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May 10, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Film Preview: Swagger of Thieves
Swagger of Thieves – the documentary feature about Head Like A Hole made its debut last year at the Wellington Film Festival (see here for my review). The independently produced and distributed film will now have a limited run in theatres across New Zealand from May 17. See here and here for more details. And see here for […]Archive
January 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 97 – Jules Desmond (Take 2)
Welcome to episode 97 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This is a second conversation with Jules Desmond. If you missed the first one click here – we had a good old chat about some of his bands and music reminiscing – but we didn’t cover it all. So […]Archive
August 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 76 – Tamzin Beazley
Welcome to episode 76 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This one arrives a day or two early – timing it with the film’s current run around the country as part of the Festival – a conversation with Tamzin Beazley; she is the wife of Booga Beazley from Head […]Archive
July 30, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Swagger of Thieves: Film
Swagger of Thieves Director: Julian Boshier Niche Cameras Ltd. “Head Like A Hole is the sweaty beast of NZ rock’n’roll music…” – that comes from a quote I wrote for a poster of the band; I look at that poster every day, it’s above my desk – it’s there because I had to create the […]Archive
May 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Guest Post: A Bit Brutal, But Very Truthful [by Tamzin Beazley]
A few days ago, Booga and I watched Swagger of Thieves, a documentary by filmmaker Julian Boshier. For five years Julian has filmed Head Like a Hole (after they reformed in 2009). He’s stayed at our house, hung out with our kids and shared meals with us. Julian has toured nationally with the band several […]Archive
March 13, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Head Like A Hole to Re-Release and Tour 13: NZ Tour (May, 2017)
Head Like A Hole has just announced a deluxe vinyl re-release of their classic debut album, 13. To celebrate the band will tour the country in May, full dates below and for more background see here. April 29 – AUCKLAND, Ding Dong Lounge * (Exclusive warm up show) May 4 – TAURANGA, 11 Totara Street […]Archive
October 30, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Head Like A Hole: Two Shows (Dec, 2015)
Head Like A Hole has two final shows for 2015, just announced. The band will play Wellington’s Valhalla on Friday, December 11 and Palmerston North’s The Royal, Saturday, December 12. There’s plenty planned for 2016 – an album of covers and a vinyl reissue of the band’s debut full-lengther on the horizon. Tours in support […]Archive
July 14, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 3 – Booga Beazley
Welcome to the third episode of Sweetman Podcast. This time it’s a chat with Booga Beazley. I first met the Head Like A Hole frontperson when the band reformed for Homegrown and I wrote a Day In The Life-story after spending a day with him in his Otaki home – having been a fan of […]Archive
July 11, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: TEASER TWO Episode 3 – Booga Beazley
Here’s another little taste of what’s to come…in what will be the next episode of Sweetman Podcast when Booga Beazley of Head Like a Hole talks musical influences and ‘high times’ on the way to forming the band, keeping it together, seeing it all fall apart and then rebuilding it once again. They’re on tour […]Archive
July 8, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: TEASER Episode 3 – Booga Beazley
Here’s a little taste of what’s to come…the next episode of Sweetman Podcast features Booga Beazley of Head Like a Hole. We talked about his personal history, his influences – and all about the evolution of the band. Check out a little snippet of our conversation below. The full interview will be up here late […]Archive
June 9, 2015 by Simon Sweetman