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March 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 55 – Riki Gooch

Welcome to episode 55 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. A chat with musician Riki Gooch. Riki is a drummer, DJ, producer, beatmaker and multi-instrumentalist. He has played with Trinity Roots, Spines and Fat Freddy’s Drop, recorded and toured with Bic Runga, been a long-time collaborator with Leila Adu and Jonathan Crayford; […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Drums, Fat Freddy's Drop, Jazz School, Orchestra of Spheres, Riki Gooch, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 55 – Riki Gooch, Trinity Roots ·

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October 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Fat Freddy’s Drop: The Cure for Insomnia

It started in 2001. There was an album called Live at the Matterhorn – it only had four tracks but it wasn’t an EP – the shortest cut was 12 minutes long. Supposedly this album caught Fat Freddy’s Drop in improvisational form. Every minute of every song sounded the same to me. And I had […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Based On A True Story, BBQ Reggae, Blog, Blog On The Tracks, Dub, Dull, Fat Freddy's Drop, Fat Freddy's Drop: The Cure for Insomnia, FFD, From The Blog Archives, Live at the Matterhorn, Live Gig, Reggae, The Cure For Insomnia, Wellington ·

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May 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 110 New Zealand Music Month

It’s always slightly depressing to me somehow – why we need one at all and who it’s for exactly. Growing up as a kid in the sixties most of the ‘homegrown’ music we heard was local cover versions of overseas artists songs – almost like a karaoke country or lamb dressed as mutton. There were […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Art, Barry Saunders, Beat Rhythm Fashion, Body Electric, Dave Dobbyn, Fat Freddy's Drop, Flying Nun, Front Lawn, Guest Blog, Guest Post, Jews Brothers, Jive Bombers, Jon Mcleary, Midge Marsden Band, Muttonbirds, Nambassa, Negative Theatre, Neil Finn, New Zealand Music, New Zealand Music Commission, New Zealand Music Month, New Zealand On Air, NZMM, Orchestra of Spheres, Radio With Pictures, Rip It Up, Shona Laing, Six Volts, Sneaky Feelings, Songwriting, Spines, Steroids, The Chills, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 110, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 110 New Zealand Music Month, The Great Ngaruawahia Music Festival, The Spines, Tim Finn, TrinityRoots, Verlaines, War Stories, War Stories # 110, Writing ·

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December 15, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Fat Freddy’s Drop: Bays

Fat Freddy’s Drop Bays The Drop Fire up the barbie and make the most of the remaining warm weather. If it’s a classic steak you’re after, try our T-bone with chimichurri. The kids will love our tasty beef burgers. And if red meat isn’t your thing, we’ve got chicken fajitas and scallop skewers to satisfy. […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bays, Fat Freddy's Drop ·

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July 23, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: TEASER Episode 4 – Lisa Tomlins

For the next episode of Sweetman Podcast I spoke with Lisa Tomlins. Look, she’s worked with everyone in Wellington music – almost anyone you can think of she’s played a gig with them, been on their album, been a selling point of the sound. Most recently she’s toured the world with Neil Finn. I sat […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Backing Singer, BVs, Chocolate Box, DJ, EBB, Fat Freddy's Drop, Fly My Pretties, Interview, Lead Singer, Lisa T, Lisa Tomlins, Neil Finn, Podcast, Rhombus, Singing, Soundcloud, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast: TEASER - Episode 4 – Lisa Tomlins, Teaser, Trailer, TrinityRoots, Vocalist, Wellington ·

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January 24, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Brockaflower: Build It

Brockaflower Build It Brockaflower Brockaflower – or, more embarrassingly, Brockaflowersaurus-Rex & The Blueberry Biscuits (I absolutely shit you not!) – is a nine-piece Wellington collective, many of the members of the band have solo careers and/or work with other outfits; it’s that nearly happy-clappy jam-band idea. We come together (and I bet they do) and […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Brockaflower, Brockaflowersaurus-Rex & The Blueberry Biscuits, Build It, Estere, Fat Freddy's Drop, Kiwi, Louis Baker, Thomas Friggens, Trinity Roots ·

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December 28, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Black Minnaloushe: Vacant Lot

Black Minnaloushe Vacant Lot BMR Records Black Minnaloushe is the brainchild/project of Wellingtonian Andrew Carey – he played in The Livids with his cousin Sean O’Brien who is perhaps better known these days for playing under the name Joe Blossom. So he had this kinda melodic, almost dream-pop bed to work from but adds to […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Andrew Carey, Black Minnaloushe, Fat Freddy's Drop, James Milne, Kiwi, Lawrence Arabia, Little Bark, NZ, Phoenix Foundation, Sophie Burbery, Vacant Lot, Will Ricketts ·

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June 26, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Fat Freddy’s Drop: Blackbird

Fat Freddy’s Drop Blackbird The Drop Patient: Doctor, I can’t sleep! I’ve tried everything! Doctor: Have you tried seeing a doctor? Patient: I’m doing that now! Doctor: Oh, yeah, um, right, er, have you tried…taking a warm bath? Patient: Yes. Doctor: Have you tried drinking warm milk? Patient: Yes. Doctor: Have you tried drinking warm […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Blackbird, Fat Freddy's Drop ·

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July 5, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1941

Fat Freddy’s Drop, Dr Boondigga And The Big BW (2009) You know, I really don’t mind the second album by Fat Freddy’s Drop. In small doses. Thoughtfully, it was released as a double-album on vinyl; one side (two songs) is usually enough at a time. But it’s a huge improvement from that monotonous, dreary debut. […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Based On A True Story, Blog On The Tracks, Dr Boondigga And The Big BW, Fat Freddy's Drop, Shiverman, Vinyl ·

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