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September 4, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: September 5, 2021
It’s Father’s Day, so Katy says I don’t have to go to the shops to get the feta, and – even better – I’m allowed to play my reggae. No word against Bob yet, as the archival Wailers live record gets its spin. Talked to my dad. He was good. We chatted about TV shows […]Archive
September 3, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Reviews: September 2021
Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. This month I talked about two records from artists that have written their own songs but were here paying tribute to […]Archive
September 1, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Belated Half-Time Report: Some of the Albums I’ve Loathed This Year
These Albums (Reviewed by me in 2021) Stink! Sammy Hagar & The Circle: Lockdown 2020 Sammy Hagar and his band The Circle – which features Jason Bonham (son of John) on drums and fellow ex-Van Halen bandmate Michael Anthony on bass – were part of the problem rather than the solution. Their turgid covers plodded […]Archive
August 26, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
My New EBook: Lockdown 2 – Electric Avenue (Poems)
I’ve just published my new e-book. It’s called Lockdown 2: Electric Avenue – a set of poems. (There is no previous volume called Lockdown 1 by the way). My previous poetry collection is a softcover book available here. The poems in this new e-collection are all from the last year/18 months – all 2020/2021, some of them are lockdown/Covid-related […]Archive
August 24, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Lockdown Hiatus
For just the third term – in six years – Sweetman Podcast is having a cuppa tea, and then a lie-down. Level 4 lockdown doesn’t make the kind of podcasting I do at all possible. Plenty of podcasts in the sea, maybe far too many – and a lot of them are so good at delivering video […]Archive
August 17, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Belated Half-Time Report: Some of the Albums I’ve Loved This Year
These days I try not to write music reviews. I figure the world doesn’t really need them. Every Friday you can refresh your browser and get the new releases. Every Friday most of the new albums in the world appear on Spotify – and/or other streaming services. This is not a whinge – just an […]Archive
August 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Theo Parrish: Smile
Theo Parrish Smile Sound Signature Theo Parrish has built a timeless sound within techno – his version of soulful, relaxed, broken-beat boogie and moody house is a blueprint now, or perhaps Footprint is the better term. And so I wonder sometimes about his modern music – whether it was made way back…Archive
August 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Winding Up: Theatre
Winding Up Direction: Susan Wilson (written by Sir Roger Hall) Circa Theatre; Circa One (July 31 – August 28) Barry (Peter Hayden) and Gen (Ginette McDonald) are characters we’ve met before in the world of Roger Hall. But here – Winding Up – they’re in their 70s. They’ve been married for 50 years. And if […]Archive
August 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Flying Nun 40th Anniversary Party (August 7, Wellington)
Flying Nun 40th Anniversary Party MFC; Wellington Saturday, August 7 A couple of weeks after the Auckland party it was Wellington’s turn to help Flying Nun celebrate its 40th Birthday. It was a solid line-up – and I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was; the vibe, the flow and of course the music. […]Archive
August 6, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Reviews: August 2021
Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. This month I talked about two records from artists that have written their own songs but were here paying tribute to […]Archive
August 4, 2021 by Simon Sweetman