Autozamm is a New Zealand
rock band
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from
Auckland
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, that has supported international acts such as the Black Crowes, INXS and
Silverchair
Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Newcastle, New South Wales, with Ben Gillies on drums, Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars, and Chris Joannou on bass guitar. The group got their big break ...
. The band has appeared at events such as the
Big Day Out
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, Homegrown and Southern Amp.
Band members
*Ollie Gordon (
bass
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Fish
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Music
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)
*Nick Major (
lead vocals
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,
guitar
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)
*Mike Carpinter (
guitar
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,
vocals
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)
*Stephen Small (
keyboards,
vocals
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)
*Richard Orr (
drums)
"The Review" controversy
In 2010, amateur music blogger Simon Sweetman hit out at Autozamm in a blog post on
NZ On Air
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music funding, describing the group "terrible" and saying "they certainly do little to reflect any distinctly New Zealand culture." In response to this, Autozamm released the single "The Review" in 2012, which hit out at Sweetman and other critics.
Discography
Albums
EPs
Singles
References
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www.nzmusic.com/music/autozammMySpacehttps://web.archive.org/web/20081018090656/http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php/ps_pagename/article/pi_articleid/654www.facebook.com/pages/Autozamm/10171516735
External links
Official WebsiteMySpace site
New Zealand alternative rock groups