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February 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Revisiting Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman: Tracy Chapman’s Classic Self-Titled Debut
A couple of weeks back we’re driving back into Wellington, having been up the coast. It was a long Sunday drive and we had been playing a bunch of Sunday afternoon music in the car: Paul Buchanan’s Mid Air, Mark Lanegan’s I’ll Take Care Of You, Lawrence Arabia’s The Sparrow, Paul & Linda McCartney’s Ram, […]Archive
October 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 618
The Monkees, The Monkees (1966) I’ve always loved The Monkees – I remember, vividly, the summer that the TV show came on the telly when I was little. It was a series of re-runs – but it was the first time in my life the TV show was around. Part of a wave of 60s […]Archive
February 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 751
Into Orbit, Caverns [Test Pressing] (2015/6) What a treat this was! The guys from Into Orbit came by to have a chat for the podcast – and they gifted me one of the Test Pressing copies of their soon-to-be-realised vinyl (of 2014’s debut album, Caverns). You can pre-order the record now for just $25 – […]Archive
June 15, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary #12 The Moon
At the end of 1984 the Spines was humming again. Ross Burge and Wendy Calder were both back in the band and it was time to record our first album. Neill Duncan suggested Capture Studios in Gisborne, run by his old mate Maurice Priestly. We took the train. Jayrem Records gave us a budget 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
October 11, 2013 by Simon Sweetman