Posts Tagged Bright Eyes

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October 5, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Happy, Happy Gig Memories

We can’t see (m)any gigs. We can’t have (m)any gatherings. Live music venues are taking a hit. It might all feel doom and gloom – and possibly with the good reason that it actually is rather dooming and very, very gloomy….but we have memories of the past, right? We’ve seen some shows. Some incredible gigs. […]

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April 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 715

Art Garfunkel, Fate For Breakfast (1979) A lovely voice, dreamy, quite incredible – and those amazing harmonies and vocal arrangements…but I think so many of us will remember Art Garfunkel as the second fiddle, wingman, nuttier than squirrel shit and with some decent forays into acting and one helluva reading list…well, certainly, post Simon & […]

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September 10, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Five Films That Stay With Me: Sarah McMullan

Sarah McMullan is a freelance publicist and film reviewer. She had a six-year stint reviewing films at Radio New Zealand, has worked for the New Zealand International Film Festival and currently writes for The 13th Floor and her own The Call Her Square Eye. Here are five films that have stayed with her… I worked […]

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February 25, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Perfume Genius (Feb 21, Wgtn)

Perfume Genius Bodega Saturday, February 21 It turns out I jumped the gun a bit, being so super-excited about this show. It turns out that Perfume Genius is a rather underwhelming live act, or at the least a secret club. And I withdraw my membership application – I still dig that most recent record but […]

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February 2, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 955

The Nolan Sisters, Nolan Sisters (1979) So I’ve just set up two turntables and a mixer – at home. A cheap mixer, second-hand turntables. But it does the job – does all I need. It’s a bit of fun. And what better way to celebrate that than, er, The Nolan Sisters. That’s right, I have […]

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December 1, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 985

Angela Morley, Watership Down [OST] (1978) Mostly it was a video clip for Bright Eyes – and that song – that did it. That was the sadness that I remember associated with the film. I’ve had this soundtrack for years but I’ve really only started listening to it recently – some great music here, a […]

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August 27, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Wooden Wand: Blood Oaths of the New Blues

Wooden Wand Blood Oaths of the New Blues Fire Records/Southbound This is the 14th album by Wooden Wand, the name James Jackson Toth uses for his broken-arsed folk-meets-country, heck use the Americana tag if you must – it’s likely this’ll be the best Americana album of the year. Toth is a great songwriter and across […]