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December 25, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 142 The Spines – 2016

1981 – “It was a terrible song but The right name for this band” 2016 – This being our thirty-fifth anniversary I was hoping to get to play a lot of gigs and things always shape up differently than you had planned… In the summer we played at a few carnivals and parks. There was […]

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June 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 23 – Ben Fulton

We’re up to episode 23 of Sweetman Podcast – a chat with my friend Ben Fulton. He’s a musician and he makes guitar pedals, his company is Red Witch Analog Guitar Pedals. He’s also played music with Paul Ubana Jones and Jan Hellriegel, Ahoribuzz and The Hairy Lollies. He released a solo album, collaborated with […]

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July 13, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1081

Pierre Bensusan, Pierre Bensusan 2 (1979) I was in Aussie for a press conference for the announcement of Cold Chisel’s reissue campaign and reunion tour. I was flown there and back in the same day – in between attending the presser and going back to interview a couple of the members of the group I […]

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April 28, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Lead Zeppelin: 2014 NZ Tour

Promising the Greatest Zeppelin Show in the World, Lead Zeppelin will tour New Zealand this August performing Led Zeppelin’s 1973 concert, The Song Remains The Same. But it goes deeper than that – the tribute group, pitching themselves as an Experience Band will use the exact same equipment that Zeppelin used. Lead guitarist Ben Fulton […]