Uploaded February 2014 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
About The Cakekitchen
(Excerpt below from the bands website)
Formed out of the ashes of pioneering early 80s New Zealand music collective "This Kind of Punishment" The Cakekitchen led by head baker Graeme Jefferies has made quite a name for itself over the years, releasing 9 full length albums, a few EPs and some 7"s along the way. Graeme has reinvented the band on several occasions and has also based it in a few different countries. At one time or another the group has set up operations in either New Zealand, England, France, Holland or Germany and has achieved a sort of red eyed five in the morning legend status amongst a small but dedicated group of people as to what it´s actually done and how it´s achieved it.
Offically kicking off in early 1988 "The Cakekitchen" first started as a two piece guitar, vocal and drum project with drummer Robert Key agreeing to help Graeme play a series of live shows at the Rising Sun Tavern on Aucklands notorious "Karangahape Road" to promote the then new release on Flying Nun Records "Messages For the Cakekitchen". The 2 piece format (an idea used by The White Stripes to great effect years later) evolved into a more easily palateable 3 piece lineup with the inclusion of young Auckland bass player Rachael King. Together they toured New Zealand 3 times, recorded two albums worth of material and made a healthy impact for themselves before calling it a day and going their separate ways in April 1990. Graeme relocated himself to London, reforming the band with fellow "Kiwis" Keith McLean and Huw Dainow while Robert toured the world playing drums in a slilt theatre group and Rachael stayed in Auckland for a while before winning a ticket to London in a radio competition.
Together Keith, Graeme and Huw made the "Far From the Sun" album, toured France, gigged in England and drove some 5000 miles around America playing shows at the legendary CBGBs and Maxwells as well as other key cities like Chicago and Boston. It was a rags to riches story with everybody going home barefoot or at least with a hole in their sock. Graeme had spent most of his remaining money on a mail out to over 30 different record companies and had just lost his job in London when he got a positive response from Ken Katkin at Homestead Records of New York ( a label founded on the brains and good taste of Gerard Cosloy and Chris Lombardi).
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From the EP 'The Cake Kitchen' 1990
Also available on the album "Time Flowing Backwards" 1991
(Flying Nun Records)
New Zealand
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For more info, please visit the official Cakekitchen website: thecakekitchen.com/index.php
And for the home of more great music from N.Z, please head over to
'Flying Nun Records'
flyingnun.co.nz
More videos by Cakekitchen on YouTube:
youtube.com/user/thecakekitchen
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Video footage, now in Public Domain
"Is My Palm Read"
Betty Boop series
Directed by Dave Fleischer
Produced by Max Fleischer
Voices by Mae Questel
Animation by David Tendlar, William Henning
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) February 17, 1933
(view the Full movie, with original sound here)
youtube.com/watch?v=cn4TOGQgPQ4
(Minor edits by me, colour and clipping using 'imovie for iphone')
About The Cakekitchen
(Excerpt below from the bands website)
Formed out of the ashes of pioneering early 80s New Zealand music collective "This Kind of Punishment" The Cakekitchen led by head baker Graeme Jefferies has made quite a name for itself over the years, releasing 9 full length albums, a few EPs and some 7"s along the way. Graeme has reinvented the band on several occasions and has also based it in a few different countries. At one time or another the group has set up operations in either New Zealand, England, France, Holland or Germany and has achieved a sort of red eyed five in the morning legend status amongst a small but dedicated group of people as to what it´s actually done and how it´s achieved it.
Offically kicking off in early 1988 "The Cakekitchen" first started as a two piece guitar, vocal and drum project with drummer Robert Key agreeing to help Graeme play a series of live shows at the Rising Sun Tavern on Aucklands notorious "Karangahape Road" to promote the then new release on Flying Nun Records "Messages For the Cakekitchen". The 2 piece format (an idea used by The White Stripes to great effect years later) evolved into a more easily palateable 3 piece lineup with the inclusion of young Auckland bass player Rachael King. Together they toured New Zealand 3 times, recorded two albums worth of material and made a healthy impact for themselves before calling it a day and going their separate ways in April 1990. Graeme relocated himself to London, reforming the band with fellow "Kiwis" Keith McLean and Huw Dainow while Robert toured the world playing drums in a slilt theatre group and Rachael stayed in Auckland for a while before winning a ticket to London in a radio competition.
Together Keith, Graeme and Huw made the "Far From the Sun" album, toured France, gigged in England and drove some 5000 miles around America playing shows at the legendary CBGBs and Maxwells as well as other key cities like Chicago and Boston. It was a rags to riches story with everybody going home barefoot or at least with a hole in their sock. Graeme had spent most of his remaining money on a mail out to over 30 different record companies and had just lost his job in London when he got a positive response from Ken Katkin at Homestead Records of New York ( a label founded on the brains and good taste of Gerard Cosloy and Chris Lombardi).
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From the EP 'The Cake Kitchen' 1990
Also available on the album "Time Flowing Backwards" 1991
(Flying Nun Records)
New Zealand
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For more info, please visit the official Cakekitchen website: thecakekitchen.com/index.php
And for the home of more great music from N.Z, please head over to
'Flying Nun Records'
flyingnun.co.nz
More videos by Cakekitchen on YouTube:
youtube.com/user/thecakekitchen
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Video footage, now in Public Domain
"Is My Palm Read"
Betty Boop series
Directed by Dave Fleischer
Produced by Max Fleischer
Voices by Mae Questel
Animation by David Tendlar, William Henning
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) February 17, 1933
(view the Full movie, with original sound here)
youtube.com/watch?v=cn4TOGQgPQ4
(Minor edits by me, colour and clipping using 'imovie for iphone')
