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November 13, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Good Mourning: Remembering The ‘Good Morning’ TV Show (1996-2015)

Even people who never watched the New Zealand TV show Good Morning  still reference Mary Lambie (the host from 1997-2003). I never watched the show – well, hardly ever. It was a university holidays indulgence for a time. Like classic “sick-day” viewing. A mix of soft interviews and hard/heavy infomercials. And then, one day, in 2005 I […]
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January 11, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: When I Met Ian Gillan

The first really famous person I met – at least as far as I can remember – was Ian Gillan from the band Deep Purple. I was super exited, too, I loved Deep Purple (still do). Great band. Great singer. And it seemed kinda odd, kinda brilliant to be meeting him on the set of […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Deep Purple, Famous Person, Good Morning, Ian Gillan, Interview, Poem, Poem: When I Met Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, TV, When I Met Ian Gillan ·

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December 11, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 198: Fifi Colston

Welcome to episode 198 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. 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 […]
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February 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 155 – Brendon Pongia

Welcome to episode 155 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat.  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 library. Brendon Pongia is a former TV host and […]
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June 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 119 – Sarah Bradley

Welcome to episode 119 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I caught up with Sarah Bradley. We worked together on the Good Morning TV Show. I was one of the regular music reviewers there for about seven or eight years. Sarah (along with co-host Brendon Pongia) came on board […]
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February 13, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Good Morning!

we’re all dragging the weight of the world behind us – the gait widens, slows – when you see those old men bounding, that’s a type of panic. children aren’t careless – but carefree (as it should be). we truck-and-trailer through life. our strife – and all we’ve collected, based largely around what we’ve neglected […]
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April 13, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

TV Shows That Meant The World To Me: # 11 – Good Morning

I got this message one day at work – someone had called up The Dominion Post looking for me (I have never worked “at” The Dominion Post, I write some reviews for them, so people assume I work there). They said they wanted to talk to me about being a music reviewer for the Good […]
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March 17, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 66 – Al Murray: The Pub Landlord, Wellington, 2005

Al Murray’s a British comedian and he has this gimmick, a character, The Pub Landlord. So through that character he can explore the absurdities of generalisations. He’s got a razor-sharp wit and huge general knowledge. In his shows he’ll often get the audience to throw things at him from history – concepts that is, dates, […]
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April 14, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1532

Grinderman, Grinderman (2007) For about seven years I reviewed music on TV on the Good Morning show. It was a lot of fun. Although, TV being TV, you take a pay-cut every year and are supposed to be grateful for the fact; I started off reviewing music every week and it was fun and useful […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2007, Get It On, Good Morning, Grinderman, LP, Nick Cave, No Pussy Blues, Norah Jones, The Bad Seeds, The Birthday Party, TV, Vinyl ·

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