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May 29, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

DJ Setlist: Anything Could Happen – A Selection of Kiwi Music for the end of New Zealand Music Month 29/05/16

Anything Could Happen is right – for this set of tunes at the Southern Cross I found myself on one turntable only; meaning it wasn’t really DJing…nothing to do but pick records and line then up for a quick change, fader down, next one on, hope that the gap wasn’t too obvious (even though it […]
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May 23, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Recovery Sessions at the Southern Cross: Anything Could Happen – A Selection of Kiwi Music for the end of New Zealand Music Month 29/05/16 DJ Set

This Sunday, May 29, I’m back playing some records at The Southern Cross, for their weekly Recovery Sessions, 3-6pm. And it’s a selection of Kiwi music – all sorts – which times in nicely with the end of New Zealand Music Month. So you can expect plenty of Flying Nun and Dobbyn and Th’ Dudes, […]
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December 20, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 90 The Spines 2015

We had a pretty good year as it unfolded. It started with a big profile on the band’s first decade in Audioculture – the NZ music online archive. Strongly written by Gary Steel with interesting insight into those early line-ups and the records we made. Great to be officially represented in an historical and cultural […]
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November 15, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

DJ Setlist: The ‘Wonder’ of ‘Stevie’, Southern Cross, Sunday, November 15, 2015

Well, it wasn’t the nice day I’d hoped – and there were a few technical issues getting started, but I said I was gonna play a set of Stevie Wonder tunes and that is what I did. So many good tracks. And here’s what I chose and how I lined ‘em up… 1. Kesse Ye […]
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November 10, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Recovery Sessions at the Southern Cross: The ‘Wonder’ of ‘Stevie’ DJ Set 15/11/15

This Sunday I’m back on the decks down at the Southern Cross for one of their regular Sunday “Recovery” Sessions. Trying something different this time though – a DJ set dedicated to the wonder of Stevie – the magic of Stevie Wonder. I’m a long-time fan of this musical genius, I grew up with his […]
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September 13, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

DJ Setlist: Recovery Sessions – Southern Cross, Sunday, September 13, 2015

I was back down at The Cross to play a few tunes. Nice vibe on a sunny Sunday afternoon. I played from 3-6pm. A bit of old soul and some 80s tunes too – then into the 90s and 00s. Fun set. I enjoyed it. Here’s what I played… 1. Erykah Badu, Rimshot (intro) 2. […]
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September 8, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Recovery Sessions at the Southern Cross: 13/09/15 DJ Set

This Sunday, September 13, I’m back playing some records at The Southern Cross, for their weekly Recovery Sessions, 3-6pm. The weather’s warming, that garden bar’s a great prospect. Last time I played at the Cross it was Mother’s Day but this time there’s no theme, I’m just going to be taking along a crate (or […]
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May 10, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

DJ Setlist: Songs My Mother Taught Me – Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10, 2015

Mother’s Day – my first time playing records down at The Southern Cross as part of their regular weekend entertainment. I figured I’d play records I inherited/first heard via my mum – so that was the theme. And it was a fun round, from 3pm-6pm down at The Cross. Hope to play there again sometime… […]
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May 4, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Recovery Sessions at the Southern Cross, Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10, 2015: DJ Set

This Sunday, May 10,  is Mother’s Day in New Zealand. It’s also going to be my first time playing records down at the Southern Cross (well, technically that’s not quite true – I rolled out a few tunes there last year as part of the Vinyl Affair). This will be my first time playing to […]
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March 22, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 51 The Cross

It happened gradually. I just began stopping in there and got to know the place and the staff. My local had been Bodega which was a wholly different beast – more like Cheers with gigs. The regulars there were my mates but really it was a venue. The Cross was a place to go just […]
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August 24, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

DJ Setlist: A Vinyl Affair, Southern Cross, Saturday, August 23, 2014

I had the 1-2pm slot down at the Southern Cross for the Vinyl Affair – Vinyl Fair. Nothing like playing to a bunch of record-picking nerds right? Pressure! Well, actually, I just did what I normally do – played a bunch of songs I love. Hoped maybe some of the people there might love them […]
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