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May 30, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Monkees: Good Times!
The Monkees Good Times! Rhino Records Perhaps no one expected that a new album by The Monkees in 2016 would get rave reviews, but Good Times! is deserving of a great gush. For a start it’s fun (with an exclamation mark to remind us – though it almost evokes that famous question-mark from those hippie-times, […]Archive
September 6, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Grateful Dead: The Best of The Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead The Best of The Grateful Dead Grateful Dead/Rhino It’s Grateful Dead 50th Anniversary Season if you didn’t already know. It’s also 20 years since Jerry Garcia, spiritual centre of the band, left this world to spiral on elsewhere, down some other tie-dyed highway. The band has played its last ever shows under […]Archive
December 7, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: The Skatalites (Dec 6, Wgtn)
The Skatalites Bodega Saturday, December 6 Billed as the 50th Anniversary tour – for indeed a band called The Skatalites started recording and performing music back in 1964 – this was one of those situations where you could cynically talk about the band being a cover act, a tribute version of itself; one original member […]Archive
October 10, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: The Irish Rovers (Oct 8, Wgtn)
The Irish Rovers Opera House Tuesday, October 8 Billed as The Farewell to Rovin’ Tour, it’s a celebration of The Irish Rovers’ 50th Anniversary. Not a lot has changed since their 40th Anniversary Tour (one of four times I’ve seen the band). But it’s still a case of giving the fans what they want. Cousins […]Archive
August 28, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Skatalites: NZ Tour (December)
Jamaican institution The Skatalites are marking an incredible 50 years as a band with an anniversary tour that includes three NZ dates in December of this year. Formed in 1964 the band’s been through plenty of line-up changes, break-ups, reformations and reunions but retains founding member vocalist Doreen Shaffer – aka The Queen of Jamaican Ska. Should […]Archive
June 11, 2014 by Simon Sweetman