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June 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Faye Webster: Atlanta Millionaires Club
Faye Webster Atlanta Millionaires Club Secretly Canadian If you ever wondered how Burt Bacharach might write and arrange for the “Netflix and chill” gen then you’d get a few clues straight away when lining up Faye Webster’s third album. The American singer does a fine line in post-break loser love songs; there’s just enough optimism (most of which is […]Archive
May 10, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Kody Nielson: Birthday Suite
Kody Nielson Birthday Suite Flying Nun Ruban and Kody Nielson – together, or alone – the work is always interesting, always worth hearing. I’ve loved all of the Unknown Mortal Orchestra material and the thought of them reunited to perform live is terrific of course. The other great thing is that the work is all […]Archive
September 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 82 – Wayne Bell
Welcome to episode 82 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I was in Auckland for a brief visit so I made the most of potential-podcast time and finally caught up with Wayne Bell. Wayne is a drummer, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist. I’ve met Wayne a few times across the […]Archive
September 5, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Bic Runga: Drive 20th Anniversary Tour (Oct/Nov 2017)
Bic Runga’s classic debut album, Drive turned 20 last month. I still have my original CD copy, signed by Runga when she visited the music store I had, at that time, just started working in – I’d been there a matter of just a few weeks. And she was a big, important star on the […]Archive
May 16, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: #204 – The Winery Tour, Wellington, 2017
I covered a fair few Winery Tours for the newspaper when I was doing the reviews – some good shows, some dire. The branding always irked me but if the music was good that was all that mattered. I don’t do the reviews anymore, so they print garbage like this – where the headliner got […]Archive
March 20, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: Beautiful Collision
Bic Runga had forgotten there was to be a video shoot at her house that morning – the place was a mess. She tried calling to cancel but – no luck. A mild panic, and then, ‘fuck it, we’ll just dress the house as it is and deal with it’. They put casks of wine […]Archive
November 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Stir It Up – Aotearoa’s Tribute To Bob Marley
Various Artists: Stir It Up: Aotearoa’s Tribute to Bob Marley Universal Music NZ Ltd. We love a bit of Bob Marley down here in these shaky isles. Smear it on your toast. Rub it between your thighs. Slap it on a rainbow-coloured badge. Crunch it up between your teeth and spit out an inferior version. […]Archive
November 19, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: #169 – Bic Runga and Tiny Ruins, Wellington, 2015
Look, it was nice – and I said so – but immediately afterward I thought that it was quite a ‘soft’ gig. Which was probably what they were intending, but just safe, really. A bit dull, all up. But then, I can hardly be talking – we went to the gig, had a babysitter and […]Archive
October 16, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: #156 – Together In Concert: Tim Finn Dave Dobbyn Bic Runga, Martinborough, 2010
The first Finn/Runga/Dobbyn tour was a huge success – but I thought it was something of a disaster and when they announced there’d be a 10th Anniversary version I figured it would be a massive success but I wasn’t that amped about attending – more a job than a perk. I’m not sure if it […]Archive
August 18, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: #131 – Leonard Cohen, Wellington, 2010
We had seen Leonard Cohen – and as I’ve said more than once, including right here, it was amazing. The promoter had refused any comps and the newspaper wasn’t forking out for tickets, but that was fine because I wanted to go anyway, so we bought tickets – and went. And loved it. It was […]Archive
July 6, 2015 by Simon Sweetman