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July 16, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Five Films That Stay With Me: Simon Ogston

Simon Ogston is an Auckland-based producer, director and camera-operator.  Among other things, Simon has made a number of feature-length films about New Zealand bands.  These include Rumble & Bang, Gone With The Weird, Antarctic Angels and the Unknown Blues and Sheen of Gold. His latest film is about Bill Direen, A Memory of Others and it screens at this year’s New […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Memory of Others, Antarctic Angels and The Unknown Blues, Back To The Future, Bell Bird Pictures, Bill Direen, Cherry 2000, Director, Doco, Documentary, Film, Film Festival, Filmmaker, Five Albums I'm Loving Right Now, Five Films, Five Films That Stay With Me, Five Films That Stay With Me: Simon Ogston, Gone With The Weird, http://www.bellbirdpictures.co.nz/, Movie, Movies, NZ International Film Festival, Raising Arizona, Rumble & Bang, Sheen Of Gold, Simon Ogston, Special Guest, The Trump Presidency · Leave a Reply ·

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March 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Dylan Frater

Based in Wellington, Dylan Frater is a recording artist, music producer, music coach and international solo performer.  He has released an EP (The Torch Songs EP) and is due to release his debut album, “From Winter to Winter” (featuring Georgie Swan-Hay) in June 2017.  Sometimes described as cinematic, Dylan’s sound is all about creating worlds – his atmospheric […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Birthdays, Dylan Frater, Five Albums, Five Albums I'm Loving Right Now, Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Dylan Frater, From Winter To Winter, Georgie Swan-Hay, Grace, Jeff Buckley, Keaton Henson, Live at Sin-e, Metallica, Rob Thorne, St. Anger, The National, The Torch Songs EP, Trouble Will Find Me, Wellington, Whaia te Maramatanga · Leave a Reply ·

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July 27, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Josh Hetherington

Josh Hetherington is a DJ (Josh On Decks), photographer, Super 8 filmmaker and musician. His current band, Show Me Where It Hurts will release their new EP this weekend, Friday, July 29 with a launch at The Thirsty Dog in Auckland, Saturday, July 30, 8pm featuring special guests Cold Harvest Trust. Previously, he was the […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Auckland, Blood And Chocolate, Bobby Womack, Brian Eno, Cold Harvest Trust, Discreet Music, DJ, Elvis Costello, Eno, Five Albums, Five Albums I'm Loving Right Now, Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Josh Hetherington, Guest Post, High Priestess of Soul, Light upon the Lake, LP, Nina Simone, No Lake, Primrose Green, Records, Ryley Walker, Show Me Where It Hurts, Special Guest, Spike, Super 8, Thirsty Dog, Thorazine Shuffle, UMO, Vinyl, Whitney · 1 Reply ·

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July 2, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Dan Wilcox aka Sweep

When Dan Wilcox isn’t writing country, blues and folk music on his guitar whilst crooning beneath the Raglan moon, he’s performing, producing, recording and DJ’ing as dub / reggae / rap / rock / electro / dance alter-ego Sweep. Here are five albums he’s loving right now… A little backstory on me first: I used to […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged (Do Not) Stand In The Shadows, Bonobo, D.N.A., Dan Wilcox, Delaney Davidson, Delaney Davidson & Marlon Williams, DJ, DJ Sweep, Five Albums, Five Albums I'm Loving Right Now, Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Dan Wilcox aka Sweep, Gravity, Jamie xx, Late Night Tales, LateNightTales, Louis Baker, Marlon Williams, Mix, Neil Young, Pacific Heights, Sad But True- The Secret History Of Country Music Songwriting, Shapeshifter, Singer/Songwriter, Special Guest, Sweep, The Stillness, V/A · Leave a Reply ·

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April 24, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Mali Mali

Mali Mali (a.k.a. Ben Tolich) is a songwriter and performer from Auckland, NZ. He’s about to go on tour in support of his new album As A Dog Dreams, his second album following Gather ‘round the Gooseclock (2013) and t​​he Brotherly EP (2010). Here are five albums he’s loving right now… 1 – Damien Jurado, Visions […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Album, Albums, As A Dog Dreams, Ben Tolich, Benji, Brotherly, Brothers and Sisters of The Eternal Son, Damien Jurado, Five Albums, Five Albums I'm Loving Right Now, Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Mali Mali, Gather 'Round The Gooseclock, Mali Mali, Mark Kozelek, Radiohead, Record, Sigur Ros, Special Guest, Stolen Violin, Sun Kil Moon, Temperate Touch Tropical Gears, The Brotherly EP, The King of Limbs, The Middle East, Valtari, Visions of Us on The Land · Leave a Reply ·

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March 29, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Will Wood

Will Wood is a singer/songwriter with two albums to his name – Broken Man from 2014 and the brand-new Magpie Brain & Other Stories. He is about to head off around the country to perform a series of shows with poet and MC Tourettes. Here are five albums he’s loving right now… 1 – The […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Aesop Rock, Broken Man, Five Albums, Five Albums I'm Loving Right Now, Five Albums I'm Loving Right Now: Will Wood, Freddy Fudd Pucker, Hourglass Wine, Magpie Brain & Other Stories, Shelethon, Shepherd's Delight, Singer/Songwriter, Special Guest, Team Dynamite, The Deslondes, The Vietnam War, Tourettes, Will Wood · Leave a Reply ·

