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December 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Cindy Blackman Santana: Give The Drummer Some

Cindy Blackman Santana Give The Drummer Some Copperline As Cindy Blackman she made her name as the drummer in Lenny Kravitz’s band – wearing a wig and stomping out the rock grooves. But that was the side-hustle made big; her real love (and skill) was as a jazzer, making records under her own name. I’m […]
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October 19, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poetry at The Fringe – Sunday, 18 October 2020

It’s been a tough year for Poetry at The Fringe, as it’s been a tough year for everyone and everything. Events. Tough to sort and plan and adapt – and just as you’re going again you’re not. Poetry at The Fringe started. Then stopped. Then started again. And then stopped. The Fringe Bar was cautious […]
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September 28, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Sitting Room Sessions: Margot Pierard & Wil Sargisson

This guy in Hawke’s Bay started this thing a while back called The Sitting Room Sessions – follow the page on Facebook. Check it out. House concerts, basically. Small gigs. Acoustic, primarily. A sitting audience. Waiting to be entertained, open to hearing anything, sure of quality due to the curation by their host. He’s trusted. […]
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December 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Guest Post: R.I.P. Rick Bryant by Chris Armour

Very sad to hear of the passing of Rick Bryant yesterday. At one time a giant in the New Zealand music industry and by all accounts he had stories for days. Sharing his story about connecting with Rick and his legacy, I offer this post by guitarist Chris Armour. Chris is involved in many musical […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blerta, Blues, Chris Armour, Darren Watson, Eulogy, Gordon Spittle, Guest, Guest Post, Guest Post: R.I.P. Rick Bryant by Chris Armour, Guitar, https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nat-music/audio/2018725531/blue-eyed-counter-culture-soul-man-rick-bryant-has-died, R'n'B, Rick Bryant, The Jive Bombers, Tribute, Vocalist, Windy City Strugglers, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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May 21, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 206 Split Enz

I saw them at some key gigs in their strange career. At the Great Ngarauawahia Music Festival when they were Split Ends. I was fourteen and like most people there to see Black Sabbath but I do remember they were interesting. Dressed pretty much like everybody else there – a much different spectacle than what […]
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September 11, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Dr. Tennant’s Verbal Highs Podcast: Episode 37 – I’m a guest on a podcast; Lewis Tennant is the host

Dr. Tennant’s Verbal Highs is a podcast that comes from a kitchen bench in Kingsland, Auckland. It’s podcasted weekly and the host is Lewis Tennant. The latest episode, # 37 features…Me! I’m the guest. I was up in Auckland for the weekend and Lewis and I had been in touch about it – we are […]
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September 11, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 179 On the Radio

It must have been Fishing – either the song itself or maybe Gillian. The first time I heard myself on the radio. Bryan Staff our producer was also a DJ and he played it on a late night slot on commercial radio It was a strange feeling – like hearing your speaking voice back on […]
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August 22, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner? – A Hypothetical: What Musician Would You Invite To A Meal?

So there are all these hypothetical situations people talk about – five famous people you can have over for dinner; you can – apparently – traverse time with this (makes sense I guess, being that it’s a hypothetical). You can cherry-pick from the eras, have a seating plan that includes Abraham Lincoln sitting across from […]
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May 31, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 61 Union Hall – Part One: Hunters and Collectors

The Spines cut their teeth at playing to big crowds at the Student Union Hall up at Victoria University in the eighties. We played our first ever gig there and went on to do some our most memorable – every line up we had in that first decade had at least one major gig there. […]
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