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March 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 430

Anna Leah, Love Bug [Single] (1973) Anna Leah arrived in NZ from the UK – she ended up over in Australia, where her career dwindled, then ended. But in the early 70s she surprised a few Kiwis with a small handful of hit singles. There was that one about the Wahine – bummer. And the […]

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May 29, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 113 Flying Nun

There’s been so much written about them already but I thought I’d chime in with my experience with the label and its people. The Spines came to it after being disillusioned at Jayrem. I’d met Roger Shepherd several times over the years at gigs and he’d always expressed interest in the band so it was […]

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December 20, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 90 The Spines 2015

We had a pretty good year as it unfolded. It started with a big profile on the band’s first decade in Audioculture – the NZ music online archive. Strongly written by Gary Steel with interesting insight into those early line-ups and the records we made. Great to be officially represented in an historical and cultural […]

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June 24, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Simon Grigg

Simon Grigg has worn many hats in the music industry – club owner, label owner, DJ, producer, publisher, broadcaster. He helped form The Suburban Reptiles, launched the independent record labels, Propeller Records, Furtive Records, Stimulant, Huh! and most recently was appointed Creative Director of AudioCulture. You can check out his own site here for more […]