Toy Love
The Sampler Alec Bathgate
Not many kiwi musicians can claim to be part of three of this country's seminal bands. But there is one who can. The Enemy, Toy Love and Tall Dwarves, guitarist Alec Bathgate was in all of them. Audio
The Mixtape: Andrew Fagan
The frontman of The Mockers and intrepid sailor Andrew Fagan joins Trevor Reekie for an hour of chat & six of his favourite songs. Audio
Shhh… The Music is Talking
A plethora of New Zealand musicians are documented in photographer Alexander Halag's new book. Shhh… The Music is Talking covers Alexander's last five years of gig going and in the process captures a… Audio, Gallery
Martin Phillipps and Graeme Downes: Dunedin double
Founders of Dunedin bands The Chills and The Verlaines, respectively, who have pursued musical careers since the early 1980s and will perform at the 2016 New Zealand Festival. Audio
Punk album art
An exhibition of album and poster art from the 70s and 80s opens at the Auckland Library this weekend. We speak to graphic designer Terence Hogan who designed covers for Toy Love, Techtones and the… Audio
Sampler: Local Picks of 2012
In this year's final Sampler Nick Bollinger revisits some of his favourite albums of the past 12 months. Audio
NZ Music Hall of Fame Inductees: Toy Love
Late 70s band Toy Love were only together for 611 days, but during that time they played well over 300 gigs. Paul Kean speaks with Emma Smith about the announcement that Toy Love will soon be inducted… Audio
Extended Play: Tall Dwarfs - Three Songs
Tall Dwarfs Three Songs EP cover imageIn the history of Flying Nun releases, the importance of Chris Knox's TEAC 4-track recorder cannot be understated. The very first record recorded on the machine… Audio
Toy Love - Live at the Gluepot
The songs are: Amputee Song; Fifteen; Photographs of Naked Ladies. Recorded Friday 12th September 1980. Audio
Toy Love Live 1980 - The Sampler Review
Toy Love Live 1980 reviewed in The Sampler by Troy Ferguson. Audio
Part 1 - Anything Could Happen
It took a bright idea, $50, and a lot of good will for Flying Nun Records to start documenting NZ's South Island music scene in 1981. Audio
Musical Chairs: Toy Love
Dunedin band Toy Love burnt brightly but briefly, cramming a career's-worth of work and rock'n'roll adventure into just eighteen months of 1978-80. Musically the collective created chaotic, often… Audio