Sitemap - 2016 - Sounds Good!
Talk Back: When Musicians Take Fire At The Critics
DJ Setlist: The Great Kiwi BBQ, San Fran, Thursday, December 29, 2016
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 44 - Blink (Ian Jorgensen)
Nature’s Be(a)st: An Alternative Top 30
Do You (Ever) Feel Like We Did? – The One Time It Worked to DJ Some Peter Frampton
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 142 The Spines – 2016
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 43 – Xmas 2016 Wrap
Live Without A Net: Best or Worst - It's My Favourite Live Album by The Dead
The Great Prince Tui Teka: A Hero
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 141 The King of France
Five Songs For Friday: # 5 – Five O’Clock World
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 42 - Nick Bollinger
Todd Rundgren: An Evening With Todd Rundgren - Live At The Ridgefield
Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 16 – John Bonham
Short Story: Weekend at Boomer's
A Tribe Called Quest: We Got It From Here...Thank You 4 Your Service
Up Around The Bend: New Memories Of Old Songs I’m Sure I Like
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 41 - Nadia Reid
I Can’t Tell You Why I Love This One Eagles Song: A Song You Love by A Band You Hate
The Rolling Stones: Blue & Lonesome
Gig Review: Tuwhare - The Concert (December 9, Wgtn)
A Hard Reign: Patti Smith Proved The Right and Only Choice to Represent Bob Dylan
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 140 Prepare To Scream
Silent Lucidity: A Place I Like To Hide
Without Borders: Be A Champ (ep)
Gig Preview: Shayne Carter, Tiny Ruins and Pikelet – Meow, Wellington, Friday, December 30, 2016
Five Songs For Friday: # 4 - Five Great Tracks From Five Great Live Albums
Thinking of Sinead O'Connor: Happy 50th
Hooked On Kitsch Classics: Oh, The Records You Will Find In A Second-Hand Bookstore
Music Biopics Usually Get It Wrong: The Problem Is Taking The Page To The Stage
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 40 - Sean James Donnelly (SJD)
Gig Review: Tortoise (December 3, Wgtn)
My Date With Fergie: The Time I Was Summoned to Interview The Duchess
To See The Really Great Gigs You Must Travel: Overseas Highlights
WWE: TLC - Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2016
Jordan Luck: New Zealand’s Best (and Most Underrated) Songwriter
Bands That Make You Sick: The Cranberries
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 139 The Bodge
Pavement: The Greatest Band of the 1990s
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 39 - Aidee Walker
Digests: The Best of 2016’s Album Reviews – November
DJ Setlist: Bodega, Spines w/ Terror of the Deep, Thursday, December 1, 2016
Dinosaur Jr: Give A Glimpse of What Yer Not
The Story of GG Allin & The Murder Junkies
Where Beck Was At: His First Decade of Genius
Gig Preview: Spines at Bodega w/ Terror of the Deep (Thurs, Dec 1)
Poem: All's Well That Ends Swell
Gig Review: TEETH (November 26, Wgtn)
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 138 Love, Pt. 1
Black Dub: Reluctant Supergroup
I Hate Billy Joel: Music for Music Teachers
Blackmore's Night: From Spinal Tap to A Mighty Wind in One Career
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 38 - Costa Botes
Steely Dan's Aja: Their Classic
Five Songs For Friday: # 3 – New and Old Favourites
Gig Review: The Last Waltz - 40th Anniversary Concert (November 23, Wgtn)
Playlist: Real Groovy on a Saturday Morning
Stevie Nicks: Bella Donna (Deluxe Edition)
Mike Nock Trio/NZ Trio: Vicissitudes
On: Essays - Intro Notes from the LitCrawl Essays Session (Sat, Nov 14, 2016)
Playlist: Return of the Son of Some More Songs I Played At The Golden Dawn
Great Kiwi Albums You Must Revisit: # 13 Finn
The Greatness of Leila Adu: Underrated, Underappreciated, One of our Greatest Talents
DJ Setlist: Real Groovy, 11am-1pm Shift, Saturday, November 19, 2016
Short Story: Post Post-Industrial Meltdown
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 137 The Desert Road
DJ Setlist: The Golden Dawn, 8-11pm Shift, Friday, November 18, 2016
R.E.M: The Greatest Band of the 1980s
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 37 - Robert Forster
Real Groovy Records: In-store DJ Set (Saturday, November 19)
Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 15 - Buddy Rich
Win a special prize-pack for The Mission’s Wellington Gig
A Single Man: One of My Favourite Film Scores
It Was The Worst: # 19 Disturbed Repeatedly
The Golden Dawn: DJ Set (Friday, November 18)
The 'There's Wally!' of Rock-Docs: Bono
A Little Story About Katy & Simon
Sherman Alexie’s Ode To Mix Tapes
Short Story: Listening to Arcade Fire...
