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January 11, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: “It’s Been Five Years” David Bowie Tribute
I’ve done a few Bowie tribute DJ sets over the years, including when he was alive. But last weekend marked the fifth year since his passing – so I rolled out another five-hour DJ set. I’ve already shared the setlist but figured you might want to have a listen to these tunes in this order. Someone said […]
September 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: The Death Of Music Journalism – Songtrack
I’m releasing my debut collection of poetry on October 12. It’s called The Death of Music Journalism – and unsurprisingly features a lot of references to music. When I published my first book, On Song, back in 2012, the number one question/complaint was Where’s the accompanying CD? (We still had CDs back in 2012). It was way too expensive to […]
July 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Great Spotify Shuffle Game: Roadtrippin’ Playlists
School holidays. Kids in the car. The only thing worse than letting them take charge of the stereo is feeling the burn of their complete lack of engagement and interest if you stay in charge of the soundtrack to the car-trip. But how do you make it work – and fair? We might be a […]
May 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Sunny Daze That I Thought Would Never End
Hey, how was that lockdown for you? We’re at level two now and so the walks can extend a bit further and you can add to your bubble, or pop it, or whatever…there are still some rules of course but all going well they’ll ease in the coming days and weeks and hopefully talk of […]
May 3, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Simmering Rage For Sinners and Slaves
I’ve been listening to a lot of reggae and roots music of late – and always plenty of blues and funk and soul. But with the return of an interest in Jamaican music I’ve been thinking a lot about the word ‘Slavery’ and how it comes up and is used in a variety of songs […]
April 27, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: 3 At Last, 3 At Last, Thank God Almighty We Are 3 At Last!
We are moving to Level 3 – and to celebrate I made a new playlist! I hope you enjoy its ebb and/or flow Still plenty of time in lockdown and plenty of time after to listen to this and the other playlists I’ve made. So check it out. Or don’t. But my hope is that you’ll […]
April 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Climbing The Ladder To Level 3
I’m enjoying making some random playlists during lockdown. So here’s another one. New Zealand is set to move to Level 3 in its bid to flatten curves and cure the spread of the Covid-19 infection. And here’s a playlist you can listen to because of that – or regardless. It’s all the same when it’s all the same […]
April 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Rain On Your Parade
The rain kicking in – maybe for the whole weekend – over lockdown. So I made a playlist for that mood and some moods pending. I hope you like it. I do. But I wanted to share it as I’m enjoying making these 20-25-track/two-hour-ish Spotify mixes of random old favourites and new-to-me songs. This one is […]
April 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Lock Down Chill Out
I haven’t made a playlist for a while – so I jumped on the old Spotify and pulled together a few old favourite tunes – and a couple of new favourites too…and plenty of newly rediscovered old favourites… Anyway, click on the link here or check it out below. You can follow me on Spotify for more playlists. […]
March 3, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Govett-Brewster Gallery 50th Birthday After Party
Last week I was in New Plymouth for the Govett-Brewster’s 50th Birthday Bash – I was asked over to play some tunes at the aftermath of the street party. It was a great weekend in Taranaki and fun to play some tunes over there. Based on that setlist I thought I’d put it all together as a […]
January 3, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Summer Sounds on the Balcony
Based on the DJ set I played at the San Fran on the last Saturday of 2019 here’s a playlist I made for some summer-listening if you’re keen. It’s most of the songs from the night. If you like it give it a listen, follow me for other playlists etc…
November 25, 2019 by Simon Sweetman