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December 10, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Aretha Franklin: A Brand New Me – Aretha Franklin With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Aretha Franklin A Brand New Me: Aretha Franklin With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Atlantic Catalog Group SHE’S NOT DEAD – YOU CUNTS! STOP IT! STOP IT!! ELVIS AND THE BIG O DIDN’T DESERVE IT EITHER BUT AT LEAST THEY ARE DEAD, THERE’S ALMOST SOME UNDERSTANDING BEHIND THE THINKING, ONLY SO MANY TIMES YOU CAN SELL […]Archive
June 19, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 542
Michel Legrand & His Orchestra, Strings on Fire (1962) I’ve got a box of hand-me-down/inherited records I’m still going through. They’re mostly scratched or with torn (or missing) covers. But there are some gems. And some that play just fine – even if they look like they might not…and of course some that look just […]Archive
January 19, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 46 – Victoria Kelly
Welcome to episode 46 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. A chat with the film composer, arranger and musician Victoria Kelly. I loved chatting to Victoria. We’d met, just briefly, only one other time – but I’d enjoyed her work as part of the SJD band and on stage with Neil Finn […]Archive
December 7, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 40 – Sean James Donnelly (SJD)
Welcome to episode 40 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. A chat with Auckland-based musician/producer/soundtrack composer Sean James Donnelly – better known, in band and solo-musician guise as SJD. I’m a huge fan of Sean’s music – all of his albums, I think he’s one of the great talents in New Zealand […]Archive
May 19, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Rhian Sheehan: Live at the Wellington Opera House
Rhian Sheehan Live at the Wellington Opera House (Independent/Bandcamp) Less a review, more a public service announcement, Rhian Sheehan has released his first live album, and it’s a name-your-price download from Bandcamp. Released near the end of last year it’s taken from the amazing live show at the end of 2013. I was there on […]Archive
May 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Radiohead: A Moon Shaped Pool
Radiohead A Moon Shaped Pool XL Recordings It’s nearly been to the detriment of the music that every Radiohead album for the last decade has been discussed as much for how it came to be – and how you found out about it – as much as there’s been any discussion of the music. Amazing, […]Archive
March 21, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Uri Caine with The New Zealand String Quartet (March 20, Wgtn)
Uri Caine w/ The New Zealand String Quartet MFC Sunday, March 20 I had looked forward to this – but as soon as the show started, the pairing of Uri Caine (piano) with The New Zealand String Quartet seemed like an odd mismatch, a pointless exercise. I feel cheated too that we didn’t get one […]Archive
February 21, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: #189 – Orchestra Wellington: Pounamu, Wellington, 2013
People tell you that you have preconceived ideas, they hold that against you – they have preconceived ideas about you of course, but can’t see that irony. You tell them I loved Pounamu – and yet I had hated the previous collaboration between Warren Maxwell and John Psathas. You tell them that Warren never sounded […]Archive
November 16, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: #168 – Rhian Sheehan, Wellington, 2013
I’ve written about Rhian Sheehan a bunch of times here – including already as part of ‘Stubs’. This show though, was a real special one – I loved it – it was the first (and at this stage only) live version of songs from the Stories From Elsewhere album with some of the earlier pieces […]Archive
October 16, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Neil Finn Solo w/ Strings (October 13, Wgtn)
Neil Finn Solo w/ Strings Opera House Tuesday, October 13 Neil Finn has been one of New Zealand music’s elder statesmen for some time now – it might be a role he’s finally comfortable with. Certainly he’s our high achiever and there’s no denying his abilities, the setlists are goldmines of hits and rarities – […]Archive
September 30, 2015 by Simon Sweetman