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June 10, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Friends: The Reunion

Friends: The Reunion Director: Ben Winston HBO Max Nostalgia has always been the best marketing hook. Pop songs from the sixties singing about the “reflections of the way life used to be”. Pop songs from every decade since doing much the same. Why not remind people of the past though, you can sell them the […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Film, Friends, Friends: The Reunion, HBO Max, Movie, Reunion, Review, TV, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 19, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: No One Told You

the theme song from ‘Friends’ will always be there for you even if you never wanted it to daft-cunt music written by shitty-fuck people that only ever missed out on one thing in life and unfortunately for us and them that one thing was talent – worse than hearing that song the many times in […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Friends, I'll Be There For You, No One Told You, Poem, Poem: No One Told You, So No One Told You, The Rembrandts ·

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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, […]
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July 29, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Clown Day # 2

We missed the first Clown Day. But we heard all about it. We dumped Oscar with his grandparents and had a few days away – went to Melbourne, saw a Patti Smith concert, walked miles each day, drank on rooftop bars, reminded each other that we did things like this only before we had a […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Buster, Buttercup, Clown, Clown Day, Clown Day # 2, Dancing, Everything Is Awesome, Family, Friends, Grandparents, In The Air Tonight, Jokes, Oscar, Phil Collins, Poppa Tony, Sing, Singing, Tegan and Sara, The LEGO Movie ·

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May 14, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: The Best

Two of my best friends visited last week. These two guys stood next to me at my wedding. They’d been standing next to me for far longer than that far earlier, a lot longer… But there they were. The best men, the groomsmen. We live in different cities. But once a year, at least, we […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Friends, Mates, Movies, Nacho Libre, Poem, Poem: The Best, The Best ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged #151, Art, Cash, Credit Cards, Day Off, Facebook, Found, Friends, Good Sunday, Guest Blog, Guest Post, Jon Mcleary, Lost, Matiu/Somes Island, Missing Wallet, Money, Newtown, Painting, Phone, Spines, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 151 Good Sunday, The Spines, War Stories, War Stories # 151, War Stories by Jon McLeary, Wellington, Writing ·

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December 4, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 139 The Bodge

I’ve got this foot pedal called Dr. Overlord and it has a mind of its own It’s very old and wont take batteries – you have to plug it into the wall but it has a valve in it The trick is to let it warm up for a good while and then it starts […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged #139, Art, Bar Bodega, Bodega, DJ Simon Sweetman, Dr. Overlord, Friends, Gig, Gretsch, Guest Blog, Guest Post, Hannah Fraser, Jon Mcleary, Les Knight, Live, Live Gig, Live Music, Malky Taylor, Music, Painting, Spines, Terror of the Deep, The Bodge, The Fall, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 139 The Bodge, The Spines, Thursday, War Stories, War Stories # 139, War Stories by Jon McLeary, Wellington, Wgtn, Writing ·

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August 16, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 649

Chick Corea, Friends (1978) I first hooked into this album because much as I knew Chick Corea to be a legend I couldn’t find any really great albums by him – now I know of a small handful, but even now I can take or leave a lot of his playing. This was one of […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1978, Chick Corea, Friends, Jazz, LP, Record, Sicily, Smurfs, Steve Gadd, The Smurfs, The Vinyl Countdown # 649, Vinyl ·

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June 19, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 24 – Bonus Ep, Sweetman Podcast Turns 1…A chat with Sam, a song from The Winter

Happy Birthday To Us! A wee bonus episode here with some shout-outs of thanks – to all the guests so far, to the incomparable LoFi Sheriff on the editing/production duties, to Riki Gooch for giving us the intro/theme music, to anyone and everyone for listening and of course to the sponsors L’affare and Yeastie Boys […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged $1, a song from The Winter, Bonus EP, Bonus Episode, Chat, Chatting, Converation, Disaster, Download, First Anniversary, First Birthday, Friends, Interview, iTunes, L'affare, Lofi Sheriff, One, Podcast, Riki Gooch, Sam, Simon Sweetman, Soundcloud, Sweetman, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast Turns 1…A chat with Sam, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 24 – Bonus Ep, The Winter, Yeastie Boys ·

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February 4, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs # 185 – Don McGlashan & Friends, Wellington, 2010

I’ve seen Don McGlashan play a lot – many occasions; The Mutton Birds and solo, opening act and headliner, sharing the stage…new album to plug, old favourites to bang out – combination of the two. It’s almost always been a great gig. Saw him instore, solo/acoustic and have seen him opening for international headliners with […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2010, Arts Festival, Bad Gig, Dominion Post, Don McGlashan, Friends, Gig Review, Jenny Morris, Live, Live Gig, Stub, Stubs, Stubs # 185 - Don McGlashan & Friends, Wellington ·

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November 9, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 84 Sweetman

I’ve known quite a few journalists and critics over the years and, while one or two have been haughty and imperious, most are genuinely good compassionate people with fascinating minds and are great company. They do tend to have firm views and can cop a lot of stick for it – I love their bravery. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Art, Blogger, Blogging, DJ, DJing, Friends, Guest Blog, Guest Post, Jane Bowron, Janey, Jon Mcleary, Journalist, Julie Lamb, Mates, Music, Off The Tracks, Painting, Records, Robbie Williams, San Fran, Simon Sweetman, Spines, Sweetman, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 84 Sweetman, The Spines, Vinyl, War Stories, War Stories # 84, Wellington, Writing ·

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September 14, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1283

Biz Markie, Weekend Warrior (2003) I heard this shortly after it was released – I think a friend was sent a copy along with a bunch of discs; a friend of his from the States used to send over music. And it became an instant favourite. It’s filled with good humour and great flow – […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2003, Biz, Biz Markie, Chinese Food, Double Vinyl, Friends, Hip-Hop, Little River Band, LP, Tear Shit Up, The Biz, Throw Back, Vinyl, Weekend Warrior ·
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