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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 […]Archive
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. […]Archive
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. […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
November 26, 2012 by Simon Sweetman