Shihad Articles

This page contains all the news, reviews and interviews featuring Shihad. See also Reviews for more reviews.

2009

Date	Title	Description	URL
9 Mar 2009	Otago Daily Times: Highlanders, Shihad and crowd a winning formula	Success of the Carisbrook concert.	Link
4 Mar 2009	Otago Daily Times: Rugby: Supporter no fan of aftermatch band plan.	Drama over ticket prices in The Terrace seats at the Carisbrook rugby game and concert.	Link
Feb/Mar 2009	Andrew Simms Mitsubishi Press Release: Rock and Rally event cancelled.	Explanation of cancellation of this concert	Link
24 Jan 2009	Otago Daily Times: Rugby the Carisbrook curtain-raiser for rock band Shihad.	Rewording of the Press Release for this concert.	Link

2008

Date	Title	Description	URL
23 Sept 2008	Glasswerk.co.uk Features: Around The World In 20 Years	Interview with Jon, written for a British readership.	Link
5 Sept 2008	Rip It Up: Guestlist Setlist	Jon chooses various songs off his iPod and comments on them.	Link
2 Sept 2008	NZHerald.co.nz: How I travel: Jon Toogood	Q & A about Jon's plane travel essentials by Zoe Walker.	Link
25 Aug 2008	Otago Daily Times: The peaks and the troughs of NZ's hardest-rocking band	Interview with Jon by Belinda McCammon. Nothing particularly new	Link
28 Jul 2008	Stuff.co.nz: Gig review - Shihad in Wellington	Review of July 25, 2008 Wellington BM Tour gig by Simon Sweetman	Link
26 Jul 2008	Undertheradar: Live reviews - Shihad, Napier, The Pettigrew Arena	Review of July 26, 2008 Napier BM Tour gig by Steven Lo-Giacco	Link
21 Jul 2008	The New Zealand Herald: Review - Shihad, the Mint Chicks at Auckland Town Hall	Review of July 19, 2008 Auckland BM Tour gig by Scott Kara	Link
21 Jul 2008	C4 Music Television: Shihad gig review	Review of July 19, 2008 Auckland BM Tour gig + photo gallery	Link
20 Jul 2008	Stuff.co.nz: Gig review - Shihad in Auckland	Review of July 19, 2008 Auckland BM Tour gig by Chris Schulz, + photo gallery	Link
19 Jul 2008	Otago Daily Times: Shihad concert dispute angers fans	Article about under 18s being turned away at Dunedin gig	Link
19 Jun 2008	TVNZ music review: Shihad's Beautiful Machine	Album review	Link
18 Jun 2008	NZGamer.com : Interview with Shihad	Interview with Jon about the Konsoles for Kids charity, the music, and Guitar Hero. By Tristan Clark	Link
8 Jun 2008	Radioscope: Shihad Vampires	Small paragraph of the NZ chart success of Vampires (song)	Link
31 May 2008	nzgirl Exclusive: Shihad	Interview with Jon & Karl	Link
14 May 2008	Beat.com.au	Interview with Jon by Jesse Shrock	Link
14 May 2008	Fasterlouder.com.au Shihad: Back with a friendly vengeance	Interview with Jon by Andrew Weaver	Link
6 May 2008	Press.co.nz	Interview with Tom	Link
May 2008	Yesdating.com: Shihad: The 'exclusive' interview	Interview with Jon	Link
May 2008	The Edge FM: Shihad Bio	Shihad bio and quotes from Jon	Link
28 Apr 2008	Salient Magazine album review: Shihad Beautiful Machine	Album review	Link
26 Apr 2008	NZ Herald Online Shihad, Beautiful Machine	Album Review	Link
24 Apr 2008	Stuff.co.nz : Shihad evolve once again	An Interview with Jon & Karl	Link
24 Apr 2008	NZPA: After 20 years Shihad still constantly looking to reinvention	Article by NZPA reporter Belinda McCammon	Link
22 Apr 2008	TV3 Music: David Farrier interviews Shihad	Streaming video interview. David Farrier interviews with Jon & Karl.	Watch
21 Apr 2008	bFM Shihad: A Beautiful Machine	MP3 Download (1.2MB) of radio interview with Jon & Karl.	Link
Apr 2008	Tearaway: An interview with Karl Kippenberger	A detailed and interesting interview with Karl by Lisa Lawton	Link
Apr 2008	NZ Musician: Feature. Shihad - it's a beautiful thing	An article and interview with Jon by Andrew Miller	Link
29 Mar 2008	NZRock.com	Rockdetector’s David Borgioli-Jones caught up with frontman Jon to update the band’s progress and cover some SHIHAD history.	Link
March 2008	Rave Magazine	Brooke McMaster Interviews Karl	Link
18 Feb 2008	Messenger Community News : Shihad won't be pacified	An Interview with Jon	Link
18 Feb 2008	Perth Music :: Shihad Interview	An Interview with Tom. Also features downloadable podcast of the interview	Link
11 Feb 2008	thedwarf.com.au - Shihad: Beautiful Machines	An Interview with Phil	Link
Feb 2008	Kiwi FM interview	An interview with Jon *Download*	Download WMA 8.7MB
23 Jan 2008	Official NZ Music Chart & Chartbitz :Not So Passive	Some facts about Shihad's history in the singles charts	[1]

