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The South Tonight - Toy Love
Television (Excerpts) – 1980
Kiwi music legends Toy Love are credited with leading the NZ post-punk sound, delivering a sonic flare from 1979 that scaled charts and smashed Sweetwaters watermelons, before the love ended on a late 1980 NZ tour. In this February 1980 interview for regional show The South Tonight, the band is seen in their Dunedin hometown, preparing for a show at The Captain Cook Tavern. Reporter Keith Tannock asks Chris Knox what he’s rebelling against as the singer chugs a double-barrelled ciggie, and casts shade on boring pub rock music. The band would shortly depart for a stint in Sydney.
Yeah, the sort of music that was being perpetrated in our public bar system, including this — The Cook (Tavern)...– Chris Knox, on what he's rebelling against
Key Cast & Crew
Chris Knox
Keith Tannock
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