When these photos were taken in mid-1991, the four Woodruffe brothers (and drummer Gary Covich) had recently taken their cue from the Happy Mondays' magnum opus Pills, Thrills and Bellyaches and changed their band name from the Diablos to Melon Twister. However, the group had a lot in common with their Madchester muses: strong family ties, eclectic musical tastes ranging from psychedelia to hip-hop, their own well developed slang ('twister', anyone?), and some unapologetic hedonism. As the nineties progressed they went on to release two CDs (the first was on Ode Records), were joined by Helen Goudge (once of K4) on vocals, worked on tracks and remixes with DLT, and were nominated for several categories in the 1995 NZ Music Awards.
Melon Twister, above, from left: Evan Woodruffe (guitar, vocals), Lars Woodruffe (sax), Gary Covich (drums), Emil Woodruffe (bass), and Garnham Woodruffe (guitar). The location was down on the main trunk line behind Parnell. This was back in the days when there were no trains at the weekend, ever. The photo below was at a rehearsal a week earlier.
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