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May 21, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 206 Split Enz
I saw them at some key gigs in their strange career. At the Great Ngarauawahia Music Festival when they were Split Ends. I was fourteen and like most people there to see Black Sabbath but I do remember they were interesting. Dressed pretty much like everybody else there – a much different spectacle than what […]Archive
March 20, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Get Rhythm: Best Rhythm Guitar Players
It is not often that you see lists of great rhythm guitar players – well, not compared with lists of best lead guitarists. So, I thought we’d make one. And let’s be clear – it is to praise guitarists for their rhythm-playing ability. So if you want to select Jimi Hendrix that is fine, but […]Archive
December 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Ballad of The Finn Brothers: A Musical Life Between Them
Neil and Tim Finn. The Finn Brothers. We think of them as a pair. We group them together even when they are off making music independently. They have made two albums together under the family surname. Prior to that they have worked together in two bands, Tim appeared on just the one Crowded House album […]Archive
September 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 82 – Wayne Bell
Welcome to episode 82 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I was in Auckland for a brief visit so I made the most of potential-podcast time and finally caught up with Wayne Bell. Wayne is a drummer, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist. I’ve met Wayne a few times across the […]Archive
May 5, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 61 – Phil Judd
Welcome to episode 61 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, L’affare and Yeastie Boys. This one is a conversation with Phil Judd. Founding member of Split Enz, creator of the mighty Mental Notes album, and its wonderful cover image too, Judd should need no introduction. But I’ve given him […]Archive
January 19, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Split Enz: Our Greatest Band
I love Split Enz. When I think about it (which I’m only just doing now in order to create a subject to blog about) they are probably the band I have liked the longest – equal with The Beatles. I have been aware of the music of the Enz as long as I can remember, […]Archive
November 22, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Great Kiwi Albums You Must Revisit: # 13 Finn
I’ve always loved the Finn album, the first collaborative pairing of Neil and Tim Finn; just the brothers (Dave Dobbyn plays bass on one song on the album, beyond that all the instrumental duties are handled by Neil and Tim). The album was released in 1995 – I can remember being excited about its release, […]Archive
May 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 110 New Zealand Music Month
It’s always slightly depressing to me somehow – why we need one at all and who it’s for exactly. Growing up as a kid in the sixties most of the ‘homegrown’ music we heard was local cover versions of overseas artists songs – almost like a karaoke country or lamb dressed as mutton. There were […]Archive
March 15, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 734
Split Enz, Time and Tide (1982) One of the first original albums I heard by Split Enz – compilations were what turned me onto the band, in particular my mum’s copy of Enz of an Era. When my brother – the first in the family to turn to CDs – returned from university with an […]Archive
December 14, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 779
Phil Manzanera, K-Scope (1978) Meant as something of a continuation of the 801 studio band this is Phil Manzanera’s second solo album. His solo career stalls right here – and he picks up again when Roxy Music takes its first break. I hear this now though as not only a great Phil Manzanera record (a […]Archive
October 16, 2015 by Simon Sweetman