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February 3, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 288 – Ben Elton, Wellington, 2021
I didn’t write a review of this show – because I interviewed Ben ahead of the tour. What a treat that was – Ben Elton on the phone. Actually you can have a listen! First I wrote it up for my newsletter and site, then I decided the audio was good enough, so I shared […]Archive
January 20, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Radio Head: RNZ Features and Reviews
In 2015 I started reviewing albums on RNZ – a quick chat, mentioning a couple of artists, playing a couple of songs. I loved it. I love talking on radio. Love the medium. Love the challenge of “reviewing” music that way. It’s different from writing about music – or should be. Some radio reviewers write […]Archive
January 7, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
My 2021 RNZ Features
Once a month or so I get to have a chat on RNZ and present a feature – 40 minutes or so of talking and music selections around a theme or particular act. These are fun. And challenging. It’s live radio. This year was particularly challenging given the pandemic and lockdown precautions meant recording live […]Archive
January 6, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
An Update on Summer Reading (2021/2022)
I love Goodreads – I keep an up to date record of everything I’m reading and I’ve done my very best to remember as far back and add all the books I consumed as a kid. Obviously it can never be a complete list but I have trained my memory to work as well as […]Archive
December 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
In Praise of 2021’s TV Shows (TIME Magazine’s List)
It’s the time of the year where we get – and share – lists. Some of us make them. And I’m not talking about lists of gifts we want. I mean the annual line-up of best films, best books, best albums and so on… Well, earlier I read TIME magazine’s 10 Best TV Shows of […]Archive
December 4, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Reviews: December 2021
Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. For my final session of 2021 I found two albums that featured covers, moving the original songs to solo piano; two […]Archive
November 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Free Public Reading: Slapping Culture In The Face – Writers Against National Library Disposals
This Thursday, November 11, 2021 – from 7-9pm at St. Peters Anglican Church, Willis St, Wellington, there will be a public reading featuring writers against the National Library disposals. All details are here. I’m honoured to be on a list put together by Bill Direen that also features Dame Fiona Kidman, Mark Pirie, Chris Bourke, Lindsay […]Archive
November 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Reviews: November 2021
Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. This month I talked about two records from artists that I believe have been influenced by Nick Cave – and in […]Archive
October 9, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Reviews: October 2021
Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. This month I talked about two records from artists that I believe have been influenced by Nick Cave – and in […]Archive
September 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Charlie Hunter Trio: Live At The Memphis Music Mansion
Charlie Hunter Trio Live At The Memphis Music Mansion CHM Recorded in 2017, and finally available for all to hear this version of the Charlie Hunter Trio (recording a laidback set at the Memphis Music Mansion) features the wonderfully laidback blues/soul/jazz drummer George Sluppick and Michael Blake (Soprano, Tenor and Baritone saxes) alongside Hunter and […]Archive
September 4, 2021 by Simon Sweetman