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 136 Weathered Lines
The Interview: What It's Really Like To Talk To The Famous Person On The Other End Of The Line
Jagged Little Pill: That Fucking Alanis Morissette Album
Eric Clapton: Live In San Diego (with Special Guest J.J. Cale)
The Heckling Cries of Unloved and Unlovable Critics: Not Everyone That Hates Your Work Is A Troll
Playlist: Favourite ‘Live Album’ Tracks
Kick Out The Jams: The MC5 Song and Album in Context
Gig Review: Robert Forster (November 10, Wgtn)
Five Songs For Friday: # 2 – The 'We've Been Trumped!' Edition
Santana: Live At The House of Blues - Las Vegas
If I Move To Mars Will I No Longer Have To Hear The Song 'If I Move To Mars'?
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 36 - Charlotte Yates
Karl Blau: Introducing Karl Blau
Win Tickets to TEETH – This Friday: 11/11/16
Poem: I’m Drunk On Lucinda Williams
Appreciating The Final Cut: One of Floyd’s Best
Fly My Pretties: String Theory
At Your Service (Fee): The Giant Rip-Off Where You Pay $8 Extra For No Fucking Service At All
A Word From The Wise: His Name is Bukowski
Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 14 – Vinnie Colaiuta
V/A: Stir It Up - Aotearoa's Tribute To Bob Marley
10 Songs That Changed YOUR World
Revisiting The Glass Bead Game: James Blackshaw’s Finest
When I think of Cat Stevens: A Ballad of Father & Son(g)
Coming Up with Up & Coming: The Musical Styles of the Rich and Imaginary…
Stick Your Thumb In The Bucket of Spit: The Story of the World’s Worst Music Teacher
Sprog On The Tracks: Five-Year Flashback
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 135 Lucid Dreams - Part One
Watch This (Office) Space, Or Rather Listen To It: Revisiting The Office Space Soundtrack
What Song/s Will You Have Played At Your Funeral?
Snoopin' Aroun' My Car: How I Lost A Car And Found A Favourite Snoop Dogg Album All In One Weekend
Favourite Album Titles: The Bold And The Beautifully Bonkers...
To Infinity and (Sadly) Beyond: I’d Rather Read The Poetry of Bryan Adams
Samuel Scott to open Robert Forster’s Wellington Show: Thurs Nov 10 (2016)
The Good Grooves: A Tasty Drum Groove Beats Chops Galore Every Time
Neurosis: Two NZ Shows (Feb, 2017)
Poem: The Raw Offal of Love...
Phil Collins: Hello, I Must Be Going! (Deluxe Edition)
A Bustle In Your Hedgerow: Good Songs With Terrible Lyrics
Airbourne: NZ Tour (Jan, 2017)
You’ve Got To Be Cruel To Be Kind: # 1 – The Early Years
It’s Like This: Rickie Lee Jones’ Great Covers Collection
Stubs: #198 – Earl Sweatshirt, Danny Brown and Run The Jewels, Wellington, 2014
The Brilliance of Warpaint: One of My Favourite Bands of The Last Decade
The Five Unmissable Shows I Missed: The First Five That Sprang To Mind
Digests: The Best of 2016’s Album Reviews – October
The Musical Worlds of John Waters: Filmmaker, Author, Icon
What Matters Most Is The Music: It's Not How You Listen - It's That You Listen
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 134 TVNZ
The Good And Bad Reviews Are Equal: It Is All Just Opinion After All
Nightmares On Wax: Shelving It All
Questioning Max Key’s vision of PARADISE
Check out Chris Cain: He’s Got The Blues in his Soul and at his Fingertips
Five Songs For Friday: # 1 - Starting off easy...
