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November 28, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 104: The Mekons – “Fear and Whiskey”
I’m a big believer that the right album finds you at the right time, and that’s not just a sneaky way of excusing yourself for not being on-trend. I know about The Mekons – because I know about Jon Langford. But, oddly, given I love not just his art and activism but his music too […]Archive
August 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Southern Fork Americana Fest 2017: Auckland 7-15 October
The Great South Pacific Tuning Fork, 95bFM and Under The Radar with support from Jim Beam, are proud to announce the lineup for the Southern Fork Americana Fest 2017 as it returns full steam for its fourth year. Taking place at The Tuning Fork from the 7th-15th of October, this year’s festival is jam packed with some of the very best names in […]Archive
May 28, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Darren Watson and Matt Langley: Shoot Your Television, NZ Tour, Winter 2015 (June/July).
This June/July Darren Watson and Matt Langley are doing what they do best – grabbing their guitars and voices and taking a tour of the country, taking their music to the people with the Shoot Your Television winter tour. Want warmth in your soul? Go and hear Kiwi Blues Legend Darren Watson and Alt-Folk Troubadour […]Archive
September 25, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Scud Mountain Boys: Do You Love The Sun
Scud Mountain Boys Do You Love The Sun Ashmont Records, Inc/Southbound Hearing that always-about-to-break purr that is the world-weary-but-so-so-lovely/calm’n’gentle, soft and guiding voice of Joe Pernice is, for me, always a treat. And though the most recent Pernice Brothers album left me a little cold, well, a little bored anyway, I’ll always tune in to […]Archive
May 30, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Phosphorescent: Muchacho
Phosphorescent Muchacho Dead Oceans Under the name Phosphorescent, American singer/songwriter Matthew Houck has built a career – with six albums so far – that sees him regularly receiving the hushed-tones and revered-raves that cult fans, completists and critics hurl at the likes of Richmond Fontaine’s Willy Vlautin, Sun Kil Moon/Red House Painters’ Mark Kozelek, American […]Archive
May 11, 2013 by Simon Sweetman