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November 28, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

“I Don’t Mean To Be The Most Irritating Person On The Planet” – Jaz Coleman Celebrates Himself On Record and Whenever and Wherever He Can

Jaz Coleman has a brand new album out – the wondrous Magna Invocatio recorded with the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra – put simply it is his “Killing Joke Symphony”, a follow-up to successful orchestral rearrangements of classic rock acts including Pink Floyd, The Doors and The Rolling Stones. It was time to turn inward, to […]
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July 7, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Killing Joke: Pylon

Killing Joke Pylon Spinefarm Maybe not quite up there with MMXII – but still Pylon is yet another great Killing Joke album from what is essentially the second-attempt at an era by (most of) the classic line-up, and arguably it’s been a more consistent run. No duds at all since 2003 – they’re rocking harder, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Jaz Coleman, Killing Joke, MMXII, Pylon ·

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February 23, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Rock music is freedom, the Eagles are shit, John Key’s a liar and we’re getting what we put up with – which is why we’re getting shit; Jaz Coleman talks…and talks…

I’ve interviewed Jaz Coleman once before. So when it comes to the worlds of this Killing Joke frontman, industrial music pioneer, post-punk godfather, record producer and classical composer, conductor and arranger, well, I know the score. I remind him of this, and he cuts me off by saying, “Yes, yes, I know who you are, […]
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February 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Jaz Coleman – Spoken Word: One NZ Show (Feb 28, 2016)

“A Light hearted look at the state of world affairs by the Dark Lord” Always busy and juggling a dozen projects or more Jaz Coleman will share his personal philosophy, ideas and opinions with his Kiwi fans in a one-off event at The Classic in Auckland, Sunday, February 28, 2016. Since Killing Joke’s first New Zealand […]
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August 13, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Shihad: FVEY

Shihad FVEY Warner/Roadrunner Records Remember back nearly a decade ago Shihad came back from its brief name-change (as, mumble-mumble “Pacifier” – the mind still boggles) with Love Is The New Hate, the first promise of a return to the roots. It never quite had the magic, the “heavy” felt sprayed on, just as easily wiped […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 10th album, Album Review, Churn, Five Eyes, FVEY, Jaz Coleman, Jon Toogood, Karl Kippenberger, Killing Joke, Killjoy, Kiwi, NZ, Phil Knight, Return To Roots, Rock, Shihad, The General Electric, Tom Larkin ·

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July 2, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Killing Joke: MMXII

Killing Joke MMXII Spinefarm Following on from 2010’s Absolute Dissent this is yet another great “comeback” album from Killing Joke. The band’s albums existing in some strange continuum – certainly the ones since 2003’s self-titled one anyway. For it’s almost as if each new album is a wipe of the slate, a clean – fresh […]
Posted in Blog · Tagged 2012, Album Review, Jaz Coleman, Killing Joke, MMXII, Youth ·

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June 16, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

My painting by Youth

It was a really great gig by Killing Joke on Friday. The original line-up, well most of them – the drummer was a sub for the last few shows. Wellington’s gig at Bodega was a ripper, the final show of the tour. Over at the merch table they were selling DVDs and CDs and posters […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Artwork, Bodega, Killing Joke, Live Gig, Martin Glover, Merchandise, Painting, Paul McCartney, The Fireman, Youth ·

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June 12, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Death And Resurrection Show: Killing Joke Documentary

  The Death And Resurrection Show Director: Shaun Pettigrew Coffee Films Wow, ten years in the making and it’s a two and a half hour ride and it’s riveting. The sort of film that fans and non-fans can curl up with and be fascinated by; because you couldn’t invent a better character than Jaz Coleman […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Documentary, Film Review, Jaz Coleman, Killing Joke, Shaun Pettigrew, The Death And Resurrection Show ·

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April 20, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Shihad: Churn

Shihad Churn Warners Shihad’s debut album, Churn, was never available on vinyl – it was released in 1993. CD was the way forward then. So now, all these years later – 20 in fact – a limited edition release of Churn on vinyl is one of the highlights of Record Store Day for New Zealanders. […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Beastwars, Blood Becomes Fire, Churn, Jaz Coleman, Killing Joke, metal, Record Store Day, Reissue, Review, Screwtop, Shihad, Stations, The General Electric, Vinyl, Warners ·

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April 1, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1394

The Orb featuring David Gilmour, Metallic Spheres (2010) The 10th album by The Orb features David Gilmour of Pink Floyd – so he got a credit (heck, it features Youth of Killing Joke too, but he made the back-cover and inside cover only; not the spine and front cover). I liked this as soon as […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Dave Gilmour, David Gilmour, Hymns To The Sun, Killing Joke, LP, Metallic Spheres, Pink Floyd, The Orb, The Vinyl Countdown, Youth ·

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