Off The Tracks

Off The Tracks
  • Blog
    • Interviews
    • Miscellany
    • Special Guests
    • Reviews
  • Podcasts
  • The Vinyl Countdown
  • Back Catalogue
  • About
    • About
    • About the banner image
    • On Song
    • Advertise

Posts Tagged Anthonie Tonnon

Archive

May 5, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Carving It Out: Backstory and Economy in Songwriting

A couple of years ago I had a chat with Anthonie Tonnon  –it was in the lead up to his then-new album, his first solo record and we got to talking about economy in songwriting, the ideas around narrative, songs that seem to be stuffed with back-story, but done in a subtle, stirring way. There are certain […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Anthonie Tonnon, Backstory and Economy in Songwriting, Bob Dylan, Carving It Out, Carving It Out: Backstory and Economy in Songwriting, Don McGlashan, Front Lawn, Mutton Birds, Nick Cave, Paul Kelly, Randy Newman, Songwriting, Tom Waits ·

Archive

March 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Chills: NZ Tour Preview 2017

When I spoke with Martin Phillipps from The Chills for my book On Song it was to discuss the song Pink Frost. Phillipps acknowledged that this was the song that would outlast him, the one that would be remembered. He mentioned cover versions of the song – just one way that he knew the tune […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2017), Anthonie Tonnon, April, Brave Words, Heavenly Pop Hit, I Love My Leather Jacket, Martin Phillipps, May, NZ Tour, Pink Frost, Preview, Promo, Soft Bomb, Submarine Bells, The Chills, The Chills: NZ Tour Preview 2017 ·

Archive

March 8, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 53 – Anthonie Tonnon

Welcome to episode 53 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by  Phantom Billstickers. A chat with musician Anthonie Tonnon. I first heard Tonnon’s music when he was recording under the name Tono and The Finance Company. I was hooked. Kiwi drawl, everyday stories, the vernacular was funny and real and there were sharp hooks too. […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Admin, Anthonie Tonnon, Auckland, Bowie, Business, Chat, Conversation, Dunedin, Dunedin Sound, Ep.53, Episode 53, Flying Nun, Gigs, International Touring, Interview, iTunes, Job, Music, Music Business, Musician, Nadia Reid, Podcast, Recording, Simon Sweetman, Songwriter, Songwriting, Soundcloud, Successor, Sweetman, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 53, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 53 – Anthonie Tonnon, The Veils, Tonnon, Tono, Tono and The Finance Company, Touring, Veils ·

Archive

December 18, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 596

Anthonie Tonnon, Successor (2015) I reviewed this album when it was released last year, one of my favourites of the year – I’m a fan of Anthonie Tonnon (and before that his work as/in Tono & The Finance Company) but it wasn’t until recently that I thought to pick up the LP. Timing was good […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2015, Anthonie Tonnon, LP, Railway Lines, Record, Successor, Sweetman Podcast, The Vinyl Countdown # 596, Tono, Tono & The Finance Company, Vinyl ·

Archive

January 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Darren Hanlon

Darren Hanlon is an Australian singer/songwriter with five albums and a small handful of EPs under his belt. He will be touring New Zealand in March of 2016 with Anthonie Tonnon and Nadia Reid. Here are five albums he’s loving right now… 1 – The Grand Magoozi, The Grand Magoozi:  This album isn’t officially out […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Abner Jay, Anthonie Tonnon, Australia, Australian, Darren Hanlon, Dick Diver, Five Albums I'm Loving Right Now, Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Darren Hanlon, Goddess, Join The Band, Melbourne Florida, Nadia Reid, Special Guest, The Georgia Sea Singers, The Grand Magoozi, The Honeys, True Story of Dixie ·

Archive

June 3, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Anthonie Tonnon: Successor

Anthonie Tonnon Successor Canapé King Records Successor, the new Anthonie Tonnon album, the first – full – solo album starts with a song called Railway Lines. It’s built on The Phoenix Foundation’s version of Krautrock, a Wilco-like chug that continues to build as the lyric grows ever more celebratory, the song seeming anthemic as the […]
Posted in Blog · Tagged Album Review, Anthonie Tonnon, Successor ·

Archive

March 2, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Building His Successor: Anthonie Tonnon’s Longform Balladry