Sweet Dreams Are Made Of Cheese: Attack of the Mondegreens
My Ears Were Burning, His Lips Were Flaming: Interviewing Wayne Coyne
Max Richter + Various Artists: Sleep Remixes
Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 13 – Charlie Watts
Remembering The Go-Betweens: Such A Band
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds: Two NZ Shows (Jan, 2017)
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 35 - Mike Nock
The case / lang / veirs collaboration: Probably The Album of The Year
The Peter Gabriel/Genesis Divorce: All of That Great Music
Favourite Podcasts: My Favourite Album With Jeremy Dylan
Leonard Cohen: You Want It Darker
John Carpenter: From Filmmaker to Musician
The Fabulous Return of The Monkees: Comeback of the Year
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 133 Majoribanks Street
Magic from Loss: Nick Cave and Lou Reed Grieving Through Albums
The Album Review is Dead? Long Live Album Reviews!
Getaway From The Getaway Now: The Worst Album of 2016
The Paul Kelly Story: Redux/Reflux
Thinking about Scott Walker: Music Without Compromise
When It's About More Than Just The Music: Remembering Interviewing Paul Buchanan
Short Story: Five Weird Music Dreams I’ve Had More Than Once
Questlove: Something To Food About
Reconnecting With Billy Cobham: His Best Solo Works
Hail! Hail! The Great Twenty-Eight: Chuck Berry Turns 90
Finding Hate Mail: Old Friends...
Suzanne Vega: Lover, Beloved - Songs From An Evening With Carson McCullers
Peter Garrett: A Version of Now
Bands With Fans I Hate: It's Not Them...it's THEM!
CD Review of Kids of 88's Sugar Pills: From The Archives
Aoife O'Donovan: In The Magic Hour
The Secret Behind Mr Dompling's Secret: My First Music Book
The Legendary Marvin Pontiac: Legendary Hoax
The John Waters Interview: From The Archives
Retro Record Reviews by Toby W. McWilliams: # 2 – Supertramp, Breakfast in America
Cliff Martinez: The Neon Demon [OST]
One Meat - Two Interviews: Interviewing Meat Loaf Twice in One Month
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 132 Dylan
Steve Dawson: Solid States and Loose Ends
A Love Supreme: John Coltrane's Life-Changing Sound
The DJ Shadow Masterpiece: Endtroducing...
Short Story: Good Times In The Bay
Margo Price: Midwest Farmer's Daughter
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 34 - Delaney Davidson
Daniel Johnston's World: Alone With The Magic of that Music
Jaco Pastorius by Jaco Pastorius: One of My Favourite Albums
Rolling With The Stones: A Lifelong Journey
Robert Forster of The Go-Betweens: Two NZ Shows (November, 2016)
Midge Ure: NZ Tour (March, 2017)
The Very Extremely Dangerous Eddie Hinton: Revisiting A Lost Classic
The Phil Judd Interview: From The Archives
Clive James: Play All - A Bingewatcher's Notebook
John Renbourn & Wizz Jones: Joint Control
Jesus Was A Carpenter: Carpenters Greatest Hits vs. The Carpenters Tribute Album
Gig Review: The Reverend Horton Heat (October 5, Wgtn)
Phantom Billstickers Poetry Poster: Unfriendship
Fat Freddy's Drop: The Cure for Insomnia
TEETH: New Single + Four Wellington Shows in November
Keef's Life: That Horrible Keith Richards Memoir
McCartney II: Paul McCartney's Solo Masterpiece
Daniel Bryan: YES - My Improbable Journey to the Main Event of Wrestlemania
Digests: The Best of 2016’s Album Reviews – September
Vince Staples: Two NZ Shows (Dec, 2016)
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 130 The Podcast
Retro Record Reviews by Toby W. McWilliams: # 1 - ELO, Time
Gig Review: Black Mountain (October 1, Wgtn)
Guest Blogging: Retro Record Reviews by Toby W. McWilliams
Lloyd Cole Classic Songbook Tour: NZ Shows (Jan/Feb 2017)
Bruce Springsteen: Chapter & Verse
The Beatles - Eight Days A Week, The Touring Years: Film
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 33 - Jon McLeary
Culture Club: Two NZ Shows (Dec, 2016)
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 129 My Left Hand
DJ Setlist: San Fran, Friday, September 23, 2016
V/A: The Rough Guide to Blues Women
Mick Wall: Prince - Purple Reign
The Bordellos: Gary Glitter e.p.
