Flying Nun Tribute Nights – details revealed
As part of the month long celebrations in November for Flying Nun’s thirtieth birthday, A Low Hum have been asked by the label to put on a series of Flying Nun tribute nights…
Flying Nun – Nunvember – all dates revealed
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Flying Nun there are over a million* shows happening in November. ‘NEW NUN NIGHT’ Fri Nov 4: AUCKLAND, KINGS ARMS featuring Popstrangers, Grayson Gilmour, T54, Surf Friends,…
Thee Oh Sees to play three NZ shows in January
Cheese on Toast has heard through the grape-vine that San Francisco’s Thee Oh Sees are heading to NZ in January and playing three live dates over a weekend. Auckland Friday 27th Jan 2012…
Rest in Peace Eric Marsden of The Androidss
Drummer of Christchurch punk band The Androidss, Eric Marsden sadly passed away earlier this week. The Andoidss were active during the period 1979-83 – they were comprised of twins Eric and Steve Marsden;…
Free All The Monsters by The Bats
The Bats are back with yet another album – their eighth; and there’s still no sign of any derailment. I guess what happens to a lot of older bands (these guys have been…
When We On by Crazy P
Back in the day these guys from Nottingham were called Crazy Penis. The two main guys got together in 1995 after meeting in university, to make house music. They signed to the the-then-hot…
NZ on Air Funding decisions for October
Hot off the press comes this month’s NZ on Air funding decisions. NZ On Air will fund 31 new music projects from its October MakingTracks funding round. The 31 projects were selected from…
Free Rein by The Unfaithful Ways
It could be argued that this album nearly didn’t make it – buried in an earthquake stricken red-stickered building; it was literally months of waiting before a text-message announced the hard-drive’s rescue by…
WIN a copy of Dirty Projectors and Björk’s collaboration Mount Wittenberg Orca
COMPETITION CLOSED In what might be the most amazing (and unlikely) collaboration ever – Dirty Projectors and Bjork got together to make a record earlier this year called Mount Wittenberg Orca. It was…
The Year of Hibernation by Youth Lagoon
Opening with an almost acapella melody recalling Don’t Take Your Guns To Town by Johnny Cash – done in a electro-dream-pop-on-a-phone style – it’s practically hypnotic as Posters draws you into the album…
WIN a Double Pass to go see Alvin Sputnik next Saturday!
COMPETITION CLOSED Win a double pass to see THE ADVENTURES OF ALVIN SPUTNIK: DEEP SEA EXPLORER A multi award-winning one-man, micro-epic that fuses animation, mime and puppetry into a tiny tale set in…
Cheese on Toast’s competition to win the chance to open Big Day Out just got more intense!
Due to the high calibre of bands and acts already entered in our competition to win the opportunity to open 2012′s Big Day Out in Auckland and executive decision has been made today…
bFM, No Magazine & Lonely Hearts Zombie Prom moves venue
bFM have issued a news missive this afternoon that their Zombie Prom party has shifted venue from the Powerstation to the much more intimate Winchester on St Benedicts Street. The Drab Doo Riffs…
God Bows To Math announce album
Auckland’s god bows to math have announced the release of their eponymous debut album through Muzai Records on 14 November 2011. The album was originally pencilled for release earlier this year, having been…
The Black Keys – Lonely Boy
Possibly NOT the “official clip” – but more of a teaser of teh new forthcoming album from Black Keys. Awesome to watch, none-the-less. And great song!! “Lonely Boy” is the first single off…
Guitar Wolf return to NZ in December
Guitar Wolf are Japan’s Greatest Jet Rock & Roll Band. They deconstruct rock and roll to its most basic elements and they are returning to NZ this December to play a handful of…
Interview with Peter and Harold / Roland from Hallelujah Picassos
Cheese on Toast caught up with Peter and Harold / Roland from Hallelujah Picassos in a carpark last week to chat about the release of their retrospective compilation album Rewind The Hateman… watch…
Rewind the Hateman by Hallelujah Picassos – ALBUM STREAM
Hallelujah Picassos’ retrospective compilation Rewind The Hateman is out next week – Oct 31st – but you can stream the songs here… The album comes as a physical CD or digitally with a…
Interview with Photonic
Photonic recently released an album called Riff Mountains – a sonic soundscape type affair – but every song has exactly the same drum beat. Cheese on Toast met up with Craig from Photonic…
Watch our interview with Lisa Crawley
Cheese on Toast visited Lisa Crawley on set at the filming of her upcoming music video on their lunch break last week to have a chat about the release of her debut album…
WIN a copy of Ceremonials by Florence and the Machine
COMPETITION CLOSED Thanks to Universal Records, Cheese on Toast has three copies of the brand new album from Florence and the Machine to give away. I-K-R! I’m squealing like a 15 year old…
WIN double passes to see Tommy Ill this Friday at Cassette in AUCKLAND
COMPETITION CLOSED Tommy Ill is in Auckland this Friday night playing at the MUM Club night in celebration of the release of his latest single Birdbath. Cheese on Toast has TWO double passes…
Interview with James Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers
A couple of weeks back Cheese on Toast spoke with James Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers. Manic Street Preachers are releasing a double-cd and box-set collection entitled National Treasures – The Complete Singles…
Rhythm & Vines announce their daily line-ups
Rhythm & Vines have announced, this morning who is playing on what day over the three-day New Years event. Thursday 29th December Pendulum, Grandmaster Flash, Yukesk, Architecture in Helsinki, Zowie, Danny Byrd, Dick…
Iron Woman by Diana Rozz
Finally! A Diana Rozz music video for Iron Woman from their amazement EP released on Muzai Records – which you can purchase here www.dianarozz.bandcamp.com From what we can ascertain, the video features pies…
WIN a copy of His & Hers on DVD
COMPETITION CLOSED Thanks to Madman Entertainment we have 4 copies of this charming documentary to give away! Using his mother’s life as inspiration, the filmmaker has created a film that explores how we…
WIN a copy of William S Burroughs : A Man Within
COMPETITION CLOSED Cheese on Toast has three copies of this amazing documentary feature about William S Burroughs to give away – thanks to Madman Entertainment. Narrated by Peter Weller and featuring never-before-seen archival…
Win a copy of Brighton Rock on DVD
COMPETITION CLOSED We’ve got 4 copies of Brighton Rock starring Sam Riley, Andrew Riseborough and Helen Mirren, with John Hurt to give away with thanks to Madman Entertainment. Pinkie Brown, the sociopathic leader…
