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June 20, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 283 – Mansfield: In Her Own Words – Wellington, 2021
Every now and then I go to a show and I don’t review it. It doesn’t happen often – even shows I pay for and go to in purely a fan-capacity tend to get some sort of write-up. I’m just wired that way now, so used to it. On the flipside, sometimes, I forget to […]Archive
April 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 282 – Laurie Anderson: Here Comes The Ocean, Wellington, 2020
It was only last year – and already it seems so long ago. It was that rare occasion of the Festival planning some culture-clash thing and getting it absolutely right. Laurie Anderson was a guest curator – she did a bunch of shows and talks and it all culminated in this performance (click there to […]Archive
February 3, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 244: Maggie Tweedie
Well, after a lengthy summer break the podcast is back and it’s the first one for 2021. This conversation was recorded late last year and then I decided to have a wee break over Christmas/New Year. So you’re now going to hear episode 244 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf […]Archive
November 25, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 240: Lucy Roche
Welcome to episode 240 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify […]Archive
November 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Preview: Ethersonic, Kodama 木 + a new film dir. by Baxter Gray ‘Solar’ – Pyramid Club, Wellington, Friday, November 27, 2020
This Friday at Wellington’s Pyramid Club there’s a multi-media showcase of music, projections and film – including the premiere of the film ‘Solar’ by Baxter Gray. A film about a future that we hope will never occur its themes of isolation, xenophobia and a post climate-change world are of course very real; a reflection of fears […]Archive
November 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: NGĀ TUONE by Riki Gooch (November 20, 2020)
Riki Gooch: NGĀ TUONE St. Peter’s on Willis, Wellington Jazz Festival Friday, November 22 I’m not sure I’ve ever met anyone else that thinks about music the way Riki Gooch does. You can pile up any of the usual clichés – the music flows through him, he is a conduit for groove, he lives and […]Archive
August 31, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 274 – Rhian Sheehan, Wellington, 2018
I’ve seen Rhian Sheehan a bunch of times. And it’s always been great – always a variation of the same sorts of moods and feels and vibe; many of the same pieces even. But it always has a new flavour too. So it’s never (just) repetition. I’ve seen this sort of show from him develop […]Archive
August 4, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 269 – Thundercat, Wellington, 2018
It’s funny how sometimes you see a genius – a great talent – and it just doesn’t stick, doesn’t connect, doesn’t mean anything. The first time I saw Thundercat I was a fan – but I hated the show. It was busy when it didn’t need to be and felt very splatter-painting/ish and I just […]Archive
July 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 266 – Cable Car, Wellington, 1995-2020
I’m always amazed that Wellington’s Cable Car is the Tourist Destination/Activity that it is – but, hey. It is. That view’s pretty good, it’s pretty cheap, and it (now) runs swiftly. It’s an easy thing to go and do and a way to see the city. I’ve lived here 25 years which means 25 years […]Archive
June 29, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 262 – Teju Cole: Photo Lecture, Wellington, 2018
The 2018 Writers-Readers Festival was a busy one for me, I committed to going to about a dozen talks and writing something about each one. This included two talks by the writer, critic and photographer Teju Cole. I’m a big fan and particularly loved his book Blind Spot which was part of the focus for […]Archive
June 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman