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March 25, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 46: Milton Nascimento/ Lô Borges – “Clube Da Esquina”
I’m adding this even though I think I did listen to this some 20 years back. I feel like it was part of the in-store rotation for a while, some reissue of it, back in the days of the CD Store with attached café. Then again it could have simply been anything else vaguely in […]Archive
February 20, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Wellington Film Society: Preview – Brazil (Opening Night, Feb 26)
The Wellington Film Society’s program for 2018 is about to get underway. This year the films will be screened on Monday nights, from 6.15pm on the giant Embassy screen. And the opening night’s film is Brazil, a classic from Terry Gilliam.Archive
February 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 441
Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66, The Fool On The Hill [Single] (1968) One of my all-time favourite Beatles covers is this wee lounge-classic by Sergio Mendes and his Brasil ’66 combo. Nothing fancy, a little bit cheesy, but just right. It works for me. I like it. I like a lot of Sergio’s Brasil ’66 […]Archive
November 30, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 19: Astrud Gilberto – “Beach Samba”
“Stay and we’ll make sex with music…” Er…OKAY! (I’m glad I never heard this as a teenager, geez – what an opening line!) Astrud Gilberto is, for most, the voice of The Girl From Ipanema and that’s enough – by that I mean it’s one the great songs. So anything else she did was a […]Archive
November 19, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Tour Announcement: Sepultura – NZ Tour (May, 2018)
Brazilian Heavy Metal Icons Sepultura + San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Legends Death Angel tour this May! Get your tickets here: “The second Sepultura entered the stage the whole place went absolutely crazy. Neck-breaking headbanging, mosh pits and crowdsurfers were there right from the first minute to the very last note” – Heavy Metal Bands Info (Sepultura Review)Archive
February 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Five Films That Stay With Me: Adam Fresco
Adam Fresco works in film, theatre and TV as a writer, director, producer, performer and professional acting coach. Born in London, he arrived in Auckland a decade ago, having worked in professional British Theatre and TV. The Director of DramaTrain.co.nz and Producer for Imagine Studios NZ, Adam is a self-confessed film nut. He regularly reviews […]Archive
December 9, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Fabiano Do Nascimento: Danca Dos Tempos
Fabiano Do Nascimento Danca Dos Tempos Now Again Records Fabiano Do Nascimento has been building a reputation across recent years and that’s set to be cemented with this, his debut international release, a record that pulses and surges with his dextrous guitar work across a range of Afro-Brazilian grooves that cross all manner of world-music […]Archive
September 29, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Putumayo Presents Brazilian Lounge
Various Artists: Putumayo Presents: Brazilian Lounge Putumayo World Music/Ode This one’s a reissue, a re-release. Originally put out into the world in 2006 Putumayo is representing its collection of sultry, chilled Brazilian grooves. Some of this music sounds so remarkably dated now, as if it’s been unearthed from the 1980s or 1990s, but there are […]Archive
September 3, 2014 by Simon Sweetman