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October 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Jo Meares: Back To The World
Jo Meares Back To The World Bandcamp/Independent This new one from Australian-based singer/songwriter Jo Meares was recorded across the last two years in Sydney and Melbourne – two different bands contributing to the final album, the Melbourne crew and the Sydney crew.Archive
September 26, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Cold Irons Bound: Don’t Lose Your Mind
Cold Irons Bound Don’t Lose Your Mind Cold Irons Bound Formed from the ashes of two Canberra bands this now Melbourne-based four-piece is, if you want a simple tagline, The Australian Jayhawks. That’s how they come over on Highside, the subtly exhilarating opener of Don’t Lose Your Mind, the band’s second album. From there it’s to […]Archive
March 22, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 108 – James Buttery
Welcome to episode 108 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. Here’s a chat with a guy called James Buttery. He’s a record collector. He’s the co-host of a brand new podcast called The Good, The Bad & The LP. He’s also the host of a YouTube channel where he […]Archive
January 24, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Jess Locke: Universe
Jess Locke Universe Pool House Records The opening line of the album opener, “When I say you drive me to drink/I’m the one that puts the bottle to my lips” – sounds like Guyville-era Liz Phair interpreting Denis Johnson but Jess Locke’s drawled-out ode to personal responsibility (Drive To Drink) takes on its own shape […]Archive
October 22, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 210 – Patti Smith, Melbourne, Australia 2017
When it was announced that Patti Smith would be playing Horses in its entirety I wanted to be there. No New Zealand show though. I found that out from Patti Smith herself. Surreal, huh? I wrote a short piece for my then daily-blogging fix, about how someone should bring Smith to NZ. I talked about […]Archive
May 5, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 61 – Phil Judd
Welcome to episode 61 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, L’affare and Yeastie Boys. This one is a conversation with Phil Judd. Founding member of Split Enz, creator of the mighty Mental Notes album, and its wonderful cover image too, Judd should need no introduction. But I’ve given him […]Archive
April 20, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Patti Smith (April 16, Melbourne)
Patti Smith and her Band perform ‘Horses’ Hamer Hall, Melbourne; Vic. Sunday, April 16 It was billed as Patti Smith’s last tour of Australia and it was also a run-through of the classic album, Horses. So expectations were high. It was palpable, the theatre filling up in the half-hour ahead of show-time, a reverence, and […]Archive
October 27, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: #160 – Albare iTD, Wellington, 2013
The press-release sure talked up this guy, Albare. An Australian guitarist – jazz, apparently. Well, I bit. I went along. Hopeful. Instead every song started – and stopped – with a hammer-on sold to him on the none-more-black market by Nigel Tufnel. I had posted a Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now by Albare and […]Archive
October 19, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Lisa Crawley: Up In The Air (ep)
Lisa Crawley Up In The Air (ep) Lisa Crawley Music/Bandcamp I’ve always liked what Lisa Crawley is about – dedicated player, hard-working musician. Good voice and songs and adaptable, always looking for new ways to present old ideas, her songs rooted in pop classics, she has the instinct but she’s reframing them, dressing them up, […]Archive
September 3, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Shaun Kirk: Steer The Wheel
Shaun Kirk Steer The Wheel (Independent/Bandcamp) Look, this album is a huge improvement – it actually sounds like music. The Playstation guitar tone and shitty songs on his recent EP suggested an all-time low just about, music’s nadir, not just Australian “blues” music’s nadir, not just Shaun Kirk’s nadir, it was almost the worst thing […]Archive
March 13, 2013 by Simon Sweetman