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March 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Jordan Luck Cares
When my son was born I got a call from Jordan Luck. He phoned me – because, like many, he’d seen the mention of the new baby online. He had my number because I’d interviewed him just a few months before and he had asked me if I was a dad. I’d told him that […]Archive
March 4, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 210: Jordan Luck
Welcome to episode 210 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys . 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 in your […]Archive
October 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Tour Announcement: Bryan Adams NZ Summer Tour 2018
Bryan Adams will bring his GET UP world tour to New Zealand early next year, taking in some of the country’s most iconic and picturesque outdoor summer venues. Presented by Neptune Entertainment and The Breeze, the tour starts on January 2 at Matakana Country Park north of Auckland, then travels to the TSB Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth on January 4. The next stop on […]Archive
December 5, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Jordan Luck: New Zealand’s Best (and Most Underrated) Songwriter
I know there’s no such thing as a best – it’s all opinion. I know that. I write these posts and offer my opinion and then you offer yours in the comments below or on social media. This post features some of my thoughts on one of the country’s best songwriters – and I think it […]Archive
October 29, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Exponents: Eight Days At Roundhead
The Exponents Eight Days At Roundhead Dance Exponents/Universal Here The Exponents go back to The Dance Exponents daze – with a short, sharp set of rockers that could have been released back in the days of their pub-rock stardom. Indeed at least one of the songs here dates from the time of the band’s debut, […]Archive
October 22, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Great Kiwi Albums You Must Revisit: #8 Prayers Be Answered
Let’s leave aside whether you ‘like’ The Exponents and/or what they’ve become – let’s talk here, now, about The Dance Exponents. Let’s talk, here, now, about Prayers Be Answered. Because, holy fuck, this record is astonishing! End-of. Well, not end-of. That would be a short column. And you know I don’t play that way. I […]Archive
August 13, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1308
The Dance Exponents, Prayers Be Answered (1983) I have a yellow-vinyl copy of Expectations signed by Jordan Luck and I love that album – lots of good songs on it but this is the one. Very happy to finally have this record. Fuck, man, it plays through like some goddamn greatest hits collection, a best-of […]Archive
July 29, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Exponents: Greatest Hits
The Exponents Greatest Hits: Why Does Love Do This To Me? Universal There have been other Exponents greatest hits album – but it’s been a decade since the last. And the earliest is now out of print. It’s hard to imagine a Kiwi summer without something from The Exponents and this collection serves also as […]Archive
May 20, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Exponents: Prime Rocks
The Exponents Documentary Prime Rocks Screening on Prime, this Wednesday, May 22, as part of the Prime Rocks series, The Exponents – the documentary – takes a look at The Exponents – the band. Starting off back when they were The Dance Exponents. Commissioned to help celebrate the band’s 30th anniversary it’s a very fine […]Archive
January 29, 2012 by Simon Sweetman