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October 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020: DVD
The Horror Show at Extreme Rules WWE Madman I’m part-time with this shit, you know that if you’ve read any of my pro-wrestling reviews across the last few years. So you can absolutely take anything I say with a grain of salt. I’m occasionally blown away by the ‘show’ aspect, often underwhelmed and either way […]Archive
September 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
WWE Backlash 2020: DVD
Backlash 2020 Madman WWE As a fairweather fan – at best – these days, I was intrigued to catch up with Backlash on DVD not so much for the greatest hyperbole of all time (“The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever”) more for the fact that this was my first wrestling-watching experience in the Covid-era.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
August 11, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Trini Lopez
Trini Lopez has died of complications from Covid-19. He was 83. His debut album Live at PJ’s is one of my all-time favourites; one of my most-played records. And it is without a doubt the album I would recommend as music’s equivalent of a Happy Pill. I find it impossible to hear this album without […]Archive
July 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Me and Tom Hanks, Suddenly Not So Different
Tom Hanks says he’s glad he survived Coronavirus, he had crippling body aches, fatigue and he couldn’t concentrate. I have all that too. It’s called my life. But now I’m counting myself lucky; a survivor.Archive
May 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
I Miss Podcasts – And Podcasting…
A lot of decisions were made for us when we went into Lockdown – a lot of things just suddenly didn’t seem so important. I decided, straight away, to put my podcast on hold. I’d been doing it every week for four years and it’s coming up to five years old in total (for the […]Archive
April 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Climbing The Ladder To Level 3
I’m enjoying making some random playlists during lockdown. So here’s another one. New Zealand is set to move to Level 3 in its bid to flatten curves and cure the spread of the Covid-19 infection. And here’s a playlist you can listen to because of that – or regardless. It’s all the same when it’s all the same […]Archive
March 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: This Is Not A Poem About COVID-19 It’s Actually About How We’ve Been Forced To Take A Month Or So Off Being Cunts To Each Other – But We’ll Start Again When The Virus Stops I Reckon.
We have all been asking each other how we’re doing and saying hi in the street. When a virus infected your computer it stopped you from communicating online, slowed you right down, and made you suspicious – of your own behavior and anyone else’s too (URL). Now that a virus is taunting your town and […]Archive
March 25, 2020 by Simon Sweetman