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June 28, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 102

V/A, Phantom Of The Paradise – Original Soundtrack Recording (1974) A few years back I was in Las Vegas and I booked to see Paul Williams. It was never the reason for the trip but it felt like the right thing to see while there and I loved it! He couldn’t sing very well anymore […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged [Original Soundtrack Recording], [OST], 1974, Film, Gig, Gig Review, Las Vegas, LP, Movie, Paul Williams, Phantom of the Paradise, Record, Soundtrack, The Hell Of It, The Vinyl Countdown # 102, Vinyl ·

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March 6, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 38: Carpenters – “Close To You”

I am a born-again Carpenters fan – the tribute album If I Were A Carpenter probably made more of an impact on me than the original songs (first time around). That changed rather quickly though…those original recordings by the Carpenters – pretty special. Maybe more so with the passing of time. As we get older […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1001, 1001 Albums, 1001 Albums To Hear Before You Die, 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, 1970, 1970s, Another Song, Beatles, Burt Bacharach, Carpenters, Carpenters – “Close To You”, Close To You, Karen Carpenter, Las Vegas, Mr. Guder, Paul Williams, Richard Carpenter, Seventies, The 1001 Albums Challenge, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 38, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 38: Carpenters – “Close To You”, The Carpenters, We've Only Just Begun, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Santana: Live At The House of Blues – Las Vegas

Santana Live At The House of Blues, Las Vegas Eagle Rock Entertainment As someone utterly embarrassed by some of Carlos Santana’s decisions over the last decade (well, nearly two decades I guess) I was in full support of the “classic” lineup reunion of the band, rather than the ongoing Carlos Santana + Guests Brand. He’d […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Blu Ray, Carlos Santana, CD, Concert, double-album, DVD, DVD Review, Las Vegas, Live, Live At The House of Blues, Santana: Live At The House of Blues - Las Vegas ·

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July 31, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Tour Diary: # 6 – L.A. For Just A Day (Or Two) and Disneyland For Life

It’s a very quick flight to Los Angeles for the longest ever wait for bags. But we’ve got a ride – the brother-in-law is outside and waiting. And he takes us to see some sights, on a quick-quick tour as we’re really only in L.A. to facilitate a trip to Disneyland. We’ve talked this up […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Air B'n'B, America, Disneyland, Katie Sweetman, Katy Sweetman, L.A., Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Los Feliz, Oscar, Tour Diary, Tour Diary # 6, Tour Diary: # 6 – L.A. For Just A Day (Or Two) and Disneyland For Life, Travel, Travel Writing, U.S.A, Venice Beach ·

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July 29, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Tour Diary: # 5 – Vegas Baby…Vegas – “I Didn’t Know They Were Vampires…I Didn’t Know It Was A Devil Town…”

We fly in – and the pilot and crew keep warning that it’s 115 degrees or hotter even. We’re landing around 6pm Friday night. (We’re flying out Monday morning – so we’re on the Vegas Weekend Party Flights essentially). We’ve been to Las Vegas before. Nuttiest damn place I’ve ever been. This town – in […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged America, Blue Man Group, Casino, Casinos, Las Vegas, Matt Couper, Paul Williams, Robby Krieger Band, Tour Diary, Tour Diary # 5, Tour Diary: # 5 – Vegas Baby…Vegas – “I Didn’t Know They Were Vampires…I Didn’t Know It Was A Devil Town…”, U.S.A, Vegas Baby Vegas ·

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July 28, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Blue Man Group (July 24, Las Vegas)

Blue Man Group Luxor, Las Vegas; NV Sunday, July 24 I first saw Blue Man Group in Las Vegas four years ago. I didn’t check out the recent New Zealand tour, but I was thinking about heading along. I figured there’d be a few changes, it might be worth seeing. There are several Blue Man […]
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July 26, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Robby Krieger Band (July 23, Las Vegas)

Robby Krieger Band Freemont Street Experience, Las Vegas; NV Saturday, July 23 We are driving along The Strip in Las Vegas late on Friday night (having seen a Paul Williams show) when we see a car doing the rounds, towing a trailer, advertising a free Robby Krieger Band show the next night. Robby Krieger – […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged America, Doors, Downtown, Free, Free Gig, Freemont Street, Freemont Street Experience, Gig Review, Gig Review: Robby Krieger Band (July 23, Las Vegas, Las Vegas; NV, Live, Live Gig, Music, Nevada, Robby Krieger, Saturday, The Doors, U.S.A, Waylon Krieger ·

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July 25, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Paul Williams (July 22, Las Vegas)

Paul Williams South Point Showroom at South Point Hotel Casino, Las Vegas; NV Friday, July 22 In the 1970s Paul Williams was suddenly a giant superstar – as he’d stacked all he could up against his diminutive stature. If it seemed like overnight success it was hard fought, a failed film career and then one […]
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October 20, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 9 – Matthew Couper

Here’s episode nine of Sweetman Podcast now – my chat with Matthew Couper. Matt’s an artist, Hawke’s Bay born, now Las Vegas based. Matt’s also my oldest friend, in that we’ve known each other since we were three. We went through kindergarten, primary, intermediate and high school along the same strip in Havelock North.
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October 22, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 9 – Blue Man Group, Las Vegas, 2012

We were in Las Vegas – and wanted to see a show, a Vegas show. We had a seven-month-old baby so our Vegas trip wasn’t at all similar to any of the movies you see set there. We had friends living in Las Vegas, they took us to meet artists and see galleries, to check […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2012, Blue Man Group, Casino, Holiday, Las Vegas, Stubs: # 9 – Blue Man Group, The Blue Man Group, Vegas, Venetian ·

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October 21, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1005

V/A, Las Vegas Grind (1995) I first found (out about) these compilations when I was working in a music store – that shop had inherited all the old stock from a previous music store (I had worked in that store too). So it was this weird déjà vu thing where I returned to find my […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1995, Compilation, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Grind, LP, V/A, Various Artists, Vinyl ·

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