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April 5, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Jordan Luck Knows

When Oscar was born there were many phone calls. So, at the end of that most magical day, the birth of our son – a delivery where we’d waited much longer than just the nine specified months to meet him – I get this call. And though my phone had been ringing all day this […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Birth, Blog, Child, Jordan Luck, Jordan Luck Knows, Oscar, The Dance Exponents, The Exponents, To follow me in all the right places check out the Linktree right here. And to subscribe to my Substack newsletter “Sounds Good” click here ·

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March 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Jordan Luck Cares

When my son was born I got a call from Jordan Luck. He phoned me  – because, like many, he’d seen the mention of the new baby online. He had my number because I’d interviewed him just a few months before and he had asked me if I was a dad. I’d told him that […]
Posted in Blog, Mixtapes · Tagged Baby, Birth, Dad, Father, Jordan Luck, Jordan Luck Cares, Oscar, Poem, Poem: Jordan Luck Cares, The Dance Exponents, The Exponents ·

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March 4, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 210: Jordan Luck

Welcome to episode 210 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys . Now – as you probably know, 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 […]
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October 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Tour Announcement: Bryan Adams NZ Summer Tour 2018

Bryan Adams will bring his GET UP world tour to New Zealand early next year, taking in some of the country’s most iconic and picturesque outdoor summer venues. Presented by Neptune Entertainment and The Breeze, the tour starts on January 2 at Matakana Country Park north of Auckland, then travels to the TSB Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth on January 4. The next stop on […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2018), Bryan Adams, Dave Dobbyn, Hawke's Bay, January, Jordan Luck, Jordan Luck Band, Live, Live Gigs, Live Music, Matakana, Mount Maunganui, New Plymouth, NZ Tour, Summer, The Exponents, Tour, Tour Announcement: Bryan Adams NZ Summer Tour 2018 ·

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December 5, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Jordan Luck: New Zealand’s Best (and Most Underrated) Songwriter

I know there’s no such thing as a best – it’s all opinion. I know that. I write these posts and offer my opinion and then you offer yours in the comments below or on social media. This post features some of my thoughts on one of the country’s best songwriters – and I think it […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Best, Jordan Luck, Jordan Luck: New Zealand’s Best (and Most Underrated) Songwriter, Kiwi, New Zealand’s Best (and Most Underrated) Songwriter, Songwriter, The Dance Exponents, The Exponents ·

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April 18, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: BOWIE – Waiting In The Sky (Wgtn, April 16)

BOWIE: Waiting In The Sky St. James Saturday, April 16 Keyboardist Eddie Rayner (Split Enz) has assembled a killer band (most notably Brett Adams, formerly of The Mockers and currently of The Bads, on lead guitar) and with five featured lead vocalists (Wellington missed out on Jordan Luck for some reason) the stage was set […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Alistair Riddell, April 16, BOWIE: Waiting In The Sky, David Bowie, Dominion Post, Eddie Rayner, Finn Andrews, Gig, Gig Review, Gig Review: BOWIE - Waiting In The Sky (Wgtn, Human Instinct, Jordan Luck, Live Gig, Olympia, Skyscraper Stan, Space Waltz, St James, Stuff.co.nz, Tribute, Zaine Griff ·

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October 29, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Exponents: Eight Days At Roundhead

The Exponents Eight Days At Roundhead Dance Exponents/Universal Here The Exponents go back to The Dance Exponents daze – with a short, sharp set of rockers that could have been released back in the days of their pub-rock stardom. Indeed at least one of the songs here dates from the time of the band’s debut, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Eight Days At Roundhead, Jordan Luck, The Dance Exponents, The Exponents ·

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October 22, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Great Kiwi Albums You Must Revisit: #8 Prayers Be Answered

Let’s leave aside whether you ‘like’ The Exponents and/or what they’ve become – let’s talk here, now, about The Dance Exponents. Let’s talk, here, now, about Prayers Be Answered. Because, holy fuck, this record is astonishing! End-of. Well, not end-of. That would be a short column. And you know I don’t play that way. I […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 8, Great Kiwi Albums You Must Revisit, Jordan Luck, Phanton Billstickers, Prayers Be Answered, The Dance Exponents, The Exponents, Victoria ·

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August 13, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1308

The Dance Exponents, Prayers Be Answered (1983) I have a yellow-vinyl copy of Expectations signed by Jordan Luck  and I love that album – lots of good songs on it but this is the one. Very happy to finally have this record. Fuck, man, it plays through like some goddamn greatest hits collection, a best-of […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1983, Debut, Expectations, Jordan Luck, LP, Midnight Oil, Prayers Be Answered, Pub-Rock, The Dance Exponents, The Exponents, Victoria, Vinyl, Your Best Friend Loves Me Too ·

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May 20, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Exponents: Prime Rocks

The Exponents Documentary Prime Rocks Screening on Prime, this Wednesday, May 22, as part of the Prime Rocks series, The Exponents – the documentary – takes a look at The Exponents – the band. Starting off back when they were The Dance Exponents. Commissioned to help celebrate the band’s 30th anniversary it’s a very fine […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Documentary, Film Review, Jordan Luck, Prime, Prime Rocks, Sky, The Dance Exponents, The Exponents, Victoria ·

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January 29, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1647

The Dance Exponents, Expectations (1985) It’s very easy to say you don’t like The Exponents/Dance Exponents because there are a lot of chant-along munters that might have ruined the appeal of the music. But Jordan Luck is a great songwriter – in fact I think he’s one of our best; our best even. I really […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1985, Expectations, Jordan Luck, LP, Only I Could Die (And Love You Too), The Dance Exponents, The Exponents, Vinyl ·

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