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Posts Tagged 2007

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December 7, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

It Was The Best Gig Ever # 20: M. Ward, Wellington 2007

I guess I really got hooked on M. Ward when I heard his album, Transfiguration of Vincent around the time of its release, if it wasn’t 2003 for me it was early in 2004. I went straight back to hear his first records and I was a fan for the next two as well. In […]
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September 28, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 243

Bettye LaVette, The Scene of the Crime (2007) I saw Bettye LaVette in concert close to 20 years ago – she was a nobody in a way, she’d had the first phase of her career and hadn’t yet had the mighty comeback. But shit she was good! It was obvious she was a ferocious talent. […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2007, Bettye LaVette, Drive-By Truckers, Eddie Hinton, Elton John, John Hiatt, LP, Record, Somebody Pick Up My Pieces, Spooner Oldham, The Scene of the Crime, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 243, Vinyl, Willie Nelson ·

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May 7, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 309 

Nicole Atkins, Neptune City (2007) I was hooked on Nicole Atkins from when I first heard – and saw – her. By saw I’m referring to this clip from her appearance on the Letterman show; everything about that is great. The band, the song, the arrangement – but it’s Atkins’ conviction, her performance, delivery, her ownership of the song, embodiment of […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2007, Letterman, LP, Mark Reid, Maybe Tonight, Neptune City, Nicole Atkins, Record, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 309, The Way It Is, Vinyl ·

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January 10, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

It Was The Best Gig Ever # 16: John Cale, Auckland 2007

Sometimes you just have to be there. You have to get along. To see the legend. Someone that has meant a lot to you – their music, their place in it, and in your life as a result. It doesn’t have to be a mind-blowing gig to make an impact; the real impact is when […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2007, Akld, Auckland, Auckland 2007, Best, Best Gig, Gig, It Was The Best Gig Ever, It Was The Best Gig Ever # 16, It Was The Best Gig Ever # 16: John Cale, North Shore, Phantom Billstickers, Stub, Stubs, The Velvet Underground, Velvet Underground, VU ·

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December 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 598

Wildbirds & Peacedrums, Heartcore (2007) I really got hooked on Wildbirds & Peacedrums with their 2014 album, Rhythm – which is all about rhythm, various rhythms, playing with sounds; vocals darting in and around drums with minimal synth lines. The husband-and-wife duo have a handful of albums to date and I picked up this, their […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2007, Duo, Heartcore, LP, Record, Rhythm, Swedish, The Vinyl Countdown # 598, The Window, Vinyl, Wildbirds & Peacedrums ·

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November 12, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Eric Clapton: Live In San Diego (with Special Guest J.J. Cale)

Eric Clapton Live In San Diego (with Special Guest J.J. Cale) Reprise He’d be wise – with the recent retirement news – to leave this as his final offering. For it never really got better for EC than this. I saw one of the shows on this same tour and, having seen him previously at […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2007, 2CD, Album Review, Derek Trucks, Double, Doyle Bramhall, Eric Clapton, Eric Clapton: Live In San Diego (with Special Guest J.J. Cale), J.J. Cale, Live, Live Album, Live in San Diego, Willie Weeks ·

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May 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 697

Gianmarco Liguori, Penta/Beat Instrumental [Single] (2006/7) I get this message, out of the blue, a few weeks back: something about would I like a bunch of records? Would I what! So I say “yes please”, or something like that. And then I forget. Because I get a few of those sorts of messages – though very […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2006, 2006/7, 2007, 7, Beat Instrumental, EP, Gianmarco Liguori, Jazz, Kiwi, LP, NZ, Pena/Beat Instrumental, Penta, Record, Sarangbang, Single, The Vinyl Countdown # 697, Vinyl ·

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June 28, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: #100 – John Cale, Auckland, 2007

One of the first times – as far as I can remember – that I flew to Auckland specifically to see a show. There had been other times where I’d cash in on seeing something while there, but the whole reason for this trip was to see John Cale. The first – and most likely […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2007, Auckland, Bruce Mason Centre, Gig, Hero, John Cale, Live, North Shore, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: #100 – John Cale, Velvet Underground, VU ·

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August 4, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1319

LCD Soundsystem, Sound Of Silver (2007) My friend Sam was staying with us and when he does he always likes to take a look in Slow Boat Records, fair enough too because it is a great shop and Wellington is sure lucky to have it. And I like to take people to it – so […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2007, All My Friends, LCD Soundystem, Slow Boat Records, Sound of Silver, Vinyl ·

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April 14, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1532

Grinderman, Grinderman (2007) For about seven years I reviewed music on TV on the Good Morning show. It was a lot of fun. Although, TV being TV, you take a pay-cut every year and are supposed to be grateful for the fact; I started off reviewing music every week and it was fun and useful […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2007, Get It On, Good Morning, Grinderman, LP, Nick Cave, No Pussy Blues, Norah Jones, The Bad Seeds, The Birthday Party, TV, Vinyl ·

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