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May 16, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Tiny Ruins: Winter Tour (June/July/Aug 2017)
Tiny Ruins has a new album completed – however it’s going to be a few months before any of us get to hear it. The good news is the announcement of a new tour, across NZ over winter. Even better, the shows will feature some of the brand new songs. Tiny Ruins is a favourite […]Archive
September 6, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Digests: The Best of 2016’s Album Reviews – August
At the very start of August we were still away on our holiday – so when we returned it was all about hunkering down, and albums-wise I caught up with a few from earlier in the year (and even last year) as well as a few brand new things. Found lots to like of course […]Archive
June 20, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Writers on Mondays: July-September 2016
Once again the popular Writers on Mondays sessions by Victoria Univeristy’s International Institute of Modern Letters will take place at Wellington’s Te Papa Museum (Level 4, Te Marae) from 12.15-1.15pm on Mondays from July 11 to September 26. The sessions are free and will feature writers in conversation discussing upcoming and already published works. It’s […]Archive
March 24, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Henry Rollins back to talk to NZ: Two Shows (Akld/Wgtn) Aug 2016
An Evening With Henry Rollins: Auckland & Wellington Henry Rollins brings his engaging and provocative spoken word tour to New Zealand, with shows at Crystal Palace (Auckland) on Saturday 27 August and Paramount Theatre (Wellington) on Sunday 28 August. Tickets for ‘An Evening With Henry Rollins’ are available immediately online from UTR.co.nz at this link: Tickets can […]Archive
September 1, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Digests: The Best of 2015’s Album Reviews – August
A busy month, August. For almost everything else other than Album Reviewing. Plenty of new poems and a lot of book reviews on the site. A new podcast episode, the continuation of a new guest blog, it was also Film Festival time. And I squeezed in a wee holiday. Also – when it did come […]Archive
July 13, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Dillinger Escape Plan: Two NZ Shows (Aug 2015)
American hardcore act, The Dillinger Escape Plan has announced two New Zealand shows in August. They’ll be playing Auckland’s Kings Arms, August 25 and the following night, August 26 in Valhalla, Wellington. An intense band, capable of covering electronica and melding jazz, punk and metal influences to make an experimental and pulsing music, The Dillinger […]Archive
June 20, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: NZ Tour (July/Aug 2015)
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion is returning to New Zealand this July/August. First of all it was announced that there’d be a show in Auckland at the Powerstation (July 31). But three further shows have been announced in a whirlwind tour. They’ll also play Wellington’s Bodega on August 1, Christchurch at Allen St on August […]Archive
October 7, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Digests: The Best of 2014’s Album Reviews – August
Another 50 great albums – really, really good albums – reviewed in August. Doing my best to power through this stuff – so much stuff, and a lot of really good material. Duds too. They get reviewed of course, but the point of these digests is to highlight – and place altogether in one space […]Archive
July 14, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Kristin Hersh: NZ Tour
Kristin Hersh will be performing her spoken-word/music show as part of Christchurch’s Word Festival. But the singer/songwriter and author will be hitting the stages of Wellington and Auckland for solo concerts also. It’s been 20 years since Hersh’s debut solo album, the wonderful Hips and Makers. Alongside another eight solo albums she’s made amazing music […]Archive
April 9, 2013 by Simon Sweetman