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April 15, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Short Story: The Gladstone, 1982

The Gladstone, 1982. It was better than anything you ever saw, and most things you’ve gone on to do I can tell you that right now. For free. We were up front and the microphone hit me in the face and when I tasted the sweat of the singer it went down like the coldest […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1982, Bands, Christchurch, Fiction, Music, NZ, Short Story, Short Story: The Gladstone 1982, Story, The Gladstone, The Gladstone 1982 ·

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July 20, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 17 The Gladstone

After the Spines had recorded our album, the Moon, we went about playing the songs live. That line up with Ross Burge, Wendy Calder, Neill Duncan and me became very forceful and rhythmic and could play to big crowds. We got some great support slots – Hunters and Collectors, the Go-Betweens, The Violent Femmes and […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Guest Blog, Hoodoo Gurus, Jim Wilson, Jon Mcleary, Music, Spines, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 17 The Gladstone, The Gladstone, The Go-Betweens, The Moon, The Spines, War Stories, War Stories # 17, War Stories by Jon McLeary, Writing ·

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