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April 30, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Garageland (April 29, Wellington)

Garageland: Last Exit To Garageland 25th Anniversary Tour San Fran; Wellington Friday, April 29 Contrary to what you might think, given my obvious size and shape, I was always a fast runner. At high school I was more athletic, very busy with sports and though I was big I was quick. In the relay running […]
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April 24, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Hermione Johnson with Riki Gooch and Anthony Donaldson (April 21, Wellington)

Hermione Johnson w/ Riki Gooch and Anthony Donaldson Meow; Wellington Thursday, April 21 Earlier in the week I made sure I bought a ticket to see Hermione Johnson with Riki Gooch and Anthony Donaldson. Because I knew that if I didn’t book it then and there I’d make any excuse at the end of a […]
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March 23, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Tour Announcement: Lucy Dacus Returns to NZ (June 2022)

Well, it’s been a couple of years since I’ve done a post about a live show. For obvious reasons (COVID). Any time promoters or artists have shifted the show it’s felt like a wee prayer that then goes unanswered. It’s been hard to put a brave face on it, or draw any sort of smile. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2019 EP, 2022, Auckland, Banished Music, Blog, Coronavirus, Covid, Covid-19, Gig, Hollywood Avondale, Home Video, June, June 2022, Live Music, Lucy Dacus, Lucy Dacus Returns to NZ, Meow, NZ Tour, Strange News, To follow me in all the right places check out the Linktree right here. And to subscribe to my Substack newsletter “Sounds Good” click here, Tour, Tour Announcement: Lucy Dacus Returns to NZ (June 2022), Wellington ·

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March 12, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Our Covid Story

We are isolating. We are about to come back out into the world. Our family has had that thing that used to be called Coronavirus, or Covid-19, but is now just referred to as COVID, or The Covid. Oscar didn’t feel so great the other week. And he’s never sick. He wanted a day in […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blog, Coronavirus, Covid, Covid-19, Health, Isolating, Isolation, Our Covid Story, Sick, To follow me in all the right places check out the Linktree right here. And to subscribe to my Substack newsletter “Sounds Good” click here ·

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March 2, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: After A Month Of Cosplay-Protest Some Shitty-Fucks Set Fire To A Slide On Our Parliament’s Front Lawn

The battle is still raging, though the war of stupidity might seem to be at a temporary end – all endings are temporary, apart from one. They gave it their all – it’s so sad to say. And their all was so small and so careless and dressed up as carefree. But there’s a difference. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged After A Month Of Cosplay-Protest Some Shitty-Fucks Set Fire To A Slide On Our Parliament’s Front Lawn, Coronavirus, Covid, Covid-19, Government, Kiwi, Mandate, NZ, Parliament, Poem, Protest ·

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February 28, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Super-Spreadin’ The News…

It was a couple of weeks ago and it was late on a Friday night, I dashed out a new poem. I write a poem most days. Sometimes I write two or three. You’ll know from reading here, if you check in with any regularity that I pretty much post something every day – okay, […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blog, Coronavirus, Covid, Covid-19, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Parliament, Poem, Poetry, Protest, Start Super-Spreadin’ The News…, Super-Spreadin’ The News…, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 18, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Start Super-Spreading The News

You weathered the storm, you dug up the lawn, you set up tent-city, got drunk on the fumes of phoney and phoned-in power; swapped bottled water for canned entitlement – laughed off the allegations of intimidation by flashing a peace sign and dancing badly to shit-reggae. But you haven’t changed a thing, not least those […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Anti-Mandate, Anti-Vax, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Government, Parliament, Poem, Protest, Start Super-Spreading The News ·

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January 24, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Omicron Sunset

home from work          home from work           home from work work from home           work from home        work from home from home work         from home work            from home work home from work          […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Coronavirus, Covid, Covid-19, from home work, home from work, Omicron Sunset, Poem, Poem: Omicron Sunset, work from home ·

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November 11, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 273: Dai Henwood

Hi and welcome to episode 273 of Sweetman Podcast – finding my way back into podcasting after a nearly three-month break. As with last year’s lockdowns I paused the podcast. But we’re back now – at least through until the end of the year. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual […]
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November 7, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: This Christmas

Remember this Christmas, when gathered around with the extended family, there is no anti-vax. You’re all family, so just call it what it is: Pro-Covid. “Hey, Drunk Uncle, I heard you were Pro-Covid?” Not at all, he slurs. “Then get a shot in the arm and get back on the farm and fuck up for […]
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November 6, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Tori Amos: Ocean To Ocean

Tori Amos Ocean To Ocean Decca For her first new set of songs in about four years, and her 16th studio album, Tori Amos is, as always, recognisable. This is her. She hasn’t ever really messed with the format – she makes piano-led songs, the vocals and her musical voice so distinctive. But Ocean To […]
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October 3, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Scheduling Apocalypse, Now

Our apocalypse arrived by meeting and dragged for days and there were so many experts all of a sudden, most of them weren’t even on the clock, but even that – and the apocalypse! – couldn’t stop them. So the days (and nights) continued their drag and people continued to flaunt their version of nearly-normal […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Coronavirus, Covid, Covid-19, Now, Pandemic, Poem, Scheduling Apocalypse, Scheduling Apocalypse Now ·
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