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August 26, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 5 – Stuart Coupe

Welcome to the fifth episode of Sweetman Podcast. This one is a chat with Stuart Coupe, an Australian music writer. His most recent book is Gudinski – The Godfather of Australian Rock’n’Roll (it’s a fantastic read). Coupe has written reviews, features and PR, he’s been an artist manager (Paul Kelly) and worked with record labels. He […]

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August 25, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stuart Coupe: Gudinski – The Godfather of Australian Rock’n’Roll

Gudinski – The Godfather of Australian Rock’n’ Roll Stuart Coupe Hachette Michael Gudinski looms large over Australian music. As tour promoter, record label owner, artist manager, publishing guy…which means he looms large over New Zealand too, as creator of Mushroom Music and Frontier Touring. He’s gone on to have film successes (Chopper, Wolf Creek) but […]

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February 1, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1643

  Hunters & Collectors, Human Frailty (1986) I actually forgot I had this album – bought no doubt because I played (ad nauseum) a version of Throw Your Arms Around Me in a covers band in the mid/late 1990s. It was the thing to do. I was never the biggest fan of Hunters & Collectors […]