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February 9, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 102 – Marie Le Lievre
Welcome to episode 102 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This one is a chat with visual artist Marie Le Lievre. She’s a Christchurch-based artist. A painter, primarily. Though her current show at Bartley & Company in Wellington features drawings and paintings.Archive
December 14, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 94 – Adam McGrath (The Eastern)
Welcome to episode 94 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I had a terrific chat with Adam McGrath of The Eastern. Adam is also a solo artist – with his debut solo record due out early next year. But for the last half-decade and more he’s been the frontman […]Archive
September 28, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 83 – Stuart McKenzie
Welcome to episode 83 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This one is a chat with Stuart McKenzie. He’s a writer, producer, director, actor – he’s worked extensively across theatre and film, creating plays and short films, directing the full-length feature, For Good and his most recent (shared) project […]Archive
September 5, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Bic Runga: Drive 20th Anniversary Tour (Oct/Nov 2017)
Bic Runga’s classic debut album, Drive turned 20 last month. I still have my original CD copy, signed by Runga when she visited the music store I had, at that time, just started working in – I’d been there a matter of just a few weeks. And she was a big, important star on the […]Archive
August 8, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Marky Ramone’s Blitzkreig: NZ Tour (Nov/Dec, 2017)
This November will herald the return of true punk rock royalty to our shores, Marky Ramone. Marky is one of the last remaining members of The Ramones, and the one with the longest lineage, having handled skins duties for the formative punk outfit between 1978 to 1983 and again from 1987 until 1996. An original denizen of […]Archive
June 19, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Peter Garrett to appear at WORD Christchurch Event – Shifting Points of View: Sept 10 (2017)
WORD Christchurch is pleased to announce Peter Garrett: Big Blue Sky, as part of its Shifting Points of View series held in association with Christchurch Arts Festival. In between Midnight Oil’s two New Zealand concerts, the band’s charismatic frontman Peter Garrett makes a special intimate appearance on 10 September to talk about his creative and political life, […]Archive
March 29, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Cat Stevens: Three NZ Shows (Dec, 2017)
Cat Stevens is celebrating 50 years since his debut album – the world tour stops in for three New Zealand shows (Auckland, New Plymouth, Christchurch) ahead of Christmas. Tickets are on sale from April 5, 10am with My Ticketek Pre-sale, Tuesday, April 4, 10am-10pm. The 50 Year Anniversary Peace Train Tour will have Yusuf/Cat Stevens […]Archive
November 2, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Airbourne: NZ Tour (Jan, 2017)
Aussie rockers Airbourne have announced a set of New Zealand dates for early in 2017. Regular visitors and the next best thing to the mighty AC/DC – perhaps (now) even better than the real thing – Airbourne will get the heart charging with their kick-arse rock’n’roll. Stadium rock in intimate venues, expect all of the […]Archive
September 12, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band: Two NZ Shows (Feb, 2017)
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will play two shows in New Zealand in February, 2017. On tour in Australia for a month-long stay the two NZ shows will see Springsteen and band perform in Christchurch at the AMI Stadium on the eve of the sixth anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake, Feb 21 and […]Archive
January 28, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Blind Boy Paxton: NZ Tour (March, 2016)
Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton will make his New Zealand debut in March. Playing four shows (Auckland’s Tuning Fork, Thursday, March 10, The Naval Point Club in Lyttelton, Friday, March 11, Wellington’s Bodega on Saturday, March 12 and Black Barn in Havelock North, Sunday March 13) he’s well worth checking out. Playing harmonica, piano, ukulele, banjo, […]Archive
November 10, 2015 by Simon Sweetman