Posts Tagged Smash Palace

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June 17, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Christchurch, 2013

There was me and a bottle of whiskey, in a motel room with old-fashioned TV. But I found Smash Palace, so everything was just fine. I drank more than I should, but that’s okay – because now I don’t drink. Sharon O’Neill singing “Smash Palace” is the finest song that never quite made it to […]

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November 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 220

Sharon O’Neill, Smash Palace [Single] (1982) I’m lucky enough to – finally – have found a copy of the film soundtrack, a gorgeous EP – but ahead of that, I settled for this single: The title track from the film and its soundtrack EP. I met Sharon a few years back and spoke to her […]

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May 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 305 

Sharon O’Neill, Smash Palace (1982)  This EP is the soundtrack to the movie Smash Palace – one of the first Kiwi films I can remember seeing and one of the first “adult” films I can remember making an impact on me, I’ve rewatched it a bunch of times and it’s both a great complete story/movie and a virtuoso performance from Bruno Lawrence. The music […]

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February 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 50 – Sharon O’Neill

Welcome to episode 50 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. A chat with musician Sharon O’Neill. Sharon has been based in Australia for much of the last 30+ years but she was born in New Zealand and a part of her heart remains here; she certainly (still) has a part of our […]