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November 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 195: Linda Burgess

Welcome to episode 195 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved […]
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February 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: #199 – Robbie Williams, Wellington, 2015

It was going to be so easy…just a quick stroll down the road from my home, to a venue I was looking forward to experiencing; Robbie Williams wasn’t someone I was ever a fan of – but just from working music-retail (and reviewing) I knew his material, most of it anyway. Maybe he’d be the […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2015, Apology, Basin Reserve, Email, Fairfax, Gig Review, October, Robbie Williams, Spinoff, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: #199, Stubs: #199 – Robbie Williams, Stuff.co.nz, The Dominion Post, Wellington ·

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March 3, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 58 – Homegrown, Wellington, 2013

Amazing – I dodged Homegrown last year and it feels like so long ago that I was last there, out of place, wandering about – trying to fill the day, desperately hoping for something in the form of music, settling – because you have to – for a lot less. A lot of less. But […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2013, DJ SIr-Vere, Gig Review, Homegroan, Homegrown, Jim Beam, Kiwi Music, Live, MEDIA, Media Pass, New Zealand, NZ, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 58 – Homegrown, The Dominion Post, Waterfront, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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January 29, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Little Dragon (Jan 27, Wgtn)

Laneway Presents…Little Dragon Shed 6 Tuesday, January 27 Swedish electronica/pop group Little Dragon has been a band for nearly 20 years, four friends forming through school connections. They’ve been releasing albums across the last decade, alternating between dark, stirring balladry and upbeat club-happy beat-driven dance-vehicles. But around 2010 the band started to really make dents […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2015, Gig, Gig Review, Laneway, Laneway Presents..., Little Dragon, Live Gig, Shed 6, The Dominion Post, Tuesday January 27, Wellington ·

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December 4, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 29 – The Proclaimers, Wellington, 2002

So, this was one of the first shows I reviewed for the Dominion Post, well, one of the early ones anyway. I guess I’d done a few – a full arts festival and some other gigs too but I was still pretty new to it. And I was into seeing The Proclaimers because the Sunshine […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2002, Charlie Reid, Craig Reid, Gig, Gig Review, Katie, Katy, Live Gig, Memorabilia, Reviewing, Stubs: # 29 – The Proclaimers, The Dominion Post, The Proclaimers, Wellington ·

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October 17, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Rodriguez (Oct 15, Wgtn)

Rodriguez Opera House Wednesday, October 15 Rodriguez returns just 18 months after his first victory lap on the back of the Searching For Sugar Man documentary. He still has a local pick-up band, nothing resembling stage-craft and his songs – for all the charm and how caught up in the myth and alleged mystery of […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2014, Brett Adams, Gig, Gig Review, Live, Live Review, Maree Thom, Opera House, Rodriguez, The Dominion Post, Wednesday October 15 ·

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December 24, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Helmet (December 20; Wgtn)

Helmet Bodega Friday, December 20 American band Helmet had its original run across the mid-90s and then disbanded. Page Hamilton (vocals, guitar) reformed the band, with a floating cast of members in 2004. Since then there have been decent albums but the fans still hang on for the magic from 1990’s Strap It On, 1992’s […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Bodega, Friday December 20, Gig Review, Helmet, Live Concert, Live Gig, The Dominion Post, Wellington ·

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January 1, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1691

George Benson, The Love Songs (1985) I prefer the George Benson that, at a young age, played with Miles Davis and lit up the guitar on his own records. And he’s a sweet-voiced singer too, sure. But I also love a bit of the cheese. I can’t dig all of his ballads and I haven’t […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged [OST], 1985, 20/20, Al Green, Bill Withers, Dirty Dancing soundtrack, Feel Like Making Love, George Benson, Give Me The Night, Interview, Lady Love Me (One More Time), Love X Love, LP, Miles Davis, The Dominion Post, The Love Songs, Vinyl ·

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October 19, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1801

Galaxie 500, This Is Our Music (1990) I bought this a couple of years ago – I’d enjoyed some Galaxie 500 and I had really enjoyed Dean Wareham’s book, Black Postcards. Also, I was interviewing Dean about his 13 Most Beautiful show. The album was a handy reference – as well as, you know, a […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 13 Most Beautiful, Black Postcards, Bob Dylan, Dean And Britta, Dean Wareham, Fourth Of July, Galaxie 500, Gig Review, Interview, Jem, Listen, The Dominion Post, The Snow Is Falling, The Stereo Bus, This Is Our Music, Velvet Underground, Vinyl, Yoko Ono ·

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