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December 25, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Feature: The Music of Billie Holiday
About once a month or so I have a long chat on RNZ about a particular musical artist or genre or a theme – for their regular Tuesday music features. For my final time at the wheel this year I chose to talk about Billie Holiday. She’s never far from my mind, that voice. And the […]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 25, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Feature: Marvin Gaye – Troubled Man
About once a month or so I have a long chat on RNZ about a particular musical artist or genre or a theme – for their regular Tuesday music features. This week I chose to talk about the music (and some of the trauma that informs it) of Marvin Gaye. Marvin was a house-drummer and […]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 29, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Feature: The Music and Movies of John Carpenter
About once a month or so I have a long chat on RNZ about a particular musical artist or genre or a theme – for their regular Tuesday music features. This week I chose to talk about the music (and movies) of John Carpenter. Carpenter has been a favourite for me since, well, forever. And I’ve spent […]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 3, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Reviews: September 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 have written their own songs but were here paying tribute to […]Archive
August 6, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Reviews: August 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 have written their own songs but were here paying tribute to […]Archive
July 16, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Feature: 40 Years of Grace Jones’ Music
About once a month or so I have a long chat on RNZ about a particular musical artist or genre or a theme – for their regular Tuesday music features. This week I chose to talk about Grace Jones. Her music and her alien look captivated me as a child. And still does, the music particularly. […]Archive
July 3, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Reviews: July 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 have written their own songs but were here paying tribute to […]Archive
June 10, 2021 by Simon Sweetman