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January 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Tour Announcement: Jakob’s 20th Anniversary (3 NZ Shows)

Details have been announced today that Jakob will play three shows across the North Island of New Zealand in celebration of the band turning 20. That’s twenty years of some of the best music – wondrous sonic excavations and explorations. Jakob 20th Anniversary Tour Saturday 27th January, The Cabana, Napier Saturday 3rd February, Kings Arms, […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged $20, 20th Anniversary, Auckland, Hawke's Bay, Jakob, Jeff Boyle, Napier, North Island, NZ Tour, Podcast, Three Shows, Tour Announcement: Jakob's 20th Anniversary (3 NZ Shows), Twenty, Wellington ·

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June 16, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 543

Jakob, Sines (2014) I have written about Jakob a lot – in fact I’ve even written about this album a lot – I reviewed it, I wrote a bit interview/feature as well – later we revisited that and most of the band’s career in a podcast with guitarist Jeff Boyle and there have been a […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2014, Harmonia, Hawke's Bay, HB, Jakob, Jeff Boyle, Kiwi, LP, Napier, NZ, Podcast, Record, Sines, The Vinyl Countdown # 543, Vinyl ·

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March 30, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 56 – Paul McLaney

Welcome to episode 56 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, L’affare and Yeastie Boys. This one is a chat with musician Paul McLaney. This conversation was recorded over a year ago – it was to be one of the earliest podcast episodes, and then I lost it, then I […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Chat, Conversation, Fly My Pretties, Gramsci, Guitar, Guitarist, Interview, Jakob, Jeff Boyle, Jethro Tull, L'affare, Mushroom, Mushroom Publishing, Paul McLaney, Rhian Sheehan, SJD, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 56, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 56 – Paul McLaney, T Leaf T, The Impending Adorations, Yeastie Boys ·

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December 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Without Borders: Be A Champ (ep)

Without Borders Be A Champ (ep) (Independent/Bandcamp) Napier’s Without Borders impressed me when I saw them a year ago – just their second gig I believe. They were opening for Jakob. In fact, and let’s get this out of the way right now, two-thirds of Without Borders is the rhythm section from Jakob. That’s right, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Be A Champ, Deanne Taumata, EP, Hawke's Bay, Jakob, Jason Johnston, Maurice Beckett, Napier, Without Borders ·

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August 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 28 – Jeff Boyle of Jakob

Welcome to episode 28 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. This one is a conversation with Jeff Boyle, guitarist and sonic wizard behind Jakob. The Napier-based three-piece has been an entity – with the same line-up, the same three friends – for nearly 20 years. I spoke with Jeff the day after […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Cabana, Ep.28, Hawke's Bay, HB, http://jakob.co.nz/, Instrumental, Isis, Jakob, Jason Johnston, Jeff Boyle, L'affare, Maurice Beckett, Napier, Phantom Billstickers, Podcast, Post-Rock, Russian Circles, Simon Sweetman, Sweetman, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 28 – Jeff Boyle of Jakob, Tool, Trio, Yeastie Boys ·

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June 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 23 – Ben Fulton

We’re up to episode 23 of Sweetman Podcast – a chat with my friend Ben Fulton. He’s a musician and he makes guitar pedals, his company is Red Witch Analog Guitar Pedals. He’s also played music with Paul Ubana Jones and Jan Hellriegel, Ahoribuzz and The Hairy Lollies. He released a solo album, collaborated with […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Ahoribuzz, Ben Fulton, Business, Cabana, Dave Dobbyn, Ep # 23, Episode Twenty-Three, Friendship, Guitar, Guitar Pedals, Guitarist, Jakob, Jan Hellriegel, L'affare, Lead Zeppelin, Music, Musician, Neil Finn, Paul Ubana Jones, Red Witch Analog Pedals, Simon Sweetman, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 23 – Ben Fulton, TITAN, Touring, Yeastie Boys ·

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January 24, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 13 – Into Orbit

I first saw the band Into Orbit a couple of years ago, one of their very first gigs. I was blown away. Not just the power and sound of this duo but the conceptual shape of their music. Here were talented players, well-versed in metal, seeking new sonic territory. I loved their debut album, Caverns. […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Band, Bandcamp, Caverns, Dark Matter, Drums, Duo, Guitar, Ian, Ian Moir, Interview, Into Orbit, Jakob, Kiwi, metal, Music, NZ, Paul, Paul Stewart, Post-Rock, Reissue, Russian Circles, Simon Sweetman, Single, Sweetman, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 13 – Into Orbit, Vinyl, Wellington ·

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December 19, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

DJ Setlist: Cabana, Saturday, December 19, 2015

A great night at The Cabana in Napier – with three fantastic bands. Jakob’s annual Christmas Party but the opening band was Without Borders (featuring the Jakob rhythm section) and then there was Queens of Beauty School. Three fantastic bands and I had the pleasure of playing a few records to warm-up, to cool-down and […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2015, Cabana, Christmas, December 19, DJ, DJ Set, DJ Setlist: Cabana, Hawke's Bay, HB, Jakob, LP, Napier, Queens of Beauty School, Records, Saturday, Simon Sweetman, The Cabana, Vinyl, Without Borders, Xmas, Xmas Party ·

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December 2, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Jakob’s Annual HB Xmas Show: 2015

If there’s one thing I love about being stuck in Hawke’s Bay for Christmas – and there might only be one thing, after all – it’s the knowledge that Jakob will be performing a celebratory Christmas show at the Cabana in Napier. It’s an annual event. This year it takes place on Saturday, December 19. And […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 8pm, Cabana, December 19, DJ, Gig Preview, Hawke's Bay, Jakob, Jakob’s Annual HB Xmas Show: 2015, Jason Johnston, Jeff Boyle, Maurice Beckett, Napier, PR, Promo, Saturday, Sines, Vinyl ·

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October 12, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Impending Adorations: Threshold

The Impending Adorations Threshold Paul McLaney Three years ago Paul McLaney’s Impending Adorations moniker had released Further, the third album inside a year (the previous two being Gestalt and Intentions) and the wise assumption was that within three or six months we’d have a new album; he’d always planned his Impending Adorations project as creating […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Andy Keegan, Anthology, Further, Gestalt, GIFT, Gramsci, Hummel, Intentions, Jakob, Jeff Boyle, Paul McLaney, Quadrilogy, Rhian Sheehan, The Impending Adorations, Threshold ·

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August 5, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Jakob and Beastwars to play four NZ shows together: Oct 2015

Two of my favourite bands, two of the best acts in the country are joining forces for a series of shows in October. What a treat it will be to have Jakob and Beastwars on the same bill for four shows – playing Allen Street in Christchurch on October 2, Refuel in Dunedin on October 3, San […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2015, Beastwars, Best, Jakob, Jakob and Beastwars to play four NZ shows together: Oct 2015, NZ, October, Promo, Tour Announcement ·

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July 29, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Collapse.Rebuild: Fail Again, Fail Better

Collapse.Rebuild Fail Again, Fail Better Fluttery Records I’ll try anything I find from Fluttery Records, which is how I arrived at this, the debut album by Milan-based post-rockers, Collpase.Rebuild. It’s billed as an album – but it occupies the space of an EP, 25 minutes and just five tracks. Its brevity is both its strength […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Collapse.Rebuild, EP, Fail Again, Fail Again Fail Better, Fail Better, Italy, Jakob, Milan, Post-Rock, Tool, Tristeza ·
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