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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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March 31, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1552

Phil Collins, No Jacket Required (1985) The rules are pretty simple. You are allowed to like Phil Collins for his early work with Genesis (especially when he was a drummer). You are in fact allowed to like him as a drummer. This means you can even go back to Brand X and you can certainly [...]

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March 20, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1571

Robert Plant, Band Of Joy (2010) I love the journey that Robert Plant is on with (his) music. Here that journey involves Patty Griffin and Buddy Miller (I’d buy any album that had them on it anyway). There are two Low covers and renditions of songs by Richard Thompson and Los Lobos. This album is [...]

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January 31, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1644

Robert Plant, Pictures At Eleven (1982) I’m enjoying going back to the early Robert Plant solo albums now – you can hear his whole career as a shaking off of the Led Zeppelin tag. He’s not embarrassed about it (why would you be?) but he has, over his solo catalogue, removed himself from just [...]

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November 3, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1777

Robert Plant, Manic Nirvana (1990) It was back in the days when a trip to the big Marbecks store in Auckland was a helluva treat. I’d get to go there once a year – and it was a big deal! I’d almost be hyperventilating with excitement. There were people that knew stuff about music and [...]