Anthonie Tonnon is about to release Successor – his second full-lengther, his first as – officially – a solo artist. Previously he recorded/performed as either Tono or Tono & The Finance Company. The Finance Company’s musical insolvency was announced a couple of years ago now. So the songs on Successor have been worked up across […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Anthonie Tonnon, Building His Successor, Building His Successor: Anthonie Tonnon’s Longform Balladry, Interview, NZ Tour, Promo, Songwriting, Successor, Tono, Tono & The Finance Company ·

Archive

January 3, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Shenandoah Davis

Shenandoah Davis is a pianist and songwriter who hails from Seattle, WA. After bringing Auckland’s Anthonie Tonnon along for a s six-week US tour in the fall, she is now embarking on a very extensive New Zealand tour with him that begins on 11 January (dates and links to tickets via undertheradar are here). In Seattle, […]
Posted in Blog, Special Guests · Tagged Anthonie Tonnon, Five Albums I'm Loving Right Now, NZ Tour, Seattle, Shenandoah Davis, Special Guest ·

Archive

October 16, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Anthonie Tonnon: Live At The Inch Bar (13.11.12)

Anthonie Tonnon Live At The Inch Bar The Attic: #AR007 Available only as a cassette tape – buy it at his gigs – this captures Anthonie Tonnon (formerly Tono/Tono and The Finance Company) stepping up at The Inch Bar in Dunedin to perform a solo set; his first solo set in his former hometown since […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Anthonie Tonnon, Cassette Tape, Dunedin, Live At Inch Bar (13.11.12), Tape, Tono, Tono and The Finance Company ·

Archive

July 12, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Anthonie Tonnon (July 11; Wgtn)

Anthonie Tonnon Puppies Thursday, July 11 Anthonie Tonnon was Tono and The Finance Company – but that’s all over now. Last year’s Up Here For Dancing Album got a lot of plays in my house, but the recent video for Marion Bates Realty was Tonnon’s last official business as Tono. He’s going around the country […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Anthonie Tonnon, Gig Review, Live, Live Gig, Puppies, Tono, Tono & The Finance Company, Wgtn ·

Archive

July 2, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Anthonie Tonnon

Anthonie Tonnon is a songwriter and performer based in Auckland, New Zealand. After two EPs and an album with Tono and the Finance Company, this year he began touring and working on an album under his own name. He is on tour this month with Watercolours and his band, playing Puppies on July 11, Wunderbar […]
Posted in Blog, Special Guests · Tagged Anthonie Tonnon, Five Albums I'm Loving Right Now, Special Guest, Tono and The Finance Company ·

Popular

  • Janna Lapidus Leblanc: Four Years In Pictures
  • The Sad Story of Bob Welch: Fleetwood Mac’s Most Undervalued Member
  • The Best Guitarist in The World: # 8 – Mark Knopfler
  • James Blunt: How To Be A Complete and Utter Blunt – Diary of a Reluctant Social Media Sensation
  • Bill And Ted Face The Music: DVD
  • Poem: Dear Ngā Mihi,
  • Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Way Down In The Rust Bucket
  • The Best Guitarist in The World: # 11 – Lindsey Buckingham
  • Melvins: Working With God
  • Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 12 – Mick Fleetwood

Archives

Tags

Album Review Auckland Book Book Review Chat Compilation DJ DVD DVD Review EP Film Film Review Gig Gig Review Guest Blog Guitar Interview Jazz Jon Mcleary Live Live Gig LP Movie Music NZ Podcast Poem Record Records Simon Sweetman Soundtrack Spines Spotify Stub Stubs Sweetman Podcast The Ghost of Electricity The Spines The Vinyl Countdown Vinyl Wellington Wgtn Writing You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron [OST]

Categories

  • Back Catalogue
  • Blog
  • Interviews
  • Miscellany
  • Mixtapes
  • Playlists
  • Podcasts
  • Reviews
  • Scene Of The Day
  • Special Guests
  • The Vinyl Countdown

Off The Tracks is the home of Sweetman Podcast, a weekly interview/chat-based pod. It's also home to my reviews across film, TV, music and books and some creative writing as well.

Off The Tracks aims to provide quality reviews and essays, regular blog updates about the shows, albums, books and movies you should be experiencing.

It's a passion project. Your support will help to keep Off The Tracks online.

All content © 2021 by Off The Tracks. WordPress Themes by Graph Paper Press