Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Station of the Year
NZ Radio Awards 2009
18 March, 2010
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The BLERTA Years producer and narrator Keith Newman talks to Geoff Murphy (trumpet player, singer, film maker), Bill Gruar (philosopher, mechanic, roadie, set builder), Tony Littlejohn (bass player and founder of the early band), Corben Simpson (singer, rhythm guitarist), Veronica Lawrence (Bruno's wife), Beaver (singer, actress), Patrick Bleakley (bass player), Kemp Tuirirangi (guitarist), Ian Watkin (actor) and Fane Flaws (guitarist, songwriter).
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BLERTA's lead singer Corben Simpson on the first nationnal tour, 1971. Photo by Helen Whiteford.
BLERTA actors Bruno Lawrence and Tony Barry ham it up in a keystone cops role, with the contents of the loot bag appearing to be copies of the controversial '70s underground magazine Cock. Photo by Helen Whiteford.