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August 6, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Reviews: August 2021
Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. This month I talked about two records from artists that have written their own songs but were here paying tribute to […]Archive
July 16, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Feature: 40 Years of Grace Jones’ Music
About once a month or so I have a long chat on RNZ about a particular musical artist or genre or a theme – for their regular Tuesday music features. This week I chose to talk about Grace Jones. Her music and her alien look captivated me as a child. And still does, the music particularly. […]Archive
December 11, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Feature: The Solo Career of John Lennon
About once a month or so I have a long chat on RNZ about a particular music or a theme – for their regular Tuesday music features. Over the last two years, I’ve been slowly building up a chat on each of The Beatles. But how to finish with John Lennon? Well there was the […]Archive
October 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Reviews: October 2020
Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now four years into it or so… For […]Archive
September 5, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Reviews: September 2020
Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now four years into it or so… For […]Archive
August 27, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Feature: The Legacy of the Carpenters
About once a month or so I have a long chat on RNZ about a particular music or a theme – for their regular Tuesday music features. I’ve long been a fan of the music of the Carpenters and wanted to play some of my favourites, some of the key examples of Karen’s great singing […]Archive
May 13, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Bic Runga and Tiny Ruins: NZ Tour (June/July 2015)
Bic Runga and Tiny Ruins will be combining for a tour of New Zealand across June/July this year. A series of seated shows. It should be magnificent. Tiny Ruins’ recent album is a must-hear/must-have and though Bic Runga has been quieter in recent years I saw her open for Neil Finn last year and her […]Archive
January 5, 2013 by Simon Sweetman