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May 22, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 163 The Electric Ballroom
It was on Victoria Street near Edward and up a couple of flights of stairs. I think it was called the Club before it became the Electric Ballroom. It was a big space and an excellent venue and even though it was unlicensed to me it had a similar feel to Christchurch’s Gladstone. The first […]Archive
May 17, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Guy Clark
Guy Clark has died. He was 74. One of the great Texan songwriters, one of the great country music songwriters, one of the great songwriters, I first discovered Clark’s music through reviewing (it does have some perks). His was a name I already knew but what cemented it was hearing the Together at Bluebird Café […]Archive
August 6, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Country Funk Volume II – 1967-1974
Various Artists: Country Funk Volume II – 1967-1974 Light In The Attic The first volume – one of Light In The Attic’s masterstrokes in the compiling/reissuing game – was the introduction of a genre that might have seemed to some like a Buzzfeed–styled click-bait headline; a fake genre you just had to hear – even […]Archive
May 14, 2013 by Simon Sweetman