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November 4, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
To Infinity and (Sadly) Beyond: I’d Rather Read The Poetry of Bryan Adams
Ryan Adams released a book of poems called Infinity Blues. It is horrific! Adams is not known for his filter – 190 albums in 4 weeks – and while people can praise his honest, direct approach to lyrics with songs like Come Pick Me Up and Oh My Sweet Carolina, those same people better have […]Archive
October 20, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 9 – Matthew Couper
Here’s episode nine of Sweetman Podcast now – my chat with Matthew Couper. Matt’s an artist, Hawke’s Bay born, now Las Vegas based. Matt’s also my oldest friend, in that we’ve known each other since we were three. We went through kindergarten, primary, intermediate and high school along the same strip in Havelock North.Archive
December 14, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Smashing Pumpkins: Monuments to an Elegy
Smashing Pumpkins Monuments to an Elegy BMG Rights Management This wants to be some sort of Smashing Pumpkins rebirth, one of several attempted reboots, but a pretentious title and Billy Corgan’s annoying whine of a voice is about all this has in common with when his band-name/brand-name once delivered the right kind of shoegaze-for-stadiums slacker-anthems. […]Archive
December 10, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Billy Corgan: AEGEA
Billy Corgan AEGEA (Independent) I wonder if AEGEA, billed as Billy Corgan’s “experimental” solo album, and a worldwide limited edition might have been given more of a chance if it didn’t have his name on it – that’s the brand-damage right there. Because I reckon AEGEA is pretty wonderful, it’s also not really experimental, that’s […]Archive
November 5, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 15 – Smashing Pumpkins, Wellington, 1996
I remember going down to the local music store in my first year and buying the Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness double. It was a Saturday night and the record store was open until 9 or 10pm – a couple of years later I had a job in that store, working the late nights. […]Archive
May 22, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: The Adventures of Billy Corgan – Artist in Residence
Billy Corgan was going to get used to Havelock North; more important, Havelock North was going to get used to Billy Corgan! The former Zwan front man and on/off Smashing Pumpkin had been awarded a prestigious Artist in Residence spot at Havelock North’s public library. He would be there for three months. He would teach […]Archive
May 8, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Dan Crowe (ed): Dead Interviews
Dead Interviews: Living Writers Meet Dead Icons Dan Crowe (ed) Granta Books I once wrote about Billy Corgan taking up an artist’s residency in Havelock North. Actually that’s not true (well of course it’s not true) – I wrote about it twice. Bit of harmless fun, right? I enjoyed myself. Probably shouldn’t have shared those […]Archive
July 14, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Smashing Pumpkins: Oceania
Smashing Pumpkins Oceania EMI Billy Corgan returns to the Smashing Pumpkins name – this time with an all new band, he knows he’ll shift more units releasing records under the Pumpkins name. Because this is – more than anything else he’s released – a solo album. But who wants to remember the last Billy Corgan […]Archive
April 20, 2012 by Simon Sweetman