We Deserve This: Floating Colors
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 128 Lennon
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 32 - Jan Hellriegel
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Skeleton Tree
Sima Elizabeth Shefrin: Embroidered Cancer Comic
Laneway 2017: Lineup Announced
Chris Garcia: Laughing And Crying At The Same Time
Moniker: Hunt For The Wilderpeople [OST]
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band: Two NZ Shows (Feb, 2017)
Randy Newman: Live At The Boarding House
Jack White: Acoustic Recordings 1998-2016
Kembrew McLeod: Blondie's Parallel Lines (33 1/3)
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 31 - Jonny Potts
John Hammond: Live in San Francisco 1966
Gig Preview: Spines at Meow + Special Guests (Sat, Sept 17)
Short Story: Towards The Inevitable
Olivia Wyatt + Bitchin Bajas: Sailing A Sinking Sea [OST]
Digests: The Best of 2016’s Album Reviews – August
Moby: Long Ambients 1 - Calm. Sleep.
Rebecca Wallwork: New Kids On The Block's Hangin' Tough (33 1/3)
Gig Review: Engelbert Humperdinck (August 31, Wgtn)
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 127 Fly Agaric
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 30 - Matt Vickers
Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds: La Arana Es La Vida
PJ Harvey: Two NZ Shows (Jan, 2017)
Gig Review: Henry Rollins (August 28, Wgtn)
Matt Vickers: Lecretia's Choice - A Story of Love, Death and the Law
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 126 Post Office
Angel Olsen: Two NZ Shows (Dec, 2016)
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 29 - Sylvie Simmons
Gig Review: Shayne P. Carter (August 19, Wgtn)
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 125 The Musical Drama
Tom Roston: I Lost It At The Video Store - A Filmmakers' Oral History of a Vanished Era
Get The Blessing: Astronautilus
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein: Stranger Things, Vol. 1 [OST]
Playlist: Random Record Crate # 20
Du Blonde: Welcome Back To Milk
Steve Gunn & Black Twig Pickers: Seasonal Hire
Poem: The World According To Colonial Fantasies
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 124 The Sound Guys
Mr. Dynamite - The Rise of James Brown: DVD
Drive-By Truckers: It's Great To Be Alive!
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 28 - Jeff Boyle (Jakob)
V/A: Suicide Squad - The Album [OST]
WWE Eric Bischoff - Sports Entertainment's Most Controversial Figure: DVD
Jessica Abel: Out On The Wire - The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio
Violent Femmes: We Can Do Anything
Betty Davis: The Columbia Years 1968-69
The Troggs: NZ Tour – November/December 2016
Tour Diary: # 8 – Sydney from a 747
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong: Seinfeldia - How A Show About Nothing Changed Everything
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 123 Union Hall – Part Two: Violent Femmes
Gig Review: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard (August 05, Sydney)
Poem: Eternity Rose, Toppled Over, No More
Tour Diary: # 7 – Oakland Stroke
Playlist: Random Record Crate # 19
Digests: The Best of 2016’s Album Reviews – July
Tour Diary: # 6 – L.A. For Just A Day (Or Two) and Disneyland For Life
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 122 Strathmore
Gig Review: Jonathan Richman (July 28, Oakland)
Oren Ambarchi / Jim O’Rourke: Behold
Scott McClanahan/Ricardo Cavolo: The Incantations of Daniel Johnston
Gig Review: Blue Man Group (July 24, Las Vegas)
Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Josh Hetherington
Gig Review: Robby Krieger Band (July 23, Las Vegas)
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 27 - Fraser Agnew
Gig Review: Paul Williams (July 22, Las Vegas)
Tour Diary: # 4 – Fresh Prints in Bellevue, We Hardly Even Seattle But I Like It
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 121 The Women’s Hospital
Gig Review: Sting & Peter Gabriel (July 21, Seattle)
Claire Fox: 'I Find That Offensive!'
