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January 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 97 – Jules Desmond (Take 2)
Welcome to episode 97 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This is a second conversation with Jules Desmond. If you missed the first one click here – we had a good old chat about some of his bands and music reminiscing – but we didn’t cover it all. So […]Archive
August 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 76 – Tamzin Beazley
Welcome to episode 76 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This one arrives a day or two early – timing it with the film’s current run around the country as part of the Festival – a conversation with Tamzin Beazley; she is the wife of Booga Beazley from Head […]Archive
July 30, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Swagger of Thieves: Film
Swagger of Thieves Director: Julian Boshier Niche Cameras Ltd. “Head Like A Hole is the sweaty beast of NZ rock’n’roll music…” – that comes from a quote I wrote for a poster of the band; I look at that poster every day, it’s above my desk – it’s there because I had to create the […]Archive
February 20, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Jon Toogood – Solo Acoustic: NZ Tour (April, 2017)
Back – between new recording sessions for a project linked to The Adults – Jon Toogood will pop around a few spots in April to deliver his solo acoustic show. Shihad, Adults and solo songs, covers, fan favourites… For all details around the shows go to www.aaaticketing.co.nz – tickets will be on sale from 9am […]Archive
August 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Tour Diary: # 8 – Sydney from a 747
We fly through the night – which works pretty good, just the one movie, a couple pages of my book and then sleep, mostly sleep. Osc is out for most of the flight, which is great. I could have probably tried a bit harder to read more – isn’t that always the way – but […]Archive
February 23, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Rock music is freedom, the Eagles are shit, John Key’s a liar and we’re getting what we put up with – which is why we’re getting shit; Jaz Coleman talks…and talks…
I’ve interviewed Jaz Coleman once before. So when it comes to the worlds of this Killing Joke frontman, industrial music pioneer, post-punk godfather, record producer and classical composer, conductor and arranger, well, I know the score. I remind him of this, and he cuts me off by saying, “Yes, yes, I know who you are, […]Archive
December 14, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: AC/DC (December 12, Wgtn)
AC/DC Westpac Stadium Saturday, December 12 AC/DC last played Wellington’s Westpac Stadium nearly six years ago. Since then the band’s heart and soul, Malcolm Young, has been forced into retirement, and Kiwi-based drummer Phil Rudd is still in the sin-bin for partying too hard, and, well, illegally. So though there’s just the one album since […]Archive
September 2, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Jon Toogood – Planet of Sound Live and Acoustic: NZ Tour (Oct, 2015)
We know Jon Toogood as the frontman of Shihad – New Zealand’s greatest live rock band. He’s been knowing that role, honing that role for more than a quarter-century now. There’s that other band too, The Adults.You might also know him, more recently, as host of his own radio show on Hauraki. And in October […]Archive
July 14, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 3 – Booga Beazley
Welcome to the third episode of Sweetman Podcast. This time it’s a chat with Booga Beazley. I first met the Head Like A Hole frontperson when the band reformed for Homegrown and I wrote a Day In The Life-story after spending a day with him in his Otaki home – having been a fan of […]Archive
May 19, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 74 – AC/DC, Wellington, 2010
I had never seen AC/DC so I was keen to get along to this. I had planned to go when they played in the early 90s, but it didn’t happen. I was a couple of years off being trusted to go to gigs out of town at that time. And fair enough. No resentment there. […]Archive
March 27, 2015 by Simon Sweetman