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November 25, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: Marvin Gaye – Troubled Man

About once a month or so I have a long chat on RNZ about a particular musical artist or genre or a theme – for their regular Tuesday music features. This week I chose to talk about the music (and some of the trauma that informs it) of Marvin Gaye. Marvin was a house-drummer and […]
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October 29, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: The Music and Movies of John Carpenter

About once a month or so I have a long chat on RNZ about a particular musical artist or genre or a theme – for their regular Tuesday music features. This week I chose to talk about the music (and movies) of John Carpenter. Carpenter has been a favourite for me since, well, forever. And I’ve spent […]
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June 15, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

My Kate Bush Story: Geeking Out While Seeking Out Her Music

I feel like I’ve been a fan of Kate Bush my whole life. Maybe I was seven or eight when I was first really aware of her music. I’ve certainly been a fan ever since then. The song Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) is the one that I kept coming back to […]
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June 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poetry in Motion: PIM – July Edition – Featured Guest Simon Sweetman

The fantastic Poetry in Motion hosts an event on the first Thursday of every month at Wellington’s Fringe Bar. I’ve been attending as often as I can across the last couple of years. The structure is always the same – open mic starting at 7.30, and after an intermission there’s a feature poet; a guest spot. […]
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March 17, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: Kate Bush

About once a month or so I have a long chat on RNZ about a particular musical artist or genre or a theme – for their regular Tuesday music features. This week I got to talk about about Kate Bush. She’s been one of my favourites since I can remember listening to music. So I played […]
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December 11, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: The Solo Career of John Lennon

About once a month or so I have a long chat on RNZ about a particular music or a theme – for their regular Tuesday music features. Over the last two years, I’ve been slowly building up a chat on each of The Beatles. But how to finish with John Lennon? Well there was the […]
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October 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: One Minute Songs

About once a month or so I have a long chat on RNZ about a particular music or a theme – for their regular Tuesday music features. I wanted to do something different this time, so came up with the idea of playing a bunch of different songs in different styles that are all just […]
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July 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: The Music of Paul McCartney

About once a month or so I have a long chat on RNZ about a particular music or a theme – for their regular Tuesday music features. Over the last two years, I’ve been slowly building up a chat on each of The Beatles. It was time to talk Paul McCartney (I’ve only got John […]
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April 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: Album Openers

This was just my second feature on RNZ for 2020 – well, there’s been a bit of other stuff going on of late… Still, I got the call, was asked to put together a thing about best Album Openers. So I did. Jesse was away, so I chatted to Anna Thomas on the day. On the phone. […]
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March 25, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 213: Mike White

Welcome to episode 213 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys . 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 […]
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December 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: The Music of Randy Newman

I’m usually on RNZ once a month to have a chat about some new albums. But now and then I present features on the show too. Last year I had nearly an hour to explore the music of George Harrison. I followed that up with a chat about Ringo Starr and played some of his best Beatles drum bits […]
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November 2, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: What’s The Buzz With Guitar Solos?

I’m usually on RNZ once a month to have a chat about some new albums. But now and then I present features on the show too. Last year I had nearly an hour to explore the music of George Harrison. I followed that up with a chat about Ringo Starr and played some of his best Beatles drum bits […]
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