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April 28, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Bob Brozman
Bob Brozman, guitarist, ethnomusicologist, collector, slide-guitar virtuoso, wizard of the National Resophonic – master of so many musical styles – has died. He was 59 years old. It’s been reported as unknown cause at this stage; that cruel journalistic shorthand for what is not “allowed” to be reported. Brozman sounded fighting fit and alive and [...]Archive
April 26, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P George Jones
George Jones has died, he was 81. Known for his perfect country croon and his caricature of a life, Jones drank himself and more than one marriage into oblivion, he once drove to the liquor store on a ride-on mower because, already drunk, his wife of the time had hidden the car keys. Well, it [...]Archive
April 16, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Dave McArtney
The sad news spread quickly – sad news tends to do that. Today we lost a hero, one of the greats, Dave McArtney of Hello Sailor, Dave McArtney of Pink Flamingos, Dave McArtney of the twin-guitar attack with Harry Lyon, Dave McArtney the songwriter, musician, musical educator. Many people in New Zealand music have lost [...]Archive
February 1, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Sir Paul Holmes
Sir Paul Holmes died this morning, aged 62. He was a trailblazing journalist and broadcaster. He is, in New Zealand, a broadcasting legend. Death was in the post, he’d been suffering from an aggressive form of cancer and heart problems. He ended his broadcasting career before Christmas, 2012 and waited out what little time he [...]Archive
January 14, 2012 by Simon Sweetman