pop of Toy Love, The Clean and a fledgling record label called Flying Nun.
Radio series on the history of music label Flying Nun, Radio New Zealand
Images and article on the 1970s Auckland punk scene & venue Zwines, on Simon Grigg's website
AudioCulture profile of Chris Knox
AudioCulture profile of The Clean
AudioCulture profile of Th'Dudes
AudioCulture profile of Phil Judd




