2007

Date	Title	Description	URL
12 Dec 2007	ONE WILL HEAR THE TOUR	Official Shihad Press Release for the first tour of 08	Link
10 Dec 2007	Shihad: Warming up at Pyramid Rock	An interview with Phil Knight for fasterlouder.com.au	Link
Aug-Sept 2007	The 3rd Degree	Fan questions answered by Jon Toogood taken from "Rip It Up" Issue 318	Link
27 Jun 2007	Shihad - Conceptually Beautiful	Taken from "TheDwarf.com.au" written by "Kevin Bala"	[2]
21 Jun 2007	A Quick Word With...	Taken from an Auckland newspaper written by "Scott Kara"	Link
16 Jun 2007	Ice-Cold Rock - Queenstown's Winterfest 07 (PART 1)	Taken from "The Christchurch Press" written by "Matt Davey"	Part one
16 Jun 2007	Ice-Cold Rock - Queenstown's Winterfest 07 (PART2)	Taken from "The Christchurch Press" written by "Matt Davey"	Part two
Jun 2007	No More Winter Blues - Queenstown's Winterfest 07	Taken from "Groove Guide" written by "Tony Reardon" with Karl Kippenberger	View
30 May 2007	Undercover.com.au Shihad frontman performs with Neil Finn in Auckland	Small article by Ros O'Gorman about the opening of Neil Finn's Roundhead studio, and a quote from Jon.	Link
Apr 2007	The Rock	An interview with Mike Patton, mentions Shihad	[3]
20 Mar 2007	Shihad comes through unholy row	Nothing new or interesting.	Link
15 Jan 2007	TV3 Full interview	20-minute streaming video interview with Jon Toogood at his Wellington base.	Link

2006

Date	Title	Description	URL
30 Dec 2006	Home Again - Shihad front man Jon Toogood speaks about the forthcoming album as the Kiwi rockers return home for a summer tour.	A long interview with Jon Toogood	[4]
Dec 06 / Jan 07	Rip It Up Magazine - Live And Local - Shihad, Mint Chicks & Tutts @ AUT Gig review	A gig review by Peter Thornton	[5]

2005

Date	Title	Description	URL
June 2005	Love Is the New Hate (album) interview	An interview taken from "Beat Magazine" with Jon Toogood	Link
May 21-27 2005	New Zealand Listener 'America's Least Wanted' by Nick Bollinger	Article about the formation of the album, Love Is The New Hate.	Link
3 May 2005	NZgirl - Shihad	An interview with Tom Larkin by Karen Tay	Link
May 2005	NZ Music Month interview	An interview taken from "Satellite Magazine" with Tom Larkin by Chris Leggett	Link
27 Apr 2005	Midweek.co.nz: Shihad set to rock Aotea	Press release detailing the free Aotea Square gig Shihad played to kick off NZ Music Month	Link
15 April 2005	Scoop.co.nz Shihad to launch NZ Music Month	Press release detailing the free Aotea Square gig Shihad played to kick off NZ Music Month	Link
2005	Reachout.com.au Shihad	Interview with Tom Larkin	Link

2004

Date	Title	Description	URL
September 18, 2004	Pacifier Change name back to Shihad: "We were wrong".	Press release on Blabbermouth website	[6]
April 2004	PACIFIER Dial 'M' For Mordor	An interview taken from "X-Press Magazine" with Jon Toogood	[7]

2003

Date	Title	Description	URL
2003	*Download* USA Pacifier Radio Interview	An interview taken from "Rockline" with all the band cred: Psychobob for giving us this	Download 21 MB

2002

Date	Title	Description	URL
March 15, 2002	It's official: Shihad become Pacifier	Press release on Blabbermouth website	[8]
February 2002	Hard Days Night (BDO 02)	An interview taken from "X-Press Magazine" reviewing BDO 2002	[9]

2001

Date	Title	Description	URL
April 2001	Rolling Stone Music Awards	An interview taken from "Rolling Stone Magazine" at the RSM Music Awards with Jon Toogood	[10]

