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April 2, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

20 Years Ago I Bought My First iPod

It has been 20 years since I bought my first iPod. Such a big deal. It changed how I listened to and played music. For better and for worse. I spent $770 on the pocket-device that no finer grump than Paul Weller once described as being “like a mini fridge. With no fucking beers in […]
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November 13, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Rick Simpson: Everything All Of The Time – Kid A Revisited

Rick Simpson Everything All Of The Time: Kid A Revisited Whirlwind Recordings British jazz pianist Rick Simpson here reworks Radiohead’s Kid A for jazz – specifically for an acoustic quintet. He’s more than ably assisted by Will Glaser (drums), James Allsop (baritone saxophone), Tori Freestone (tenor sax) and Dave Whitford (bass). They take the album, […]
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June 29, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

B.B. King & Eric Clapton: Riding With The King (Deluxe Edition)

B.B. King & Eric Clapton Riding With The King (Deluxe Edition) Reprise Records You know those reviews that accompany retro/reissue/archival releases, all breathless with excitement…lost classic this, forget all about it that, underrated at the time…finally revealed as a true classic… Yeah…this is not one of those…
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May 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 249 – Rufus Wainwright, Wellington, 2019

There are these artists you like – maybe never totally love but always like enough…and Rufus Wainwright is a great example. I’d barely call myself a fan but this was the third time I’d seen him play – the first was a very special performance. The second was as opening act to Paul Simon (so […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2019, 20th Anniversary, Gig Review, Poses, Rufus, Rufus Wainwright, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 249 – Rufus Wainwright, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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February 13, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

David Gray: White Ladder (20th Anniversary Edition)

David Gray White Ladder (20th Anniversary Edition) Iht Records White Ladder was actually released in 1998. But no one gave a fuck. No one gave a shit about David Gray. He’d been stagnating, releasing middling-af albums across the middling-af 1990s; his pained bleat, his lack of interest in a melody, or in anything especially necessary […]
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April 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 316 

V/A, Office Space [OST] (1999) I was so hooked on Office Space as soon as I saw it. Watched it at the movie theatre twice – then it was a flat-staple on DVD and VOD-services – back in the days of “Saturn” as I recall…and the music was always a crucial component, but I never thought to hunt […]
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March 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Rufus Wainwright (March 3, Wgtn)

Rufus Wainright  Opera House; Wellington  Sunday, March 3  On stage to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of his debut self-tited album and with a follow-on set dedicated to its follow up album, Poses Rufus Wainwright and band delivered a classy show of costume-changes and songs – it was all beautifully performed. It was at the very least a tick-the-box gig that could have only disappointed if you […]
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January 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Tour Announcement: Jakob’s 20th Anniversary (3 NZ Shows)

Details have been announced today that Jakob will play three shows across the North Island of New Zealand in celebration of the band turning 20. That’s twenty years of some of the best music – wondrous sonic excavations and explorations. Jakob 20th Anniversary Tour Saturday 27th January, The Cabana, Napier Saturday 3rd February, Kings Arms, […]
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November 30, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 92 – Scott Blanks

Welcome to episode 92 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This conversation is me chatting with “the Godfather of New Zealand Comedy” Scott Blanks. Twenty years ago he turned an old porno theatre into a comedy club – The Classic. It’s still rolling on, with nightly comedy bills. […]
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September 5, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Bic Runga: Drive 20th Anniversary Tour (Oct/Nov 2017)

Bic Runga’s classic debut album, Drive turned 20 last month. I still have my original CD copy, signed by Runga when she visited the music store I had, at that time, just started working in – I’d been there a matter of just a few weeks. And she was a big, important star on the […]
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November 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Amps’ Pacer: Happy 20th

The Breeders had had something of a hit with Last Splash – certainly with Cannonball doing the rounds of hip radio stations and plastered across MTV. And then Kelley Deal – a major junkie – was busted and had to go into rehab. This meant that Kim Deal had a bunch of leftover songs sitting […]
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April 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Swervedriver to play three NZ Shows with reunited Fur Patrol: June 2016

Swervedriver, and that great swirling, sound they make as shoegaze layers pile atop one another, will return to New Zealand for three shows in June. Friday 17th June – CHRISTCHURCH at Churchills Saturday 18th June – WELLINGTON at Bodega Sunday 19th June – AUCKLAND at The Kings Arms A strong “comeback” album and plenty of time touring […]
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