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February 11, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Rants In The Dark: Theatre

Rants In The Dark Directed by Lyndee-Jane Rutherford (based on the book by Emily Writes adapted for the stage by Mel Dodge, Lyndee-Jane Rutherford and Bevin Linkhorn) Circa Theatre; Circa One (January 19 – February 16) [Good Times Company]  Yes, due to bad holiday-planning I am very late to Rants In The Dark – but I saw the opening night […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2019, Adaptation, Amelia Reid-Meredith, Bevin Linkhorn, Book, Bronwyn Turei, Circa One, Circa Theatre, Emily Writes, Family, February, Good Times Company, January, Lyndee-Jane Rutherford, Mel Dodge, Mothers, Parenting, Parents, Play, Rants In The Dark, Rants In The Dark: Theatre, Review, Theatre, Theatre Review, Wellington, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 154 – Peter Wells

Welcome to episode 154 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 in your Spotify library. Here I have a conversation with Peter Wells. 
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Anchor, Anchor/FM, Apple, Auckland, Book, Cancer, Chat, Community, Connection, Conversation, Dear Oliver, Death, Facebook, Filmmaker, Health, Hello Darkness, Interview, iTunes, La Petite Chocolat, Life, Napier, Peter Wells, Podcast, Posts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 154, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 154 – Peter Wells, T Leaf T, Talk, The Spinoff, Writer, Writing, Yeastie Boys, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 22, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Ali Whitelock: and my heart crumples like a coke can 

and my heart crumples like a coke can  Ali Whitelock  Wakefield Press  I finished reading Ali Whitelock’s poetry volume the day I heard of Mary Oliver’s passing. I had been savouring the pages of “coke can”, taking my time, reading no more than four poems in a sitting; deep stories, they require a lot of you (in the best possible way), they sit with […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Ali Whitelock: and my heart crumples like a coke can, and my heart crumples like a coke can, Australia, Book, Book Review, Charles Bukowski, Mary Oliver, Poems, Poet, Poetry, Scotland, Scottish, Wakefield Press, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 9, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

John Cooper Clarke: The Luckiest Guy Alive

The Luckiest Guy Alive John Cooper Clarke Picador “Dr.” John Cooper Clarke is, like our own Sam Hunt, perhaps better known for his voice, for his performances, rather than actual words on the page. Both have published books, been anthologised, and recorded audio – but it’s about the spirit of the performance on the night; […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Book, Book Review, British, England, John Cooper Clarke, John Cooper Clarke: The Luckiest Guy Alive, Performance Poet, Picador, Poems, Poet, Poetry, Poetry Volume, Pub Poet, Sam Hunt, Ten Years In An Open Necked Shirt, The Luckiest Guy Alive, UK, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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December 20, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Parker Posey: You’re On An Airplane

You’re On An Airplane: A Self-Mythologizing Memoir Parker Posey Blue Rider Press In the 1990s Parker Posey started appearing in movies; quirky films, funny films. She was savage or sexy or cheeky or some combination of those things – she was weird and wonderful, a little odd and a lot of wonderful. She was a […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 90s, A Self-Mythologizing Memoir, Acting, Actor, Autobiography, Biography, Blue Rider Press, Book, Book Review, Christopher Guest, Film, Memoir, Movies, Nostalgia, Parker Posey, Parker Posey: You’re On An Airplane, TV, Writer, Writing, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, You’re On An Airplane, You’re On An Airplane: A Self-Mythologizing Memoir ·

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December 9, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Michael Diamond/Adam Horovitz: Beastie Boys Book

Beastie Boys Book Michael Diamond/Adam Horovitz Spiegel & Grau It finally arrived – after so much talk and plenty of hype, the memoir of The Beastie Boys written by its two surviving members. When Adam Yauch (MCA) died from cancer in 2012 that was the end of the group. Respectfully and realistically Michael Diamond (Mike […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Adam Horowitz, Adam Yauch, AdRock, Autobiography, Band, Band Biography, Beastie Boys, Beastie Boys Book, Bio, Biography, Book, Book Review, MCA, Memoir, Michael Diamond, Michael Diamond/Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond/Adam Horovitz: Beastie Boys Book, Mike D, Spiegel & Grau, The Beastie Boys, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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December 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 106: Scritti Politti– “Cupid & Psyche 85”

I had never heard this – well, dur, that’s what these posts are all about… But I do know Scritti Politti. My first reference was the Who’s That Girl soundtrack which mostly features Madonna songs (since it was a Madonna vehicle) but has a few other period song including one from Scritti. And the “comeback” […]
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October 26, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 139 – Claire and Andrew talk LitCrawl 2018

Welcome to episode 139 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – 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 library to access each new episode; or via Anchor/FM you can […]
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September 9, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

No Holiday: On The Decision Around Having “Another”

This piece first appeared on The Spinoff and is also included as one of the pieces in the book “Is It Bedtime Yet?” by Emily Writes & Friends I always wanted a daughter named Billie. Simple really. As soon as I heard Billie Holiday’s voice I was sold. Her voice, that sound, and the idea of her […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Billie Holiday, Blog, Book, Child, Children, Column, Emily Writes, Emily Writes & Friends, Essay, Extract, Is It Bedtime Yet?, No Holiday, No Holiday: On The Decision Around Having “Another”, On The Decision Around Having Another, Only Child, Parenting, Parenting Writing, Parents, Spinoff, Spinoff Parents, The Spinoff, Writing, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Kristin Hersh: Nerve Endings – Selected Lyrics

Nerve Endings: Selected Lyrics Kristin Hersh Unbound Though I’m a sucker for a book of lyrics I usually read and discard – realising as I’m reading it that most lyrics deserve to hang in the air, are made for the stage more so than the page; it’s nice to check in with them, really ever […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 50 Foot Wave, Book, Book Review, Don't Suck Don't Die, https://unbound.com/books/kristin-hersh/, Kristin Hersh, Kristin Hersh: Nerve Endings - Selected Lyrics, Lyrics, Memoir, Nerve Endings, Nerve Endings: Selected Lyrics, Paradoxical Undressing, Poems, Poetry, Rat Girl, Selected Lyrics, Throwing Muses, Writing, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 7, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Name-Drop…What A Cock!

the night we launched the book we went out for a bit of a feed after, and more drinks – not too many, mind. I had a big interview the next day. And a mate of mine – with experience talking to camera and interviewing everyone – told me I really needed to get my […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Book, Interview, Kim Hill, Name-Drop, Name-Drop...What A Cock!, Poem, Poem: Name-Drop...What A Cock!, Promo, RNZ, What A Cock! ·

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September 6, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 132 – Peter Black

Welcome to episode 132 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Here I had a conversation with Peter Black. He’s a Wellington-based photographer. I didn’t know him, until we had this conversation. But I knew his work. I’ve known his work for a while and it’s had a profound impact […]
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