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September 20, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 134 – Dianne Swann
Welcome to episode 134 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Dianne Swann is known for her time in the bands Everything That Flies, When The Cat’s Away, The Julie Dolphin, Boom Boom Mancini and – most recently – The Bads. She has performed around the world as a headliner […]Archive
March 20, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Feature: Music Feuds
I’m usually on RNZ once a month to have a chat about some new albums. But the other day I got the call up to present a Music Feature for the Afternoons show. The topic was Music Feuds – and so I discussed The Beatles/Yoko Ono, Simon & Garfunkel, Marvin Gaye’s divorce from Anna Gordy […]Archive
October 17, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Oasis – Supersonic: Film
Oasis: Supersonic Director: Mat Whitecross Mint Pictures/Nemperor/On The Corner Films It might seem cruel – but it’s the truth: the only Oasis albums that matter, or mattered, or needed to happen, are the first two. The length of their discography since, and teased rumours of a reunion and the watered-down versions of Oasis that are […]Archive
October 14, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 2 – Oasis, Wellington, 1998
I liked the first couple of Oasis albums – the third was a giant let-down, crushing. And that was it for me, they never won me back. But I did go see them on the tour behind that shitty third album – mostly because I had a mate who was a huge fan, I think […]Archive
July 24, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Strokes: Comedown Machine
The Strokes Comedown Machine RCA There it is – clear as day with that cover – another assignment for RCA filed, completed. This is The Strokes’ fifth and final album for RCA; they’ve fulfilled their contractual obligations and they wanted you to know that by choosing a boring rank-and-file cover. (Well, it’s certainly rank at […]Archive
March 31, 2012 by Simon Sweetman