Tour Diary: # 3 – Past The Mission – I Don’t Believe I Went Too Far…
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 120 Love In The Canyons
Tour Diary: # 1 – The Streets of San Francisco
V/A: Come & See Me - Dream Babes & Rock Chicks From Down Under
Jonathan Richman: Ishkode! Ishkode!
Red Hot Chili Peppers: The Getaway
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 26 - Lisa Crawley
Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee + Various Artists: Bunny Lee’s Kingston Flying Cymbals (1974-1979)
What Noisy Cats: A Different Ocean
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 119 If I Were You
V/A: Ciao Bella! – Italian Girl Singers of the 1960s
John Cale: Music For A New Society/M:FANS
V/A: Ork Records - New York, New York
Phil Collins: Both Sides (Deluxe Edition)
Rhian Sheehan: We Are Stars [OST]
Tuxedomoon & Cult With No Name: Blue Velvet Revisited
Josh Haden: Mysteries of the Pyramids
Gold Medal Famous: The Smooth Jazz EP
The Claypool Lennon Delirium: Monolith of Phobos
Mark Knopfler & Evelyn Glennie: Altamira [OST]
Peggy Guggenheim - Art Addict: DVD
Margaret Glaspy: Emotions and Math
Lubomyr Melnyk: Rivers and Streams
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 118 Rock Against Racism
Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Dan Wilcox aka Sweep
Tracey Thorn: Solo - Songs and Collaborations: 1982-2015
Digests: The Best of 2016’s Album Reviews – June
Bill Frisell: When You Wish Upon A Star
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 25 - Roger Shepherd
Milos Karadaglic: Blackbird - The Beatles Album
Allen Toussaint: American Tunes
Everett True (ed): 101 Albums You Should Die Before You Hear
Neil Young + Promise of the Real: Earth
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 117 Legal Highs and Lows
Playlist: England’s Dreaming – Last Brexit To…?
Delaney Davidson: Devil In The Parlour
Poem: Spirit of India (Eulogy)
Avishai Cohen: Into The Silence
Roger Shepherd: In Love With These Times - My Life With Flying Nun Records
Tindersticks: The Waiting Room
No Money, Only Petrol Vouchers - But It's Great For Your Brand!
case / lang / veirs: case / lang / veirs
Writers on Mondays: July-September 2016
Playlist: Songs for Sam on his 40th
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 24 - Bonus Ep, Sweetman Podcast Turns 1...
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 116 The Paintings - Part Two
WWE Straight Outta Dudleyville: The Legacy of The Dudley Boyz
Edward Ross: Filmish - A Graphic Journey Through Film
DJ Setlist: The Winter Shakedown, San Fran, Friday, June 17, 2016
DJ Setlist: Sam’s 40th – Hawke’s Bay, Saturday, June 11, 2016
Gig Preview: The Overdogs at Fringe Bar (Friday, June 24)
Gig Review: Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton (June 12, Wgtn)
Dexys: Let The Record Show - Dexys Do Irish and Country Soul
The Winter Shakedown Friday 17/06/16: DJ Set
Gig Review: Wayne Shorter (June 8, Wgtn)
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 23 - Ben Fulton
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 115 Foreign Agent
Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds: Two NZ Shows (September 2016)
Paul Simon: Stranger to Stranger
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 114 Whangamata
Noah Van Sciver: Fante Bukowski
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 22 - Pip Algie
Short Story: Between The Lines
Authors I Admire: # 13 Neil LaBute
Digests: The Best of 2016’s Album Reviews – May
Brandon Easton/Denis Medri: Andre The Giant - Closer To Heaven
V/A: The Rough Guide to Gospel Blues
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 113 Flying Nun
Stubs: #197 – The White Guitar, Wellington, 2015
Movies of My Life # 13: Blind Fury
Adrian Tomine: Killing and Dying - Stories
Stubs: #196 – Moonrise Kingdom, Wellington, 2012
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 112 Jayrem Records
Sherman Alexie: Thunder Boy Jr.
