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February 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Robert Forster and Quiet Heartbreak
Robert Forster from The Go-Betweens wears a suit all day. I cannot prove this but I bet he sleeps in it. (Maybe takes off the jacket). I chatted with him once in a café in Wellington. Bought him his coffee and a bite to eat. He signed my record, “Thanks for the sugar-free slice!” His […]Archive
December 2, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Ducks Unlimited: Get Bleak [EP]
Ducks Unlimited Get Bleak (ep) Bobo Integral Records I haven’t been this hooked on a simple little four-song EP for some time – but I can’t stop listening to Get Bleak, the debut set from Toronto-based Ducks Unlimited.Archive
February 15, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 103 – Richard Langston
Welcome to episode 103 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I sat down for a chat with Richard Langston. We’ve met and talked a few times over the years but this was the first time I’d attempted to get his full story – journalist, poet, broadcaster, music enthusiast, television […]Archive
May 22, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 163 The Electric Ballroom
It was on Victoria Street near Edward and up a couple of flights of stairs. I think it was called the Club before it became the Electric Ballroom. It was a big space and an excellent venue and even though it was unlicensed to me it had a similar feel to Christchurch’s Gladstone. The first […]Archive
November 17, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 37 – Robert Forster
Welcome to episode 37 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. Robert Forster (The Go-Betweens) is a hero. I wasn’t going to let a chance to record him for the podcast slip by. We ended up in a café – where I bought him a coffee and a sugar-free cake (and later he […]Archive
November 11, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Robert Forster (November 10, Wgtn)
Robert Forster San Francisco Bath House Thursday, November 10 Every now and then you’re lucky enough to see a gig that is all about the music – about the art and craft (and then conveyance) of songwriting. It was always hopeful, likely that an evening with Robert Forster might result in such a gig; twice […]Archive
November 3, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Samuel Scott to open Robert Forster’s Wellington Show: Thurs Nov 10 (2016)
To add to the excitement of what will surely be a great show – Robert Forster of The Go-Betweens playing a cabaret-styled set at Wellington’s San Fran next Thursday, November 10 – it’s just been announced that the opening act is Sam Scott of The Phoenix Foundation and Bunnies on Ponies. Samuel Scott has been […]Archive
October 26, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Remembering The Go-Betweens: Such A Band
I always say that the very best thing about reviewing music is the discovery – the joy in that discovery; it’s wonderful to get to share that too. You kiss a lot of frogs though. So it’s always special when something really sticks. When something arrives to you – it really does feel like a […]Archive
October 11, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Robert Forster of The Go-Betweens: Two NZ Shows (November, 2016)
Robert Forster, co-founder of legendary Brisbane band The Go-Betweens will play two New Zealand shows in November, at Wellington’s San Fran on Thursday, November 10 and Auckland’s Tuning Fork, Friday, November 11. Bringing with him his latest solo album, Songs to Play and his recent memoir Grant and I, the show promises to be full of stories and songs […]Archive
August 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Robert Forster: Songs To Play
Robert Forster Songs To Play Tapete Records An archetypal Robert Forster album? Yes please! Here you go then – Songs To Play, his latest, his sixth – just his second since the passing of his Go-Betweens co-chief, pal and competing songwriter, Grant McLennan. With seven years between his last two albums and a book on […]Archive
September 26, 2015 by Simon Sweetman