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October 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: October 2020

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now four years into  it or so… For […]
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October 7, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Lydia Loveless: Daughter

Lydia Loveless Daughter Honey, You’re Gonna Be Late Lydia Loveless seemed to arrive fully formed – an alt-country singer/songwriter that had grit and (dark) heart and great songs. And she continues to improve with each album, which is what you want and also what you might expect. But it barely ever actually happens. Here, on […]
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February 28, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 100 Birth

It was meant to be a home-birth. 1984 and Michelle was pregnant – we moved into the top floor of this huge old warehouse space on Wakefield Street that was impossible to heat. They were strange days – the Spines was on hold while Wendy and Ross went off to other bands for a time […]
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April 16, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Jon Hopkins: How I Live Now [OST]

Jon Hopkins How I Live Now [OST] JustNow I haven’t seen the film – it’s based on a young-adult novel but this soundtrack suggests a lot of heart, a sincerity, something certainly sombre too. It’s easy to hear that slow-gorgeous build of The Album Leaf on The River and on shorter cues (The Hawk, Distant […]
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September 24, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Laneway 2014: Lineup Announcement

  Auckland’s annual Laneway festival continues to be the highlight of the local efforts to coordinate and curate a decent music festival. A small handful of stages, easy to get between them and a range of quality acts – okay, so every year there’s cries of “hipster” and silly whinings about having not heard of […]
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