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October 23, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 184 Matinee Idle

They got me in to play a track and talk about the album and it meant a lot to me. I’ve been listening to Matinee Idle ever since I found out it was on all those years ago – every public holiday in New Zealand in the afternoon. Phil O’Brien and Simon Morris have this […]
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September 11, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 179 On the Radio

It must have been Fishing – either the song itself or maybe Gillian. The first time I heard myself on the radio. Bryan Staff our producer was also a DJ and he played it on a late night slot on commercial radio It was a strange feeling – like hearing your speaking voice back on […]
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May 15, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 111 Ripper Records

Caroline, Rob and I formed the Spines in early 1981 and we started getting gigs straight away. We rehearsed a lot too and were searching out our own sound – they both played professionally in a jazz band as well at the time and we were always tight but experimental. When Bryan Staff moved to […]
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September 14, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 6 – Phil O’Brien

Welcome to the sixth episode of Sweetman Podcast. This one is a chat with Phil O’Brien, radio personality. You may know Phil from his current stint as host of Saturday Night on Radio NZ National or for his co-hosting of Matinee Idle, a show he created over a decade ago. But Phil O’Brien’s career in […]
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May 12, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 7 Your Body Stays

I wrote this song. .. 1982. All this stuff was going down – a close friend of mine was in an abusive relationship – I was in a relationship with a strange girl that turned to pus when this other boyfriend of hers emerged out of nowhere. So I had a wild one night stand […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Barry Jenkins, Caroline Easther, Ian Morris, John Campbell, Jon Mcleary, Karen Hay, Marmalade Studio, Neill Duncan, Peter Robinson, Punch, Riki Gooch, Rob Mahoney, Ross Burge, Simon Morris, Spines, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary, The Spines, Tim Robinson, War Stories, War Stories # 7, War Stories by Jon McLearly # 7, Wendy Calder, Your Body Stays ·

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