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February 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 335 

Hothouse Flowers, Don’t Go [Single] (1988) Hothouse Flowers – good band! Saw them live a couple of times, once still in their ascendancy and then many years on. They still sounded great. Good show. Very capable. But it was a school night. In a wee pub down the road. And no one seemed to really give a fuck – […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1980s, 1988, Dire Straits, Don't Go, Eighties, Hothouse Flowers, Ireland, Irish, LP, Pop, Record, Saved, Single, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 335, Vinyl ·

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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 […]
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September 9, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 375

Sinead O’Connor, The Lion and the Cobra (1987) I am not sure of the timeline exactly – I probably heard the second album first, given that was where the big, big hit was, but I do remember staying up late one night and seeing a show that featured songs from this album and the one […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1987, Irish, LP, Mandinka, Record, Sinead O'Connor, The Vinyl Countdown # 375, Vinyl ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1988, Clannad, Eithne Ní Bhraonáin, Enya, Enya Brennan, Ireland, Irish, LP, Orinoco Flow, Out of the Blue, Record, Single, The Vinyl Countdown # 782, Vinyl, Watermark ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Comedian, Comedy, Dominion Post, Gig Review, Ireland, Irish, Live, Live Comedy, Opera House, Stand Up, Stand-up Comedy, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: #116 – Tommy Tiernan, Tommy Tiernan, Wellington 2011 ·

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June 1, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 82 – Guinness Celebration of Irish Music, Wellington, 1997

Not a whole lot of recollection around this one – and not due to any huge amount of the sponsor’s product by the way; just lost in the mists of time. A friend (Irish) wanted to go, knew of cheap last-minute student tickets. I was keen on gigs. Had a spare $30. And at that […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1997, Celtic Music, Guinness, Irish, Irish Bands, Irish Music, Live, Live Gig, MFC, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 82 – Guinness Celebration of Irish Music, Wellington ·

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July 20, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Aldoc: From Tallaght To Halle

Aldoc From Tallaght To Halle Aldocrecords Aldoc is the new moniker for Alan Doherty, former frontman and flautist for Grada. Here he flaunts his flute over loops from African rhythms (Takaka Rain) and reggaeton (Feed Me Seymour), there are lovely, wafting, melodic gems at almost every turn in fact. The feel-good nature of the record […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Alan Doherty, Album Review, Aldoc, Celtic, From Tallaght To Halle, Gerry Paul, Grada, Instrumental, Irish, Kiwi, Reggae, Riki Gooch, World Music ·

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August 5, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

And So I Watch You From Afar: All Hail Bright Futures

And So I Watch You From Afar All Hail Bright Futures Sargent House/Southbound Peddling a type of post-hardcore instrumental nonsense that sounds like primary school math-rock in a blender with fermented jellybeans, Irish band And So I Watch You From Afar returns with its third album. Good lord this is awful. It’s like a neon […]
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