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December 17, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 112: The Triffids – “Calenture”
I so love the album Born Sandy Devotional that even if The Triffids did nothing else of value at all I’d still tell you they’re one of my favourite bands. Turns out they made a small handful of perfectly imperfect albums and I’m still getting to them. I hadn’t heard Calenture – which has changed […]Archive
September 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Lo Carmen: Lovers Dreamers Fighters
Lo Carmen Lovers Dreamers Fighters Chiquita Records The breathy, smoky voice of Australian country-rock songstress Lo Carmen should set your world alight – or at the very least let you know whether you’re in or not – almost instantly with the opening, title track of this, her seventh album. But if you want the safest […]Archive
August 22, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Spencer P. Jones
Spencer P. Jones has died. I loved so much of the music Spencer P. Jones created and assisted. For he was behind so many bands and various guises, sometimes a sideman, often out front – his songs…someone else’s songs…killer player! The Australian guitarist – best known for his involvement in The Johnnys and Beasts of […]Archive
August 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Midnight Oil – 1984: Film
Midnight Oil: 1984 Director: Rob Argall Piccolo Films Pty Ltd./Madman In 1985 Tears For Fears sang that “Everybody” wanted “to rule the world” from their hit of the same name. In 1980s pop – certainly by the mid-80s – musicians were either aiming to be world-beaters or world-savers. The political climate was fraught, the threat […]Archive
July 9, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 391
Rockmelons, Tales of the City (1988) Rockmelons – or “The Rockies” in that Australian parlance of the day (and now). Fairly ordinary band, possibly dreadful. Listening to it now – well it only seems absurd. Why did I want this? I have no fuckin idea. Rockpile… Now there’s a fucking band!Archive
July 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 73: The Saints – “Eternally Yours”
I met Ed Kuepper a couple of years ago. I was the DJ before and after his set – he played a great gig and I felt lucky to be “on the bill”, sharing the bill with a legend. He was very polite, he approached me a few times during my opening set to ask […]Archive
January 25, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Tex Perkins (w/ Stuart Coupe): TEX
TEX Tex Perkins (w/ Stuart Coupe) Macmllan Australia Tex Perkins’ version of hard work involves a hell of a lot of partying and good times. And his memoir, scratched into place in perfectly digestible bite-sized pieces, has a hell of a lot of great stories.Archive
November 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: NZ Tour (Dec, 2017)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard will play their first shows in NZ this December. This is a must-see band. I was lucky enough to catch them in Sydney, last year, on my way back from an American trip. It was simply one of the greatest shows I’ve ever seen. Amazing band. Dynamic, exciting, intense, […]Archive
September 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 494
Midnight Oil, Beds Are Burning [Single] (1987) Most of my singles (and even EPs) are for DJing, for playing records out in bars, etc – but sometimes I pick up a single just because I like the song or because it’s a bargain or gifted to me or whatever…and I doubt I would ever “DJ” […]Archive
August 19, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 513
Midnight Oil, Bird Noises [EP] (1980) Midnight Oil – one of my all-time favourite bands; never not been a fan. The first tape I ever bought was a Midnight Oil album…and I liked them before that…a few songs on the radio (and Music TV) and since then I’ve collected up most of everything they’ve done […]Archive
February 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman