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May 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Gregg Bissonette Drum Workshop (May 26, Wgtn)
Gregg Bissonette: Drum Workshop Memorial Theatre, Victoria University of Wellington Sunday, May 26 American session-star drummer Gregg Bissonette is in the country as part of Rodger Fox’s touring Jazz Gala and ahead of those concerts for a series of drum workshops. He’s been to New Zealand a bunch of times – some 20 years ago as a clinician and more recently as the […]Archive
January 30, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Weezer: Weezer (The Teal Album)
Weezer Weezer (The Teal Album) Crush Music/Atlantic That Weezer has survived to make a dozen albums simply means they’ve recorded nine or ten albums more than necessary. Any of you getting raged and ready to defend Maladroit or Make Believe or to say any of the other self-titled/colour albums should be saved due to a single song like Pork and Beans or whatever, […]Archive
January 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Your Worst Song In The World: The One Song Above All Others That Makes Your Toes Curl
I once mentioned Starship’s awful We Built This City in a post – and some people defended it, some were being facetious and some agreed while others agreed it was/is downright awful. I hated it so much I bought the single. (It had been voted worst song of all time and then I saw it […]Archive
October 6, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1018
Boz Scaggs, Hits! (1980) I almost never feel the urge or need to listen to Toto but when I do I’ll listen to some Boz Scaggs. This compilation might only cover a small amount of what he’s done – it might be all you need to know, or two much for you – but I […]Archive
June 18, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1351
Toto, Toto (1978) Oh god, as soon as I even think of this album I hear that opening instrumental, Child’s Anthem in my head. I can’t escape it. It’s like gym music got dressed up by Jim Steinman and is currently out and about in the passenger seat cruising, looking for good times. Good lord, […]Archive
August 16, 2011 by Simon Sweetman