September 2011
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Kanye West, Soundgarden and Kasabian at Big Day Out

EDIT : 12.42PM Kanye West, Soundgarden and Kasabian have been confirmed along with the return of Tony Hawk Skate at the 2012 Big Day Out. A further twenty acts will be announced at…

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Rhythm & Vines complete their New Years international line up

Rhythm & Vines, this morning, announced the final international acts (and some locals) to their new years festival – just after last nights Rhythm & Vines Soundcheck event at Vector – two thirds…

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First 19 acts announced for Big Day Out 2011 and they are…

Big Day Out decided to drip-feed the announcement of the first 19 acts tonight via Facebook and Twitter – the Facebook page quickly became hilarious as hundreds of *ahem* “music fans” complained that…

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Photos from 95bFM’s Nirvana Tribute night

Check out the band photos from the Nirvana Tribute night last Friday at the Kings Arms – thanks to Georgia Schofield.

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Pajama Club’s “unforeseen circumstances” appear to have been Late with Jools Holland

Last week’s Pajama Club’s debut New Zealand live shows were postponed at relatively late notice with a press release that offered only “unforeseen circumstances” as a reason – and re-scheduling the shows to…

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Photos from Young Gifted and Broke

@Peace, Homebrew, The ARC and Team Dynamite played at Khuja Lounge on Saturday 24th Sept to launch Young Gifted and Broke Cheese on Toast photo-operative Georgia Schofield  was there and captured these photos…

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Cheese on Toast announces Halloween Party

Cheese on Toast is hosting another epic Halloween Party at the Whammy and Wine Cellar this year, on Saturday October 29th. Across the two rooms there will be much debauchery and amusement as…

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NZ on Air funding for September

Today NZ On Air released the latest results from the third round of the MakingTracks new music funding scheme. Fourteen artists will receive up to $10,000 for recording a song and making a…

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Cheese on Toast head guy Andrew Tidball held hostage

This video says it all, really…

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WIN amazing Disasteradio prize-pack

COMPETITION CLOSED – CONGRATS TO LUCY OMFFFFG! Cheese on Toast is beside itself with both glee and excitement to offer this amazing Disasteradio Prize Pack to one lucky, lucky reader! The Prize pack…

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The Checks announce new album and national tour

We’ve known there’s a new Checks album been brewing for a while – keen radio listeners might have even heard a few tracks they played on Charlotte Ryan’s Morning Glory show a wee…

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This weeks IN SESSION acts are Ghost Wave and Evil Twins

bFM’s new weekly feature on Saturday mornings (11am-midday) this week will feature live recordings of Ghost Wave and Evil Twins recorded at the Roundhead Studios. Last week’s IN SESSION were Tiny Ruins and…

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God Bows To Math, High Society and Lost Rockets announce mini-tour

Things come in threes. Like, threesomes, for example. Also…

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WIN one of two single passes to BLACK DICE!

COMPETITION CLOSED Cheese on toast is stoked to offer this short-term competition – We have secured two single door list passes to give away to see Black Dice next Wednesday night (Oct 5th)…

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The Weeknd Remix Florence and the Machine

The internet is alight, this morning, with radio-rips of the much anticipated remix of Florence and the Machine’s Shake It Out by Canadian underground r’n’b-ers The Weeknd. So Cheese on Toast get’s on…

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TOP 5 – Tourettes

Cheese on Toast checked in with Tourettes this week to get the low-down on the top 5 songs he’s excited about right now. He told us… Nocanco- Time wont tell remix Nocando is…

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Big Day Out 2012 Announcement

This year’s Big Day Out announcement is being treated a little differently – with 17 acts from the first announcement being released via the Big Day Out’s official Facebook and Twitter during the evening…

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Mellow Grave release their album on sexy grey vinyl

Auckland’s Mellow Grave are signed to a boutique LA based label called Living Tapes who have released their album “Smoke Filled The Room, We Slept” on what looks to be very sexy grey…

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TOP 5 – from Disasteradio

Disasteradio is back! (in the country!) and he’s embarking on his vinyl release tour next week! Cheese on Toast asked him to give us the low down on his current top 5 tunes…

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Andrew Tidball on 95bFM Tuesday 27 Sept

Here’s what I played on the radio tonight…

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Ffunny Ffrends by Unknown Mortal Orchestra

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Interview with Saint Rupertsberg

Cheese on Toast met up with Wellington based 8-piece Saint Rupertsberg when they were visiting Auckland over the weekend…

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TOP 5 : Tim Browning from The Shake Up

Sydney’s Teh Shake Up are heading over this weekend to play a couple of shows – Auckland’s Cassette on Friday and Wellington’s Mighty Mighty on Saturday. So we asked Tim Browning from teh…

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Jess Chambers interview

Cheese on Toast accosted Jess Chambers in Myers Park while she was up in Auckland last week to talk about her journey as a singer-songwriter and her second LP “Desire”.

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Bedroom Eyes by Dum Dum Girls

from their new LP Only in Dreams

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tUnE-yArDs – Gangsta

Directed by Merrill Garbus.

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French For Rabbits announce NZ tour

Wellington based dream-folk duo French For Rabbits have announced a national tour taking place in October and the release of their debut EP  ‘Claimed by the Sea’ which is being released through the…

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Saint Rupertsberg and Bear Cat – photos from Golden Dawn

Wellington eight-piece Saint Rupertsberg played at The Golden Dawn on Saturday night with support from Bear Cat. Check out our photos by the talented Georgia Schofield

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First Light on High Street this Friday

The inaugural First Light event takes place this Friday (30th September) from 12 noon until 10pm and will showcase fashion & retail offerings for the Spring/Summer season. The High Street district’s fashion houses,…

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Rackets release episode one of their series of six singles / videos

‘Goner’ is the first release in a series of six being released by Auckland punk trio Rackets – each of the six singles coming with it’s own music video which, all together will…

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