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40 From 40: 1990

3447 days ago
Sweeping The Nation — 1990, time for the Guru. (That's not here.) It was the year of rave in many ways, the evolvement of travelling sound systems and free open air festivals exploting loopholes in the law and bringing the emergent house and trance scenes out of the s... more info

Shorties (Record Shopping with Michael Chabon, Weezer's Blue Album Reconsidered, and more)

3556 days ago
LargeHeartedBoy — Michael Chabon went record shopping with Financial Times. Drowned in Sound reconsidered Weezer's Blue Album. Prospect reconsidered the fiction of Anthony Burgess on his 100th birthday. The Chills covered David Bowie's "Conversation Piece." The Rumpus... more info

The Chills – “Conversation Piece” (David Bowie Cover)

3556 days ago
Stereogum — The immortal New Zealand band the Chills have released a cover of an old David Bowie B-side called "Conversation Piece." The Chills take stays true to the original, which was released on a CD reissue of David Bowie in 1990. Almost 30 years after the ... more info

Top 8 Kiwi Guitar Tracks of 2016

3613 days ago
Impose Magazine — North America’s appreciation of New Zealand guitar music dates back to the early 1980s, when bands such as The Clean, The Chills and Sneaky Feelings wormed their way across the Pacific. The influence that that music had on American post-punk has be... more info

The Chills – “Oncoming Day (Early Version)”

3788 days ago
Stereogum — Dunedin Sound proponents the Chills’ 1986 compilation album, Kaleidoscope World, is getting reissued. The comp, which was the New Zealand band’s first official release, was initially made up of 8 early singles — it was re-released the following... more info

The Chills reissuing essential singles comp 'Kaleidoscope World' w/ six bonus tracks (listen)

3788 days ago
Brooklyn Vegan — It will be the first time the expanded 1989 version will be available on vinyl. Continue reading… more info

The Chills played their first NYC show in 20 years at NYC Popfest w/ The Railway Children, Even As We Speak, Secret Shine & more (pics)

3820 days ago
Brooklyn Vegan — A great set from one of New Zealand's best-ever bands as part of a very enjoyable NYC Popfest finale. Continue reading… more info

Watch The Chills Play Their First US Show In 11 Years At NYC Popfest

3825 days ago
Stereogum — NYC Popfest has been going strong for a solid decade now, which is one more year than it’s been since the Chills played a show in the US. The tenth annual indie-pop fest rectified that Sunday night with a headlining set by the veteran New Zealand b... more info

a guide to NYC Popfest 2016 (which is this weekend)

3829 days ago
Brooklyn Vegan — Get your cardigans out: NYC Popfest is upon us and here's an exhaustive guide to the weekend's goings-on, including The Chills, Trashcan Sinatras, Allo Darlin', The Railway Children, The Primitives & more. Continue reading… more info

Australia band Big White released 'Teenage Dreams' (listen), in the midst of 10-show NYC run

3858 days ago
Brooklyn Vegan — Big White are from Sydney, Australia and make the kind of heartfelt indie pop that is a direct descendent of bands like The Triffids, The Go-Betweens and NZ's The Chills. (It's also a little like Wild Nothing... Continue reading… more info

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