Terrorways

Terrorways, not to be confused with Punk bands The Tearaways from Melbourne, Australia,^[1] or from Hertfordshire, England,^[2] were a late 1970s punk band from Auckland, New Zealand, who were big on the NZ punk scene. They are also remembered for their songs She's a Mod and Never Been to Borstal.

Background

The group which played at the Zwines club^[3] was a favourite of Aucklands Boot Boys.^[4] At the end of 1978, drummer Kerry Buchanan was replaced by Gary Hunt who had come from Gary Havoc & The Hurricanes.^[5][6][7] The original band called it a day and their final performance was on December 1st, 1979.^[8] In 1980, the group got together to play a gig at the XS Café.^[9]

The group appears on the Ripper Records AK79 compilation.^[10]

Later years

Kerry Buchanan would become a journalist and write for Real Groove magazine.^[11] In 2014, Buchanan presented the 2014 'Independent Music NZ Classic Record' award to Ripper Records head Bryan Staff for the New Zealand punk album AK.79.^[12] Thirty years later, the group was part of a show at The Monte Cristo Room, Nelson Street, Auckland that included other Punk acts such as Proud Scum, The Spelling Mistakes, X-Features, and the Scavengers.^[13][14]

Background on members

Kerry Buchanan

In later years, Buchanan became a commentator, writer and working for a Hi-Fi store in Auckland.^[15] One of the things Buchanan has commented on was in an essay of his about talented Maori acts that were not given their due in their status, and being referred by Caucasian commentators as just cabaret acts.^[16]

Gary Hunt

Hunt may have been with a punk group either prior to or after his time with Gary Havoc & the Hurricanes.^[17][18] In 1986, 1987, he played with Gregg McKenzie in The McKenzie and his work appears on a collection of live recordings that include "I Don't Dream Anymore" and "da'Phunk ' 87".^[19] In 2015, he was playing in New Zealand in a group called led by former Pop Mechanix and Coconut Rough frontman Andrew Snoid, called Andrew McLennan & The Underminers.^[20] Hunt would later work with Hamish Kilgour.^[21] They worked together and released the Hollie Fullbrook / Tiny Ruins Hurtling Through EP.^[22][23] Another group Hunt had been playing in some time in the 2010s was The Wonderfish Collective,^[24] a 15 piece group.^[25]

Members list

• Kerry Buchanan aka Eddie Clanger - drums
• Gary Hunt - drums
• John ‘No-one’ Hunter - vocals
• Dean Martelli - guitar
• Pete Mesmer - guitar
• Chris Orange - bass^[26]

Discography

Singles

Albums

References