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May 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Luna: A Sentimental Education
Luna A Sentimental Education Double Feature When Luna reformed we were treated to a spectacular show – and now the band’s return to recording, roughly a decade and a half after its last official release sees this charming set of record-collection pop and rock covers. Often there can be an underwhelming feeling attached to a […]Archive
March 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 106 – Andrew Fagan
Welcome to episode 106 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I nabbed a wee chat with Andrew Fagan – he of the Mockers and of course his own career, poetry, songs, a life on the seas – a stint as a radio programmer and DJ, first as a Kiwi […]Archive
February 27, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Mockers: Live At The Powerstation
Mockers Live At The Powerstation (Independent) The recent reunion tour of the Mockers was a triumph – here’s the (lasting) proof, the band’s Powerstation gig from its national tour captured on double-CD and DVD. In the time since the band broke up its guitarist Brett Adams went away and became one of the best and […]Archive
April 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Loving The Smiths: Hoping There’s Never A Reunion
In many ways The Smiths are the perfect sort of band to analyse and to obsess over – there are just four original albums. There are a bunch of non-album singles and alternate versions – but there is a finite collection of music. And will they ever reform? Most likely that’s a no. (Fingers crossed […]Archive
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
February 16, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Tour Announcement: Midnight Oil – The Great Circle Tour
Legendary Australian band Midnight Oil announced today The Great Circle Tour – former politician Peter Garrett said “your musical heart never stops beating” and drummer and lyricist Rob Hirst confirmed that new songs were being worked on, suggesting “there’s a lot to sing about these days”. A secret pub-gig in Sydney will launch the world […]Archive
December 27, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Do You (Ever) Feel Like We Did? – The One Time It Worked to DJ Some Peter Frampton
My aunty was married twenty years ago (one of them) and using the state-of-the-art late 1980s technology I had my first gig as a DJ. I was 12. The big hit at the wedding, from the three dubbed C-90 tapes I made was the soundtrack to The Blues Brothers, specifically the double-whammy of Cab Calloway’s […]Archive
November 22, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Remembering GnR in ’93
So Guns n’ Roses (featuring three-fifths of the original line-up) will play two New Zealand shows in February 2017. It will be 24 years – almost to the day – since the band’s previous New Zealand show (we’re not counting the Axl-only version) and in celebration of this week’s news I thought I’d reminisce about […]Archive
October 23, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Fabulous Return of The Monkees: Comeback of the Year
The Monkees are often mentioned as a manufactured band – made for TV. It’s true, ads were placed and the aim was to make an imaginary band, an American version of something that channelled the spirit of Beatlemania. The band members would eventually go on to show their enormous musical talent – in some cases […]Archive
August 23, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 645
King Loser, Caul of the Outlaw (1996) How I loved this proud mess of a band – loved? – I mean love, I’m still very fond of King Loser, and love giving this album a whirl, and the other couple that arrived before it. I was probably mostly into this though – and only because […]Archive
October 16, 2015 by Simon Sweetman