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May 7, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: May 2021

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. This month I talked about two records from artists that have been in the game a while and have a recognisable, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2021, Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Album Reviews, Dianne Swann, Dinosaur Jr., I Ain't, Jesse Mulligan, Kurt Vile, May, May 2021, Radio, Radio NZ, Reel You In, Reviews, RNZ, RNZ Reviews, RNZ Reviews: May 2021, Sweep It Into Space, The War On Peace Of Mind, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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May 3, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Dinosaur Jr: Sweep It Into Space

Dinosaur Jr. Sweep It Into Space Jagjaguwar What a strange – brilliant – run it’s been for Dinosaur Jr and their three distinct careers. Get this. Three albums in the late 80s, noisy/beautiful, messy/ugly – wonderful. And if you didn’t hear them at the time you sure went back to them. Then in the 90s […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Dinosaur Jr: Sweep It Into Space, Dinosaur Jr., J Mascis, Jagjaguwar, Kurt Vile, Lou Barlow, Murph, Sweep It Into Space, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 30, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Dinosaur Jr: Give A Glimpse of What Yer Not

Dinosaur Jr Give A Glimpse of What Yer Not Jagjaguwar Okay, there are a few bands that reform and end up in it together for a lot longer in the second stretch – Deep Purple, or Pixies as obvious examples. But neither of them can hold their heads high as getting even close to their […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Dinosaur, Dinosaur Jr., Give A Glimpse of What Yer Not, J Mascis, Lou Barlow, Murph ·

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January 17, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Win Tickets to Lou Barlow

Lou Barlow is set to play four shows in New Zealand this week. Here’s your chance to win a double-pass to the show of your choice – Chicks in Dunedin, Thursday, January 21, Churchills in Christchurch, Friday, January 22, Kings Arms in Auckland, Saturday, January 23 or The San Fran in Wellington, Sunday January 24. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Auckland, Bunnies on Ponies, Chicks, Christchurch, Churchills, Competition, Dinosaur Jr., Dunedin, Garageland, Giveaway, Jeremy Eade, Kings Arms, Lou Barlow, Mike McLeod, NZ Tour, Phoenix Foundation, Sam Scott, San Fran, Sebadoh, Shifting Sands, The Folk Implosion, Wellington, Win Tickets to Lou Barlow ·

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November 10, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Lou Barlow: Four NZ Shows (Jan, 2016)

Lou Barlow – founding member of Dinosaur Jr, Sebadoh, and Folk Implosion – is heading to New Zealand for four very special solo shows from 21-24 January, 2016. Barlow returns for a solo tour, he’ll play Chicks Hotel, Dunedin (Thurs Jan 21); Churchills, Christchurch (Fri Jan 22); Kings Arms, Auckland (Sat Jan 23); and San Fran, Wellington (Sun Jan 24).  […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2016), 95bFM, Active, Akld, Brace The Wave, ChCh, Chick's Hotel, Christchurch, Churchills, Dino J, Dinosaur Jr., Dunedin, Folk Implosion, Gig, Gigs, January, Kings Arms, Live, Lou Barlow, Lou Barlow: Four NZ Shows (Jan, NZ Tour, Plus1, Radio One, RDU, San Fran, Sebadoh, Student Radio, The Folk Implosion, Tour Announcement, Wgtn ·

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February 27, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: J Mascis (Feb 27, Wgtn)

J Mascis Bodega Friday, February 27 He’s a constant. Just the one consonant there as/in place of a name. Wilful as Neil Young, consistent as a Grateful Dead show – a rambling trawl through the works, served up for fans that know, already, what they’re going to get. And want more of the same. A […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Bodega, Dinosaur Jr., Gig, Gig Review, Gig Review: J Mascis (Feb 27, J, J Mascis, Mascis, Wgtn ·

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February 21, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Win Tickets to see J Mascis

This week J Mascis will play three shows in New Zealand (Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland).  He’ll also play Dunedin next Sunday, March 1. On behalf of Plus1 Touring Off The Tracks has one double-pass for one lucky reader. You can choose the show you want to attend – Christchurch (Thursday, February 26), Wellington (Friday, February […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Akld, Bodega, ChCh, Dinosaur Jr., Duxlive, Free, Giveaway, Heavy Blanket, J, J Mascis, Promo, The Studio, Wgtn, Win, Win Tickets, Win Tickets to see J Mascis ·

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November 13, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

J Mascis: Three NZ Shows (Feb 2015)

J Mascis returns to NZ for three solo shows in February, 2015. He was last here with the reformed Dinosaur Jr but since then has released a few new records with other bands/side-projects including the ominous Earthless meets Heavy Blanket jam and his most recent solo record, Tied To A Star. Tickets for all three […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Dinosaur Jr., February 2015, Heavy Blanket, J Mascis, Live, Live Gig, NZ Tour, Plus1, Three NZ Shows, Tour Announcement ·

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August 20, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

J Mascis: Tied To A Star

J Mascis Tied To A Star Sub Pop It’s kinda funny that it took until 2011 for J Mascis to release a solo album of original material – funny, because Dinosaur Jr has sometimes been just J, or very nearly. And then when he first stepped out from the Dinosaur name it was as J […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Acoustic, Album Review, Dino J, Dinosaur, Dinosaur Jr., Guitar, Heavy Blanket, J, J Mascis, J Mascis + The Fog, Martin + Me, Mascis, Several Shades Of Why, Sweet Apple, The Fog, Tied To A Star, Witch ·

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July 19, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Earthless Meets Heavy Blanket: In A Dutch Haze

Earthless Meets Heavy Blanket In A Dutch Haze Outer Battery Records Earthless is an instrumental psychedelic rock band – but the Earthless here is actually just the rhythm section (drummer Mario Rubalcaba, bassist Mike Eginton). Heavy Blanket is one of the many musical aliases J. Mascis nearly hides under; I say nearly because you can […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Dinosaur Jr., Earthless, Earthless Meets Heavy Blanket, Graham Clise, Guitar, Heavy Blanket, In A Dutch Haze, J Mascis, Jam, Live, Maggot Brain, Mario Rubalcaba, Metal Machine Music, Mike Eginton, Paradise In A Purple Sky, Witch ·

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March 20, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Lou Barlow: Instore at Slow Boat Records (Thurs, March 27)

This coming Thursday, March 27, 5pm, Slow Boat Records will host a brief instore performance from Lou Barlow ahead of that evening’s performance by Sebadoh at Bodega. Admission will be by the following means: by buying a Sebadoh ticket to the show from Slow Boat, by showing a pre-purchased ticket to the show from UTR.co.nz, […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged "Free Badge", 5pm, Bodega, Dinosaur Jr., Free, Instore, Instore Appearance, Lou Barlow, Promo, Sebadoh, Slow Boat, Slow Boat Records, The Folk Implosion, Thursday March 27, Wellington ·

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January 23, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1653

Jackson Browne, The Pretender (1976) I know I’m getting old. The other day (as in very recently, a matter of weeks ago) I bought a brand new JD Souther CD. I have never owned anything by JD Souther (save for some Eagles compilations that feature some of his songs). I still don’t know why I […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1976, Dinosaur Jr., J Mascis, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, JD Souther, LP, Lykke Li, Natural History, Running On Empty, The Eagles, The Fuse, The Pretender, Vinyl, Wounded Rhymes ·

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