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July 24, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

There’s Nothing Funny About Post-Rock And That’s Probably Why I Like It

I have no idea when I first heard about post-rock, or even heard it. But I feel like the band Tortoise was the obvious starting point for me. I’d always called them a jazz-rock band, but also knew that wasn’t quite right, so even if post-rock sounds a bit snooty, a bit academic, it was […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Ambient, Blog, Explosions In The Sky, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Guitars, Instrumental, Into Orbit, Isis, Jakob, metal, Post-Rock, Rock, Russian Circles, Simon Reynolds, Sounds Good, Stoner-Rock, Substack, There’s Nothing Funny About Post-Rock And That’s Probably Why I Like It, To follow me in all the right places check out the Linktree right here. And to subscribe to my Substack newsletter “Sounds Good” click here, Tortoise, Tristeza, Yawning Man ·

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October 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 234: A Tribute To Eddie Van Halen (with Ben Fulton)

Welcome to episode 234 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 Spotify […]
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May 10, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Preview: Chris Cain at Wellington’s Blues Club, Jack Hackett’s, May 28, 2019

Chris Cain is one of the best living blues guitarists around – and, fortunately, he’s been a regular visitor to New Zealand shores. I met Chris in 2016 and recorded a conversation with him in the earliest days of Sweetman Podcast. I’ve seen him play a few times – and he has the soul, feel, […]
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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged 1960s, Chat, Conservation, Conversation, Council, Councillor, Dedikation, Environmentalist, Guitar, Guitar Maker, Guitarist, Guitars, Interview, Le Petite Chocolat, Led Zeppelin, Luthier, Musician, Orchestra Wellington, Politician, Politics, Ray Ahipene-Mercer, Ray Mercer, Simon Sweetman, Sweetman, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 127, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 127 – Ray Ahipene-Mercer, T Leaf T, The Dedikation, Upper Hutt, Wgtn, Yeastie Boys, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 21, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 26 The Beast Girl

I’ve had three really great guitars. The Ovation I bought in Hamilton in 1978 – a round back acoustic – the Glenn Campbell model. It was the loudest acoustic I’ve ever heard; it kind of projected the sound and was perfect for the Negative Theatre gigs where we had no PA – we played some […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Gretsch, Guest Blog, Guitar, Guitars, Jon Mcleary, Music, Ovation, Spines, Telecaster, The Beast Girl, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 26 The Beast Girl, The Spines, War Stories, War Stories # 26, Writing ·

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