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March 16, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 133: Drive Like Jehu – “Yank Crime”

Elsewhere you might read all about how Drive Like Jehu was this classic, underrated or seminal band and that their second and final album Yank Crime was just absolutely the one – a forgotten or lost classic, a gem, a must-have, a must-hear. Etc…  But you will not hear that hear. This is landfill-hardcore of a time and place. That time […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1000 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, 1001, 1001 Albums, 1001 Albums Challenge, 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, 1990s, 1994, 94, American, and playing all of the albums I haven’t (previously) heard. It’s a pointless goal, but it’s my goal…, Drive Like Jehu, Drive Like Jehu - “Yank Crime”, Hardcore, I’m going through the book, Nineties, Punk, The 1001 Albums Challenge, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 133, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 133: Drive Like Jehu - “Yank Crime”, Us, Yank Crime ·

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January 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 151: Marc Taddei

Welcome to episode 151 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library to access each new episode; or […]
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August 17, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 129 – Suzanne Vega

Welcome to episode 129 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Here I talk with one of my all-time musical heroes, Suzanne Vega. We are in a hotel restaurant and there is some background noise. Just a warning. What a thrill to meet her and speak with her. I flew […]
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June 9, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 66: Suicide– “Suicide”

Another of those bands/albums where I knew about it, knew I was “supposed” to have heard it, etc. But the truth, obviously, is I had not. I did know about Suicide. And Alan Vega. But mostly just from reading books that document the era, from seeing docos, from the history of music… I knew a […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1001, 1001 Albums, 1970s, 1977, Alan Vega, America, American, Duo, Electro, Jonathan Richman, Martin Rev, Minimalism, Minimalist, New Wave, Punk, Seventies, Suicide, Suicide– “Suicide”, The 1001 Album Challenge, The 1001 Albums Challenge, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 66:, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 66: Suicide– “Suicide”, The 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die Challenge, The Vaselines ·

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March 13, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Marching To The Beat Of Their Own Drums: Short Interviews With Ari Hoenig, Anthony Donaldson and Dave Weckl

There are drummer jokes for most musical occasions but almost all of them feature a punchline mocking the drummer’s intelligence. Talk to a good player and they’ll be thoughtful and wise; focussed and passionate. I talked to three great drummers – all set to be the star of the show for a few moments or […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged American, Ant Donaldson, Ari Hoenig, ARTicle, Dave Weckl, Drummer, Drumming, Drums, https://www.festival.co.nz/article/marching-beat-their-own-drums/, Jazz, Jazz Festival, Kiwi, Marching To The Beat Of Their Own Drums, Marching To The Beat Of Their Own Drums: Short Interviews With Ari Hoenig Anthony Donaldson and Dave Weckl, New Zealand, NZ, Percussion, Republish, Short Interviews With Ari Hoenig Anthony Donaldson and Dave Weckl, USA, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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May 3, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Authors I Admire: # 16 Willy Vlautin

In 2012 I was on holiday in San Francisco and I stumbled upon a reading at the famous City Lights bookstore. Well, we were visiting the store, checking it out when I saw a flyer advertising the reading. We were back there later that week. Willy Vlautin was there as a friend of the main act, […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged America, American, Americana, Author, Authors I Admire, Authors I Admire # 16, Authors I Admire: # 16 Willy Vlautin, Barry Gifford, Book, City Lights, Country, Novel, Novelist, Reading, Realism, Richmond Fontaine, Short Story, Singer/Songwriter, Spoken Word, Stories, The Delines, Willy Vlautin ·

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August 21, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 646

William Tyler, Modern Country (2016) The day before we went on holiday I picked up this record – I got it because I was a fan of William Tyler already (loved – Impossible Truth and the Lost Colony EP and totally sold on his sound). And so I only had one chance to give it […]
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March 18, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 17 – Chris Cain

So it’s just the second international guest to date in the life of Sweetman Podcast – episode 17 is my chat with American blues guitarist and singer, Chris Cain. What a great pleasure it was to sit down with Chris and talk through his life, his influences, his passion for playing. More than once, as […]
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February 6, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Hillary Clinton / Young Lover: Theatre

Hillary Clinton / Young Lover Direction: Geoff Pinfield (created by Geoff Pinfield and Athur Meek – based on a book by Richard Meros) Circa Theatre; Circa Two (January 30 – February 20) Richard Meros is the “self-proclaimed Mouthpiece of the Millenials” – we’ve seen, heard and read him in other performances by Arthur Meek. You […]
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August 30, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Charles Bukowski: On Writing

On Writing Charles Bukowski Ecco; 1st Edition edition Back a couple of decades ago I devoured almost anything and nearly everything with the Bukowski name attached, film adaptations, spoken-word CDs, tributes, and the words: novels, short stories, screenplays, travel vignettes, diary entries, columns and the poems, mostly the poems – some of the printed correspondence […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged America, American, Book, Book Review, Charles Bukowski, Correspondence, Henry Chinaski, Letter, On Writing, Poem, Poet, Poetry, posthumous, Writing ·

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December 15, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Patty Griffin: American Kid

Patty Griffin American Kid New West Records Here’s the seventh album by Patty Griffin, the seventh album of strong solo material – her first in three years, a return to her own work after a star-turn supporting her partner Robert Plant. Griffin’s songwriting – covered by the likes of Dixie Chicks, Rory Block and Emmylou […]
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