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April 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Taking The Power Back: Ten of the Most Important Hip-Hop Albums in my Life
We all know that lists are subjective – that is the point of them. So I’ve decided to do a series of top ten albums across genres. They’ll appear sporadically. And rather than call them “Top Ten” I will call them ten of the most important – sorry if that sounds pretentious. It’s not meant […]Archive
February 15, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 54 – Nas and Damian Marley, Wellington, 2011
Here was a nice surprise. I mean, I really liked the album that Nas and Damian Marley made together – so I kinda figured the show would be quite good-minimum. But it was great – easily one of my favourite shows of that year. I’d seen Nas before (and I’ve seen him since) and he’s a […]Archive
January 20, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Nas (Jan 18, Wgtn)
Nas: Illmatic 20th Anniversary Tour James Cabaret Sunday, January 18 Smart move from Nas – celebrate the hell out of the 20th Anniversary of one of hip-hop’s great triumphs; his debut album, Illmatic. It’s his best work, it still feels fresh, it still hangs together thematically without seeming dated, the production too – it all […]Archive
October 15, 2014 by Simon Sweetman