Posts Tagged Carl Shuker

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November 23, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 213

Weyes Blood, Titanic Rising (2019) I reckon this is the album of the year – very close to it, certainly one of my standouts. And I loved Weyes Blood already, particularly her third album, but this is another level. When I reviewed this album earlier in the year I was in Melbourne, listening to the […]

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July 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 176: Carl Shuker

Welcome to episode 176 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 in your Spotify library.  I first met Carl Shuker close to 20 years ago. He […]

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October 2, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 816

Lou Reed and John Cale, Songs For Drella (1990) Okay, here’s an album I owned on tape and then CD and now vinyl…there are a few like that, where it’s never enough…it’s always gotta be there. But also, with this one, check it out: A good friend buys me a copy of this as a […]

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August 12, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Five Films That Stay With Me: Pip Adam

Pip Adam is a writer who lives in Aro Valley. Her first novel, I’m Working On A Building, was published by Victoria University Press in 2013. Her first collection of short stories, Everything We Hoped For was also published by Victoria University Press in 2010. Her work has also appeared in Sport, Glottis, Turbine, Landfall, Lumière Reader, JAAM, […]