Family Jewels Records

16/10/2026

A salute here from the captain of Family Jewels Records, wearing one of those cheap/ useless rain ponchos when the sun has just come out after a brutal downpour in Cadiz in Spain. You can trust this man to help you find great records. No, really. Store open today 12- 4.30ish, if you're passing...

16/10/2026

St Etienne, Flamin' Groovies and Joe Kaptein... streamable version of my RNZ music session from earlier today is right here..

35 years since its original release, Saint Etienne's 1991 debut Foxbase Alpha remains a flawless love letter to London, pop history and club culture. It's just been reissued to coincide with a Farewell Tour that passes through Aotearoa in November. We'll hear two key tracks from that today, followed...

15/10/2026

Righto, music pilgrims. Record store open for a few hours this arvo 3- 5pm and then Saturday 12- 4.30. All manner of new bits in, in very limited quantities, including new biz from Kneecap, Joe Kaptein, Fontaines DC, King Gizzard... on and on it goes. Come and see us and we'll sort you out...

15/10/2026

I'll be on RNZ National Nine To Noon today, my friends, just after the 11am news. Tune in for boss tunes from St. Etienne, Flamin' Groovies and Joe Kaptein. Spread the word!

12/10/2026

Yes. She speaks the truth...

09/10/2026

Righto- record store open this arvo 12 noon til 4.30ish, my friends, with fresh new and sec-hand bits galore. Come at us for a good old rummage...

08/10/2026

Record store open for a few hours this arvo 3-5pm, my friends, then Saturday 12 til 4.30ish. That mighty Home Brew reissue is almost sold out, just quietly, so come and grab a copy while you still can, is my advice. Also- managed to hustle another three copies of the superb untitled new FOUR TET LP (title in mad unpronounceable Wingdings font, known simply as TEXT059) and there's apparently zero plan to repress this one, so, you know... pull finger. Be lovely to see you...

02/10/2026

Righto- record store open today 12- 4.30ish, my friends. Treats galore both new and second hand, but best to pull finger if you want to snag a copy of the crucial Home Brew repress. We nearly sold out yesterday, with some people buying TWO copies for absent mates, so only about 3 copies left for whoever's quickest...

01/10/2026

Record store open this arvo for a few hours 3- 5pm, my friends, then again Saturday 12- 4.30pm. Crucial new releases galore (killer Home Brew reissue, great new Beck album, new Arab Strap, last ever copies of the mighty Nathan Haines remixes etc) so come early, if you can, before the buggers sell out. Also, acres of fresh second hand bits for a rummage...

01/10/2026

I'll be on RNZ National Nine To Noon today, my friends, just after the 11am news. Brace yourselves for new music from Melbourne’s Way Dynamic, a cult “cosmic jazz” reissue from Michael Orr/ Carey Harris and some Afro-Caribbean soul from Marseilles' David Walters. Tune in/ tell yr mates!