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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
How Do You Find Music? How Does Music Find You? How Has That Changed?
Do you ever stop to consider the changes that have been made to the way you find music? Is your approach still the same? Surely it’s changed, you’ve changed formats, the formats have changed – in terms of delivery approach, in terms of regularity, in terms of how and when you receive them – as […]Archive
April 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Trading: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
I often see posts on Facebook complaining/warning people to be careful when buying records from TradeMe auctions. The warning/complaint usually suggests that – essentially – things aren’t always what they seem. This is part of buying goods when you can’t see/test them first. You can view pictures, sure, but with something as tactile as vinyl […]Archive
April 3, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 156 Three Years of Weeks
156 divided by 52 equals 3 It’s the longest I’ve ever held a job I did have a week off when my computer went bung about six months ago Each week I seem to be able to come up with something or it presents itself But every now and then I’ll just want to throw […]Archive
February 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 151 Good Sunday
We almost always have our Spines practice on a Sunday although over the last few weeks it’s been for recording this album we’ve been working on. Today however everyone was busy with other things and I found myself with a day off – always dangerous. I got up early and did some chores then thought […]Archive
November 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Interview: What It’s Really Like To Talk To The Famous Person On The Other End Of The Line
I always think, no matter how bad an interview goes at least I have never done this. And really, these days, with this thing you’re on – the internet – there is no excuse for that. It’s a funny thing, the music interview. Whenever I tell someone that I’ve scored an interview I get some […]Archive
October 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Phantom Billstickers Poetry Poster: Unfriendship
I’ve been a big fan of the Phantom Billstickers poetry posters – words on big posters plastered up around the towns, and via Facebook we seem them in cities, on signposts, around the world. So it’s a real thrill for me to have one of my poems on the latest batch of Phantom poetry posters. First published […]Archive
September 14, 2016 by Simon Sweetman