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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 […]Archive
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 […]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
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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. […]Archive
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 – […]Archive
May 17, 2013 by Simon Sweetman