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 21 - Jesse Sheehan
John Carpenter: Lost Themes II
Rhian Sheehan: Live at the Wellington Opera House
Maya Angelou And Still I Rise: Film
Ohope Beach School Choir: Bird Song
Gig Review: Cat Power (May 14, Wgtn)
Thanks Mum: A Kiwi Celebration
Allen Toussaint: Live In Philadelphia 1975
Poem: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Something Blues
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 111 Ripper Records
A.O. Scott: Better Living Through Criticism
V/A: Ministry of Sound - When Cool Was King
Playlist: So You Think You Can Wedding DJ
Comedy Festival: James Acaster (San Fran, Wgtn)
Five Films That Stay With Me: Vorn Colgan
Steve Braunias: The Scene of the Crime
Playlist: Random Record Crate # 18
DJ Setlist: Amy and Martin’s Wedding, Featherston, Saturday, May 7, 2016
Norman Lear - Just Another Version of You: Film
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 110 New Zealand Music Month
Poem: Dead Mouse In The Toaster
Tommy Emmanuel: It's Never Too Late
Requiem For The American Dream: Film
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 20 - Jim Wilson
Britta Phillips: Luck Or Magic
Digests: The Best of 2016’s Album Reviews – April
The Third Eye – Tuatara Temple of Taste: DJ Set (Friday, May 6)
Nathan East - For The Record: Film
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 109 Bricks Theatre
DJ Setlist: PRINCE – A Tribute Night, Meow, Friday, April 29, 2016
Mavis Staples: Livin' On A High Note
Playlist: Sunday Chill Out Zone
Steve Martin & Edie Brickell: So Familiar
PRINCE – A Tribute Night: DJ Set
Guest Post: Gig Preview - Mulatu Astatke with the Black Jesus Experience [by Lucien Johnson]
Leila Adu: Scary Love Monster - EP
Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Mali Mali
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 108 Valhalla
Radio Nowhere by Michael Ross: # 9 – Prince Was...
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 19 - Tami Neilson
Rachael Ball: The Inflatable Woman
Gig Review: BOWIE - Waiting In The Sky (Wgtn, April 16)
Sturgill Simpson: A Sailor's Guide to Earth
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 107 Mr Inch/JPSE
DJ Setlist: Meow, Before and After Ed Kuepper, Sunday, April 17, 2016
Sasha: Late Night Tales presents Sasha: Scene Delete
Ronnie Jones: Satisfy My Soul - The Complete Recordings 1964-1968
Gig Review: The Stranglers (Wgtn, April 14)
Carter/Morley/Yeats: Two Gigs (Akld/Wgtn) April, 2016
Phil Collins: Face Value (Deluxe Edition)
José James: Yesterday I Had The Blues - The Music of Billie Holiday
Swervedriver to play three NZ Shows with reunited Fur Patrol: June 2016
Playlist: The Story of Funk, Soul, Jazz, Blues & Groove – Pt.1
The Jason McIver Collective: I May No Perf
Wellington Jazz Festival: 8-12 June 2016
The Impending Adorations: Spectator e.p.
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 106 The Lions
Greil Marcus: The History of Rock’n’Roll in Ten Songs
Before and After the Ed Kuepper gig: DJ sets at Meow (Sunday, April 17, 2016)
Record Store Day 2016: Southbound Records
Short Film: For The Record - Southbound Record Shop
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 18 - Julia Deans
Gig Review: The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band (Wgtn, April 1)
Short Story: Where There's Smoke...
