May 2012
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AWESOME FEELING 6 – entire compilation as one download

Those guys over at The Corner have been carrying on the Awesome Feeling flame again this year – and throughout New Zealand Music Month they have posted a new track almost every day…

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RUBY FROST announces album release tour

Ruby Frost’s long awaited album Volition is out on June 8th and she has announced a North Island tour to help celebrate.

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Play It Strange – Who Loves Who compilation

Play It Strange held a covers competition recently; open to high school students to submit their versions of their favorite NZ songs.

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BILL BAILEY returns to New Zealand

British comic, actor and musician Bill Bailey returns down under late September with his brand new live show, QUALMPEDDLER.

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NZ on Air Making Tracks May decisions

NZ on Air’s Making Tracks funding decisions for May 2012 have been announced this morning…

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Tidball on 95bFM – Tuesday 29 May

Here’s the podcast and playlist from Tuesday night’s show if ya missed it…

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bFM Top Ten – Wednesday 30 May

Here’s this weeks bFM Top Ten as voted for by the listeners!

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The Audience officially launched

Four years in gestation, The Audience – a new “music discovery website” has launched this morning.

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Kora announce two dates in July

Kora have announced they are playing two NZ dates in July

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HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE return to New Zealand

Comprised of eight brothers straight outta Chicago’s infamous South Side, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble make their return to NZ since their jaw dropping Womad performance in 2010.

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JAY-Z & KANYE WEST – No Church In The Wild

Director Romain Gavras – who did the amazing Born Free clip for M.I.A. has returned with another beautifully shot violent clip – this time an angry mob rioting versus the police with various…

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LUCKLESS announce national tour with BOND STREET BRIDGE

Hot on the heels of their album release, LUCKLESS have announced that they will continue to celebrate the debut record with a national tour during teh month of June. They will be accompanied…

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CHROMATICS – These Streets Will Never Look The Same

Taken from their fourth album, Kill For Love. The clip was directed by Alberto Rossini; shot on videotape live on location in Las Vegas, Mexico City and Montreal from March through to May…

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LAWRENCE ARABIA tour details and free single download

Lawrence Arabia’s new album The Sparrow is due out via Spunk Records on July 6th and he’s giving away the first single “Travelling Shoes” for free.

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bFM’s FANCY NEW BAND SHOWCASE – Photos by Georgia Schofield

Last Friday, 25 May – 95bFM held their awesome FANCY NEW BAND SHOWCASE at The Kings Arms. The Raw Nerves, Autumn Splendour, Two Cartoons, Tom Lark, The Boxcar Rattle, Loui The Zu and…

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FLORENCE & THE MACHINE at Vector Arena photos by Georgia Schofield

Florence & the Machine played at Vector Arena in Auckland last night with support from Blood Orange. Despite our very best efforts, Cheese on Toast was unable to access the venue / photo-pit…

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OPOSSOM add Christchurch shows to NZ tour

With all three Auckland shows already sold out and the album released on Friday this week, OPOSSOM have announced the addition of two Christchurch dates to their NZ tour – playing at the…

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TIKI TAANE taunts police… yet again

Just over a year after being charged with acting in a disorderly manner likely to incite violence after he sang the NWA song Fuck Tha Police during a performance at Illuminati club in…

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Listen to BOBBY WOMACK feat LANA DEL REY – Dayglo Reflection

Listen to this track from Bobby Womack’s forthcoming album The Bravest Man in the Universe.

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Secret Holiday by THE PUDDLE

Brand new music video for the new single from THE PUDDLE – directed by Dan Wagner – features a cast of family and friends, a black dog called Bluebell and a white goat…

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THE UNFAITHFUL WAYS announce small winter tour

Christchurch outfit, The Unfaithful Ways tour their critically acclaimed debut album “Free Rein” this winter. “Free Rein” has received high praise over the last year. The band were nominated for the Vodafone Critic’s…

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SUMMER CAMP – Losing My Mind

Check out this pretty hilarious clip from British ‘indie-poppers’ SUMMER CAMP – set, seemingly, in a “professional photographer” studio where people might get their family portraits done.

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SHERPA, SPACE CREEPS and TONO & THE FINANCE COMPANY at 12×12 at Number 4 Gallery – photos by Danielle Bolton

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JONATHAN BOULET – This Song Is Called Ragged

Weird but pretty wonderful music clip for the latest Jonathan Boulet single – from a forthcoming sophomore album

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Cheese on Toast Official NZMM Showcase at Silo Park – photos by Danielle Bolton

Cheese on Toast held our official New Zealand Music Month Showcase down at Silo Park on Saturday afternoon. CAREERWOLF, Cat Venom, Luckless, Cool Rainbows, Dictaphone Blues and Ruby Frost played. plus there was…

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LADYHAWKE adds two new NZ dates

MysteryGirl have announced, this morning, that two additional dates to the LADYHAWKE NZ tour have been added and confirmed that SHE’S SO RAD will be the touring support.

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CAREERWOLF – Drive

The music video for CAREERWOLF’s underground hit Drive, made by Michael McCelland has been released today

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Win a copy of Diver by LEMONADE

Thanks to True Panther Sounds and The Label, Cheese on Toast has two copies of the fantastic new album from LEMONADE to give away this week. If you haven’t already – check out…

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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE of brand new music video from SHERPA

Cheese on Toast is very excited to present the exclusive online premiere of the brand new music video from SHERPA – for their song Samsong. While seemingly simple, it’s awfully effective and quite…

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SO SO MODERN W/ O’LOVELY, HDSPNS and YOLANDA at Cassette – photos by Danielle Bolton

So So Modern made a long overdue return to an Auckland stage this weekend – playing at the MUM Clubnight at Cassette Number Nine on Vulcan Lane on Friday 25th May.

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