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March 16, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: # 8 – Recent Finds and Reminders; Things I’ve Been Appreciating…

So it’s a Five For Friday with no real theme – if there is one it’s there in the title, these songs – old and new – have all been on my mind and on the turntable over the last couple of weeks. Songs that standout on new releases, or old records I’ve just picked […]
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December 23, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 775

The Pogues, If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988) It was Christmas Eve, babe, in the drunk tank… Tonight I’ll be playing that song from this record down at Turks Bar in Havelock North as part of an all-80s DJ set. I won’t be doing much in the way of Christmas songs but […]
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