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April 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Norah Jones: ‘Til We Meet Again (Live)
Norah Jones ‘Til We Meet Again (Live) Blue Note I may not have always believed in Norah Jones – but I always wanted to. The first couple of albums felt too polite and the performances that accompanied them were very deer-in-the-headlights – then the record company poured water on everything to rinse and repeat. I […]Archive
March 17, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
SIX60 – Till The Lights Go Out: DVD
SIX60: Till The Lights Go Out Director: Julia Parnell Notable Pictures Six60 was the brainchild of New Zealand’s 38th Prime Minister, Sir John Philip Key. As the patron saint of populism, Key invented the band in a rundown Dunedin Scarfie/Breather squat-hole partly to distract from the housing crisis, but mostly so his son Max had […]Archive
January 28, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
It Was The Best Gig Ever # 21 Emmylou Harris, Wellington 2001
I’ve been revisiting the second-coming of Emmylou Harris lately – you know, everything from Wrecking Ball through the Spyboy years, the duet record with Linda Ronstadt and of course Red Dirt Girl. Though I knew about her before those records – and owned the two “Profile” Best Of compilations on vinyl (freebies that I took […]Archive
November 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
It Was The Best Gig Ever # 19: Stevie Wonder, Christchurch 2008
I’ve loved Stevie Wonder’s music my whole life. My mum tells the story that one of the records they’d rock me to sleep with was Songs In The Key of Life – which was born the same year as me and makes me think my folks were pretty fucking hip. And so, of course I […]Archive
November 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Dolly Parton – 50 Years At The Opry: DVD
Dolly Parton: 50 Years At The Opry Director: Ashley S Gorman Man Alive Entertainment / Madman It’s been a huge year or two for Dolly Parton – a range of celebratory docos, biopics and biographical stories including a brilliant podcast series. Dolly is always there. And for many of us she’s one of music’s true […]Archive
October 25, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 31
Pixies, Doolittle (1989) It’s funny how a concert can ruin a band for you – when I saw the Pixies, finally, in 2010 (and playing this album in its entirety)I fell out of love with the group almost instantly. I’ve barely listened to them since. I grew up loving the band and I had all […]Archive
September 28, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Sitting Room Sessions: Margot Pierard & Wil Sargisson
This guy in Hawke’s Bay started this thing a while back called The Sitting Room Sessions – follow the page on Facebook. Check it out. House concerts, basically. Small gigs. Acoustic, primarily. A sitting audience. Waiting to be entertained, open to hearing anything, sure of quality due to the curation by their host. He’s trusted. […]Archive
August 31, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 274 – Rhian Sheehan, Wellington, 2018
I’ve seen Rhian Sheehan a bunch of times. And it’s always been great – always a variation of the same sorts of moods and feels and vibe; many of the same pieces even. But it always has a new flavour too. So it’s never (just) repetition. I’ve seen this sort of show from him develop […]Archive
July 1, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 32 – Deep Purple, “Concerto For Group And Orchestra”
Deep Purple, Concerto for Group and Orchestra, 1969 I have a complicated history with this one – I probably thought about it before hearing it more than has been the case with any other album… Let me explain. Deep Purple was one of my first loves – a Singles collection by the band was the […]Archive
December 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Gigs I Saw in 2019
I probably saw fewer gigs – and reviewed fewer gigs – in 2019 than any other year. That’s kinda nice. I also paid for a few shows too; more than other years. That’s also nice – liberating…although I’m so conditioned to writing a review to process the show that I still turn out the reviews […]Archive
November 28, 2019 by Simon Sweetman