Mike & The Melvins: Three Men And A Baby
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 105 Tora Tora Tora 2016
Walter Holland: Phish's A Live One (33 1/3)
Poem: The Life and Death of John Mulgan – A Man Alone
Digests: The Best of 2016’s Album Reviews – March
Mike Nock & Roger Manins: Two - Out
Phantom Billstickers: New Partnership behind National Poetry Day 2016
Joe Bonamassa: Blues of Desperation
Win Tickets to Strung Out & Pears
Sleeping With Other People: DVD
Roger Waters: Roger Waters The Wall
Olafur Arnalds & Alice Sara Ott: The Chopin Project
Five Albums I'm Loving Right Now: Will Wood
Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood and The Rajasthan Express: Junjun
Gig Review: Coastella (Paraparaumu, March 26)
Record Store Day 2016: Slow Boat Records
WWE Best of RAW & SmackDown 2015: DVD
Will Wood: Magpie Brain & Other Stories
Tiny Ruins & Hamish Kilgour: Hurtling Through (ep)
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 104 Cuba Street
Aberlardo Barroso with Orquestra Sensación: Cha Cha Cha
Tom Roston: Lily Tomlin – The Kindle Singles Interview
Henry Rollins back to talk to NZ: Two Shows (Akld/Wgtn) Aug 2016
WWE TLC - Tables, Ladders and Chairs 2015: DVD
Poem: Overture (be)for(e) Sleep
Gig Review: Uri Caine with The New Zealand String Quartet (March 20, Wgtn)
Gig Review: Calexico (March 19, Wgtn)
Gig Review: L’Orchestre D’Hommes-Orchestres performs Tom Waits (March 18, Wgtn)
Tourettes and Will Wood: NZ Tour (March/April 2016)
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 103 Mushroom to Mushroom
DJ Setlist: San Fran presents “The Chill Out Zone”, Sunday, March 20, 2016
Poem: Mentioning Something About Love
Gig Review: D'Angelo and the Vanguard (March 17, Wgtn)
Robbie Robertson: Hiawatha and the Peacemaker
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 17 - Chris Cain
V/A: Late Night Tales presents After Dark: Nocturne
San Fran presents “The Chill Out Zone”: DJ Set/s (Sunday, March 20, 2016)
Five Films That Stay With Me: Philip Matthews
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015: DVD
Auckland Writers Festival: 10-15 May, 2016
Stubs: #195 – Enter The Dragon: Karsh Kale and Midival Punditz, Wellington, 2010
Gig Review: Both Sides Now - Julia Deans sings Joni Mitchell (March 13, Wgtn)
Gig Review: A Night With Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis (March 12, Wgtn)
Wellington Jazz Festival 2016: First Announcement – Wayne Shorter Quartet (June 8)
Gig Review: Tami Neilson and Her Hot Rockin' Band of Rhythm! (March 11, Wgtn)
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 102 The New Bodge
NZ Festival Writers Week: The Kids Are Alright
The City: Now That Everything's Been Said
NZ Festival Writers Week: Slam Poetry With Anis Mojgani
Stubs: #194 – Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, Wellington, 2010
NZ Festival Writers Week: Jamie Curry and Mallory Ortberg - Life Online
Gig Review: Verlaines (March 9, Wgtn)
Elliott Smith: Heaven Adores You Soundtrack
NZ Festival Writers Week: Anna Smaill - Where Music Reigns
Poem: Speaking Honestly on Honesty
Gig Review: The Chills (March 8, Wgtn)
NZ Festival Writers Week: Miranda July - Lost Child!
Amy Schumer - Live At The Apollo: DVD
V/A: God Don't Never Change - The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson
Record Store Day 2016: List of Special Releases
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 16 - Dave Dobbyn
Gig Review: Sufjan Stevens (March 6, Wgtn)
Mary G. Hurd: Kris Kristofferson - Country Highwayman
Darlene Love: Introducing Darlene Love
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 101 The Old Bodge
Stubs: #193 – Orchestra Wellington – Baby Pops: Back To The Jungle, Wellington, 2013
DJ Setlist: A Vinyl Affair, Wellington’s Record Fair, San Fran, Saturday, March 5, 2016
Win Tickets to Tami Neilson in Wellington (Friday, March 11, 2016)
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck - The Home Recordings
Stubs: #192 – The Black Keys, Wellington, 2012
Playlist: Some More Songs I Played At The Golden Dawn
Gig Review: Sleater-Kinney (February 29, Akld)
Sufjan Stevens: Carrie and Lowell
Stubs: #191 – Rocktober, Concert, Wellington, 2012
Digests: The Best of 2016’s Album Reviews – February
Aesop Rock and Homeboy Sandman: Lice (ep)
A Vinyl Affair – Wellington’s Record Fair: Saturday, March 5, 2016
Carrie Brownstein: Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl
