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February 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Paul on Drums – Big Macca Attack
“Ringo! The best drummer in the world? He’s not even”, so the famous quip goes, “the best drummer in The Beatles”. Attributed to John Lennon, it’s actually a clever piece of satire by the comedian Jasper Carrott. Not only is it the funniest thing he said it has a deadly accuracy – John Lennon might […]Archive
December 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Paul McCartney’s 1993 Set From Auckland
Well, the Paul McCartney concert is, er, Coming Up… I’m not going this time – I still have fond memories of seeing him in Auckland back on Saturday, March 27th in 1993. It was a great gig – one of my first big stadium shows, and one of the best gigs I’ve ever seen. A […]Archive
February 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 49 – Paul Ubana Jones
Welcome to episode 49 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. A chat with musician Paul Ubana Jones. I first met Paul sometime in the late 1990s. Me and a mate had driven from Wellington to the ski-field to see him play. Four hours or so there and back. When the gig finished […]Archive
January 24, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 13 – Into Orbit
I first saw the band Into Orbit a couple of years ago, one of their very first gigs. I was blown away. Not just the power and sound of this duo but the conceptual shape of their music. Here were talented players, well-versed in metal, seeking new sonic territory. I loved their debut album, Caverns. […]Archive
April 12, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 913
John Lennon, Imagine (1971) I don’t reckon I ever gave this one a fair go. I do love a lot of John Lennon’s material post-Beatles – how could you not? Unless you weren’t a Beatles fan at all, ever. In which case why are you reading this anyway? I think maybe I dismissed this album […]Archive
August 17, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1056
Paul McCartney, Tripping The Live Fantastic (1990) I always loved this – I had the double cassette tape and my dad had the single CD of highlights. I’ve seen that highlights one about on vinyl often – but that was never enough. I love the big sprawl of this, a triple-vinyl, so over the top […]Archive
August 14, 2014 by Simon Sweetman