Blam Blam Blam were an Auckland band that had a huge impact on the NZ music scene and it's hard to believe they were only together for a few years in the early 80's.... although, they did have a couple of reunion tours in later years. The 1981 single "There is No Depression in New Zealand" ended up being the unofficial theme for the protest movement against the Springbok tour of the same year. It was a political and social statement about the unrest in NZ with high unemployment and even a wage/price freeze. It was a telling reminder that things weren't so rosy in our quarter acre paradise.
A good follow up to this Bryan would be "The Knobz - Culture".
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