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November 27, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

King Sweeties: We Are The Bosses (ep)

King Sweeties We Are The Bosses (ep) (Independent / Bandcamp) King Sweeties is a musical duo comprised of Bic Runga (drums, vocals) and Cass Basil (bass, vocals) and this is their debut EP which arrives on the back of three of the tracks first being released as singles.
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Bandcamp, Bass, Bic Runga, Cass Basil, Drums, Duo, EP, King Sweeties, King Sweeties: We Are The Bosses (ep), Kody Neilson, We Are The Bosses, We Are The Bosses (ep), You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 186: Dean Chandler

Welcome to episode 186 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 […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Acast, Album, Anchor, Anchor/FM, Apple, Apple Podcasts, Before Friday, Bic Runga, Brady Blade, Buddy Miller, Chat, Conversation, Dean Chandler, Debut, Emmylou Harris, Godfrey de Grut, Interview, iTunes, Music, Musician, Off The Tracks, Podcast, Pop, Rhian Sheehan, Self-Titled, Singer/Songwriter, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast # 186, Sweetman Podcast # 186: Dean Chandler, The CD Store, Wellington, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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June 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Faye Webster: Atlanta Millionaires Club

Faye Webster  Atlanta Millionaires Club  Secretly Canadian  If you ever wondered how Burt Bacharach might write and arrange for the “Netflix and chill” gen then you’d get a few clues straight away when lining up Faye Webster’s third album. The American singer does a fine line in post-break loser love songs; there’s just enough optimism (most of which is […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Atlanta Millionaires Club, Bic Runga, Faye Webster, Faye Webster: Atlanta Millionaires Club, Natalie Prass, Secretly Canadian, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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May 10, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Kody Nielson: Birthday Suite

Kody Nielson Birthday Suite Flying Nun Ruban and Kody Nielson – together, or alone – the work is always interesting, always worth hearing. I’ve loved all of the Unknown Mortal Orchestra material and the thought of them reunited to perform live is terrific of course. The other great thing is that the work is all […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Azure's Birthday, Bic Runga, Bic's Birthday, Birthday, Birthday Suite, Bubba's Birthday, Cherhys's Birthday, Christopher's Birthday, Confection, Darien's Birthday, David Axelrod, Dee Dee's Birthday, Drums, Flying Nun, Frida’s Birthday, Instrumental, Instrumentals, James's Birthday, Jo Jo's Birthday, John Carpenter, Kody Nielson, Kody Nielson: Birthday Suite, Mint Chicks, Po Po's Birthday, Ruban Nielson, Ruban's Birthday, Sebastien Tellier, Suite, UMO, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Wendy Carlos, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 82 – Wayne Bell

Welcome to episode 82 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I was in Auckland for a brief visit so I made the most of potential-podcast time and finally caught up with Wayne Bell. Wayne is a drummer, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist. I’ve met Wayne a few times across the […]
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September 5, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Bic Runga: Drive 20th Anniversary Tour (Oct/Nov 2017)

Bic Runga’s classic debut album, Drive turned 20 last month. I still have my original CD copy, signed by Runga when she visited the music store I had, at that time, just started working in – I’d been there a matter of just a few weeks. And she was a big, important star on the […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2017), 20th Anniversary, Akld, Auckland, Bic, Bic Runga, Bic Runga: Drive 20th Anniversary Tour (Oct/Nov 2017), ChCh, Christchurch, Drive, Drive 20th Anniversary Tour, Drive Album, Drive Reissue, Isaac Theatre Royal, Kiwi, November, NZ, NZ Tour, October, Opera House, Runga, The Civic, Tour Announcement, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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May 16, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: #204 – The Winery Tour, Wellington, 2017

I covered a fair few Winery Tours for the newspaper when I was doing the reviews – some good shows, some dire. The branding always irked me but if the music was good that was all that mattered. I don’t do the reviews anymore, so they print garbage like this – where the headliner got […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2017), Benny Tipene, Bic Runga, Brooke Fraser, February, Gig, Live Gig, Live Music, Mark Reid, Review, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: #204 – The Winery Tour, The Basin Reserve, Wellington, Wgtn, Winery Tour ·

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March 20, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Short Story: Beautiful Collision

Bic Runga had forgotten there was to be a video shoot at her house that morning – the place was a mess. She tried calling to cancel but – no luck. A mild panic, and then, ‘fuck it, we’ll just dress the house as it is and deal with it’. They put casks of wine […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Beautiful Collision, Bic Runga, Hilary Barry, Music Video, Short Story, Short Story: Beautiful Collision ·

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November 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Stir It Up – Aotearoa’s Tribute To Bob Marley

Various Artists: Stir It Up: Aotearoa’s Tribute to Bob Marley Universal Music NZ Ltd. We love a bit of Bob Marley down here in these shaky isles. Smear it on your toast. Rub it between your thighs. Slap it on a rainbow-coloured badge. Crunch it up between your teeth and spit out an inferior version. […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Anika Moa, Bic Runga, Bob Marley, Hollie Smith, House of Shem, Kiwi, NZ, Reggae, Stir It Up, Stir It Up: Aotearoa’s Tribute to Bob Marley, Thomas Oliver, Tiki Taane, TrinityRoots, Unity Pacific, V/A, V/A: Stir It Up - Aotearoa's Tribute To Bob Marley ·

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November 19, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: #169 – Bic Runga and Tiny Ruins, Wellington, 2015

Look, it was nice – and I said so – but immediately afterward I thought that it was quite a ‘soft’ gig. Which was probably what they were intending, but just safe, really. A bit dull, all up. But then, I can hardly be talking – we went to the  gig, had a babysitter and […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2015, Babysitter, Bic Runga, Dominion Post, Gig Review, Live Gig, Opera House, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: #169 – Bic Runga and Tiny Ruins, Tiny Ruins, Wellington ·

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October 16, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: #156 – Together In Concert: Tim Finn Dave Dobbyn Bic Runga, Martinborough, 2010

The first Finn/Runga/Dobbyn tour was a huge success – but I thought it was something of a disaster and when they announced there’d be a 10th Anniversary version I figured it would be a massive success but I wasn’t that amped about attending – more a job than a perk. I’m not sure if it […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 10 Years, 2010, Anniversary, Bic Runga, Dave Dobbyn, Dobbyn, Dominion Post, Finn, Finn/Runga/Dobbyn, Gig Review, Live, Martinborough, Media Pass, Reunion, Review, Runga, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: #156 – Together In Concert: Tim Finn Dave Dobbyn Bic Runga, Tim Finn, Vineyard, Winery ·

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August 18, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: #131 – Leonard Cohen, Wellington, 2010

We had seen Leonard Cohen – and as I’ve said more than once, including right here, it was amazing. The promoter had refused any comps and the newspaper wasn’t forking out for tickets, but that was fine because I wanted to go anyway, so we bought tickets – and went. And loved it. It was […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Bic Runga, Cohen, Dominion Post, Fronteir, LC, Leonard Cohen, Live, Live Gig, Review, Stub, Stubs ·
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