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November 15, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

It Was The Worst: # 19 Disturbed Repeatedly

I am a survivor of three separate Disturbed concerts. The first – comically – was on Valentine’s Day. I met Katy after work and told her to come to the show with me. I pointed out it wouldn’t be her cup of tea, there’s a clue when you say the band’s name is “Disturbed”. We […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2003, 2008, 2011, 8 Foot Sativa, Altar Bridge, Disturbed, Disturbed Repeatedly, Dominion Post, Gig Review, It Was The Worst, It Was The Worst: # 19 Disturbed Repeatedly, Live Music, metal, Nu-Metal, P.O.D., The Worst, Worst ·

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July 14, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 3 – Booga Beazley

Welcome to the third episode of Sweetman Podcast. This time it’s a chat with Booga Beazley. I first met the Head Like A Hole frontperson when the band reformed for Homegrown and I wrote a Day In The Life-story after spending a day with him in his Otaki home – having been a fan of […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged 8 Foot Sativa, Booga, Booga Beazley, Brent Eccles, Head Like A Hole, HLAH, Interview, Music, Nigel Beazley, Nigel Regan, NZ Tour, Shihad, Simon Sweetman, Sweetman Podcast, Tour, Wellington ·

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July 11, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: TEASER TWO Episode 3 – Booga Beazley

Here’s another little taste of what’s to come…in what will be the next episode of Sweetman Podcast when Booga Beazley of Head Like a Hole talks musical influences and ‘high times’ on the way to forming the band, keeping it together, seeing it all fall apart and then rebuilding it once again. They’re on tour […]
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April 25, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

8 Foot Sativa: 10 Years of Sativa

8 Foot Sativa 10 Years of Sativa (Independent) So that’d be ten years then of Iron Maiden’s guitars hijacked and strapped to a portion of a Faith No More song. Ten years, also, of deciding it’s funny when you figure the singer is actually the Cookie Monster. And the reason the lyrics, mostly about blood […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 10 Years of Sativa, 8 Foot Sativa, Album Review, Cookie Monster ·

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