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April 27, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
His Evolution Was Never Televised: The Anger and Poetry of Gil Scott-Heron
The first I was really aware of Gil Scott-Heron – and I mean really aware– was hearing Paul Ubana Jones perform an a cappella take on Home Is Where the Hatred Is. (Here’s the Gil Scott-Heron original.) I had heard of Gil Scott-Heron; I knew this famous piece. But hearing Jones speak and sing the words…well, that really made me take notice. The compilation […]Archive
July 2, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Dan Wilcox aka Sweep
When Dan Wilcox isn’t writing country, blues and folk music on his guitar whilst crooning beneath the Raglan moon, he’s performing, producing, recording and DJ’ing as dub / reggae / rap / rock / electro / dance alter-ego Sweep. Here are five albums he’s loving right now… A little backstory on me first: I used to […]Archive
May 29, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Royksopp & Robyn: Do It Again
Royksopp & Robyn Do It Again Wall of Sound/Dog Triumph/Cooking Vinyl These sorts of things are always stopgaps – the collaborative mini-album/EP – here we have Do It Again by Royksopp and Robyn, they’ve worked together before – it’s a marriage made in heaven and it’s mutually beneficial. The last Robyn album really nailed it, […]Archive
January 23, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Orrin: Nocturnal
Orrin Nocturnal Dunn Deal Orrin is an 18-year old rapper with a big baritone voice and Nocturnal is his second album, but he doesn’t come out popping all quick-fire, high-pitched, whiney, trying so hard with rhymes, his trick is to lay right back let it sink in slowly. In fact, if you imagine Jamie xx […]Archive
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 […]Archive
November 20, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1468
Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx, We’re New Here (2011) The very first time I heard this album I did not like it. I was convinced it was a dud – but in saying that I heard enough to be intrigued to want to hear more. That’s what you want with music – a reaction, and […]Archive
November 14, 2011 by Simon Sweetman