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May 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Luna: A Sentimental Education
Luna A Sentimental Education Double Feature When Luna reformed we were treated to a spectacular show – and now the band’s return to recording, roughly a decade and a half after its last official release sees this charming set of record-collection pop and rock covers. Often there can be an underwhelming feeling attached to a […]Archive
May 3, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Britta Phillips: Luck Or Magic
Britta Phillips Luck Or Magic Double Feature For the last two decades Britta Phillips has partnered with Dean Wareham to provide a great range of music across the “dream-pop” spectrum, first as half of Luna, and then as the duo Dean & Britta. There they mixed covers and originals and worked on commissioned soundtracks for […]Archive
September 30, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Luna (September 23, Wgtn)
Luna MOON Tuesday, September 23 Sometimes you get that feeling – you’re in the right place, it’s the right time, and everyone around you is there to celebrate too. That’s the power of a really great gig, nostalgia gets a bad rap but it’s a big part of how we think and what we feel […]Archive
September 26, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 819
Luna, Bewitched (1994) This was the Luna album I knew the best – so when I heard they were reforming and visiting Wellington this was the one I returned to. Played what was left of the CD a bit – scratched/fingerprints, one of very few CDs I have held on to for far too long and […]Archive
July 1, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Luna reunion: Two NZ Shows Announced (Sept, 2015)
Luna has reformed and will play two New Zealand shows in September, Auckland’s Tuning Fork on September 19 and Wellington’s MOON, September 22. Luna is one of several musical projects featuring the talented Dean Wareham. New Zealand born, Wareham was raised in Australia and America, he didn’t play in the city of his birth until […]Archive
January 26, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 45 – 13 Most Beautiful, Wellington, 2010
I loved this 13 Most Beautiful show, a rare example of the Arts Festival taking a gamble on something “multimedia” and getting it right. Because it was simple – it was essentially Dean and Britta (ie Dean Wareham of Galaxie 500/Luna and Britta, his wife, also of Luna) and the music they had created for […]Archive
April 14, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Dean Wareham: Dean Wareham
Dean Wareham Dean Wareham Double Feature There aren’t many who can boast the consistency of Dean Wareham; certainly not from anyone who has been in the game as long as he has – through Galaxie 500, Luna, Dean & Britta and across soundtrack work and now a (belated) solo career. But boast is one thing […]Archive
November 12, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Dean Wareham: Emancipated Hearts
Dean Wareham Emancipated Hearts Double Feature From Galaxie 500 to Luna to Dean & Britta and then from under that moniker a range of soundtracks and soundscapes, Dean Wareham has covered some ground – while essentially mining versions of the same sound – for a quarter of a century. So it’s strange to finally hear […]Archive
October 19, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1801
Galaxie 500, This Is Our Music (1990) I bought this a couple of years ago – I’d enjoyed some Galaxie 500 and I had really enjoyed Dean Wareham’s book, Black Postcards. Also, I was interviewing Dean about his 13 Most Beautiful show. The album was a handy reference – as well as, you know, a […]Archive
September 3, 2011 by Simon Sweetman