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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 […]
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March 19, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 154 Hail Hail Rock And Roll

“Hard to imagine what music would be like without him or what song writing would be like – never mind guitar-playing and attitude. He was the absolute master.”  Jon McLeary I’ve been hearing his songs ever since I was a little boy – his riffs and his stories. The guitar sound that cut through the […]
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March 8, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 53 – Anthonie Tonnon

Welcome to episode 53 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by  Phantom Billstickers. A chat with musician Anthonie Tonnon. I first heard Tonnon’s music when he was recording under the name Tono and The Finance Company. I was hooked. Kiwi drawl, everyday stories, the vernacular was funny and real and there were sharp hooks too. […]
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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 […]
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June 15, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

SweetMan PodCast: Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’

I’ve mulled it over far too long – and yet, as I’m about to start this, about to (finally) start a podcast it’s all very much up in the air (still). But I have to get it started. Or else it won’t…well, start. It hasn’t happened so far – because I haven’t made it happen. […]
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