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December 1, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Preview: December 31st – New Year’s Eve at Bodega

What a great line-up – DJs in the Burgundy Room playing party tunes all night and DJs and bands upstairs in the main room including a DJ set from Nick Harte of The Shocking Pinks, DJ Serpico (aka Ryan from Minuit) a Cure covers set from Splintered In Her Head, Brave New Void, Tomato Willis, […]

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December 28, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1214

Ghost Wave, Ages (2013) I’ve already reviewed this album, here – gave it a good notice too, I reckon. And I like it. I’ve returned to the album a few times, not one of the absolute greats of the year but it’s been an astonishingly good year for music. And this is dependable. It references […]

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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 […]

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August 12, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Ghost Wave: Ages

Ghost Wave Ages Arch Hill/Flying Nun I liked Ghost Wave’s EP but it’s nice to have this debut, full-lengther to flesh things out. And that’s what they’ve done – fleshed out the band and the songs on this album, as much an upgrade as a continuation of the sound. Ages takes me back not […]