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September 11, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Dr. Tennant’s Verbal Highs Podcast: Episode 37 – I’m a guest on a podcast; Lewis Tennant is the host
Dr. Tennant’s Verbal Highs is a podcast that comes from a kitchen bench in Kingsland, Auckland. It’s podcasted weekly and the host is Lewis Tennant. The latest episode, # 37 features…Me! I’m the guest. I was up in Auckland for the weekend and Lewis and I had been in touch about it – we are […]Archive
September 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Robbie Williams Returns To NZ For Two Shows (Feb, 2018)
Stuff reports that Robbie Williams will return to New Zealand in 2018. The Let Me Entertain You singer was last here in 2015 and Stuff reports that the tour resulted in a feud between “Williams and a Wellington music reviewer”. Stuff didn’t report that the “Wellington music reviewer” was working for Fairfax, Stuff’s parent when […]Archive
February 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: #199 – Robbie Williams, Wellington, 2015
It was going to be so easy…just a quick stroll down the road from my home, to a venue I was looking forward to experiencing; Robbie Williams wasn’t someone I was ever a fan of – but just from working music-retail (and reviewing) I knew his material, most of it anyway. Maybe he’d be the […]Archive
November 9, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 84 Sweetman
I’ve known quite a few journalists and critics over the years and, while one or two have been haughty and imperious, most are genuinely good compassionate people with fascinating minds and are great company. They do tend to have firm views and can cop a lot of stick for it – I love their bravery. […]Archive
November 2, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Robbie Williams (October 31, Wgtn)
Robbie Williams Basin Reserve Saturday, October 31 The whole chav-made-good, I’m grinning-so-I-must-be-winning shtick is tiresome – and it must be tiring. The fact that he can barely aim anywhere near a high note let alone hit one is insulting. But he’s cheeky and so we love him. He wished us well in the World Cup, […]Archive
September 23, 2013 by Simon Sweetman