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June 13, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Michael Houstoun and The Rodger Fox Big Band ft. Erna Ferry (June 12, Wellington)

Michael Houstoun and The Rodger Fox Big Band ft. Erna Ferry Opera House, Wellington, 2pm Saturday, June 12 The once unlikely pairing of classical pianist Michael Houstoun and big-band stalwart Rodger Fox is now an annual event. They’ve even sewn up the same slot too – an afternoon show and always to a packed house. […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2021, 2pm, Big Band, Erna Ferry, Gig, Gig Review, Gig Review: Michael Houstoun and The Rodger Fox Big Band ft. Erna Ferry, Jazz, Jazz Festival, June 12, Lance Philip, Live Gig, Live Music, Michael Houstoun and The Rodger Fox Big Band ft. Erna Ferry, Opera House, Rodger Fox, Saturday, The Rodger Fox Big Band, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, Wellington ·

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December 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

A Panoply of Poets at Book Haven: Sunday, December 13, 2pm

Sunday December 13, 2pm at Book Haven in Newtown – there will be a A Panoply of Poets. Poets of all ages and stages. Poets reading – from their recently published collections. Poets reading poems they’ve just written that week even! Book Haven is one of Wellington’s many wonderful bookstores – and the readings they host are a […]
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September 5, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: September 2020

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now four years into  it or so… For […]
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August 27, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: The Legacy of the Carpenters

About once a month or so I have a long chat on RNZ about a particular music or a theme – for their regular Tuesday music features. I’ve long been a fan of the music of the Carpenters and wanted to play some of my favourites, some of the key examples of Karen’s great singing […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2pm, Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Carpenters, Jesse Mulligan, Karen Carpenter, Music Feature, National Radio, Radio, Radio New Zealand, Radio NZ, Richard Carpenter, RNZ, RNZ Feature: The Legacy of the Carpenters, Spotify, The Legacy of the Carpenters, Tuesday ·

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April 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: April 2020

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now four years into  it or so… I […]
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January 24, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: The Music of 1990

For my first regular music feature on RNZ for 2020 I decided to look at the music of 1990 – or at least some of the music from the start of the year and the big hits. Guilty pleasures, pop, rock – some enduring hits and some best forgotten. It was fun to look at […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1990, 2pm, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Black Crowes, Jesse Mulligan, Jive Bunny, Jive Bunny and The Mastermixers, MC Hammer, MTV Unplugged, Music, Music Feature, Music of 1990, Paul McCartney, Radio, Radio New Zealand, RNZ, RNZ Feature, RNZ Feature: The Music of 1990, Sinead O'Connor, Tuesday, Vanilla Ice, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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December 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: The Music of Randy Newman

I’m usually on RNZ once a month to have a chat about some new albums. But now and then I present features on the show too. Last year I had nearly an hour to explore the music of George Harrison. I followed that up with a chat about Ringo Starr and played some of his best Beatles drum bits […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2pm, Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Feature, Jesse Mulligan, Radio, Radio New Zealand, Radio NZ, Randy Newman, RNZ, RNZ Feature: The Music of Randy Newman, Simon Sweetman, The Music of Randy Newman, Tuesday, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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December 2, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: November 2019

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now four years into  it or so… It’s […]
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November 2, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: What’s The Buzz With Guitar Solos?

I’m usually on RNZ once a month to have a chat about some new albums. But now and then I present features on the show too. Last year I had nearly an hour to explore the music of George Harrison. I followed that up with a chat about Ringo Starr and played some of his best Beatles drum bits […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2pm, Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Carlos Santana, Chat, Danny Gatton, Davy Graham, Eddie Hazel, Feature, Frank Zappa, Guitar, Guitar Solos, Jesse Mulligan, Mick Ronson, Music, October, Peter Green, Radio, Radio NZ, Richard Thompson, Ritchie Blackmore, RNZ, RNZ Feature, RNZ Feature: What's The Buzz With Guitar Solos?, Solo, Steve Vai, Talk, Tuesday, What's The Buzz With Guitar Solos? ·

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July 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: Songs Banned By Radio

I’m usually on RNZ once a month to have a chat about some new albums. But now and then I present features on the show too. Last year I had nearly an hour to explore the music of George Harrison. I followed that up with a chat about Ringo Starr and played some of his best Beatles drum bits […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2pm, Afternoons, Banned, Feature, https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2018705384/music-feature-songs-banned-by-radio, Jessie Mulligan, July, Radio, Radio Feature, Radio New Zealand, Radio New Zealand Nationa, Radio NZ, RNZ, RNZ Feature: Songs Banned By Radio, Songs Banned By Radio, Songs Banned From Radio, Tuesday, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: July 2019

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now four years into  it or so… […]
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October 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: Music-related novels

I’m usually on RNZ once a month to have a chat about some new albums. But the other day I got the call up to present a Music Feature for the Afternoons show. This topic was Music-related novels – books written about music and musicians that are not biographies, not non-fiction. We played some songs and talked about […]
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