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February 4, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Five Films That Stay With Me: Jimmy Jones

Jimmy Jones is a landscape gardener, constructor, designer etc.  He arrived in Sydney 17 years ago via Dunedin, Nelson, Motueka and well NZ in general. He’s never written about music or played in a band but has been surrounded by music, musicians, engineers, producers, writers et al since he was a teenager. His brother Damian […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged A Streetcar Named Desire, All About Eve, All About My Mother, Apocalypse Now, Australia, Barry Gifford, Bill & Ted, Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Burden of Dreams, Cafe Meow, Carnivale, David Lynch, Eraserhead, Film, Film Review, Films, Fitzcarraldo, Five Albums I'm Loving Right Now, Five Films That Stay With Me, Five Films That Stay With Me: Jimmy Jones, George Carlin, Heart of Darkness, Hearts of Darkness, Inland Empire, Jimmy Jones, Jodorowsky, John Waters, Kika, Klaus Kinski, Lost Highway, Mick Jagger, Movie Review, Movies, Mulholland Drive, Santa Sangre, Sante Sangre, Special Guest, Sydney, Werner Herzog, Wild at Heart · Leave a Reply ·

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January 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Darren Hanlon

Darren Hanlon is an Australian singer/songwriter with five albums and a small handful of EPs under his belt. He will be touring New Zealand in March of 2016 with Anthonie Tonnon and Nadia Reid. Here are five albums he’s loving right now… 1 – The Grand Magoozi, The Grand Magoozi:  This album isn’t officially out […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Abner Jay, Anthonie Tonnon, Australia, Australian, Darren Hanlon, Dick Diver, Five Albums I'm Loving Right Now, Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Darren Hanlon, Goddess, Join The Band, Melbourne Florida, Nadia Reid, Special Guest, The Georgia Sea Singers, The Grand Magoozi, The Honeys, True Story of Dixie · Leave a Reply ·

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December 30, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: DJ Bill E

Bill E is a Wellington DJ behind the regular Atomic and 24 Hour Party People club nights. His Hang The DJ  New Year’s Eve gig at the San Fran is something of an institution – in fact it turns 10 this year. Here’s all the details for the event. And here are five albums he’s […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 24 Hour Party People, Arctic Monkeys, Atomic, Austerity Dogs, Bill E, Chubbed Up, DJ, DJ Bill E, Drake, Five Albums, Five Albums I'm Loving Right Now, Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: DJ Bill E, Hang The DJ, Hotline Bling, John Peel, Key Markets, New Year's Eve, Nothingelseon, NYE, Records, Saint John Divine, San Fran, Simon Bendall, SJD, Sleaford Mods, Suck It And See, Timmy Thomas, Vinyl · Leave a Reply ·

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December 29, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Off The Tracks’ (Belated) Christmas Message: Year in Review 2015

Last year I was a day late, even slacker this year, sorry… but I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and thanks for reading Off The Tracks. Three full years we’ve been operating now – I say ‘we’ because it’s due to you and me. I had a week off in Hawke’s Bay where […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2015, Albums, Blog On The Tracks, DJ, Films, Five Albums I'm Loving Right Now, Five Films That Stay With Me, Gigs, Guest Posts, Jon Mcleary, Michael Ross, Music, Off The Tracks, Off The Tracks’ (Belated) Christmas Message: Year in Review 2015, Off The Tracks’ Christmas Message: Year in Review 2015, Radio Nowhere, Reviewing, Reviews, Stuff.co.nz, Sweetman Podcast, Thank You, Thanks, The Best Guitarist In The World, The Ghost of Electricity, The Vinyl Countdown, Vinyl, War Stories, Writing, Xmas Message, Year in Review · Leave a Reply ·

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December 16, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 11 – Alan Stuart

It’s the final post of the year regarding the podcast – the final episode for 2015, here we have episode eleven – a chat with Alan Stuart. I met Alan years ago when I worked in music retail. He was a regular customer, we’d chat about blues and British bands from the 60s. We still […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged "Singer", Alan Francis Stuart, Alan Stuart, Blogger, Britain, Conversation, Cultural Critic, Discussion, England, Five Albums I'm Loving Right Now, Five Films That Stay With Me, Interview, Movies, Music, Musician, Podcast, Simon Sweetman, Songwriting, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 11 – Alan Stuart, Wellington, Wiseblood · 1 Reply ·

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December 8, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: James Buttery

James Buttery is a Melbourne-based Kiwi who probably spends too much time (and a little too much money) digging though record crates across the city. He runs a sort of successful Youtube channel discussing recent vinyl purchases, and other music related topics. Here are five albums he’s loving right now… 1 – Blur, The Great […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blur, Country House, Dead C, Documentary, Five Albums, Five Albums I'm Loving Right Now, Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: James Buttery, Forca Bruta, James Buttery, Jorge Ben, Kailash, LP, Popol Vuh, Rabbitliock, Records, Rough Peel, RPM, Secret Earth, Soundtrac, Soundtrack, Special Guest, The Backbone, The Great Escape, Vinyl, YouTube · Leave a Reply ·
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