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December 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Gigs I Saw in 2019
I probably saw fewer gigs – and reviewed fewer gigs – in 2019 than any other year. That’s kinda nice. I also paid for a few shows too; more than other years. That’s also nice – liberating…although I’m so conditioned to writing a review to process the show that I still turn out the reviews […]Archive
December 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 199: Dominic Hoey
Welcome to episode 199 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved […]Archive
December 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Tour Announcement: Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets to Play One NZ Show (Feb, 2020)
Nick Lowe, producer, songwriter, author and pop culture icon, will return to New Zealand in 2020 for his first show in eight years. Lowe will be touring with Los Straitjackets, a band known for channeling the peak years of the guitar instrumental, and for performing in the famous Lucha Libre fighting masks. Special guest Jim Lauderdale is […]Archive
November 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Tour Announcement: Sebadoh to Play Two NZ Shows (Feb, 2020)
Sebadoh will tour New Zealand in 2020, playing two shows. Lou Barlow, Jason Lowenstein and Bob D’Amico return with their latest critically acclaimed album, Act Surprised – the ninth Sebadoh studio album. “Sebadoh kicks off its fourth decade with rare cohesiveness of vision, in a string of spiky, aggressive three-minute rock songs that don’t let their jagged edges obscure the throbbing […]Archive
November 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Tour Announcement: Margaret Atwood To Speak At Three NZ Shows (Feb, 2020)
FANE presents In Conversation with Margaret Atwood live on stage across New Zealand in collaboration with Andrew Kay, Phil Bathols and BBC Studios Australia. The dates are a celebration of the global publication of The Testaments, Atwood’s highly anticipated sequel to her seminal work, The Handmaid’s Tale. The evening will also feature Atwood’s remarkable career, her diverse range of works and […]Archive
November 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Tour Announcement: Weyes Blood To Play Three NZ Shows (March, 2020)
Weyes Blood aka Natalie Laura Mering returns to New Zealand for three shows in March of next year. Her first appearance here in a couple of years, her first appearances out of Wellington and her first since the stunning 2019 album Titanic Rising (easily one of my picks for record of the year). Not only Weyes […]Archive
October 21, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Tour Announcement: Patti Smith To Play Two NZ Shows (April 2020)
Patti Smith returns to New Zealand for the first time since she shared the bill with Bob Dylan. That was in 1998. Two years ago she announced Australian shows and I wrote a piece begging promoters to bring her to New Zealand. My call went unanswered by promoters but I received an email from Patti Smith inviting […]Archive
October 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 187: Mark de Clive-Lowe
Welcome to episode 187 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved […]Archive
September 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Pre-Panel: The Story of the Day (Sept 11, 12, 13)
Last week I had my first go on the Pre-Panel on RNZ. Well, actually I had my first three goes… The Panel runs from 4-5pm but at 3.45pm they have the “Pre-Panel” where Wallace Chapman introduces the guests and the question of the day and they get a producer or a guest (or whatever) to […]Archive
September 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Reviews: September 2019
Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now four years into it or so… […]Archive
September 15, 2019 by Simon Sweetman