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October 6, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Badges. Badges. Badges. Badges. Badges. Badges.
It’s 1987 – and my favourite band in the world (for a few months, anyway) is Def Leppard. I buy the cassette tape of Hysteria and I receive a free badge! It was metal, and triangular, in reference to the album cover/logo. And I loved it – possibly as much as I loved the album. It had pride of […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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. […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
March 27, 2016 by Simon Sweetman