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November 29, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Five Films That Stay With Me: George Henderson

George Henderson was born in Scotland many years ago and has been creating music in New Zealand since the mid-1970s and releasing it fitfully since the mid-80s, mainly as The Puddle. In this our 21st Century he has taken a renewed interest in his so-called art and released a string of Puddle albums on his brother/drummer Ian’s […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Alice, Alice In Wonderland, Beat The Devil, Charles Manson, Citizen Kane, Death Watch, Film, Film Review, Five Films, Five Films That Stay With Me: George Henderson, George Henderson, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Inferno, Kill Bill, L'enfer, La Mano dello Straniero, Le Corbeau, Les Diaboliques, Macbeth, Movies, Natural Born Killers, Neco Alenky, Pirates, Roman Polanski, Rosemary's Baby, Shakespeare, Special Guest, Sunset Boulevard, The Big Lebowski, The Naked Kiss, The Puddle, The Stranger's Hand, The Watchmen, Themroc, Wages of Fear, Watchmen ·

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May 6, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Phantom Billstickers Cafe Reader: Issue # 3

The crew from Phantom Billstickers have sent issue number three of the Café Reader out to the streets. You’ll find it in music stores, cafés, bars and restaurants around your town. If you can’t find it let them know I reckon they’ll find a way to get a copy to you. It’s a FREE magazine […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Alice, Anahera Gildea, Brett Lupton, Bruce Mahalaski, Cafe Reader, Chris Moar, Creative Writing, Free, Garth Cartwright, George Henderson, Graeme Downes, Hayley Theyers, Issue # 3, Jeanne Bernhardt, Jeffrey Paparoa Holman, Jenny Powell, Jim Wilson, Liz Breslin, Magazine, Memoir, Music, Phantom Billstickers, Phantom Billstickers Cafe Reader, Poems, Poetry, Promo, Richard Langston, Sam Hunt, Short Stories, Simon Sweetman, Street Press, Tourettes, Tuisata Avia, Verlaines, Winter Edition, Writing ·

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September 12, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1854

Tom Waits, Mule Variations (1999) I already liked Tom Waits but Mule Variations was the one that really hooked me. I had my favourites before (the sentimental favourite being Blue Valentine) but I’m pretty sure my favourite/go-to Waits album (now) is Mule Variations. I remember reviewing the album when it came out for Capital Times. […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Alice, Big In Japan, Blue Valentine, Get Behind The Mule, Hold On, Mule Variations, Tom Waits, Vinyl, What's He Building In There? ·

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