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September 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 278 – Teju Cole: Blind Spot, Wellington, 2018

Most days I think about Teju Cole’s book Blind Spot (and how wonderful it is). And sometimes I remember how lucky I was to see him not just once but twice in the same weekend. Just recently I found the stub for that first show – and remembered that it was slightly derailed by tech […]
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September 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 277 – The Staves, Wellington, 2018

The really great thing about music reviewing (esp gigs) is you get to see some acts you never would have thought to get to – like The Staves. The really dumb thing about music reviewing (esp gigs) is you go along, you review the show, rave about it, place it as one of the best […]
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September 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 276 – NZSO: Summer Pops – Music From The Movies, Wellington, 2018

It seemed a good idea to get some culture, the whole family. Music From The Movies was the name of the NZSO’s Summer Pops program for 2018 and, alas, it was a fucking snore-fest. It didn’t fire. Ever. Just some dated, monotonous, lifeless movie scores. No punch. No fire. No fun. All very boring. And […]
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