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May 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 248 – Suzanne Vega, Sydney, 2018

One of the very reasons I got into writing about music was Suzanne Vega – just a lifelong fan of her work and I remember saying to a friend, way back, that I wish there was an opportunity to write about her, like an essay or something (this was before there was anything much in […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2018), 99.9F Degrees, Anniversary Tour, Aussie, Australia, Gig, Review, Solitude Standing, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 248, Stubs: # 248 – Suzanne Vega, Suzanne Vega, Sydney ·

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April 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 134

Hoodoo Gurus, Mars Needs Guitars! (1985) I don’t know a whole lot about Hoodoo Gurus – but I guess all you really need to know is that they knocked it out of the park with their first two albums – and had some highlights after as well. I bought the first two albums on vinyl […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1985, 80s, Aussie, Australian, Death Defying, Hoodoo Gurus, LP, Mars Needs Guitars, Record, The Gurus, The Vinyl Countdown # 134, Vinyl ·

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March 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Songs For Australia

Various Artists: Songs For Australia BMG Australian musician Julia Stone had the idea – create a tribute album with all proceeds going to the bushfire appeal; she called on international acts as well as plenty of her countrymen and women – the songs were all originally by Australian artists, and it will be released soon […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 20/20, Album Review, Aussie, Australia, BMG, Bushfire, Bushfire Relief, Bushfire Relief Fund, Charity, Compilation, Covers, Fire, Fires, Fundraiser, Songs For Australia, Tribute, V/A, V/A: Songs For Australia, Various, Various Artists ·

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September 22, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 247

Gerald Murnane, Words in Order (2018) I reviewed the album right here just recently – but now I’m celebrating its glory and existence on vinyl as is the way with this blog-series. Gerald Murnane, the great – and reclusive Australian writer – saw fit to play along with the folly of recording some of his […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2018), Aussie, Australian, Gerald Murnane, Limited, LP, Lyrics, Numbered, Palindrome, Poetry, Record, Signed, Spoken, Spoken Word, The Vinyl Countdown # 247, Vinyl, Words In Order, Writer, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 22, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 248

Peter Fonda, Peter Fonda (2018) I have a very kind friend based in Australia who has hooked me up with some interesting vinyl from talented, if lesser known players. His philosophy is simple: connecting people with music, sharing his tastes, helping out his mates – his mates in bands and his mates that like music. […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Art, Artwork, Aussie, Australia, Australian, Band, Fonda, Friend, Indie, Inner Sleever, LP, Ltd Ed, Painting, Peter, Peter Fonda, Record, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 248, Vinyl, You'd Know Best ·

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February 16, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 222 – Foo Fighters, Sydney, 2018

It wasn’t that I was desperate to see the Foo Fighters again – although I was curious (call it a perverse ‘professional curiosity’ if you like…) I saw the Foos when they had only just formed and were rather good. I saw them again, two albums later, as part of a Big Day Out. And they were quite shit. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2018), Aussie, Australia, Concert, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Foos, Gig, Live Gig, Live Gig Review, Review, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 222, Stubs: # 222 – Foo Fighters, Sydney, Weezer ·

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August 22, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Spencer P. Jones

Spencer P. Jones has died. I loved so much of the music Spencer P. Jones created and assisted. For he was behind so many bands and various guises, sometimes a sideman, often out front – his songs…someone else’s songs…killer player! The Australian guitarist – best known for his involvement in The Johnnys and Beasts of […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Aussie, Australia, Australian, Beasts of Bourbon, Death, Eulogy, Highlights Of A Dangerous Life, Kiwi, Liver Cancer, NZ, Paul Kelly, R.I.P., R.I.P. Spencer P. Jones, Spencer Jones, Spencer P. Jones, Te Awamutu, The Johnnys, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: Bob Dylan Aussie Tour 2018

Okay, so I created a playlist a few months back featuring the most-common Bob Dylan setlist from the start of his 2018 tour. But then he took a break. And the couple of months off has seen a few changes to the setlist. Gone are the Sinatra-era evergreens, in place a couple of kick ass songs […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2018), Aussie, Aussie Tour 2018, Australia, Bob Dylan, Gotta Serve Somebody, https://www.bobdylan.com/, NZ, Playlist, Playlist: Bob Dylan, Playlist: Bob Dylan Aussie Tour 2018, Setlist, Songs, Tour, When I Paint My Masterpiece, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 9, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 128 – Chris Familton

Welcome to episode 128 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Chris Familton is a Sydney-based, Kiwi-born writer, DJ and musician. He has the music sites Doubtful Sounds and Post to Wire where he reviews, interviews, blogs, makes suggestions and recommendations, creates playlists – you know, all the things…
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August 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Midnight Oil – 1984: Film

Midnight Oil: 1984 Director: Rob Argall Piccolo Films Pty Ltd./Madman In 1985 Tears For Fears sang that “Everybody” wanted “to rule the world” from their hit of the same name. In 1980s pop – certainly by the mid-80s – musicians were either aiming to be world-beaters or world-savers. The political climate was fraught, the threat […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 1980s, 1984, Aussie, Australia, Australian, Concert, Concert Film, Doco, Documentary, DVD, Film, Gig, Jim Moginie, Live, Midnight, Midnight Oil, Midnight Oil - 1984: Film, Midnight Oil: 1984, Movie, Movie Review, Oil, Oils, Peter Garrett, Politics, Rob Argall, Rob Hirst, The Oils, Tour, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 18, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 423

The Holy Soul, Fortean Times (2015) When Country Music TV was a staple in my flat a few years ago – part of a rival cable system that could never quite compete with the then-mainstay – I used to think about how awful a lot of the Australian music was – the stuff we were […]
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February 19, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 433

The Holy Soul / Bowerbirds, That’s All / Give It [Single] (2009) The 7” single format. A great format. Right? One song to announce an artist, to be defined by, to represent – one song to kick off the party, to kick out the jams. How about the split single? Even better: two chances, technically. […]
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