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November 20, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 194: Fergus Barrowman
Welcome to episode 194 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved […]Archive
November 19, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Lindy West: The Witches Are Coming
The Witches Are Coming Lindy West Hachette Books/Allen & Unwin When I’ve read Lindy West’s work (Jezebel, The Guardian, NY Times) I’ve enjoyed it. I haven’t followed her as fanatically as many but I started – and must get back to finishing – her memoir Shrill and I look forward to seeing the TV show […]Archive
November 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Prince with Dan Piepenbring: The Beautiful Ones
The Beautiful Ones Prince w/ Dan Piepenbring Spiegel & Grau / Penguin Random House A great many thoughts filled my head as I sat with what I’ve been told is Prince’s memoir but what is actually little more than a cash-grabbing scrapbook. It’s artfully designed, beautiful really, down to the purple ribbon bookmark – as […]Archive
November 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Dylan Jones: The Wichita Lineman – Searching In The Sun For The World’s Greatest Unfinished Song
The Wichita Lineman: Searching In The Sun For The World’s Greatest Unfinished Song Dylan Jones Faber & Faber Social It’s anyone’s guess what the “greatest” song of all time is – but a clever choice might be Wichita Lineman as recorded by Glen Campbell and written by Jimmy Webb. You could certainly do a lot […]Archive
October 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 236 – Demolition of the Century, Wellington, 2015
This was a good show – it was a spoken-word/theatre show by the writer Duncan Sarkies. And it featured live music (covers, originals and score) by Joe Blossom. I went along to review it – not sure quite how that happened, must have been asked along by Joe Blossom perhaps, or by Circa. But I […]Archive
October 9, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Emily Nussbaum: I Like To Watch
I Like To Watch: Arguing My Way Through The TV Revolution Emily Nussbaum Random House [This Review Originally Appeared At The Spinoff] What Emily Nussbaum knows is that dressing up to eat a burger and pay double is fine sometimes, if it makes you happy. But what a lot of us love is a glorified […]Archive
September 11, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Don Walker: Songs
Songs Don Walker Black Inc. Don Walker is one of the great Australian songwriters. And that would be the case if he had done nothing but write the majority of the great Cold Chisel songs. His career extends beyond Chisel though, to solo albums, to material for the trio Tex, Don and Charlie – to […]Archive
August 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Charles Moriarty: Back To Amy
Back To Amy Charles Moriarty Cassell The death of Amy Winehouse made me feel very odd – I couldn’t process my feelings about it; I’ve realised now – in many ways that’s because I said a goodbye to her around the time of her “Rehab”-fame. The second album, Back To Black, is largely superb. And I can acknowledge that now. But even with that acknowledgment […]Archive
August 7, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
It Was The Worst: # 21 Reading A Book About James Blunt
I’ve read some really bad music books. This is the worst. Please understand that I wish I was joking when I tell you that a publisher sent me a copy of a book called Different Country, Same State: On The Road With James Blunt. Please understand I wish I was joking when I tell you that I read the entire thing.Archive
July 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Q&A with Jan Hellriegel: Meow, Wellington, August 28, 2019
Jan Hellriegel will be performing in Wellington for the first time in 10 years this August. She’ll be at Meow on Wednesday, August 28 – singing songs from her brand new album and telling stories from her recently released book – as well as offering up back-catalogue classics. And as part of the show she’ll be doing a Q&A that I’ll […]Archive
July 28, 2019 by Simon Sweetman