2000

Date	Title	Description	URL
December 2000	Noize of 2000- Aussie	A year summary taken from "Esky Magazine"	[11]
December 2000	Rolling Stone Special- People of the Year	An interview taken from "Rolling Stone Magazine" - Michael Dwyer, interview with Jon Toogood & Tom Larkin	[12]
4 September 2000	Pacifying the Nation	An interview taken from "University of New South Wales student paper" - Nicola Lipman, interview with Tom Larkin	[13]
29 August 2000	Press Escape to Return	An interview taken from "Drum Media" - Mark Neilsen, interview with Jon Toogood	[14]
June 2000	Shihad Are Hyped	A story taken from "Rip It Up" Issue 272	Link
June 2000	Shihad's Jon Toogood From Melbourne	Jons column from "Rip It Up" Issue 272 by "Jon Toogood"	Link
March 2000	Shihad Spitting The Dummy	An interview taken from "X-Press Magazine" interview with Jon Toogood	[15]
20 February 2000	Filter/Shihad/Weta, The Metro, Sydney	A live review by "Peter Blythe" reviewing The Metro, Sydney 20.02.00	[16]
February 2000	ROCKSTARS UNLIMITED Magic Dirt / Shihad / Grinspoon Live Review	An interview taken from "X-Press Magazine" reviewing Freemantle,WA 31.03.00	[17]

1999

Date	Title	Description	URL
21 December 1999	Who Rides Shotgun?	A review taken from "Drum Media" with Phil Knight	[18]
November 1999	Review of The General Electric (album)	A review taken from "Juice Magazine"	[19]
November 1999	Right Here, Right Now - Benedict Watts	A review taken from "Juice Magazine" with Jon Toogood	[20]
October 1999	Review of The General Electric (album)	A review taken from "Real Groove Magazine"	[21]
23 September 1999	The General Electric + History Interview - Tom Larkin	A review/interview taken from "The Evening Post" by "Simon Beattie"	Link
1999	Shihad - Jon Interview	A review taken from "Massive Magazine"	[22]
1999	Sedate This - Tim Cashmere	A review taken from "Underground Magazine" with Jon & Karl	[23]

1997

Date	Title	Description	URL
Aug/Sep 1997	We're Shihad!	An interview taken from "Massive Magazine" by "Murray Engleheart"	[24]
June 1997	Shihad vs The World	A story taken from "Loudmouth" Magazine	Link
1997	All the way from La La Land	An interview taken from "Heard Magazine"	[25]

1996

Date	Title	Description	URL
October 1996	Wicked Boys	A story taken from "Rip It Up" Issue 230 by "John Russell"	Link
April 1996	1996 NZ Music Awards		Link

1995

Date	Title	Description	URL
October 1995	Bands Across The Water	A story taken from "Rip It Up" Issue 218 by "John Russell"	Link
May 1995	Boys Keep Changing	An interview taken from "Rip It Up" Issue 213 by "John Russell"	Link
March 1995	1995 NZ Music Award Finalists		Link
25 February 1995	Shihad poised for takeoff with US band	Evening Post Mike Houlahan	Link

1994

Date	Title	Description	URL
Nov 1994	Making Noise In Europe	An interview taken from "Rip It Up" Issue 207 by "Shirley Charles"	Link
February 1994	Tom Larkin Turns Down Killing Joke Tour News	A snippet of news taken from "HM" Issue 60	Link

1993

Date	Title	Description	URL
16 July 1993	Churning and Learning	An interview taken from "The hearld" by "Graham Reid"	Link
July 1993	Mirror Mirror On The Wall, Who's The Heaviest NZ Band Of Them All?	An interview taken from "Rip It Up" Issue 192 by "Donna Yuzwalk"	Link
June 1993	Video Dismissed News	A snippet of news taken from "Rip It Up" Issue 191	Link

1992

Date	Title	Description	URL
November 1992	Churn Demos/Recording And December Tour News	Taken from "Rip It Up" Issue 184	Link
10 December 1992	Right Royal Frustrations Of Annus Horribilis	An interview taken from "The Evening Post" by "Mike Houlahan"	Link

1991

Date	Title	Description	URL
September 1991	Crumbs	RTR Count Down	Link
July 1991	Untitled	An interview taken from "Rip It Up" Issue 168 by "Donna Yuzwalk"	Link
December 1991	Rumours	A snippet of news taken from "Rip It Up" Issue 173	Link

1990

Date	Title	Description	URL
August 1990	Angels Brent Eccles Interview	An interview taken from "Rip It Up" Issue 157 by "Murray Cammick"	Link