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October 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen

Eddie Van Halen has died. He was 65. Cancer finally took him after 15-20 years of on/off battling. He had recovered. He was back. And then he wasn’t. In recent times it’s clear he was ‘hidden’ from public, the band’s run over. Their final album arriving some years ago now. It was Wednesday morning, NZ […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Eddie Van Halen, Eulogy, Guitar, Guitarist, R.I.P., R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen, The Greatest Guitarist In My Lifetime, Van Halen ·

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July 25, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Peter Green

Peter Green has died. He was 73. The creator of Fleetwood Mac. One of the fathers of the British blues boom – and sound – a tormented soul, a talented player, by default a brilliant bandleader, it wasn’t an easy road at all for Green and he was one of the first prominent “casualties” of […]
Posted in Back Catalogue, Miscellany · Tagged Blues, Eulogy, Fleetwood Mac, Guitar, Guitarist, Peter Green, R.I.P., R.I.P. Peter Green, The Best Guitarist in The World # 5 ·

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February 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 208: Charlie Wallace (Guitar Mastery Method)

Welcome to episode 208 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys . 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 […]
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January 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 187

Daniel Lanois, Flesh and Machine (2014) This is the first Daniel Lanois solo album that I’ve owned on vinyl – but of course his name is all through my record collection. Peter Gabriel, U2, Eno, Emmylou Harris and many others – Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Neville Brothers, Willie Nelson – the list could go […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2014, Bob Dylan, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Emmylou Harris, Eno, Flesh and Machine, Forest City, Guitarist, LP, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Producer, Record, Sling Blade, The Neville Brothers, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 187, U2, Vinyl, Willie Nelson ·

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December 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Dixon Nacey: The Edge of Chaos

Dixon Nacey The Edge of Chaos Rattle Auckland-based guitarist and teacher Dixon Nacey has recorded for Rattle previously as part of the trio Samson Nacey Haines – here with a record under his own name he pulls together a few of the usual suspects (Kevin Field on piano, Roger Manins manning the saxes, Andy Keegan […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Andy Keegan, Dixon Nacey, Dixon Nacey: The Edge of Chaos, Guitar, Guitarist, Jazz, John Scofield, Kevin Field, Kiwi, NZ, Olivier Holland, Rattle, Rattle Records, Roger Manins, The Edge of Chaos, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Vai is Zen: Watching Steve Vai Live

Vai is zen. Vai was amazing. Beautifully intense with a cool charm; he had the rock-star look and strut but this was no shred-guitar goon. Let me just break off here and say I had expected to find a live set by Steve Vai in 2012 to be quite ridiculous, possibly painful.
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged For The Love Of God, G3, Guitar, Guitarist, Steve Vai, The Audience is Listening, The Best Guitarist In The World # 1, The Best Guitarist in The World # 6 – Steve Vai, Vai, Vai is Zen, Vai is Zen: Watching Steve Vai Live, Watching Steve Vai Live, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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June 19, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Jeff Beck – Still on the Run: DVD

Jeff Beck: Still On The Run Director: Matthew Longfellow Eagle Rock Ask any guitarist – they’ll tell you Jeff Beck is one of the greatest. Many will tell you he is the greatest, certainly he’s peerless in terms of his quest for exploration and expression given he’s forever linked to his Yardbirds-colleagues Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page. […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Beck, Doco, Documentary, DVD, DVD Review, Film, Film Review, Guitar, Guitarist, Jeff Beck, Jeff Beck - Still on the Run: DVD, Jeff Beck: Still on the Run, Movie, Still On The Run, The Jeff Beck Group, Yardbirds, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 127 – Ray Ahipene-Mercer

Welcome to episode 127 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. I first met Ray Mercer some 15+ years ago. I had met him through a friend. And then, when I was commissioned to write my first professional piece for the then-Evening Post, a housing feature, of all things, I […]
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April 19, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 112 – Darren Watson on ‘Too Many Millionaires’

Welcome to episode 112 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I had a conversation with Darren Watson. You might remember that he was the subject of the very first episode of Sweetman Podcast. If you want a career overview and you missed it at the time go back and […]
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February 14, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Gat This: My Top 10 ‘Guitar’ Albums

A while ago I described something/someone as “guitar music” and was chortled at from all directions; there’s no such thing as guitar music. This is not a genre. This is no way to explain or define music. Andres Segovia and Derek Bailey and Jimi Hendrix and Django Reinhardt and Eddie Van Halen have all made amazing music by approaching the same instrument (or versions of […]
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February 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Win A Double Pass to the Eric Clapton Documentary – Life In 12 Bars

To celebrate the New Zealand theatrical release of Life In 12 Bars the new feature-length Eric Clapton documentary Madman NZ has given me five double passes for fans. The film will be screening in New Zealand from February 15-28 at selected theatres. To be in to win it is this simple: Write a comment below […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 5 Tickets, 5x Double Passes, Alcoholic, Alcoholism, Be In To Win!, Blues, Bluesbreakers, Competition, Cream, Delaney and Bonnie, Derek and The Dominos, Doco, Documentary, Double Passes, Drugs, EC, Eric Clapton, Eric Clapton Documentary, Film, Giveaway, Guitar, Guitarist, http://www.madman.co.nz/actions/channel.do?method=view, Life In 12 Bars, Madman, Madman NZ, Movie, Recovery, Rock, Win, Win A Double Pass to the Eric Clapton Documentary, Win A Double Pass to the Eric Clapton Documentary – Life In 12 Bars, Yardbirds, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 28, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Richard Thompson’s Dream Attic: A Firm Favourite

I’ve been a Richard Thompson fan for a while. At first he was someone I read about, and I knew he was revered; I trialled some of his material but struggled to find much that actually matched up with the raves. But in recent years I’ve found the good oil – and there’s plenty. You can take […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged A Firm Favourite, Acoustic, Album, Dream Attic, Electric, Guitar, Guitarist, LP, Record, Richard Thompson, Richard Thompson’s Dream Attic, Richard Thompson’s Dream Attic: A Firm Favourite, Vinyl ·
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