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August 14, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: #206 – Sting & Peter Gabriel, Seattle, USA, 2016

Last year we were in America – it was the best holiday, and I saw some great gigs. I turned 40 when we were over there – the trip, all of it, everything – was my present. A gift to and from all of us, really. A family vacation – an amazing one. Disneyland, a […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2016), America, Genesis, Gig, Holiday, Last Year, Live Music, Peter Gabriel, Rock Paper Scissors, Seattle, Sting, Stub, Stubs, Stubs # 206, Stubs: #206 – Sting & Peter Gabriel, The Police, Tour Diary, Travel, USA, WA ·

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November 20, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 606

V/A, Wheedle’s Groove Volume II: Seattle Funk, Modern Soul and Boogie 1972-1987 (2014) Here’s a great compilation – and I reviewed it here, when it was released a couple of years ago. I bought the double LP just recently – eager to hear these sounds again, knowing they’d be great as part of DJ sets […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1972-1987, 2014, 2LP, DJ, Don't Give Up, LP, Modern Soul & Boogie – Volume II: 1972-1987, Record, Robbie Hill's Family Affair, Seattle, The Vinyl Countdown # 606, V/A, Various Artists, Vinyl, Wheedle’s Groove Volume II: Seattle Funk Modern Soul and Boogie 1972-1987, Wheedles Groove, Wheedles' Groove Volume II ·

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July 22, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Sting & Peter Gabriel (July 21, Seattle)

Sting & Peter Gabriel: Rock Paper Scissors Key Arena, Seattle; WA Thursday, July 21 Billed as Rock Paper Scissors – this show wasn’t quite like when Sting shared the road with Paul Simon recently. For those gigs it was a bunch of mini-sets, with some get-togethers too. But this was a super-band, two sets of […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged America, Genesis, Gig, Gig Review, Gig Review: Sting & Peter Gabriel (July 21, Key Arena, Live, Live Music, Peter Gabriel, Rock Paper Scissors, Seattle, Sting, The Police, U.S.A, Washington ·

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July 21, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: A Road Song For Oscar

You wouldn’t listen to me today. You couldn’t hear anything I said. Caught up in your own world, we walked the distance that was more than enough for you. I could tell you were through even before you could. That’s never your job and always a part of mine. It’s also my job to pick […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged A Road Song For Oscar, Oscar, Poem, Poem: A Road Song For Oscar, Road Song, Seattle, Trooper, Trouper ·

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July 21, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Tour Diary: # 3 – Past The Mission – I Don’t Believe I Went Too Far…

Chinatown lured us back with its promise of cheap shit. Even some Lip Shit. Passed on that. But we did buy some of the I HEART SAN FRANCISCO-type memorabilia; you can justify it when you’re disguising it as a kid’s t-shirt purchase. We also went to the Eastern Bakery for something called a butter and […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 3, America, Beach Boys, Books, Chinatown, Ennio Morricone, Golden Gate Bridge, Luchador, Masks, Mission District, Past The Mission, Podcast, San Fran, San Francisco, Seattle, Sylvie Simmons, Tour Diary, Tour Diary # 3, Tour Diary: # 3 – Past The Mission – I Don’t Believe I Went Too Far…, Travel Writing, U.S.A, United States, USA, Walking, Writing ·

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January 3, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Shenandoah Davis

Shenandoah Davis is a pianist and songwriter who hails from Seattle, WA. After bringing Auckland’s Anthonie Tonnon along for a s six-week US tour in the fall, she is now embarking on a very extensive New Zealand tour with him that begins on 11 January (dates and links to tickets via undertheradar are here). In Seattle, […]
Posted in Blog, Special Guests · Tagged Anthonie Tonnon, Five Albums I'm Loving Right Now, NZ Tour, Seattle, Shenandoah Davis, Special Guest ·

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