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November 20, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Mike Nichols

Mike Nichols has died. He was 83. His career spanned six decades and saw him presenting and producing work for the stage and screen – big screen and little screen. As a performer he toured and made award-winning albums. He is one of a select group of people to have won in four major US […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Biloxi Blues, Catch-22, Comedian, Comedy, Director, Elaine May, Eulogy, Film, Heartburn, Mike Nichols, Movie Director, Movies, Nichols and May, Primary Colors, R.I.P., Silkwood, The Birdcage, The Graduate, Theatre, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Wolf ·

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October 23, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 10 – Neil Diamond, Auckland, 1996

We were in Auckland – the whole family – for my brother’s graduation. I was at uni in Wellington and had flagged seeing Santana on the Thursday night on the promise I’d get to go to them on Friday in Auckland. I drove up from Wellington to Hawke’s Bay on Thursday. And then straight in […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1996, Auckland, Gig, Live, Neil Diamond, Santana, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 10 – Neil Diamond, The Birdcage ·

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June 28, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1091

Ennio Morricone, Il Vizietto (La Cage aux Folles) [OST] (1978) I can remember – back about nearly-20 years ago now – a mate of mine was in some semi-regular correspondence with one of the guys that had played guitar for Faith No More – this guy was also the guitarist in Mr. Bungle. My mate […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged [OST], 1978, Ennio Morricone, Faith No More, FNM, French, Il Vizietto, Il Vizietto (La Cage aux Folles), Italian, La Cage aux Folles, LP, Maestro, Mr. Bungle, Prima Dello Spettacolo, Score, Soundtrack, The Birdcage, Trey Spruance, Vinyl ·

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