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September 11, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Story Behind The Cover of My New Book

Next month I will release my first book of poems. It’s called The Death of Music Journalism – it’s available to pre-order from now and yesterday I shared the cover image on my Facebook page. I mentioned that it was by my good friend the artist Matthew Couper. But what I didn’t get to say […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Art, Artist, Blog, Book, Book Cover, Matt Couper, Matthew Couper, Poems, Poetry, Simon Sweetman, The Death of Music Journalism, The Story Behind The Cover of My New Book, Writing, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 27, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 246 – Miranda July, Wellington, 2016

When I rented Me And You And Everyone We Know back in 2005 I had no idea who Miranda July was – I was just renting a quirky indie film. But the writer, director and star of the film made an impression and a couple of years later I was buying her book of short […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2016), Artist, Books, Festival, Film, Gig, Gig Review, Miranda July, NZ Festival, Q&A, Readers, Stubs, Stubs: # 246, Stubs: # 246 – Miranda July, Talk, Wellington, Writers ·

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September 24, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Robert Hunter

Robert Hunter has died – sad news.  He was 78. He occupied an interesting space. He was the primary lyricist for the Grateful Dead and was a silent member but also the heart and soul of the band. Hunter met Jerry Garcia, pre-Dead, when the two were in a bluegrass group. Hunter would go on […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Artist, Bob Dylan, Eulogy, Grateful Dead, HUNTER, Jerry Garcia, Lyricist, Poet, R.I.P., R.I.P. Robert Hunter, songbook, Songwriter, The Grateful Dead, Together Through Life, Writer ·

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February 21, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 156 – Mike Weston

Welcome to episode 156 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. Here I had a chat with Mike Weston – it […]
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December 6, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 145: Freeman White

Welcome to episode 145 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – 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 via Anchor/FM you can get […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Anchor/FM, Apple, Apple Podcasts, Art, Artist, Chat, City Councils, Commissions, Conversation, Film, Freeman White, Havelock North, Hawke's Bay, HB, Interview, iTunes, La Petite Chocolat, Landscape, Matthew Couper, Movies, Napier, Overcast, Painter, Painting, Peter Jackson, Phil Judd, Podcast, Portraiture, Regan Gentry, Roy Dunningham, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast # 145, Sweetman Podcast # 145: Freeman White, T Leaf T, The Hobbit, What We Do In The Shadows, Yeastie Boys, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 6, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Wellington Film Society: Preview – China’s Van Goghs (October 8)

The Wellington Film Society rolls on. Last week it was Mustang. This week it’s back to documentary, with China’s Van Goghs. One of the most affecting moments in China’s Van Goghs unfolds in a small art gallery, where the documentary’s protagonists and their friends eagerly gather to watch the 1956 Vincent van Gogh biopic Lust for Life. Their […]
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September 6, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 132 – Peter Black

Welcome to episode 132 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Here I had a conversation with Peter Black. He’s a Wellington-based photographer. I didn’t know him, until we had this conversation. But I knew his work. I’ve known his work for a while and it’s had a profound impact […]
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May 10, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 115 – Fane Flaws

Welcome to episode 115 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. Here’s a chat I had with Fane Flaws. This was a great conversation – and it was a long time in the making. I hadn’t met Fane, we’d corresponded, I grew up listening to Blerta and The Crocodiles, was […]
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March 14, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

David Byrne: American Utopia

David Byrne American Utopia Nonesuch It’s almost incredible to think it’s been some 14 years between David Byrne solo albums. That’s because he’s busy writing operas, staging shows, sending out e-newsletters, publishing books, collaborating with old pals (Brian Eno) and new friends (St. Vincent) and scoring soundtracks. He’s doing anything he can to not agree […]
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February 9, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 102 – Marie Le Lievre

Welcome to episode 102 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This one is a chat with visual artist Marie Le Lievre. She’s a Christchurch-based artist. A painter, primarily. Though her current show at Bartley & Company in Wellington features drawings and paintings.
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July 19, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Bill Direen – A Memory of Others: Film

Bill Direen: A Memory of Others Director: Simon Ogston Bellbird Pictures Simon Ogston is making the New Zealand music/arts docos where you can’t believe your luck – your favourite cult act, finally, is being correctly, lovingly examined. At a previous film festival it was his take on The Skeptics – and his work returns to […]
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June 12, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 166 Marvel Super Heroes

Growing up in the 60s I think I probably first discovered them through black and white reproductions in English weekly comics like Smash or Whizzer and Chips. They reprinted early Fantastic Four, Thor and Daredevil issues and I really took to them – particularly the Jack Kirby artwork with the strange anatomy and alien landscapes.
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged #166, Art, Artist, Artwork, Batman, Captain America, Cartoon, Comic Books, Comics, Daredevil, DC, Doctor Strange, Excelsior, Fabulous Four, Fantastic Four, Frank Miller, Graphic Novels, Guest Blog, Guest Post, Hulk, Iron Man, Jack Kirby, Jim Steranko, Jon Mcleary, Keigh Griffen, Legion of Superheroes, Love and Rockets, M-Men, Music, Neal Adams, Nick Fury, NME, Painting, Revengerss, Smash, Spiderman, Spines, Stan Lee, Teenager, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 166 Marvel Super Heroes, The Spines, Thor, War Stories, Wellington, Wgtn, Wizzer and Chips, Writing, X-Men ·
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