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October 25, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 31

Pixies, Doolittle (1989) It’s funny how a concert can ruin a band for you – when I saw the Pixies, finally, in 2010 (and playing this album in its entirety)I fell out of love with the group almost instantly. I’ve barely listened to them since. I grew up loving the band and I had all […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1989, Concert, Death To The Pixies, Doolittle, Hey, LP, Pixies, Record, Stubs, Stubs: # 57, Stubs: # 57 – Pixies, The Pixies, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 31, Vinyl ·

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March 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: 25 – In Celebration of the Return of The Breeders

The Breeders – such a great band, such fun. Always the right time to hear them, always good to listen to. I loved the Pixies, but I don’t feel their music has aged all that well. I love the side-projects – and related acts. Belly, Throwing Muses, Kelley Deal 6000, The Amps. So many good […]
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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Devo, Dreaded Comeback Album, New Album, New CD, New Record, Nine Inch Nails, Pixies, Reunion, When The Reunion Tour Bears A Strange and Rotten Fruit, When The Reunion Tour Bears A Strange and Rotten Fruit: The Dreaded Comeback Album ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2017), After-Party, Commiserations and a Pixies After-Party: DJ Set (Fri 10/3/17), DJ, DJ Set, Friday, LP, March 10, Meow, Pixies, Records, Vinyl ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1995, 20th Anniversary, Amps, Kelley Deal, Kim Deal, Pacer, Pixies, The Amps, The Amps' Pacer: Happy 20th, The Kelley Deal 6000 ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged "Ken Lee", A Bustle In Your Hedgerow, A Bustle In Your Hedgerow: Good Songs With Terrible Lyrics, Bad Songs, Black Francis, Captain Beefheart, Frank Black, Freshmen, Good Songs, Good Songs With Terrible Lyrics, Led Zeppelin, Little Richard, Lyrics, Pixies, Rock'n'Roll, Serenade To A Poodle, Songwriting, Stairway To Heaven, Sting, Talking Heads, Terrible Lyrics, The Police, The Verve Pipe ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 8mile, A Hard Day's Night, Dangerpin, Drowning By Numbers, Eight Mile, Elvis Presley, Film, Film Review, Films, Five Films That Stay With Me: Vorn Colgan, Gold Medal Famous, Kids, LoudQUIETLoud, Maniac, Mean Girls, Monty Python, Monty Python and The Holy Grail, MOON, Movie Review, Movies, Music, Musician, Newtown, One Trick Pony, Pixies, Prince, Pulp Fiction, Purple Rain, Reservoir Dogs, Saturday May 14, Special Guest, Taranaki, The Breakfast Club, The Lord of The Rings, The Sound of Music, The Sproutts, This Is It, Vorn, Vorn Colgan, Wellington, Wellington Sea Shanty Society, Wgtn ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2010, Akld, Auckland, Doolittle, Gig, Live, Pixies, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 57 – Pixies, The Pixies ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2010, Auckland, Lady Gaga, Live, Live Gig, Live Show, Pixies, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 36 – Lady Gaga, Vector Arena ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bob Mould, GBV, Guided By Voices, Motivational Jumpsuit, Pixies, Pop, Robert Pollard, The Who, Tobin Sprout ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Black Francis, EP1, EP2, EP3, Frank Black, Indie Cindy, Kim Deal, Pixies ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, EP, EP-2, Pixies, The Pixies ·
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