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May 31, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Vinyl Friday 1980s DJ Set (240611)
The other day I shared a playlist from when I DJ’d a set called “The Other 80s”. It’s an idea I’ve had a while and revisited a few times – but I think the first time I put it into any sort of shape (if you can call it that) was at the old (no […]Archive
May 28, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: The Other 80s (DJ Set)
I’ve had this idea in my head for year – and I’ve had a few goes at translating it – an eighties DJ set that doesn’t include all the obvious (“pop”) moments; so it has blues and jazz and it has some of the lesser known acts, or lesser known cuts from the bigger acts. […]Archive
May 22, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Boomshack DJ Set (180611)
I just found a setlist from when I played some records before and after and between sets for Wellington’s old favourites, The Boomshack Band. These guys and girls would roll through so many great songs from the 1950s and 60s, rockabilly and rock’n’roll – one time they backed Wanda Jackson as a pick up band […]Archive
May 18, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 63 – DJ Bill E
Welcome to episode 63 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys. We say goodbye and thankyou to L’Affare; they supplied me and the guests with coffee across the last year. And it was always a treat. But, speaking of treats we have a new sponsor, Le Petite […]Archive
March 16, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: A Good Night In
I played a bunch of records in a bar last week and decided, when I looked at the setlist that it would make for a good night in. Some people around, or on your own. Just a good bunch of songs; just perfect for a night in. So I made it up as a playlist.Archive
March 10, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
DJ Setlist: A Pixies Party, Meow, Friday, March 10, 2017
The idea was to put on an evening that offered some music to those that missed out on the Pixies gig and doubled as a sort of after-party. It wasn’t busy. It was not successful. But I did get to play a bunch of tunes I love – and I reckon I put together a […]Archive
January 8, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
DJ Setlist: Bowie’s Birthday Bash – Tribute to David Bowie on his 70th Birthday, San Fran, Sunday, January 8, 2017
Well, we paid tribute to David Bowie on his 70th Birthday in the only way we know how – just as last year we played a tribute show at the San Fran with various DJs so it was again. I played the opening afternoon set, and then a little blast a bit later on too…in-between […]Archive
December 30, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
DJ Setlist: The Great Kiwi BBQ, San Fran, Thursday, December 29, 2016
Well, we do this every year or two – The Great Kiwi BBQ – I take some records down to the San Fran, all Kiwi music from all sorts of eras, fads, trends – and I play them in whatever order I feel like. And so it was last night, a good night and a […]Archive
December 27, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Great Kiwi BBQ: DJ Set
I love this time of year – and I particularly love this time of year in Wellington. It’s quiet. And you can get a park anywhere, and no one is in a rush. In fact it’s almost a ghost-town, in the best possible way… Most years around this time I put on a Great Kiwi […]Archive
November 24, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Real Groovy on a Saturday Morning
I was up in Auckland last week for a friend’s birthday but had booked a gig at Golden Dawn and if I was gonna be playing records there I figured I might as well use the other sides the next morning…so I hooked up a session at Real Groovy; they have weekend instore DJs, just […]Archive
November 20, 2016 by Simon Sweetman