Win a double pass to see BLONDIE and THE STRANGLERS
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Interview with Dick Taylor of THE PRETTY THINGS
On Friday, THE PRETTY THINGS were announced to be returning to New Zealand this December. The last time they played here was in 1965 – and they were banned. For life.
Cheese on Toast got one of the biggest PRETTY THINGS fans we know, Jake Harding from Thee Rum Coves, to have a chat with Dick Taylor and here’s the result…
Don’t Waste My Time by Heart Attack Alley [VIDEO]
Heart Attack Alley have released their steaming hot music video for Don’t Waste My Time “just in time for our album” which will be called ‘Living in Hell” and released via Reverend Beatman’s…
HENRY WAGONS and EMMA RUSSACK to perform in Auckland in October
You’ve possibly / probably heard the Henry Wagons track featuring Alison Mosshart on bFM, if you’re in Auckland (check it out below). Well he and fellow Australian Emma Russack (both on Spunk Records)…
THE PRETTY THINGS return to NZ
The last time THE PRETTY THINGS played in New Zealand they were BANNED from ever playing here again. It seems 47 years is, indeed, forever – since they are heading back now!
VILLAINY announce album – with cover art by Storm Thorgerson
Auckland band Villainy are releasing their debut album ‘Mode. Set. Clear.’ on October 19th through Villain Music / Universal Music NZ. The record is result of a two-year partnership with Melbourne-based producer Tom…
Making Tracks September funding results
NZ on Air’s September Making Tracks funding decisions were published today. NZ On Air will fund 23 new music projects from this round; selected from a field of 123 applications, up slightly on…
BLONDIE announces one Auckland show with THE STRANGLERS
McManus Entertainment has announced the return of Blondie to New Zealand with special guests The Stranglers. This is going to be awesome – people reading this site surely need no explanation as to…
Podcast and Playlist from Andrew Tidball (Cheese on Toast) show on 95bFM – Tuesday 25 Sept
In can you missed it or want to hear it again or wondered what that song was… LISTEN to the podcast here Playlist: SJD – The Lizard Kings Jackie Wilson – Lonely Teardrops…
bFM Top Ten 26 Sept 2012
The new bFM Top Ten for this week sees The Shocking Pinks at number one and a 70% NZ music in the chart.
BOYZ II MEN announce four NZ dates
BOYZ II MEN just keep on selling out tours of NZ. And they’re back again in December!
AMANDA PALMER announces two NZ shows
Amanda Palmer is no stranger to these shores and fans will be ecstatic to hear she’s coming back in January.
Pressure by Petite Noir [VIDEO]
New single / video from half-Congolese, half-Angolan Yannick Ilunga aka Petite Noir
Stream / Download new track from CRYSTAL CASTLES
Ahead of the release of their long awaited new album Crystal Castles have shared a new track called, majestically Wrath of God via SoundCloud and it sounds suitably epic. Seriously, I can’t wait…
Buy GRIMES tickets for KidsCan
Mystery Girl and The Label (who look after Grimes’ record label 4AD, here in NZ) have joined forces to muster two extra GA tickets to the sold out Wellington and Auckland GRIMES shows…
THE BATS announce two North Island shows
THE BATS have announced a pretty rare excursion north-bound to play two shows in the North Island in November.
Lord Knows by Dum Dum Girls [VIDEO]
Dum Dum Girls go ancient Greek with their brand new music video for Lord Knows from their End of Daze EP
Watch The xx on Late With Jools Holland
The xx performed Angels on British Tv – Later With Jools Holland a few hours ago. Watch the clip here…
LANEWAY makes first announcement
The Auckland leg of St Jerome’s Laneway festival is confirmed to be on Monday 28 January – being Auckland Anniversary Day and the festival will return to Wynyard Quarter. In a press release…
Coherence by The Bemsha Swing [VIDEO]
Brand new music video from Auckland’s THE BEMSHA SWING ‘dropped’ this morning onto the tube-of-you. It’s a stunning sci-fi effect clip with no expenses spared. Shane and Andrew are aliens. It’s brilliant.
Brand new SJD – stream / download
SJD have released a brand new track / single called The Lizard Kings, taken from a brand new, entirely self-played and produced 10 track album which will, I’ve heard, be released before the…
La De Da Festival line-up for New Years second announcement
De La Soul and The Beatnuts join line-up.
Trinity by Die! Die! Die! [VIDEO]
The latest music video from Die! Die! Die! is out now. A woman is asleep, fully dressed. She wakes up; thinks about a spanner and a rose; writes a note and throws it…
LaLa by Kids of 88 [VIDEO]
Kids of 88 are clearly vying for POP-SONG OF SUMMER 2012 with their latest single LaLa with it’s ridiculously catchy hook. Check out the music video here LaLa is the latest new single…
Plague by Crystal Castles [VIDEO]
The brand new music video from Crystal Castles is stunningly simple and good. I think this young woman is in a subway tunnel and she must’ve missed her train – she was on…
DOGS BOLLIX and KHUJA LOUNGE close down
NZ Musician has reported that Auckland’s Dog Bollix pub and venue has closed.
GIG PICKS : Week 25-30 Sept 2012
The best gig in the land this week, in my opinion, is on Saturday night at Auckland’s Kings Arms. It’s the Rackets EP/Video Release party. Rackets just dropped their latest EP onto Bandcamp…
EMMYLOU HARRIS AND HER RED DIRT BOYS play NZ in November
Twelve time Grammy Music Award winner and country music icon Emmylou Harris with her band the Red Dirt Boys to play new layout at Vector…
