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May 29, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 113 Flying Nun

There’s been so much written about them already but I thought I’d chime in with my experience with the label and its people. The Spines came to it after being disillusioned at Jayrem. I’d met Roger Shepherd several times over the years at gigs and he’d always expressed interest in the band so it was […]

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December 27, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 91 Minus Woman

He sits alone looking into himself To find the place where the plan went south He tries his beam but the trail’s already stale So he takes the expected lift Brings him back to the reason she left The cut’s clean but the pain’s already pain With some songs you get this prophetic resonance, whether […]

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October 5, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 28 The Miscreant

I first met Brent McLachlan when the Spines were playing in Christchurch and he was doing our sound – we hit it off immediately.  When The Gordons broke up and he moved to Wellington he became our regular live sound guy and was great – he recorded everything on cassette and got a terrific drum […]