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December 13, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Reviews: December 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 now nearly three years into it. Last year I […]Archive
December 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Alejandro Escovedo: The Crossing
Alejandro Escovedo The Crossing Yep Roc Records Alejandro Escovedo simply does not make bad records. He’s made a dozen or so good – and very good – albums. He’s got the John Doe-punk-thing, the Steve Earle-descendent-of-outlaw-country-thing and to those he brings – entirely – his own thing. We all know the family backstory. His brothers […]Archive
July 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Big Country: NZ Tour (March, 2018)
80’s Celtic rockers Big Country make a triumphant return to Perform ‘The Crossing’ plus a special encore of greatest hits. Get ready for all your BIG COUNTRY favourites including In A Big Country, Fields of Fire, Chance, Wonderland, Look Away and more! “The audience were singing their hearts out, jumping around and living every moment to its […]Archive
October 19, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Ikebe Shakedown: Stone By Stone
Ikebe Shakedown Stone by Stone Ubiquity Afrobeat-informed soul-jazz instrumentals, always good stuff right? And then you think about how when people try to fill an album with them – unless it’s the real stuff – you can get a bit bored. But the Brooklyn-based Ikebe Shakedown have got that sound down – it’s a bit […]Archive
November 25, 2012 by Simon Sweetman