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October 1, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

What’s Your Favourite Dylan Album?

I met this guy one night. A friend of a friend. Nice guy. And he asked me a question, almost immediately, and it really threw me off-guard. He asked me what my favourite Bob Dylan album was. Not whether I liked Dylan at all. Not whether I had a favourite song. The question, literally, was: “So Simon, what is your […]
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August 19, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 271: My Talk at the 2020 Manawatu Writers Festival

Hi and welcome to episode 271 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys  and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it […]
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February 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Substack: “Sounds Good!”

I’ve joined Substack. I’ve started a newsletter – it’s called “Sounds Good!” It’s a subscription-model. Straight away I am asking you to pay. I don’t feel bad about this because you do not have to pay. You can choose to not receive the newsletter. And nothing that I write here at Off The Tracks is going behind […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blog On The Tracks, Books, Email, Movie, Movies, Music, Newletter, Off The Tracks, Sounds Good, Substack, Substack: "Sounds Good!", Sweetman Podcast, TV, Writing ·

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September 13, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

I Did A Talk About Blogging Now Here’s A Blog About That Talk

This year I was invited to be part of the Manawatu Writers Festival. It’s been a tough year for many things and literary festivals are certainly among the events that have taken a hammering; how hard it must be to organise them anyway. And then the ones that have gone ahead (or are now in […]
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September 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 229: Rachel Doré Interviews Me About Blogging

Welcome to episode 229 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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August 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Manawatu Writers Festival 2020: My Chat About Blogging

This year the Manawatu Writers Festival takes place across September 11-14. I’m honoured to be involved – I’ll be presenting a talk at the Feilding Public Library on Sunday September 13 from 10.45am-12.30pm about blogging. It’s about my journey through blogging and tips for building a blogging routine. Here’s the Facebook page for further details. There’s a great […]
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April 24, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

From The Archives: I Pinch Myself That I Shared Time On This Planet – Albeit Via A Phone Call – With Cassandra Wilson…But I Called Her A Little Earlier Than Planned, Oops!

Cassandra Wilson performed one of the best gigs I’ll ever see – it was back in 2013, part of Wellington’s Jazz Festival. And I’ve just remembered that I spoke to her on the phone ahead of that trip. So there might be a few dated references here and there – but with that knowledge, that […]
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April 11, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Hardest I’ve Ever Not Worked

People tell you not to read the comments – but you can really learn a lot about yourself. For example: Did you know that I used to earn enough to pay my mortgage by trolling music fans on Stuff? Neither did I. That was definitely news to me. I must have been stuck in that dreary day-job […]
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April 11, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Rick-Rolling Through My Tape Collection: Remembering The Generation of Cassette Tapes

I own Rick Astley’s Whenever You Need Somebody on tape. I bought it when it was released. I found that old tape just recently. (I have it on vinyl as well – nutcase!) Buying tapes – it dates you. I mowed lawns to earn money to buy tapes. Then I’d listen to the new tape […]
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January 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

From The Archives: The Fred Wesley Interview

Sometimes the interview goes better than you could have planned – you’re into it, you want it to go well but the person on the other end of the line is a total pro, more than they they seem real – even if it’s the Staged-Interview Version of Real. So it was for me with […]
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November 10, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 472

Bob Dylan, Blood On The Tracks (1975) For nearly nine years I wrote a daily blog called Blog On The Tracks – it wasn’t always about Bob Dylan but then again – it was. He was always on my mind. I mentioned him now and then, wrote specifically about him a few times – but […]
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June 30, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

From The Archives: The Tony Joe White Interview

Earlier this year Tony Joe White played a show in Auckland – he’s a regular visitor to our shores, I’ve seen him a bunch of times. I was offered an interview – and agreed – because I’d spoken to him one other time and really enjoyed it. I mean here’s a guy who wrote Rainy […]
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