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May 16, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Watching Music
The best way you can learn about music is by listening to it – sure, you can research, ask questions, read up, get opinions from others…these are all smart ways to build your knowledge, but number one is to listen widely. And far too often. Reading about music has been a big part of my […]Archive
April 24, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
John Williams / Berliner Philharmoniker: The Berlin Concert
John Williams / Berliner Philharmoniker The Berlin Concert Deutsche Gram France John Towner Williams is on a victory lap – and rightly. He’s just turned 90. His influence is everywhere in film scoring and his work continues. Here in celebration of some of his finest work, the Berliner Philharmoniker presents a towering program of highlights. […]Archive
February 3, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 288 – Ben Elton, Wellington, 2021
I didn’t write a review of this show – because I interviewed Ben ahead of the tour. What a treat that was – Ben Elton on the phone. Actually you can have a listen! First I wrote it up for my newsletter and site, then I decided the audio was good enough, so I shared […]Archive
January 30, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Barn – Neil Young & Crazy Horse – A Band, A Brotherhood, A Barn: Film
Barn: Neil Young & Crazy Horse – A Band, A Brotherhood, A Barn Director: DHLoveLife A Shakey Pictures Production Neil Young is in the news for taking his music off Spotify – his stand against the company’s platforming of Joe Rogan’s podcast. Rogan masquerades as a free-thinker and entertains conspiracy theories, which has seen him […]Archive
November 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Oh The Places A Neil Finn Show Can Go!
I’ve seen Neil Finn perform in a few different contexts – in a few different cities too. I’ve seen him heading Crowded House and Split Enz reunions, I’ve caught him a few times with brother Tim, sometimes billed as The Finn Brothers, or Finn, and there’s been a bunch of Neil Finn shows. You go to a Neil Finn show […]Archive
November 27, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 287 PJ Harvey, Wellington, 2017
I saw PJ Harvey in 2004, flew to Sydney – went with a couple of my best mates, it was incredible. Shortly after she announced she was retiring from stage-work. Well, she came back after a few years away and then I didn’t go to Auckland and see her again, and sorta wished I had. […]Archive
October 15, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Seeing Simon & Garfunkel. Twice.
Back in 2009 Simon & Garfunkel played. Twice. And I went to both shows. I only found out I’d be at both gigs at about 4pm on the Friday of the weekend they played. But, good stuff. I’d always been interested in the idea of attending back-to-back shows by an artist but it’s an extravagance that […]Archive
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. […]Archive
August 29, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Gig / Economy
I saw so many shows, more than most, more than just about anyone I know. And if I stop to think I can name dozens that meant the world – but it’s also easy to think of hundreds that were not up to much. This isn’t the wiring of my brain. This is the curse […]Archive
August 23, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
It Was The Best Gig Ever # 22: Guns N’ Roses, Auckland 1993
My son asks me about Guns N Roses these days. Quite often actually. He is getting hooked on hard rock – KISS, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, selected Beastie Boys, that sort of thing. And he’s always been into the Appetite For Destruction album – because it’s one of the few CDs I still own, and round […]Archive
August 7, 2021 by Simon Sweetman