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The Pretenders Wellington 1982 interview live Chrissie Hynde Pete Farndon

Pretenders 1982: Wellington, New Zealand

November 9, 2026

March 13, 1982. Gary Steel and Sherryn Congdon interview disheveled Pretenders bassist Pete Farndon. That night, we experienced Chrissie Hynde and her “boys”.

Chrissie Hynde The Pretenders memoir Reckless Pete Farndon 1982 Wellington New Zealand

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Cheap Reads – Chrissie Hynde’s Reckless

November 9, 2026

Gary Steel

Soaking in Chrissie Hynde’s memoir reminds GARY STEEL of the time he interviewed her bassist (and former lover) Pete Farndon just months before his

Tracklines Kiwi singles NZ songs November 2026 Flamingo Pier review

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Tracklines – 10 NZ singles for November 2026

November 4, 2026

Peter Kearns

The odds are stacked against NZ music on streaming platforms, where overseas sounds dominate. So Witchdoctor figured it was time to give our sounds

The Clash Paul Simonon bass interview 1982 Wellington New Zealand

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From the archives of oblivion – The Clash in New Zealand

October 31, 2026

Guest Contributor

When The Clash made it down to the colonies in 1982 REDMER YSKA got to rap with the group’s bassist, Paul Simonon.

Peter Kearns Dark Angels Q&A interview NZ singer songwriter musician producer 2026

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The Great Witchdoctor Q&A – Peter Kearns

October 30, 2026

Gary Steel

As Witchdoctor readers will be aware, Peter Kearns is our Tracklines reviewer of NZ singles, but he's also an accomplished musician, producer and writer

Trace Adkins Honkytonk Badonkadonk World's Worst Records

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World’s Worst Records – Trace Adkins’ Honky Tonk Badonkadonk

October 30, 2026

Matthew Kelly

MATT KELLY takes a look at the musical sewage leaking out of the country music industry in the early 2000s, and is aghast.

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The return of Gazza Numan – The interview

October 22, 2026

Peter Kearns

That legendary musical cyborg Gary Numan is coming to town so Witchdoctor asked PETER KEARNS to have a wee chat with the not-so-alienated and

Louis Baker Trouble Wellington singer songwriter album interview 2026

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The Great Witchdoctor Q&A – Louis Baker

October 9, 2026

Gary Steel

Wellington-based multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and singer Louis Baker has been slowly working up to his terrific, smouldering new album Trouble since his recording debut in

Pole Stefan Betke German dub-techno-electronic-experimental 2001 interview

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Pole vaulting – electronics with intentional errors

October 6, 2026

Gary Steel

Way back in the late 1990s Stefan Betke revolutionised the world of electronic music with his Pole project. GARY STEEL had the rare opportunity

Tracklines October 2026 NZ singles Kiwi songs reviews Juna

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Tracklines – 10 NZ singles for October 2026

October 5, 2026

Peter Kearns

The odds are stacked against NZ music on streaming platforms, where overseas sounds dominate. So Witchdoctor figured it was time to give our sounds

Wing Han Tsang, singer, NZ, Hong Kong, tribute, obituary

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Wing takes flight – A long-delayed obituary

September 25, 2026

Gary Steel

Let's not mince words: Wing was a terrible singer. So terrible that she was great. GARY STEEL pays tribute to the international singing phenomenon.

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Better Be Home Soon

September 9, 2026

Gary Steel

Neil Finn, Jaz Coleman, Harold Anderson and Nigel Gavin feature in a story about internationally revered musicians either returning home or moving to Aotearoa.