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April 28, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Short Story: Hawke’s Bay, 1993

We watched the cows get loaded up the ramp, where they walked to their death with a fear in their eyes. They put their heads down low as the bolt went through their ear. And then a big, dull sound as they hit the floor. A chain dragged them, one-by-one, by the ankle, lifting them […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1993, Cows, Field Trip, Freezing Works, Hawke's Bay, Hawke's Bay 1993, HB, School, Short Story, Short Story: Hawke's Bay 1993, Slaughterhouse ·

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February 10, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

When John Coltrane First Blew My Mind

When my brother returned from university with a John Coltrane CD it was like a special gift. He was out there discovering new worlds, the hunter-gatherer bringing the very best music back to Hawke’s Bay. That’s how it seemed. There was no other way to explain it at all. He was doing this very special […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged A Love Supreme, Blog, Brother, CD, Hawke's Bay, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Jazz, JC, John Coltrane, John Coltrane Blew My Mind, Saxophone, Stardust, The Stardust Session, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, When John Coltrane First Blew My Mind ·

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August 6, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 269: Andrew Gladstone (Garageland)

Hi and welcome to episode 269 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys  and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it […]
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July 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 268: Catherine Robertson

Hi and welcome to episode 268 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys  and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it […]
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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1989, Bus, Gisborne, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, It’s Weird How A Random Memory Will Just Pop Up Like This, Poem, Poem: It’s Weird How A Random Memory Will Just Pop Up Like This ·

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April 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 253: Margot Pierard

Welcome back for another week and another new guest, this is episode 253 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys  and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to […]
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April 3, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Wil Sargisson & Margot Pierard (April 3, Hawke’s Bay)

Wil Sargisson & Margot Pierard: Margot and Wil Time A Part Hygge, Te Awanga; HB Saturday, April 3 I first heard Margot Pierard and Wil Sargisson work together late last year at a house concert in Hawke’s Bay. I was blown away. Here, two world class talents took us on a journey through some of […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Blues, Clifton Beach, Covers, Gig Review: Wil Sargisson & Margot Pierard (April 3, Hawke's Bay, Hygge, Jazz, Live Gig, Live Music, Margot Pierard, Piano, Saturday, Soul, Te Awanga, Te Awanga; HB, Vocal, Wil Sargisson, Wil Sargisson & Margot Pierard: Margot and Wil Time A Part ·

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March 24, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 251: Mere Boynton

Welcome back for another week and another new guest, this is episode 251 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys  and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged "Singer", Actor, Anchor, Aotearoa, Apple, Art, Arts, Arts Administration, Books, Chat, Conversation, ep.251, Film, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Interview, iTunes, Jazz, Karaoke, Kiwi, Mere Boynton, Movies, Music, Napier, NZ, Once Were Warriors, Opera, Reading, Reggae, RNZ, Simon Sweetman, Soundcloud, Spotify, Sweetman, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast # 251, Sweetman Podcast # 251: Mere Boynton, Sweetman Podcast: Mere Boynton, T Leaf T, Tawhiri, Theatre, Wellington, Writing, Yeastie Boys, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 3, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 244: Maggie Tweedie

Well, after a lengthy summer break the podcast is back and it’s the first one for 2021. This conversation was recorded late last year and then I decided to have a wee break over Christmas/New Year. So you’re now going to hear episode 244 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf […]
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October 1, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Reading Poems In Hawke’s Bay About Writing Poems In Hawke’s Bay About Poems In Hawke’s Bay

I can’t write in Hawke’s Bay. In Hawke’s Bay I cannot write. I’d be better at visual art – someone could give me a pencil and I’d easily draw a blank – open to  interpretation but that’s okay and it’s most certainly as it is – because it’s not okay in Hawke’s Bay to write […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Hawke's Bay, Poem, Poem: Reading Poems In Hawke’s Bay About Writing Poems In Hawke’s Bay About Poems In Hawke’s Bay, Poems, Reading, Reading Poems In Hawke’s Bay About Writing Poems In Hawke’s Bay About Poems In Hawke’s Bay, Writing ·

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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. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged "Singer", 20/20, Blog, Concert, Gig, Guest, Haumoana, Hawke's Bay, HB, House Concert, Jamie McPhail, Margot Pierard, Margot Pierard & Wil Sargisson, Piano, Poems, Poetry, Reading, Saturday, September 26, Show, Simon Sweetman, Sitting Room Sessions, The Cuba Press, The Death of Music Journalism, The Sitting Room Sessions, The Sitting Room Sessions: Margot Pierard & Wil Sargisson, Wil Sargisson ·

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September 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Pink Floyd The Wall

I can’t listen to Pink Floyd The Wall. It is forever trapped inside a red Sony Walkman, hanging on a belt around some stonewash jeans. Unlaced basketball boots beneath it, peddling along as a flat-deck truck drives by with farm-hands hanging off the back yelling ‘homo’ at whoever they can, high-fiving in self-congratulation as the […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Hawke's Bay, Pink Floyd, Poem, Poem: Pink Floyd The Wall, Roger Waters, The Wall ·
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