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January 30, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sleater-Kinney: Live In Paris
Sleater-Kinney Live In Paris Sub Pop Records Here is the official live document of the Sleater-Kinney reunion shows. If No Cities To Love was the hint that the band had something new to say then the shows in support proved they could effortlessly integrate the new material with the old, putting on a party for […]Archive
December 6, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
To See The Really Great Gigs You Must Travel: Overseas Highlights
Earlier this year I missed seeing The Cure, I missed a band I always wanted to see. But there’ll always be a few you don’t get to. I’ve seen more than most. Also, I was on holiday in America. So I couldn’t really complain – and didn’t. Also that same night I scored one of […]Archive
October 26, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Remembering The Go-Betweens: Such A Band
I always say that the very best thing about reviewing music is the discovery – the joy in that discovery; it’s wonderful to get to share that too. You kiss a lot of frogs though. So it’s always special when something really sticks. When something arrives to you – it really does feel like a […]Archive
March 6, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 741
Sleater-Kinney, The Woods (2005) I always liked Sleater-Kinney right from when I first heard them/first read about them even…but I think I liked the idea of them as much as the music. Right up until I heard this. This – their final album in their original run – is the masterpiece. I’m sure of that. So […]Archive
March 2, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Sleater-Kinney (February 29, Akld)
Sleater-Kinney The Powerstation, Auckland Monday, February 29 There was a feeling, definitely, that it was just good to be there – to see them. Whatever happened it was going to be okay…this was palpable right from the energised, well-meaning and ultimately very good opening set from Wellington’s Mermaidens. When Sleater-Kinney took to the stage (“jetlagged […]Archive
February 29, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Carrie Brownstein: Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl
Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl: A Memoir Carrie Brownstein Riverhead Books This feels like the perfect music-memoir, or musician’s memoir – since you get the emotional baggage around the band, the development of the artist, the aims and ambitions, from naivety through to the second-wind of a reunion run. But we’re not bogged down […]Archive
January 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 769
Sleater-Kinney, No Cities To Love – Deluxe (2015) It was the first great record of last year – even if it took me a wee while to get some thoughts down about it. I had the album, the review-link, late in 2014 and I thrashed those songs across the summer break this time last year. […]Archive
June 20, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Sleater-Kinney: No Cities To Love
Sleater-Kinney No Cities To Love Sub Pop Records There’s a certain type of ‘reunion/comeback’ record that sounds so much the same as the artist’s old/earlier work that there’s really no point in hearing it – it’s usually a case of the times moving on, leaving that particular sound in the dust. A current example is […]Archive
December 19, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 972
Sleater-Kinney, One Beat (2002) What a great group. Love Sleater-Kinney. Couldn’t afford/justify springing for the full box-set of all the records – but was enjoying the sampler-CD far too much to just have that. Decided I had to take the plunge – get one. That’s the way it always starts. There’ll be more to follow. […]Archive
September 18, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Album Preview: Sleater-Kinney – Start Together
Next month Sleater-Kinney will be discovered/rediscovered by many. Sub-pop is re-releasing the band’s seven-album catalogue in a Ltd Ed (3000 copies) box-set. Coloured vinyl, a 44-page hardcover book and a limited edition print. You’ll also be able to get the albums as standalones on black vinyl and/or CD. I’ve been listening to a sampler CD […]Archive
October 23, 2013 by Simon Sweetman