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March 15, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 43: Gene Clark – “White Light”
Okay, it’s sorta weird – to me at least – that I had never heard this. Never heard any of it. Not only did I love The Byrds (and how could you not?) but I’m a huge fan of Gene Clark’s contributions in particular. And one of my all-time favourite albums by anyone ever is […]Archive
March 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: A 40th Birthday DJ Set
The other month I was off down south to celebrate a mate’s birthday and to be the DJ’er on the night. Well, playing music at 40ths is something that has happened to me across the last few years (funnily enough). It’s a chance to play some old favourites but to also be open to some […]Archive
February 18, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
DJ Setlist: Andy’s 40th, Verandah Bar, Saturday, February 17, 2018
Down to Christchurch overnight for a good mate’s 40th – and was doing the DJing too… A lot of 1980s and 1990s things, bit all over the shop, trying to find the various sweet spots… Hmm, here it is:Archive
February 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Paul on Drums – Big Macca Attack
“Ringo! The best drummer in the world? He’s not even”, so the famous quip goes, “the best drummer in The Beatles”. Attributed to John Lennon, it’s actually a clever piece of satire by the comedian Jasper Carrott. Not only is it the funniest thing he said it has a deadly accuracy – John Lennon might […]Archive
January 20, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Tex Perkins’ Soundtrack For His Book “TEX”
I’m mid-way through Tex Perkins’ Autobiography – a terrific read so far. Lots of fun, great yarns, and some reminders of brilliant music – not just the music Tex has been part of under various band guises either. The music fan comes through page after page. And a quick skip to the final pages shows […]Archive
January 10, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Funky Summer (Vol. 1)
It was meant to be a DJ set in the summer sun but the rain kicked in that afternoon, a storm, add to that it was the very start of the year and people were looking for any excuse not to be out, a thunderstorm being just perfect. So I played a bunch of tunes […]Archive
December 13, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Great Kiwi Driving Playlist
There are several great Kiwi roadtrip albums that I always pack for a trip – but how about a single playlist? Well, ahem, For Today, I thought this would do…50 songs that should get you from A to B with even enough time if you plan to head on to C or have to pull […]Archive
December 8, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Yet Another 80s Playlist
Time for another 80s playlist – so I call this one Yet Another 80s Playlist…and when I say “time for another 80s playlist” what I really mean is last weekend I DJ’d a corporate Christmas party with a 1980s theme. And so I’ve loaded all those tunes up into a playlist – it’s quite nice […]Archive
December 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Paul McCartney’s 1993 Set From Auckland
Well, the Paul McCartney concert is, er, Coming Up… I’m not going this time – I still have fond memories of seeing him in Auckland back on Saturday, March 27th in 1993. It was a great gig – one of my first big stadium shows, and one of the best gigs I’ve ever seen. A […]Archive
November 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
How Do You Find Music? How Does Music Find You? How Has That Changed?
Do you ever stop to consider the changes that have been made to the way you find music? Is your approach still the same? Surely it’s changed, you’ve changed formats, the formats have changed – in terms of delivery approach, in terms of regularity, in terms of how and when you receive them – as […]Archive
October 16, 2017 by Simon Sweetman