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February 22, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 104 – Megan Dunn
Welcome to episode 104 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I had a chat with Megan Dunn – she’s an artist, art-critic and writer. She’s recently released the book Tinderbox – which I loved. I contacted Megan for a chat because I’d enjoyed some of the press and interviews around Tinderbox […]Archive
January 11, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 98 – Yvonne Lorkin
Welcome to episode 98 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This one is a conversation with Yvonne Lorkin, she’s a Hawke’s Bay-based wine-writer, taster, judge, critic and enthusiast. She’s also behind WineFriend, a subscription service that lets you present preferences allowing Sweetman Podcast: Episode 98 – Yvonne Lorkin to hand-select the […]Archive
July 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 71 – Norman Meehan
Welcome to episode 71 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This conversation is me chatting with musician, author, critic and educator Norman Meehan. I’ve been a fan of Norman Meehan’s writing and music for some time – I loved his album, Modigliani and […]Archive
June 22, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 69 – Jeremy Taylor
Welcome to episode 69 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This conversation is me chatting with writer, reviewer, musician and record store guy, Jeremy Taylor. If he’s not at the counter offering his wisdom he’s in the back room at Slow Boat Records […]Archive
June 2, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 66 – Danny Mulheron
Welcome to episode 66 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This conversation is me chatting with the actor, writer, director Danny Mulheron. I hadn’t met Danny until he bounded in through the doorway, found the piano in our house and started hitting the […]Archive
May 11, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 62 – Sarah Jane Barnett
Welcome to episode 62 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, L’affare and Yeastie Boys. This one is a conversation with writer Sarah Jane Barnett. I met Sarah through mutual friends, but before that I had written about how much I loved her first book. She’s since released a second book of poems which […]Archive
March 18, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Here’s An Idea: Have An Idea!
Quite often reviewers are told they have no idea; it’s quite often that reviewers take a view of a film, album or show that is stand-alone – it is, after all, just an opinion. That line is trotted out and made to seem empowering whenever a disgruntled reader/viewer/listener proudly says it. But of course it’s […]Archive
March 16, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 54 – Graeme Tuckett
Welcome to episode 54 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. A chat with film reviewer and film maker Graeme Tuckett. You can read Tuckett’s reviews – and watch them – on Stuff.co.nz, he’s written regularly for the Dominion Post and before that Capital Times; he’s been a film reviewer on RNZ and […]Archive
February 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Eight Simple Rules For Getting Reviewed: Advice To First-Album Makers
1. Offer up your album, DVD, book as a physical copy if you have it. Don’t just send a stream/link only – or at least check in with the reviewer, make the offer to send the physical copy. And if it costs money to download your album remember to send a free code with your […]Archive
November 12, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Heckling Cries of Unloved and Unlovable Critics: Not Everyone That Hates Your Work Is A Troll
I was recently reminded of the documentary Heckler. I quite enjoyed it – parts of it at least. But I also thought it was rubbish. The start was promising: vintage footage of Bill Hicks chewing out an unfunny heckler, a story of a comedian being punched by an audience member he challenged to take the […]Archive
October 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman