Classic Albums (by Bands not mentioned elsewhere)

The Clash - Combat Rock
The Cure - 17 Seconds
Gang of 4 - Solid Gold
Hunters and Collectors - Human Frailty
Sonic Youth - Goo, Dirty Boots
Pixies - Come on Pilgrim, Surfer Rosa

Immortals

Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, The Velvet Underground, Neil Diamond, Nick Cave, John Coltrane, Miles Davis

Dark and Weird

Dark Bands

Bauhaus, CRASS, Test Department, Hula

Weird Bands

The Fall, The Residents, David Thomas and the Pedestrians, Eyeless in Gaza, Butthole Surfers

Bands That Counted

1990's

REM, Sugar, Gary Clail and the On-U Sound System, Smashing Pumpkins, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

2000's

Shihad, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Groove Armada, Coldplay, Strawpeople, Fat Boy Slim

Best NZ Bands

Split Enz, Sneaky Feelings, Herbs, This Kind of Punishment, Headless Chickens, Muttonbirds, Skeptics, Pin Group, Fat Freddy's Drop, Katchafire, Shihad

Most Important Formative Bands

The Beatles, Sex Pistols, Joy Division, New Order, Echo and the Bunnymen, U2, Magazine, Cabaret Voltaire, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Talking Heads, Linton Kwesi Johnson, John Coltrane Quartet, Eurythmics