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February 7, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: February 2018

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so a couple of years into […]
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March 13, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

I Paid To Get In: I’ll Talk If I Want…

What do you reckon about this: you paid your money – if you want a beer and a chat that’s fine right? The music is just in the background anyway, especially the opening act that no one has heard of – and sounds like rubbish anyway. Am I right? Or – you paid your money. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blog, Concerts, Gig, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Hugh Cornwell, I Paid To Get In, I Paid To Get In: I’ll Talk If I Want…, I’ll Talk If I Want…, Jeff Tweedy, Joanna Newsom, Live, Live Music, Smog, Stranglers, Sunken Treasure, Talking ·

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January 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

“…Supposedly He’s The Nicest Guy…”

A friend of mine, who I will call “Paul”, because I usually do, prefaced many a story about musicians with the line above. It wasn’t the most important thing to him; it wasn’t a prerequisite to liking someone’s music – often it was stated before referencing a person whose music he had no interest in […]
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August 30, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Henry Rollins (August 28, Wgtn)

Henry Rollins Paramount Sunday, August 28 Those famous images of musicians giving it their all – locked in one with their instrument – John Coltrane with the saxophone stuck to his lips, Eddie Van Halen with his back arched but fingers hovering over the fretboard, Buddy Rich’s arms a blur of a whirlwind above the […]
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