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Alexander Hallag: Shh…The Music Is Talking
DJ Setlist: The Golden Dawn, 5-8pm Shift, Friday, February 26, 2016
Stubs: #190 – NZSM Jazz Festival – Gala Concert, Wellington, 2011
The Third Eye – Tuatara Temple of Taste: DJ Set (Friday, March 4)
Gig Review: Prince (February 24, Akld)
Khruangbin: The Universe Smiles Upon You
Glen Hansard: A Season on The Line (ep)
Brian Jonestown Massacre: Mini Album Thingy Wingy
Stubs: #189 – Orchestra Wellington: Pounamu, Wellington, 2013
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 99 The Stones
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 15 - Leila Adu
Ed Kuepper: Two Solo Shows following Stranglers Support: (April 2016)
V/A: Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight [OST]
John Mayall: Find A Way To Care
V/A: VINYL (Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 1)
Stubs: #188 – City and Colour, Wellington, 2013
The Golden Dawn: DJ Set (Friday, February 26)
Shawn Michaels: Wrestling For My Life
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 98 The Football
Mdou Moctar: Arounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai
Sonny Landreth: Bound By The Blues
Stubs: #187 – Diana Krall, Wellington, 2010
Five Films That Stay With Me: Adam Fresco
Nik Cohn: The Noise From The Streets
The High Llamas: Here Come The Rattling Trees
Jaz Coleman – Spoken Word: One NZ Show (Feb 28, 2016)
Roscoe Holcomb: San Diego Folk Festival 1972
Better off Read Podcast: Episode 29 – Stranger Music by Leonard Cohen
WWE Live in NZ: August 10, 2016
Video Premiere: Bluebeards and Monsters by Leila Adu
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 97 Post-Punk
Stubs: #186 – Paul Ubana Jones, Wellington, 2012
Hillary Clinton / Young Lover: Theatre
Prince: One NZ Show (Feb, 2016)
Five Films That Stay With Me: Jimmy Jones
Stubs # 185 - Don McGlashan & Friends, Wellington, 2010
Gig Review: Thundercat (February 3, Wgtn)
Playlist: Key’d (right) In – Tunes and Songs that Might Move Max
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 14 - Emily Writes
Massive Attack: Ritual Spirit (ep)
Short Story: Trickle-Down Clown
Digests: The Best of 2016’s Album Reviews – January
Stubs: #184 – Jan Maree, Wellington, 2012
The Cactus Blossoms: You're Dreaming
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 96 Peter Robinson
Stubs: #183 – Cliff Richard, Wellington, 2013
Blind Boy Paxton: NZ Tour (March, 2016)
Stubs: #182 – First Aid Kit, Wellington, 2012
Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band: Three NZ Shows (Feb, 2016)
Five...No THREE Films That Stay With Me: Jessica Graham
Stubs: #181 – Rufus Wainwright, Wellington, 2010
Cyrus Chestnut: A Million Colors In Your Mind
Daniil Trifonov and The Philadelphia Orchestra w/ Yannick Nezet-Seguin: Rachmaninov Variations
Stubs: #180 – The Housemaid, Wellington, 2010
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 13 - Into Orbit
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 95 Cats
V/A: The Fatboy Slim Collection
Stubs: #179 – Yo La Tengo, Wellington, 2014
Stubs: #178 – Joshua Redman Quartet, Wellington, 2014
Low: Two NZ Shows (April, 2016)
Stubs: #177 – Rodriguez, Wellington, 2013
Swami John Reis & The Blind Shake: Modern Surf Classics
Claudia Rankine: Citizen - An American Lyric
Playlist: Some Songs I Played At The Golden Dawn One Time
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans: The Gift [OST]
Tara Murtha: Bobbie Gentry's Ode To Billie Joe (33 1/3)
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 94 Bowie
Gig Review: Kate Tempest (January 14, Wgtn)
V/A: Bobby Gillespie presents Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
Short Story: Neighbourhood Fragments # 5
Gig Review: Kurt Vile (January 13, Wgtn)
Poem: ...like a faded photograph...
The Underground presents…BOWIE – DJs Play Tribute to the Starman: Thursday, January 14, 2016
Kurt Vile: b'lieve i'm goin' down...
Five Films That Stay With Me: Elaine Shute
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 93 Facebook
Questlove: Soul Train - The Music, Dance, and Style of a Generation
Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Darren Hanlon
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 12 - Reece Morrow
Warren Zanes: Petty - The Biography
Playlist: Katy and Simon’s Wedding Music
David Spade: Almost Interesting - The Memoir
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 92 Over The Gully