Murray Cammick

Murray Ernest Cammick ONZM is a New Zealand popular music journalist, photographer and record label founder.

[citation needed] With a staff of one for many years, Cammick operated as editor, publisher, photographer and layout artist as his readership grew.

[citation needed] Over the years Rip It Up, its magazines and its take-no-prisoners approach to journalism provided a crucial training ground for many New Zealand writers and journalists.

Wildside's roster included Shihad, Head Like A Hole, Rumblefish, Second Child, Hallelujah Picassos, Dead Flowers and, for a time, Bailter Space.

[1] In the 2020 New Year Honours, Cammick was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the music industry.

Cammick in 2020