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December 12, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 216 – Howl, Wellington, 2010
When I was introduced to the poem Howl and the poems in that book and any other things by Allen Ginsberg it blew my mind. Right time. Right place. University – first year, eager, hungry. And this madness, these lines, this attitude, it infected me. And I’ve been a fan of the Beat poets and […]Archive
October 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Voice Of Supertramp: Remembering My Chat with Roger Hodgson
The Voice of Supertramp (aka Roger Hodgson) is on the line. And as I’m speaking with The Voice of Supertramp I am thinking that I don’t really like Supertramp. Then I’m thinking that I do like The Logical Song. And logically, there are other songs by Supertramp that I like – Bloody Well Right would […]Archive
October 15, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 615
Warpaint, The Fool (2010) For me with Warpaint it really all started here – yes, the EP before this debut album is great (and I got to that after) but it was The Fool that sold me on the sound of the band after the promise of some of the early, vital/viral YouTube clips. Such […]Archive
March 16, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: #195 – Enter The Dragon: Karsh Kale and Midival Punditz, Wellington, 2010
This was an interesting show – Karsh Kale performed a brand new soundtrack for the movie, Enter The Dragon, and you saw the score performed live with the movie as backdrop. It was good – for the most part. But it was a tall order, given the wonderful soundtrack that already exists for the film. […]Archive
March 11, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: #194 – Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, Wellington, 2010
I think maybe this was the most disappointing show I’ve been to based on expectation – shit I was looking forward to it. Antibalas as they’re now called – it used to be Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra – had released this fucking-killer record, called Who Is This America? And it had arrived to me in the […]Archive
February 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: #187 – Diana Krall, Wellington, 2010
I had seen Diana Krall one other time – and it was very good. I’m no huge fan of her but she was a great interviewee, really great. And seeing her play with a kick-ass wee combo was thoroughly decent. But this was a triple bill – or appearing as something resembling that…and Krall was […]Archive
February 4, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs # 185 – Don McGlashan & Friends, Wellington, 2010
I’ve seen Don McGlashan play a lot – many occasions; The Mutton Birds and solo, opening act and headliner, sharing the stage…new album to plug, old favourites to bang out – combination of the two. It’s almost always been a great gig. Saw him instore, solo/acoustic and have seen him opening for international headliners with […]Archive
January 26, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: #181 – Rufus Wainwright, Wellington, 2010
I come and go with Rufus Wainwright – love his voice, and some of his songs, but sometimes I get a bit over the pantomime and pomp aspects. That said, this show was stunning. I had interviewed him earlier and he was great to chat to – I remember being a bit worried he’d be […]Archive
January 25, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: #180 – The Housemaid, Wellington, 2010
Funny what you hang on to…I’d forgotten all about this film, The Housemaid, until I spotted this ticket stub just now. But I loved this film. Korean movie that we saw – on a whim, really – at the Film Festival. This was the year we went to heaps of Film Festival films and mostly […]Archive
December 30, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 773
V/A, Worried Now, Won’t Be Worried Long: Field Recordings from Alan Lomax’s “Southern Journey”, 1959-1960 (2010) The record store I go to most often has this little pile of LPs down the end of the shop, near the counter…that’s where you find the gold; the stuff that’s just about to hit the shelves for the […]Archive
November 25, 2015 by Simon Sweetman