Noisy Neighbours
- Documentary
- Music
In 1959 Johnny Devlin, the so-called "spawn of Elvis", jumped the Tasman to continue his rock 'n' roll career, kick-starting a tradition of Kiwi talent finding success in the much bigger Australian scene. Presented by expat Kiwi Richard Wilkins, this 1992 documentary features dozens of Kiwi musicians including Jenny Morris, the Finn brothers, ex-Split Enzer Noel Crombie and Jon Stevens; they talk about their move and their theories on why Kiwis stand out in Australia. For legendary music promoter Harry M Miller (another expat) the answer is clear: the Māori taught us "how to love singing, how to harmonise".
Audioculture article on the Kiwi pop invasion of Australia starting in the 1960s
AudioCulture profile of Mushroom Records' Michael Gudinski signing Kiwi bands
AudioCulture stories on Dragon's time in Australia
Sergent profile of Erana Clark
AudioCulture profile of promoter Harry M Miller
AudioCulture profile of Jenny Morris
AudioCulture profile of Johnny Devlin
AudioCulture profile and stories about Mi-Sex
AudioCulture profile of producer Peter Dawkins
AudioCulture profile and stories about Rikki Morris











