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April 11, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Rick-Rolling Through My Tape Collection: Remembering The Generation of Cassette Tapes
I own Rick Astley’s Whenever You Need Somebody on tape. I bought it when it was released. I found that old tape just recently. (I have it on vinyl as well – nutcase!) Buying tapes – it dates you. I mowed lawns to earn money to buy tapes. Then I’d listen to the new tape […]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
August 7, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 174 Maraetotara Falls
I was painting a house on a hill in Newtown one hot summer. It was for the first violinist in the NZSO and his wife who was a high-powered lawyer and they wanted it done in blood/fire-engine red entirely. It looked amazing and you could see it for miles. As usual I got paint all […]Archive
June 16, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 543
Jakob, Sines (2014) I have written about Jakob a lot – in fact I’ve even written about this album a lot – I reviewed it, I wrote a bit interview/feature as well – later we revisited that and most of the band’s career in a podcast with guitarist Jeff Boyle and there have been a […]Archive
February 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: James Taylor (February 5, Napier)
James Taylor Church Road Winery, Napier Sunday, February 5 If there was ever any doubt this was a perfect combination of singer and setting it was quashed as soon as James Taylor bounded onto the stage and praised the venue and bright blue sky a handful of times in and around the opening numbers. James […]Archive
January 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 47 – Debbie Harwood
Welcome to episode 47 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. A chat with musician Debbie Harwood. This was my first time meeting Debbie – but we’ve been corresponding for a while, including planning this podcast on/off for around a year. Turns out she lives around the corner from my parents in Hawke’s […]Archive
December 27, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Do You (Ever) Feel Like We Did? – The One Time It Worked to DJ Some Peter Frampton
My aunty was married twenty years ago (one of them) and using the state-of-the-art late 1980s technology I had my first gig as a DJ. I was 12. The big hit at the wedding, from the three dubbed C-90 tapes I made was the soundtrack to The Blues Brothers, specifically the double-whammy of Cab Calloway’s […]Archive
August 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 28 – Jeff Boyle of Jakob
Welcome to episode 28 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. This one is a conversation with Jeff Boyle, guitarist and sonic wizard behind Jakob. The Napier-based three-piece has been an entity – with the same line-up, the same three friends – for nearly 20 years. I spoke with Jeff the day after […]Archive
June 17, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
DJ Setlist: Sam’s 40th – Hawke’s Bay, Saturday, June 11, 2016
I was in charge of the music at my good friend Sam’s 40th – in charge, as in behind the decks. He’d hired them – and I had two crates of records to work through. My records but Sam had pre-selected a lot of his favourites for me to work with…our tastes quite often line […]Archive
December 19, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
DJ Setlist: Cabana, Saturday, December 19, 2015
A great night at The Cabana in Napier – with three fantastic bands. Jakob’s annual Christmas Party but the opening band was Without Borders (featuring the Jakob rhythm section) and then there was Queens of Beauty School. Three fantastic bands and I had the pleasure of playing a few records to warm-up, to cool-down and […]Archive
February 18, 2015 by Simon Sweetman