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December 29, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: December 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 this most recent session probably marked five years. […]
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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 […]
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January 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Stuff.co.nz Reviews The Rolling Stones, December, 2019

The Rolling Stones are the world’s biggest band. We asked Darren and Tamzin, on holiday from the gorgeous Crofton Downs, what they thought  of the show.  “It was good. But they didn’t play all the songs I expected”,  said Darren.  “Yeah, not even Hey Jude, which I was calling for”, laughs Tamzin.  “I mean, I know they didn’t write it, but I would have liked to hear it anyway – I bet […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2017), Album Review, Album Reviews, Album Reviews from 2017’s Final Quarter, Dec, December, Digest, Digests, Digests: Album Reviews from 2017’s Final Quarter, Music, Nov, November, Oct, October, Reviews ·

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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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