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November 9, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 141 – Gerry Paul
Welcome to episode 141 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library to access each new episode; or via Anchor/FMyou can get the […]Archive
August 23, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 83: The Undertones – “Hypnotised”
Everyone that likes music knows at least one thing about The Undertones – you know that John Peel loved Teenage Kicks so much he played it twice in a row; when the veteran DJ died the station paid tribute by playing that song through twice. You might also know Feargal Sharkey – who went on […]Archive
March 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Undertones: Two NZ Shows – First Time Ever in NZ! (July, 2017)
The Undertones – Ireland’s legendary pop/punk band has announced its first ever New Zealand shows, San Fran in Wellington, Tuesday, July 11 and Kings Arms, Auckland, Wednesday, July 12. The tour celebrates their four decades together. Tickets for both shows are on sale immediately from 8am today (Thursday 2 March) from UnderTheRadar. TThe Undertones NZ tour […]Archive
December 6, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 782
Enya, Orinoco Flow [Single] (1988) I wonder if any of the people that claim to hate Enya – to write her music off as the water-coloured soundtrack for sleeping they’re sure it is – have actually listened. I mean beyond this song. I love a bit of Enya. A bit of Enya Brennan, a bit […]Archive
July 27, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: #116 – Tommy Tiernan, Wellington, 2011
So often I’m disappointed by stand-up comedy – I’ve watched and listened to so much. I spent my teenage years going over and over anything and everything by Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy and Steve Martin and Robin Willliams (and Bill Cosby) and all of that only sent me off in other directions to find […]Archive
November 10, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Preview: Mick Flannery and John Spillane – NZ Tour (November 2014)
Over four nights next week – through Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and Auckland – two of Cork’s finest singer-songwriters will perform a series of shows. The Irish musicians Mick Flannery and John Spillane have solo careers (Spillane has been a member of traditional/folk groups as well as working independently; Flannery has four solo albums out since […]Archive
September 8, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Stiff Little Fingers: No Going Back
Stiff Little Fingers No Going Back Mondo Recordings/Southbound Here’s a brand new Stiff Little Fingers album – recorded after 11 years off, well 11 years without an album, the band’s founding member Jake Burns continues to whip out the Stiff Little Fingers sound with his touring version of the band – and some of these […]Archive
October 30, 2013 by Simon Sweetman