North Shore Pony Club
North Shore Pony Club
Aaron and Matt form The North Shore Pony club, a cross-genre, 80s disco, white and gold trash dance group. They are busy guys, travelling all over the world and performing at festivals up and down New Zealand. Amongst all that they somehow manage to fit a talk show into their busy schedule every Friday night at BFM called Ping Pong Pony. In Unison chatted to the guys about the best of the 80s and Aja Rock.
Q: What was the inspiration between your name?
It was simply a case of manifest destiny... A.K.A if you book them - they will come -sort of thing.
Q: How does the literal North Shore Pony Club feel about you using it?
We imagine they'd be a little confused and suspicious
Q: How did you meet and start the group?
We both responded to an ad in the TV Guide for auditions
to Starlight Express. We bonded over cigarettes and shared a lack of roller-skating experience and shiny outfits.
Q: What are you favourite locations to play a gig at?
Festivals, they are the dope diggys, like Splore and the Big Day Out boiler circus. And changing rooms.
Q: You've seen international success on MTV UK, how was that experience?
It was pretty funny, we made it over to Rio de Janeiro where we played at a wrap-party for the first Iron Man movie on a super yacht with the Scissor Sisters. We also spent two months in Jamaica writing our forthcoming album
With local gang members. R.I.P Chucky L.
Q: Any plans to relocate to the UK now, or are staying put on the Shore?
We are in pre-production meetings with Prime TV for a special live DJ set on Takapuna Beach on the first Monday of summer. We are going to unite every unemployed person in the country and get them dancing on the sand.
So yeah, North Shore all the way.
Q: You pay homage to the 80s a lot. What are your favourite aspects of the decade?
Jerry curls, giant cell phones, Where's The Beef? Bill Cosby sweaters and Reebok pumps.
Q: What can we expect to see from you in the near future?
An album, a couple of tight music videos, more girls on the dance floor, and a
workout DVD with Aja Rock, naked.
North Shore Pony Club will be playing live at the Mt Albert Campus with Kidz in Space, Computers Want Me Dead and P-Money on Friday 30 July. Click here for more information.