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April 19, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: It’s Weird How A Random Memory Will Just Pop Up Like This
She stepped on the bus and there were no seats left. She said, loudly, “why are there no fucking seats left eh?” And the driver clarified that the bus had been oversold. He suggested she wait and take a refund or sit on the engine-cover. “I should sit on the engine cover and get a […]Archive
March 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 105 – Ebony Lamb (Eb & Sparrow)
Welcome to episode 105 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. Here’s a chat with Ebony Lamb, singer/songwriter, frontperson for Eb & Sparrow. We talked about the band’s upcoming tour and new album and in fact talked through all of their music – from early success as the opening act […]Archive
February 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 101 – Ant Donaldson
Welcome to episode 101 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. Here’s a chat with legendary Wellington drummer Ant Donaldson. I met Ant a few years back – having been an admirer of his playing across so many bands. The Razorblade, The Mantarays, The Six Volts/Front Lawn, The Labcoats, The […]Archive
January 11, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 98 – Yvonne Lorkin
Welcome to episode 98 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This one is a conversation with Yvonne Lorkin, she’s a Hawke’s Bay-based wine-writer, taster, judge, critic and enthusiast. She’s also behind WineFriend, a subscription service that lets you present preferences allowing Sweetman Podcast: Episode 98 – Yvonne Lorkin to hand-select the […]Archive
January 6, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 771
Phil Collins, …But Seriously (1989) I had to have this – I saw it in a shop in Hastings (natch) and I had to get it. The last Phil Collins album that it’s okay to listen to/own (well, there’s the live album from the tour in support of this record, but I have that already); […]Archive
May 28, 2015 by Simon Sweetman