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December 13, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Reviews: December 2018
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 nearly three years into it. Last year I […]Archive
January 12, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Digests: Album Reviews from 2017’s Final Quarter
I am not writing as many album reviews as I used to – 2013, 2014, 2015 and even 2016 were all very big years for album-review writing for me. I wrote hundreds. Sometimes 40 or 50 a month. For many reasons I’m not doing anywhere near that now – I have a weekly podcast I’m […]Archive
November 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: NZ Tour (Dec, 2017)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard will play their first shows in NZ this December. This is a must-see band. I was lucky enough to catch them in Sydney, last year, on my way back from an American trip. It was simply one of the greatest shows I’ve ever seen. Amazing band. Dynamic, exciting, intense, […]Archive
October 11, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Brötzmann/Leigh: NZ Tour (Nov/Dec 2017)
Altmusic and the Audio Foundation are proud to present a nationwide tour of renowned saxophone/pedal steel guitar duo, Brötzmann / Leigh. Peter Brötzmann is a living legend of improvised music who has embodied the leading edge of the European avant-garde for over 50 years, challenging audiences and convention alike with a relentless intensity. On pedal […]Archive
September 24, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Tour Announcement: Future Islands To Play Two NZ Shows (Dec, 2017)
Future Islands will play two New Zealand shows, December 2017. And it’ll be a first-time visit to Wellington. Yes, there was a certain viral hit of a song/video/performance – but the Baltimore-based synthpop combo has a five-album strong discography, with many calling their latest, The Far Field their best. Info below for the shows – December 14 […]Archive
August 8, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Marky Ramone’s Blitzkreig: NZ Tour (Nov/Dec, 2017)
This November will herald the return of true punk rock royalty to our shores, Marky Ramone. Marky is one of the last remaining members of The Ramones, and the one with the longest lineage, having handled skins duties for the formative punk outfit between 1978 to 1983 and again from 1987 until 1996. An original denizen of […]Archive
March 29, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Cat Stevens: Three NZ Shows (Dec, 2017)
Cat Stevens is celebrating 50 years since his debut album – the world tour stops in for three New Zealand shows (Auckland, New Plymouth, Christchurch) ahead of Christmas. Tickets are on sale from April 5, 10am with My Ticketek Pre-sale, Tuesday, April 4, 10am-10pm. The 50 Year Anniversary Peace Train Tour will have Yusuf/Cat Stevens […]Archive
February 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: #200 – Bug Lab, Te Papa, Wellington, 2017
You’ve got until April of this year to get along to this Bug Lab exhibition at Wellington’s Te Papa and it’s worth it – for locals and out-of-towners. A great thing for the kids. I loved it at least as much as Oscar, though to be fair he’d already seen it when I went along […]Archive
December 12, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Tuwhare – The Concert (December 9, Wgtn)
Tuwhare – The Concert (10th Anniversary) Opera House Friday, December 9 Ten years ago I saw in Wellington’s Town Hall, spellbound as Graham Brazier sang the words of Hone Tuwhare’s poem, Friend, in a simple, lovely acoustic strum; the perfect song-setting for a story about a get-together over an afternoon pint. Mahinarangi Tocker provided yet […]Archive
December 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Preview: Shayne Carter, Tiny Ruins and Pikelet – Meow, Wellington, Friday, December 30, 2016
One of the best gigs of the year (surely) has just been announced, and it’ll take place on the penultimate day of the year – Shayne Carter and band, Tiny Ruins with her band and Melbourne’s Pikelet will play at Meow. Just $20 + booking fee. A bargain by anyone’s standards. And what a line-up. […]Archive
October 3, 2016 by Simon Sweetman