Author Archive
January 25, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Turnabout
It’s hard to know where you’re from if you’re still finding out where you’re going – they say to not forget your roots; they say that home is where the heart is; they say that a cliché is worth its weight in gold of course, but I don’t believe in that kind of curse…we are […]
January 24, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Ex-Radio Head: No Longer A Music Writer/Always A Music Writer
I’m always looking for music to write about. Which is not my ‘job’. But it is my ‘role’. Something I selected for myself a long time ago, long before I was ever published or paid. Music started speaking to me on the level where I felt I had to speak back to it – and […]
January 24, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Hans Zimmer & Steve Mazzaro: Army of Thieves (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)
Hans Zimmer & Steve Mazzaro Army of Thieves (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) RCI Global LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment When I enjoyed Army of the Dead (for what it was; a lot of fun!) I found its prequel Army of Thieves beyond unnecessary, actually excruciating to sit through. One thing kept […]
January 24, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Omicron Sunset
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January 23, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Wellington Comedy Presents – Friday Laughs at The Cavern Club (Friday, January 21, 2022)
Wellington Comedy: Friday Laughs Cavern Club Friday, January 21 Last year I wrote about attending Raw Meat Monday which felt like a way back in to a comedy scene I had never really experienced. My deal with reviewing comedy was mostly internationals, and some Comedy Festival or Fringe shows. Single acts. Usually big names. The […]
January 23, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Playlists By Writers
Just the other day this Stephen King playlist took my interest. A story of King’s ultimate selection. I had to hear this. And wow. Some pretty great choices. Now I have Stephen King’s favourite music to listen to when I’m reading a Stephen King book. Or as I’m writing. It won’t ever make me write […]
January 22, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
What A Good Score! – #5: The Proposition by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis’ score for the film The Proposition would have arrived in my letterbox; back when I inundated with CDs to review. It was a busy time. Reviewing on radio, TV, in the newspaper and for magazines. I’d also just finished a stint of music retail. And so the conditions were primed: […]
January 22, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Raising Spirits
They say you hurt the ones you love but it’s just creating distance – like when you love to drink so much and it only makes you the funniest, best, smartest – I’ll never hurt the ones I love, I’ll only make spaces between myself and people I no longer agree with, values-wise. Like ordering […]
January 21, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Turns Out I Collect Other People’s Boring Travel Stories
He’s been most places once and isn’t all that interested in going back for seconds. He lists them all like I might with the films I’ve seen. Collecting a set of experiences – but places change, places reflect the faces in them, the spaces that open up within them too. It’s all about change. Films […]
January 21, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
In Praise of Thrash
I’ve started listening to a lot of Thrash. I don’t usually listen to a lot of Thrash. Not since I was about 15 or 16. But, ever since then, it has been a component of my listening. I have my favourites. Metallica’s Ride The Lightning, Slayer’s Reign In Blood, the first few Megadeth albums…early Anthrax, […]
January 20, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Lee Ranaldo: In Virus Time [EP]
Lee Ranaldo In Virus Time [12 “ Single] Mute My favourite ex-member of Sonic Youth to check in on, always, is Lee Ranaldo. Because what he does never feels like posturing. And because you have to follow him across poetry and photographs, improv and band jamming, solo acoustic singer/songwritery pursuits and all manner of music. […]
January 20, 2022 by Simon Sweetman