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September 3, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 228: Ben Mulchin (Valhalla)

Welcome to episode 228 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys 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 […]
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December 11, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 190 David Brent

I watched the David Brent: Life on the Road movie the other day. It was alright – I like Ricky Gervais a lot though the film broke no new ground and just delivered up more of The Office but in a different context. In the picture David Brent (now a travelling salesman) puts together a […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged #190, Art, Bands, Comedy, David Brent, David Brent of Wellington, David Brent: Life on the Road, English, Film, Ghost, Ghost Stories, Guest Blog, Guest Post, Jon Mcleary, Music, Painting, Ricky Gervais, Songs, Songwriting, Spinal Tap, Spines, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 190, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 190 David Brent, The Office, The Spines, This Is Spinal Tap, TV, UK, War Stories, Wellingtpn, Wgtn, Writing ·

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December 7, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 93 – Vorn Colgan

Welcome to episode 93 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This one is a conversation with Vorn Colgan – he records and makes music as a solo artist and with a band under the name Vorn. He’s also a member of Gold Medal Famous and the Wellington Sea Shanty […]
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August 28, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 177 The School Social

I was always on the student council at my schools. It didn’t really involve much – wear a little badge and sit around missing class every couple of weeks discussing what was wrong about the place. In my fourth form year at Hillcrest High School though I rose to the rank of Deputy Chairperson and […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged #177, Band, Bands, Grateful Dead, Guest Blog, Guest Post, Hamilton, High School, Hillcrest, Jon Mcleary, Judge Hoffmann, School, Social, Spines, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 177 The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 177 The School Social, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 177 The School Social, The School Social, The Spines, Waikato, War Stories, War Stories # 177 ·

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May 29, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 164 Me and the Don

The first time I saw Don McGlashan, well it might have been in the Plague or the Whizz Kids. I saw the Plague several times in the late 70s as they played some of the same gigs as Negative Theatre – Nambassa, Christchurch students’ art fest and I saw them in Hamilton and Wellington too. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged #164, Alan Gregg, Art, Bands, Blam Blam Blam, Blams, Chris Sheehan, David Long, Don McGlashan, Drummer, Drums, Envy of Angels, Front Lawn, Guest Blog, Guest Post, Me and the Don, Mutton Birds, Nambassa, Negative Theatre, Ross Burge, Songwriting, Spines, the Don, The Front Lawn, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 164, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 164 Me and the Don, The Mutton Birds, The Spines, War Stories, War Stories # 164, Wellington, Wgtn, Whizz Kids, Writing ·

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May 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 160 The Rodent Guys

There was a big group of them and I think they all went to Onslow College together. This was 1980 and, as half of Negative Theatre, I was working at the art centre as a songwriter/performer. Jonathan Zwartz was there as well as a bass player and we became friends. He was part of the […]
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March 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Post ‘Some’ Bills: The Gig Posters You’ve Saved…Or Wish You Had Saved…

I’m always intrigued to see a version of a gig poster available for sale at the gig – usually at a ridiculously high price. And then you see people with them, after or during; the poster scrunched up like the last bit of Christmas wrapping paper on the roll. A complete waste. I would never […]
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July 17, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 120 Love In The Canyons

Summer nights in Hamilton bars Looking for ladies in beat up cars Met a connection out on the street It’s alright boys we can smoke this week There was a group of us who had grown up through high school together playing football – we were kind of a family Forgettable evenings we talk about […]
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March 27, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 104 Cuba Street

It was the first place we played when we moved to Wellington in 1980 – Negative Theatre had a regular Friday night gig at Rawa House, a restaurant up the very top of Cuba Street. It was an Ananda Marga operation and vegetarian, they were a little strange but they treated us well and it […]
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