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September 7, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 80 – Hannah Fraser & Jon McLeary (Spines)
Welcome to episode 80 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This one is a little different – it’s a chat with Hannah and Jon from the Spines, specifically, a track-by-track walk-through of their new album, Epidural. It’s the first album released by the Spines for 30 years, Hannah is […]Archive
August 14, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 175 Epidural
It was John’s idea initially. He’s an old friend and drinking buddy and an excellent sound engineer and musician in his own right. He came to a Spines practice with his laptop and some good mics and tried to record us rehearsing. It was like a dry run. Our time in the practice space is […]Archive
July 24, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 172 There Goes The View
The final track on the album The protagonist is cut loose in a cold world with the scars and in the uniform of his struggle Prison clothes or a de-mob suit It’s a kind of elongated funeral march into the unknown ahead There’s a loser on the loose And he’s wearing clothes like mine […]Archive
July 17, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 171 The Supersane
You know that you’re taking a terrible risk Explaining yourself over money or love If you can stand on your feet and you can make a good fist Then you just might be sorry for who you have told I’ve always managed to do quite well at IQ tests and that hasn’t always made […]Archive
July 10, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 170 On A Daily Basis
I think at a certain point I think I stopped writing songs about anything other than love. Not just simple “I love you” lyrics – more of an exploration of relationships and deep crazy feelings. And it’s not as if I knew all about it – in fact I don’t even know what it is […]Archive
May 28, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Kirin J. Callinan: Two NZ Shows (July, 2017)
Kirin J. Callinan has confirmed two New Zealand touring dates in support of his second album Bravado, due out June 9, 2017. The tour announcement coincides with the release of his new single ‘Living Each Day’ Feat. Connan Mockasin, and details and tracklist of the album. KIRIN J. CALLINAN BRAVADO TOUR, NEW ZEALAND Thursday July 20, 2017 – Kings […]Archive
April 10, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 157 Liner Notes
I’ve been working through the songs for the album – finishing the lyrics on some and putting them in sequence. Recording has been on hold for a while but we are about to fire up again and get the whole thing finished over the next two months before John goes off to China. We are […]Archive
March 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
When The Reunion Tour Bears A Strange and Rotten Fruit: The Dreaded Comeback Album
When David Lynch appeared in a recurring role cameo role on the TV show Louie his character uttered a wonderful line, “You have to go away to come back”. I think about that a lot. I’m really happy for anyone who enjoyed seeing the Pixies in 2017 – especially, I guess, the people that had […]Archive
February 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 148 The Album
We have been recording it in our downtime since late last year and it is something I’ve been wanting to do or a long while. Back in the eighties we recorded in some wonderful studios – EMI, Marmalade, Last Laugh, Writhe but there were nearly always time and budget constraints. Our album The Moon was […]Archive
October 23, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Fabulous Return of The Monkees: Comeback of the Year
The Monkees are often mentioned as a manufactured band – made for TV. It’s true, ads were placed and the aim was to make an imaginary band, an American version of something that channelled the spirit of Beatlemania. The band members would eventually go on to show their enormous musical talent – in some cases […]Archive
March 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman