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November 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: We Bonded Over Sonny Rollins and Faith No More And Lenny Kravitz And So Much More

We lost a good one this week, a soldier no longer reporting for duty – his war over; he wore it as well as he could, I guess. If you asked me to take a guess on who might succumb – and how fucking gross and dumb – I might just have stammered his name. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Faith No More, Lenny Kravitz, Poem, Poem: We Bonded Over Sonny Rollins and Faith No More And Lenny Kravitz And So Much More, Sonny Rollins, Suicide, We Bonded Over Sonny Rollins and Faith No More And Lenny Kravitz And So Much More ·

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October 9, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 221 – Faith No More, Wellington, 1995

When I first saw Faith No More in Wellington (1993) it was (and still is) one of the greatest gigs I’ve seen. And when Faith No More released its new album in 1995, King For A Day – Fool For A Lifetime, I was amped; anticipating the album and very excited to find they’d be […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1995, 1997, 95, Album of the Year, Angel Dust, Concert, Faith No More, FNM, Gig, King For A Day...Fool For A Lifetime, Live, Live Gig, Mt Cook, Newtown, Showbuildings, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 20 – Faith No More, Stubs: # 221 – Faith No More, Ticket, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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April 29, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Metal on Metal – That’s What I Crave: Ten ‘Gateway Drug’ Metal Albums In My Life

Recently I posted this – about “Ten important hip-hop albums”. I’m going to repeat the opening paragraph from that post: We all know that lists are subjective – that is the point of them. So I’ve decided to do a series of top 10 albums across genres. They’ll appear sporadically. And rather than call them “Top 10” […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged AC/DC, Ace of Spades, Aenima, Angel Dust, Appetite For Destruction, Black Sabbath, Crack The Skye, Cream, Deep Purple, Dirty Deeds Done DIrt Cheap, Faith No More, Guns n Roses, Heavy Metal, Iron Maiden, Lateralus, Led Zeppelin, Mastodon, metal, Metal on Metal, Metal on Metal - That's What I Crave: Ten 'Gateway Drug' Metal Albums In My Life, Motorhead, Paranoid, Ride The Lightning, Ten 'Gateway Drug' Metal Albums In My Life, That's What I Crave, The Number of the Beast, The Razor's Edge, The Real Thing, Tool ·

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February 17, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

A Question For Those (Still) With A CD Collection: What’s Your Best Bonus Disc?

I know, I know – “no one pays for music! Not anymore…” – but for those of you who have (or even had) a CD collection I’ve got a question for you. It’s right there actually (already). In the title of this post. And the reason I ask is because…I was doing some CD-tidying the […]
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November 20, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 20 – Faith No More, Wellington, 1997

I saw Faith No More three times in Wellington, three different venues – and between each show a two-year gap and a new album – I’ve already written about the first time seeing Faith No More (Angel Dust tour) being one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. This was the final time for me […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1997, Faith No More, FNM, Live, Live Gig, Mike Patton, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 20 – Faith No More, This Guy's In Love With You, Ticket, Wellington ·

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June 28, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1091

Ennio Morricone, Il Vizietto (La Cage aux Folles) [OST] (1978) I can remember – back about nearly-20 years ago now – a mate of mine was in some semi-regular correspondence with one of the guys that had played guitar for Faith No More – this guy was also the guitarist in Mr. Bungle. My mate […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged [OST], 1978, Ennio Morricone, Faith No More, FNM, French, Il Vizietto, Il Vizietto (La Cage aux Folles), Italian, La Cage aux Folles, LP, Maestro, Mr. Bungle, Prima Dello Spettacolo, Score, Soundtrack, The Birdcage, Trey Spruance, Vinyl ·

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December 30, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

It Was The Best Gig Ever # 3: Faith No More, Wellington, 1993

I saw Faith No More three times in Wellington, three different venues, three different line-ups of the band (different guitarist each time) between 1993 and 1998 and all three gigs were great. This band never let me down. But they often tell you the first time is sweetest, you certainly never forget your first time. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Angel Dust, Faith No More, FNM, It Was The Best Gig Ever, It Was The Best Gig Ever # 3, Max Roach, Mike Patton, Phantom Billstickers ·

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December 4, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1227

Faith No More, Angel Dust (1992) Well, I’ve gushed on and on about this album for some time really. Wasn’t ever quite sure I’d get the record – then it was reissued recently and so there was a chance. But I missed my window, the store sold through its copies – and I figured I’d […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1992, Angel Dust, Faith No More, Faithless, Land of Sunshine, LP, Reverence, Vinyl ·

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October 19, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1257

Faith No More, Album of The Year (1997) It’s the reissue; 180g, coloured vinyl, limited edition/numbered – and all of that is fine, and yes, it’s still not Angel Dust (but that will be mine; oh yes, that will be mine…) I’m very happy to have this record though, because I dig Faith No More, […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 180g, Album of the Year, Angel Dust, Coloured Vinyl, DJ, Faith No More, FNM, LP, Motel, Naked In Front Of The Computer, Reissue, Stripsearch, Vinyl ·

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July 10, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1338

Living Color, Time’s Up (1990) I was a Living Color fan when they burst on the scene with Vivid and then this album. But I didn’t own the records at the time – I just knew them for the singles. Living Color and Faith No More were two bands I loved at the time for […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1990, Biscuits, Drum Clinic, Elvis Is Dead, Faith No More, Jane, Living Color, LP, Stain, Time's Up, Vinyl, Vivid, Will Calhoun ·

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April 19, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Beastwars: Blood Becomes Fire

Beastwars Blood Becomes Fire Destroy Records The fearsome sound of the mighty Beastwars was built from all the right parts of stoner rock and sludge metal and through word-of-mouth, great shows and that silly-but-perfect tagline: Obey The Riff they had a following. The old fashioned way, essentially. Hard fought, deserved. Good on them. The self-titled […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Beastwars, Blood Becomes Fire, Faith No More, Melvins, Sludge Metal, Soundgarden, Stoner-Rock ·

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February 28, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Tomahawk: Oddfellows

Tomahawk Oddfellows Ipecac It’s the fourth album from Tomahawk and it is the least interesting. You see Tomahawk records – the other three – are interesting. The first two, particularly, were brilliant, pulverising and polarising but this one is a case of too little, too late, arriving after a giant break – Mike Patton’s increasing […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Faith No More, Fantomas, Ipecac, Mike Patton, Oddfellow, Tomahawk ·
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