THE MUSHROOM BALL 1988-2000

The Mushroom Ball started in 1988 at the Railway Hall (long since demolished)
A friend of mine (Vic) suggested during a conversation that we create an event like an old fashioned ball with people dressed up in their finery but with a decent hard rockin'/punky soundtrack.She suggested the name The Mushroom Ball.
The Mushroom Ball quickly strayed from her inital suggestion and mutated into a Celebration of Rock 'n' Roll taking place sometime in May (Magic Mushroom season)
each year.

Over the years a number of great bands played these gigs which were held in a number of different venues around New Plymouth.
Gig posters showing line ups and venues will be added sometime

ALTERATIONS

Since I'm having the time of my life tonight i thought I'd tidy up my bit of cyberspace.

I have been trying to access blogs that I mucked around with and cannot make work,The problem ones are all part of www.blog.com so I am quitting them all.
www.tonkadoesnotrock.blog.com is dead, departed, dispatched and so will others be.
The misadventures of TONKADOESNOTROCK will rear their beautiful head here from this day fourth.

It's good to be 4th. Come in # 4

SATURDAY NIGHT

Me, the cat and the stereo. Life is looking good.

WHAT WE DO IS SECRET

What I do is poster pasteup/flyer distribution. if you need this done in the central North Island of New Zealand get in touch at tfcbrian@gmail.com

thank you and goodnight

NAME CHANGE FOR TONKA

Tonka is over..there are too many Tonka's.

There is Tonka who are a Swedish metal band.

There is DJ Tonka.

There was a punk/hardcore band sometime back in the mists of time called Tonka.They released a cassette that was advertised in Maximum Rock 'n' Roll mag.

Now Tonka will become tonkadoesnotrock

and new projects are getting hatched ..however slowly.

listening to Mouthcrazy Open/Open Wide

go buy a copy,it's good

TONKA COFFEE CUPS

They exist,they really do exist,be the first in your neighbourhood to own one! go straight to www.cafepress.com/tonkanzmusic for a peek . Plan ahead for Xmas

ONLINE STUFF BEING MOVED AROUND

I am attempting to tidy this up for the both of you who read it.

CELEBRATE THE SONIC ARTS

In 1991 and in a fit of prolonged rock 'n' roll inspired lunacy I pressed up 1000 copies of a album of New Zealand bands. The lp was called "Celebrate The Sonic Arts". Bands on it included Flesh D-Vice, Spud, Onaweta,The Warners, Number Nine, Johnny Leadfinger and The Phantom Rockers from Hell and a bunch of others.

Only 400 people in the whole known universe were smart enough to want a copy of this and I have the others here looking for a good home.

Is your place a good home for a record like this?.If so $20US including postage gets one of these to your house anywhere inside the known universe (except for New Zealand...$30 local currency is fine). Paypal is fine and recordfairsnz@gmail.com is all you need. Any questions,ask away

trades ok too!!

WORKS IN PROGRESS

Tonka has the following titles in various stages of completion

TONKA TAKES TOKYO our tribute to the wonderful/exotic music that has been coming out of japan over the last 4 decades

FUTURE GAS STATION ATTENDANT 10 INCH repetitive cd work

WILLIAM THE TONKARER Our European Invasion release..just why did William want to go to Britian anyway

HONKY TONKA WOMAN The greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world, hell no,but put these guys in a bar and you will get satisfaction.

TONKA ON PLASTIC

Tonka is the name given to a series of recordings done by friends/family and myself. So far 3 records have been released on that wonderful clear vinyl from Geraldine. The details in order of release are as follows. All are 100 copy editions

RUAPEHU 7 inch ep on Emperors New Clothes Records

7AM SEVEN ROCKET BOOM RESEARCHING FOR INSPIRATION 7 inch ep on Disconnected Recoprds cat# disco#1

SHOOT THE MESSENGER split 10 inch with THE HATERS. The Haters side is called Clici-Clic 49. This is Disconnected Records disco#2

If you have got this far and feel the need to own one of these fine slabs of plastic best you email me at tfcbrian@gmail.com so we can start the process of transfer of ownership

TONKA DOES NOT INDULGE IN CD, MP3, LASER DISC,DVD OR ANY OTHER FORMAT EXCEPT RECORDS. DUE TO THE HYPOCRITICAL NATURE OF OUR THINKING THIS MAY CHANGE AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT AND SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN AS GOSPEL.

TONKA greatly admires and appreciates the work of the following...HIGH RISE , BLUE CHEER , DEAD C , GATE , INEBRIATION , THE ROLLINS BAND , BAD BRAINS , PAUL H. LOCASTA , FLOWER TRAVELLIN" BAND , UNSANE , STICKY FILTH , RAT AT RAT R , NOMEANSNO , SONIC YOUTH , RADIO BIRDMAN , THE GORDONS , MC5 , THE STOOGES and countless others

LOOKING FOR THESE..still

RECORDS WANTED

Anything by Japanese band Too Much. (I think there is only the one lp),Overhang Party 2 lp. anything by Pax,,same with Gore, also Deniz Tek's Orphan Tracks green vinyl lp,.Pungent Stench live japanese 7 inch..Sonic Youth boot lps,Randy Holden Population 2 lp,Sir Lord
Baltimore lps,Bloody Mary lp, any LSD Party records.

  also want a copy of this which is a Korean late 1970's compilation record called 동양방송주최 제1회 해변가요제  which has Korean bands such as Run Way, The Fevers amongst others on it

Have heaps to trade..including lots of New Zealand Artists and New Zealand pressings of overseas artists,music mags,tour posters...all sorts of stuff..get in touch

In case you have no idea who these bands are/what they do use your search engine skills and do some exploration

JAPANESE ROCK STUFF

Check these places for info on Japanese music
http://www.jrawk.com
also
http://www.noise.as/forum/index.php
will add more

POLYHEDRON CHOIR CHECK THEM OUT

We made a record, check it out @ www.myspace.com/polyhedronchoir