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November 4, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Bob Gaulke: Pocket Blues
Pocket Blues Bob Gaulke (Independent) Bob Gaulke is an American musician and poet – I’ve enjoyed his songs, very much and via Facebook I get to see his poems. He’s prolific, thoughtful and approaches his poetic work with the twin gifts of songwriting brevity and journalistic observation. That is to say his social commentary is […]Archive
May 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 120
Augustus Pablo, El Rocker’s (2000) I remember being introduced to the music of Augustus Pablo – early 2000s. Like many things with music (and you don’t often know it when it’s happening) it came at exactly the right time. I was a fan of some reggae and dub music but didn’t know a lot and […]Archive
May 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Jaron Lanier: Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now
Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now Jaron Lanier Henry Holt and Co. Jaron Lanier was there for the building of the internet, an early chat-room visitor (and developer), a guy with major tech credentials. He’s become an internet philosopher, a fierce critic of Silicon Valley; he’s like any writer with a troubled history and […]Archive
February 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 154 – Peter Wells
Welcome to episode 154 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. 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 library. Here I have a conversation with Peter Wells.Archive
January 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 149: Simon and Nick at the Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival
Welcome to episode 149 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Here’s something different. Last year I was invited along to speak with Nick Bollinger at the Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival. It was a lot of fun. Part of a magic weekend in fact. And with the permission of Nick […]Archive
August 29, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 131 – Emily Writes (About Her Life!)
Welcome to episode 131 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. And it’s welcome back to the podcast the first third-time guest, Emily Writes. She was first on in the very early days of the pod, back at episode # 14. And her first repeat-turn was for episode # 52, […]Archive
May 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
No More Comments on Off The Tracks
I’m ending comments on Off The Tracks. I am, as usual, behind the times. Loads of sites have long ago ended comments – noticing of course that social media channels are the place for discussion. And while that’s true for Off The Tracks too – the real reason I’m (finally) doing away with comments here […]Archive
April 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 203 Visions of JoHannah
“But Mona Lisa must have had the highway blues You can tell by the way she smiles” Bob Dylan I’ve said it before – It’s hard to talk about the act of painting without appearing pretentiousArchive
March 12, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: The Trope You Spoke
Confirmation bias – you should try it. You’ve ‘liked’ it on Facebook already. Take a look. Have a feel. Check that it’s real. It’s on your side. It is your side. It’s your ideal. It’s very nearly your idea. That’s the scary part. That’s the subtle art. We’ve hyper-targeted you. We’re there in your ads, […]Archive
February 19, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 197 Second Time Around
I know I’ve been quiet lately The last year’s health problems flared up again and kind of laid me low This time around I didn’t take myself off to the hospital I just tried to deal with the problems from home and finally go looking for a doctor my own Meanwhile I didn’t feel I […]Archive
November 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman