The Adults Articles

For all things press coverage of The Adults, see below! See also Reviews for more reviews.

2014

Date	Title	Description	URL
29 May :	NZ Herald: A Journey To Joni	Not directly related to The Adults news, however it is an interesting interview with Julia Deans regarding her tribute/interpretation shows of songstress Joni Mitchell.	Link
8 May :	Nelson Mail: Toogood pieces of advice	Article about Jon's involvement with mentoring high school bands - this time at Motueka High	Link Print version with photo Print version with alternative photo
15 Feb	The Press: Soft Rocker	An article covering a little bit of everything.	Web Link, Print version
29 Jan	Off The Tracks: Jon Toogood says ‘I Do’ to everything in 2014	Simon Sweetman interviews Jon Toogood covering everything from The Adults to Jacques Brel to Shihad.	Web Link
25 Jan	NZ Herald: William Dart: Playing with the grown ups	Interview with Hamish McKeich about orchestras and Adults	Web Link
16 Jan	Rip It Up: The Adults Meet the APO with Ladi6 & Anika Moa	Short press release and interview. Comparison of full orchestra to Motorhead.	Web Link, Alternative Web Link (Scoop)

2013

• 07/01/2013. Newstalk ZB: Jon talks about Brel. Listen

Date	Title	Description	URL
8 Dec	The Edge: The Adults Meet The APO: Julia Deans interview	Interview with Julia Deans about the upcoming Adults & APO performance	Watch
23 Oct	Stuff: Words of musical wisdom from Kiwi rocker	Not strictly Adults-related but it's all about teaching the kids..	Web Link
2 Jul	NZOWN Jon Toogood Interview - YouTube	Filmed interview with Jon.	Watch
27 Jun	95bFM: Jon Toogood	Audio interview with Jon.	Listen Listen on bFM
12 Jun	The 13th Floor: Catching up with Julia Deans	Audio interview with Julia Deans.	Listen
8 Jun	NZ Herald: Busy Toogood Still Buzzing	Adults? Shihad? Interview? Here.	Web Link
10 Mar	Herald on Sunday: About Town	Photos and summary of the Winery Tour in Auckland.	Print version
24 Feb	Herald on Sunday: Making music while the sun shines	Interview with Anika Moa about touring and collaboration.	Print version
20 Feb	NZ Herald: My holiday - Shayne Carter	Q & A with Shayne Carter about his travel likes and dislikes.	Web Link
18 Feb	Nelson Mail: Open-air opera gets crowds rocking	Julia Deans took a night off the Winery Tour to perform an opera concert in Nelson.	Web Link, Print version
16 Feb	Otago Daily Times: Wait and see	Want to know about the creative process differences between The Adults and Shihad? The ODT finds out all about it.	Web Link
12 Feb	Stuff.co.nz: MC Slave's Winery Tour video diary	Go behind the scenes of the Winery Tour. Vlogs hosted by MC Slave, who once did a rap about Shihad on Ice TV (tiny bit of trivia there for you).	Web Link
Feb	Classic Hits: Callum & P chat with Jon Toogood of The Adults	Radio interview with Jon Toogood.	Listen
Undated	95bFM: Interview with Julia Deans	Interview with Julia (airdate unknown).	Listen Web Link

2012

Date	Title	Description	URL
14 Dec	NZ Herald: Local tourist - Jon Toogood	Q&A with Jon about his travel likes and dislikes.	Web Link
13 Dec	Gisborne Herald: Riding the dragon	Interview with Jon about all the projects The Adults band members have been involved in.	Web Link
7 Dec	Otago Daily Times: Rockers looking for good vibe	Interview with Julia Deans about The Adults, Jacques Brel, and her solo work.	Web Link
5 Dec	Stuff.co.nz: The Adults talk Winery Tour	Interview with Jon and Julia about the upcoming Classic Hits Winery Tour.	Watch
4 Nov	Newstalk ZB: Shihad frontman Jon Toogood with Andrew Dickens	Chats about Jacques Brel, Shihad and The Adults.	Listen
1 Nov	Stuff.co.nz: Kiwi tribute to Jacques Brel	Jon Toogood and Jennifer Ward-Lealand talk about Jacques Brel.	Web Link
30 Oct	bFM: Jon Toogood - Brel	Jon talks to bFM about Brel.	Listen Listen on bFM
18 Oct	NZ Herald: To Brel and Back	Julia Deans and Jon Toogood talk to TimeOut about their upcoming Brel tribute. Hints of another Adults tour 'in the coming months'. Print version coming soon.	Web Link
12 Jul	Nelson Mail: A New string to La Vida's bows	The Nelson Mail talks to La Vida about the beauty of mixing rock and classical music, ahead of their collaboration with The Adults as part of the Nelson Winter Music Festival.	Web Link Print version
2 Jun	NZ Herald: Wonder of music	Interview with Hamish McKeich, the conductor for the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra concert. Although mostly about his upcoming Auckland concerts, he does briefly mention his involvement with The Adults.	Link
Jun	Rip It Up Live	Photos from the May 1 gig at The Whiskey Bar in Auckland. Photos by Amanda Ratcliffe.	Link
28 May	Woman's Day: Tatt's Love	Interview with Jon Toogood and his mum.	Link
25 May	The Press: String Theory	Interview with Jon and Hamish Oliver from the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra.	Link
23 May	RDU: Breakfast With Spanky (audio)	"Spanky talks to the enchanting Julia Deans from the Adults ahead of their collaboration with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra."	Listen
16 May	Groove Guide: When the lights go out	Shayne Carter talks to Groove Guide about the final Dimmer shows.	Link
11 May	TVNZ7: The Good Word (video)	"Jon Toogood guest stars on TVNZ7's The Good Word to talk about his favourite books."	Listen
1 May	Good Morning: The Adults (video)	Julia and Jon appear on TVNZ's Good Morning. Live acoustic performances of Anniversary Day, Everyday I Wake Up, and an interview.	Watch
Apr/May	Rip It Up Live	Photos from Jim Beam Homegrown in Wellington. Photos by Amanda Ratcliffe.	Link
Feb/March	Rip It Up Live	Photos from the Big Day Out in Auckland.	Link
January	Volume Magazine	Photos from the Big Day Out in Auckland.	Link

2011

2011 articles