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June 16, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Black Angels: Indigo Meadow

The Black Angels Indigo Meadow Blue Horizon Ventures It’s album number four for the Texan psychedelic-rock/indie outfit, reduced now to a quartet with frontman Alex Maas handling the bass duties (or doubling on organ) and it’s a strong build from 2008’s Directions To See A Ghost and particularly 2010’s Phosphene Dream. In fact I’d almost [...]
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April 5, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Paul Simon: Gig Preview

I’m really excited about seeing Paul Simon on Monday night in Auckland. Rufus Wainwright opening, too. Bonus. Rufus has even been doing some singing with Paul – duetting on The Boxer. Check out this setlist from Sydney’s show earlier in the week. So many great tunes. Album tracks, Simon & Garfunkel, plenty of the toe-tappers [...]
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December 1, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

Robert Plant to Play Two NZ Shows

I’ve been waiting for this news for a while; I’ve been hoping. Robert Plant will play two shows in New Zealand next year, Tuesday April 9 in Wellington (TSB Bank Arena) and Thursday April 11 at Vector Arena in Auckland. This will be great shows – I have no interest in seeing a reformed Led [...]
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November 21, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

Black Sabbath to Play One NZ Show

Black Sabbath will play one NZ show, next year, Vector Arena, Auckland. But where is Bill Ward? Don’t answer that question – I know he’s not part of the line-up for this reunion tour. It’s three-quarters of the band – but for all the talk of Geezer’s lyrics and doom’n’gloom basslines, Tony Iommi’s ironman riffing [...]
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November 7, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

Neil Young & Crazy Horse to play two NZ shows

Well it was good news to wake up to. Two shows in New Zealand next year from Neil Young with Crazy Horse. We wait some 20 years or so for a Neil Young show – and he turned in a bit of a blinder at The Big Day Out a couple of years back – [...]
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