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February 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: The Mutton Birds (February 7, Wellington)

The Mutton Birds San Fran, Wellington Friday, February 7 Two sold out Mutton Birds shows in Wellington! And I was lucky to get to one. Luckier still, it seems, to get to the second one. How do I know that? Well there were murmurs of the band playing one big song earlier on and then […]
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September 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 184: Don McGlashan

Welcome to episode 184 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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April 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 162 – Paul Crowther

Welcome to episode 162 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 in your Spotify library. I recorded this conversation back in January in Auckland. […]
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November 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Songwriter Profile: Don McGlashan

Don McGlashan played French horn and percussion in the Auckland Symphonia. He would leave classical rehearsals to play punk-infused music and was a member of From Scratch; the idea being that instruments were created from scratch. Here McGlashan’s classical percussion training would give way to PVC pipes being hit with jandals. His songwriting first announced […]
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May 29, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 164 Me and the Don

The first time I saw Don McGlashan, well it might have been in the Plague or the Whizz Kids. I saw the Plague several times in the late 70s as they played some of the same gigs as Negative Theatre – Nambassa, Christchurch students’ art fest and I saw them in Hamilton and Wellington too. […]
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February 22, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 51 – David Long

Welcome to episode 51 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. A chat with musician David Long. David Long is a composer and musician known for his work with The Mutton Birds and most recently TEETH – a band the features two members of The Phoenix Foundation and legendary Wellington drummer Ant Donaldson. […]
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January 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Game. Set. List/s: From The Ephemera Files/Piles…

I have been tidying up some of the boxes of ephemera that have followed me from the university hostel, to various flats and then on, a decade ago or so, to my first home. I have been finding all sorts of things – a mini-CD in the shape of a business card for the Wellington […]
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June 20, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Don McGlashan (June 19, Wgtn)

Don McGlashan Paramount Friday, June 19 Don McGlashan’s Lucky Stars is a terrific album – I thought that at the time (as the review in that link will tell you) and I’m really glad that McGlashan clearly thinks so too, he opened his Lucky Stars show by playing the album in its entirety. Nothing says […]
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April 22, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Don McGlashan: Lucky Stars

Don McGlashan Lucky Stars Don McGlashan It’s been a long time between albums for Don McGlashan, but there are always musical projects. Most recently a rewarding series of shows sharing the stage with Dave Dobbyn; their songs were made to be played together even if they were never designed with that  in mind. So now […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Dave Dobbyn, Don McGlashan, Kiwi, Lucky Stars, Neil Finn, New Zealand, NZ, SJD, The Front Lawn, The Mutton Birds, Tim Finn ·

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January 24, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Sebadoh: Defend Yourself

Sebadoh Defend Yourself Joyful Noise Records Anyone else think that Sebadoh – or Lou Barlow’s music in general – is a bit like the later-period Mutton Birds? Nope? Just me? Okay. Anyway, I got that feeling again as soon as I started listening to Defend Yourself, particularly the first couple of tracks. Oh, I should […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Defend Yourself, Husker Du, Lou Barlow, Sebadoh, The Mutton Birds ·

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February 18, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Jan Hellriegel

Singer/songwriter Jan Hellriegel broke new ground for local female artists when she became the first to sign with a major label in NZ in the early 90s. She’s recorded several successful studio albums – including hit Warners debut It’s My Sin in 1992, Tremble , and most recently the critically-acclaimed All Grown Up. The video for her first single The Way I Feel is […]
Posted in Blog, Special Guests · Tagged All Grown Up, Five Albums I'm Loving Right Now, It's My Sin, Jan Hellriegel, Native Tongue Publishing, Nature, The Mutton Birds, The Way I Feel, Tremble ·

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November 26, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Mutton Birds: Free Range (Live 2012)

The Mutton Birds Free Range (Live 2012) RNZ It was great to hear this – because I missed out on seeing the reunion shows. It was great to hear this because I love The Mutton Birds and I’m sure, for the many that did go to the reunion shows earlier this year it will be […]
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