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October 5, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Villain: DVD
Villain Director: Philip Barantini Vertigo Releasing / Saban Films Craig Fairbrass is a good actor – dependable. He does the British tough guy thing well; baddie or heart of gold gangster, the villain with no soul or the villain trying to go straight. He’s done a bunch of direct to video things in the later […]Archive
June 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 259 – James Acaster, Wellington, 2019
It really became impossible for me to review comedy – the Comedy Festival turned very sour, or the acts involved in it did – or both. And then the newspaper wouldn’t send me along because I was too hard to get in the door (not due to my size, btw). And it has become harder […]Archive
May 24, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Portico Quartet: We Welcome Tomorrow (ep)
Portico Quartet We Welcome Tomorrow (ep) Gondwana Records London’s nu-jazz combo, Portico Quartet, has a nice finite catalogue for you to explore – they have always been interested in jazz as purely starting point, from there they have ventured out towards prog via breakbeats – it’s a big ol’ melting pot really. Hypnotic, but busy, […]Archive
March 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Deep Water: DVD
Deep Water Directors: Harry Wootliff, A Mackay, Jim Loach Kudos / ITV / Beyond Unfairly reported as being “The British Big Little Lies”, Deep Water is a six-episode series based on two books by author Paula Daly. Yes, there are some similarities to Big Little Lies, but, if you’ll pardon the pun, this is just […]Archive
March 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 22 – Screaming Lord Sutch, “Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends”
Screaming Lord Sutch, Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends, 1970 I first learned about Screaming Lord Sutch because I was, at one point, so obsessed with the band Deep Purple that I found this tape called Rock Profile Vol. 1 which showed off some of the early session work by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. It also featured […]Archive
February 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: The Stranglers (February 14, Wellington)
The Stranglers w/ Mi-Sex Opera House, Wellington Friday, February 14 I saw The Stranglers in 2016 – this version of the band. And it was superb. So much so I wasn’t sure I needed to see the band again (they’ve been back twice since) but then something made me think that it wouldn’t at all […]Archive
February 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Burial: Tunes 2011 – 2019
Burial Tunes 2011 – 2019 Hyperdub Arriving as part of the Hyperdub label’s 15-year celebration this compilation by Burial might at first seem intriguing and/or unnecessary but I for one welcome it.Archive
November 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: The Bootleg Beatles (November 14, Wellington)
The Bootleg Beatles Opera House, Wellington Thursday, November 14 I’ve seen The Bootleg Beatles before – so they’re not the only repeat-offenders. They were very good. And I’m not (often) a fan of tribute acts. But a) it’s The Beatles. And b) this is a very good-natured, well-meaning, deftly executed tribute show. It’s about celebrating […]Archive
September 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 252
Sid Phillips & His Band, Squeakin’ Shoes/Basin Street Blues [78] (1954) I bought a few 78s just to have – for the look and feel of them. I bought a gramophone a few years later, one of those replica-ones; it worked. Still works. I’ve just given it to my folks to store/display. I’ve run out […]Archive
August 20, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Ezra Collective: You Can’t Steal My Joy
Ezra Collective You Can’t Steal My Joy Enter The Jungle Records Oh thank fuck for ears! Because, good lord, almost everything is wrong with this record…right up until you listen to it. The band’s name, that album cover, a record called You Can’t Steal My Joy – it’s just as well we don’t judge books (or albums) by their cover (even though a […]Archive
June 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman