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November 1, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: #198 – Earl Sweatshirt, Danny Brown and Run The Jewels, Wellington, 2014

You can never be sure until you go to the show. That’s the rule and this show was a great example. Beforehand I was expecting the most from Earl Sweatshirt since I liked his music the most. But on the night Danny Brown probably gave the most. Run The Jewels were superb too, though not […]

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September 15, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Vince Staples: Hell Can Wait (ep)

Vince Staples Hell Can Wait (ep) Def Jam I got into listening to rappers for the street-poetry feel, the anger-as-energy, the flow has always been important, great beats/samples/production sure, but it’s about the lyricism, and the cut of it. I love a lot of the positive/conscious stuff, the hippy-trippy paisley fun…but I want to hear […]

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January 16, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Earl Sweatshirt: Doris

Earl Sweatshirt Doris Columbia I’m a tourist when it comes to hip-hop, can’t lie and suggest otherwise – and ain’t no shame in that anyway, for all this talk of adhering to the culture, of respecting the elements you know there’s a bunch of people spouting all that and then nerding it up in-between favourite […]

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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 […]