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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
March 7, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Commiserations and a Pixies After-Party: DJ Set (Fri 10/3/17)
Hey! So you’re moping about and figuring you better do little since you’re missing out on going to see the Pixies in Wellington this week? Well I’m playing some records down at Meow this Friday, March 10 – starting around 8.30 – playing indie and pop tunes for you to kick back to, or get […]Archive
November 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Amps’ Pacer: Happy 20th
The Breeders had had something of a hit with Last Splash – certainly with Cannonball doing the rounds of hip radio stations and plastered across MTV. And then Kelley Deal – a major junkie – was busted and had to go into rehab. This meant that Kim Deal had a bunch of leftover songs sitting […]Archive
November 2, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
A Bustle In Your Hedgerow: Good Songs With Terrible Lyrics
I was talking to preachy-preach about kissy-kiss. Actually I wasn’t. Because I don’t even know what that means. Good ole Frank Black/Black Francis – his Pixies work showed off several fascinations with UFOs and drugs and it’s great music. But a lot of the lyrics don’t stand up to scrutiny. Lyrics do not have to […]Archive
May 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Five Films That Stay With Me: Vorn Colgan
Vorn Colgan has been New Zealand’s best-kept musical secret for so long now that it seems almost a shame to spoil it. He has been writing and releasing albums under the Vorn moniker to critical acclaim and commercial non-plussed-ness since 1999, as well as contributing to the work of indie legends such as Dangerpin, The Sproutts and […]Archive
February 22, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 57 – Pixies, Auckland, 2010
Loved the Pixies so much, through school and especially university – it was music that just seemed to bond, well, everyone. The rugbyheads that only liked Men at Work or Metallica seemed to dig Pixies. The cool kids liked Pixies. And anyone – and everyone – in-between. So the chance to see them – finally […]Archive
December 23, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 36 – Lady Gaga, Auckland, 2010
I’ve told this story a bit, mentioned it in passing more than a few times, you see we were in Auckland for a Pixies concert and I chanced my arm for some freebies to Lady Gaga the following night. On a whim. The idea was simply to take in that sort of show – it […]Archive
July 2, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Guided By Voices: Motivational Jumpsuit
Guided By Voices Motivational Jumpsuit Guided By Voices Robert Pollard called time on his Guided By Voices vehicle a decade ago – and then just a few years ago the band reformed, did the reunion-tour thing and in the last couple of years has pumped out around a half-dozen albums – and Pollard released this […]Archive
April 28, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Pixies: Indie Cindy
Pixies Indie Cindy Pias America The kindest thing I can say about Indie Cindy – the album that butchers a near-perfect streak of full-lengthers from one of the benchmark indie bands – is that it’s (eerily) reminiscent of a recent/ish ad-campaign that had a drunk uncle making a fool of himself in aims to appear […]Archive
January 5, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Pixies: EP-2
Pixies EP-2 PIAS America The email arrives and there you have it – another Pixies EP (if you want it). Splash out for the vinyl and get a revolting hoodie too. These guys should feel embarrassed about everything they’re doing – the music, the motivation, the marketing. None of it smells like Pixies, all of […]Archive
November 25, 2013 by Simon Sweetman