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November 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 219
Eric Clapton, E.C. Was Here (1975) I coveted this for a long time – long before I ever got around to owning it; Eric Clapton was my number one guitar guy for a while. Only a little while – but it was important (He was the first big-name live-gig I saw – and it was […]Archive
November 7, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
John Fogerty: 50 Year Trip – Live At Red Rocks
John Fogerty 50 Year Trip: Live At Red Rocks BMG Rights Management (US) LLC I saw John Fogerty live in the mid-00s. It was fucking phenomenal. Those songs. That playing. The voice. The Fog was on fire and how could he not be – with Run Through The Jungle, Born On The Bayou, Long As […]Archive
October 22, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Black Crowes: Live At The Greek Theatre 1991
The Black Crowes Live At The Greek Theatre 1991 Cult Legends / The Media Champ I recently went back through the whole Black Crowes catalogue. What a fucking band! Look, I always liked them – especially the first two/three albums. And then the last couple. But to go back and hear them all, in order, […]Archive
October 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: The Blackbird Ensemble Performs Björk: All Is Full Of Love (October 17, Wellington)
The Blackbird Ensemble Performs Björk: All Is Full Of Love Shed 6, Wellington Thursday, October 17 Musical director Claire Cowan has been creating shows with her Blackbird Ensemble across the last decade – the music of Radiohead, Arvo Part and Bjork, other things too. Finally Wellington was allowed to see the ensemble’s best loved show […]Archive
October 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Live at Woodstock
Creedence Clearwater Revival Live at Woodstock Craft Recordings So the story goes, CCR was the first band to sign on the line to deliver a set at Woodstock. They were paid $10k for it (around $70,000 today, apparently) and then John Fogerty would not allow the band’s image to be represented in the documentary-film or […]Archive
September 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 244
Tom Lehrer, That Was The Year That Was (1965) When I was getting hooked on old comedy records a decade or so ago – I was burnt out from listening to music all the time and yet I was still so used to listening to ‘something’ (and podcasts weren’t big at that time) I would […]Archive
September 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 251
Bill Withers, Live at Carnegie Hall (1973) I have bought this album at least twice – maybe this is even my third copy; I know the CD version was my introduction and I played it so much. I had a best of and then was hipped to the live album – some of its versions […]Archive
September 8, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Pink Hammer: Theatre
The Pink Hammer Direction: Conrad Newport (written by Michele Amas) Circa Theatre; Circa One (September 7 – October 5) The Pink Hammer is simply not very good. It pains me to say it as I’ve spent the last two or three years talking up almost everything I’ve seen at Circa (indeed the standard is high). […]Archive
September 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 233– AC/DC, Wellington, 2015
I first got to see AC/DC in 2010 and it was good. Okay, it wasn’t AC/DC in 1977 or 1980 or even in 1991 – but it was my first chance to see the band. And it was great. Solid-af. I dug it. I didn’t really think it would be as good seeing them a […]Archive
August 31, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Paul Kelly: Live at Sydney Opera House
Paul Kelly Live at Sydney Opera House Universal Import I realise now that my ‘break’ from listening to Paul Kelly came about due to the embarrassment of once trying to jump on stage with him once, of nearly wrestling a guitar from his hands, of all the silliness of youth… I was – and am […]Archive
August 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman