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April 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 224 – Cigna Saints, Wellington, 2019
I had a really great chat with a Facebook friend the other day. We had never met. But he recognised me and got chatting about things I’d written and from there we had a huge conversation about the arts and culture and content and contributing and how being an audience member, a consumer, is part of the […]Archive
October 9, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 221 – Faith No More, Wellington, 1995
When I first saw Faith No More in Wellington (1993) it was (and still is) one of the greatest gigs I’ve seen. And when Faith No More released its new album in 1995, King For A Day – Fool For A Lifetime, I was amped; anticipating the album and very excited to find they’d be […]Archive
March 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 219 – Lungs, Wellington, 2016
The play Lungs was terrific – click there to read my review. Perfect small theatre, in the Circa Studio, a two-hander, unnamed couple, “She” and “He” I believe the notes said, or “Him” and “Her” or some such. I was there on opening night. I don’t often go to opening night. I find the rattling […]Archive
November 16, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Win a special prize-pack for The Mission’s Wellington Gig
It’s the 30th Anniversary of The Mission and so for the first time in 26 years the English goth-rockers are set to play two New Zealand shows. Saturday, November 19 in Auckland and tomorrow night (Fri, Nov 18) at Wellington’s Bodega. Here’s a really great prize for a keen Wellington fan. Get in quick. Today […]Archive
May 14, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 71– Kurt & Courtney, Wellington, 1998
When I started Stubs I hadn’t intended to include film-stubs – and I don’t collect (all) my movie tickets. I might be a freak. But I’m not a fucking freak…or however that song goes… I kept a bunch of Film Festival tickets – and I’m including this one, from the movie Kurt & Courtney this […]Archive
February 6, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 49 – The Rolling Stones, Auckland, 1995
My first time seeing The Rolling Stones – the whole family went to it, up in Auckland. Good show. Good setlist. A buddy had a ticket too, was supposed to come with us – he had some family reunion (of the more formal kind, not just a gathering at a Stones gig) and was gutted […]Archive
January 11, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 37 – Rick Wakeman, Wellington, 2012
Well, he sure gave good interview – but the gig itself was a little silly, a little sad. I loved hearing a bit of his solo piano playing – dude can fucking play! – but the jokes. Oof. Suddenly it wasn’t Rick Wakeman it was nearly Roy “Chubby” Brown. But hey, that’s his legacy and […]Archive
December 1, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 27 – Basshunter, Wellington, 2009
Close to the nadir really – standing in a crowd of tweens while some jerkoff sings “if you’re sexy and you’re know it clap your hands” – it was like he was grooming, plotting, planning, tossing out bait and picking his victims. Revolting. And then there was the rest of the music. Just ghastly. Funny […]Archive
November 23, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 22 – Anika Boh & Hollie, Wellington, 2012
It was dubbed the Acoustic Church tour – and they had electric guitar in almost every song. This was a very one-sided show. Anika Moa had some good songs. Boh Runga offered a few light tunes about vague characters and Hollie Smith stepped up to the microphone to announce symptoms of a stomach complaint – […]Archive
November 21, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 21 – Def Leppard, Auckland, 2008
When I was 10 and 11 I was a massive Def Leppard fan. I had Hysteria on tape – free badge that was pinned to my pencil case. I never really cared about the band all that much past that album. I went back to the early stuff, sure. Heard a few other things after, […]Archive
November 20, 2014 by Simon Sweetman