Scott Hamilton SH: Recently we published a review of Richard Langston's superb book about The Clean. Martin Phillipps was a part of the story of that band, but he will be remembered mostly for the body of work he created as the singer and songwriter for The Chills. I wrote this tribute to Phillipps after his death two years ago. It was written for a member of his family, and hasn't been published before. 1. 'His Music Was From Here' Martin Phillipps contained multitudes. He d

Scott Hamilton 1. Lost on an Expressway Most New Zealanders live in big cities. Their experience of the rest of the country is mediated by roads. The old road from Auckland to and through the Waikato offered a narrative that introduced many Pakeha to history and to another culture. The new Waikato Expressway buries that story. For Māori over centuries and for early Pākehā settlers, the Waikato River was the only viable road through the region. Highway One and a railway gradua