11 Feb 2017

Richard von Sturmer: A career on the vanguard of NZ arts

From Saturday Morning, 10:07 am on 11 February 2017
Blam Blam Blam: Mark Bell, Tim Mahon, Don McGlashan during the No Depression video shoot. On the rooftop of TVNZ Shortland Street.

Blam Blam Blam: Mark Bell, Tim Mahon, Don McGlashan during the No Depression video shoot. On the rooftop of TVNZ Shortland Street. Photo: Murray Cammick Collection via AudioCulture

Richard von Sturmer

Richard von Sturmer Photo: supplied

Richard von Sturmer made his name in the late 70s New Zealand punk scene.

He first fronted The Plague, which had its most famous performance was at the Nambassa Music Festival in 1979. After a stint with The Humanimals, and co-writing the famous anti-Muldoon song 'There Is No Depression in New Zealand' for Blam Blam Blam with his old schoolmate Don McGlashan, Von Sturmer went on to a career in writing and film-making.

He’s written works including We Xerox Your Zebras and talks to Kim Hill about his latest book This Explains Everything.