News about No Post Mortem printed in The Southland Times

July 6 1998

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July 30 1998

Singing Style

No Post Mortem lead singer Steven Russell shows during a concert yesterday why the band was chosen for the regional finals of xtrasmokefreerockquest'98.

Four Invercargill student bands made it through to the finals in Dunedin on August 7. The others are Licatoad, The Remmitance Men and Modified Gum.

Yesterday's concert, at Southland Girls' High School, raised money for the Papua New Guinea tsuanami appeal.

It is the second consecutive time No Post Mortem has made it through to the regional finals with their blend of alternative grunge rock music.

The band, made up of James Hargest High School students, was focusing on writing and performing originals, Steven said.

Last year's finals taught the band what it was like to play in front of a big crowd and showed it how high the standard was, he said

26 February 1999

Mint releases debut album

For a while there, a stray sound bedevilled the recording of Invercargill band Mint's debut CD One Past Midnight.

It was a maddening noise; a lifeless ticking pulse entirely out of place amid the guitar heroics.

All three players, Paul Gear, Gary Mark and Aaron Moodie, set about tearing the studio to bits to track down the teachno intruder.

Eventually they ran it to earth. Their gear had been picking up the pulse from an electric fence out the back.

Such are the delights of recording in rural Otatara.

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The album cover features a striking painting of an Invercargill icon, the Troopers' Memorial, by young local artist Tomas Svehla

The artwork which Tomi drew for Mint's CD cover

24 May 1999

No Post Mortem wins Rockquest final

The four Invercargill sixth formers who make up No Post Mortem won Saturday night's Southland final of Rockquest 99 with a song called King Kong.

Actually, they're not sure what it's real name is. Prehaps it's No More Feeling or Ignorance.

Drummer Stephen Reid is sure about one thing - what it's about.

"It's about a guy who thinks he's the man and is always right and won't accept his woman telling him what's right and wrong," he said yesterday.

Like many of the teenage band's songs, it's too fast to mosh to - that translates as to dance to for oldies - leaving would-be groovers gasping for breath, he said.

Yesterday, Stephen and his James Hargest High School colleagues, vocalist Steven Russell, lead guitarist Scott Herriott and bassist Tomi Svehla, were coming to terms with their win in the third Rockquest they had entered.

Last year they won the prize for the best stage image with their Braveheart kilts and blue faces.

For this year's performance they wore hats and trench-coats, with T-shirts underneath printed with their nicknames. But it was their Pearl Jam - inspired song - whatever its title - that won them last weekend's top prize

10 September 1999

Michelle has winning way with words

James Hargest High School student Michelle Nunn strums a melody.

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The lyrics to her award-winning song, Angel's Tonight, tell the story of a girl who feels alone, from the point of view of the girl's friend. Michelle said she wanted people to know "there is always someone out there to turn to."

Being in a wheelchair from an early age had given her a different perspective from others her age, but it hadn't limited her achievements. She was also an outstanding track and field athlete. But Michelle did want a better singing voice. "I would love to sing my own songs."

The Telecom Dare songwriting prize is $1000 and a trip to the rockquest final at the Christchurch Town Hall on September 17 for Michelle and a friend.

She plans to spend her prize on accessories for the guitar she bought with last year's winnings.

The southern entries were highly commneded by the rockquest judges. They were Hannah from Mt Aspiring College, in Wanaka, and No Post Mortem from James Hargest High School