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May 18, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Control: When An Old Anton Corbijn Interview Gets Chopped And Screwed For Somebody Else’s Mixtape Of An Article
I spoke in a recent episode of the podcast about a time when I interviewed the great Anton Corbijn ahead of the release of his movie control. It was a piece that had been commissioned by The Listener. In the time between accepting the assignment and delivering to deadline the Arts Editor had quit, his […]Archive
March 20, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: Beautiful Collision
Bic Runga had forgotten there was to be a video shoot at her house that morning – the place was a mess. She tried calling to cancel but – no luck. A mild panic, and then, ‘fuck it, we’ll just dress the house as it is and deal with it’. They put casks of wine […]Archive
June 23, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Preview: Black Minnaloushe Video Release
Wellington’s Black Minnaloushe will be playing a gig at Meow, Saturday, July 5. It’s to celebrate the release of the video for the song A Little Bit A Part Of Me from the band’s long-player, Vacant Lot. I was a fan of the album so I’m looking forward to this show – it’ll be a […]Archive
April 21, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: THUNDERLIPS
THUNDERLIPS was born in 2012 to image-crazed uber-men Sean Wallace and Jordan Dodson. THUNDERLIPS drinks scotch for breakfast and eats dry coffee grounds. THUNDERLIPS uses hot sauce as eye drops and wears leather socks. Based in Auckland New Zealand, THUNDERLIPS’ method is to prepare meticulously, and then introduce chaos on-set. Here are three videos representative of […]Archive
March 18, 2014 by Simon Sweetman