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August 7, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 179: Jan Preston 

Welcome to episode 178 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat.  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 library. Jan Preston is a Kiwi-born, Australian-based pianist. She’s a […]
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December 14, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 146: Harry Lyon

Welcome to episode 146 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – 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 library to access each new episode; or via Anchor/FM you can get […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged #146, Chat, Conversation, Coup D'Etat, Dave McArtney, Delaney Davidson, Dr. I Like Your Medicine, Graham Brazier, Harry Lyon, Hello Sailor, Interview, Lyin' In The Sand, Pink Flamingos, Podcast, Simon Sweetman, Solo Album, Songs, Songwriter, Songwriting, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast # 146, Sweetman Podcast # 146: Harry Lyon, The Legionnaires, To The Sea, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Harry Lyon: To The Sea

Harry Lyon To The Sea Norm Records/Southbound Harry Lyon’s debut solo album arrives on the back of his storied career as one of the key members of iconic Kiwi bands Hello Sailor and Coup D’Etat; someone who long ago proved themselves as singer, songwriter and team player – and then went on to involve himself […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Coup D'Etat, Delaney Davidson, Harry Lyon, Harry Lyon: To The Sea, Hello Sailor, Mark Hughes, Midge Marsden, Neil Watson, Norm Records, Southbound, To The Sea, Wayne Bell, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 4, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

DJ Setlist: The Blind Tiger, Friday, September 4, 2015

First time at The Blind Tiger, nice vibe – great place. And on the day when Graham Brazier left us (had to play a couple of his songs!) Didn’t have to play something from McCartney II but wanted to – so did. I had a lot of fun with this set – all over the […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2015, Bodega, DJ, DJ Set, DJ Setlist: The Blind Tiger, DJing, Friday, Graham Brazier, Hello Sailor, LP, Record, Records, September 4, Setlist, The Blind Tiger, Vinyl ·

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September 4, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Graham Brazier

Sad news just in – Graham Brazier has died. Here I was, just recently – and along with several others, wishing him well and hoping for a speedy recovery following the heart attack that postponed a planned Hello Sailor 40th Anniversary celebration. Now there is no Hello Sailor. It’s been a sad few years in […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Braz, Dave McArtney, Graham Brazier, Hello Sailor, On Song, R.I.P., R.I.P. Graham Brazier, Stuff.co.nz ·

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August 29, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: #136 – Dragon, Wellington, 2012

I’ve seen Dragon a few times – and never by choice. Often they’ve been part of the bill, package tours at vineyards and such. The newspaper hardly ever covers Kiwi acts, they’re not deemed worthy. A great shame I reckon. But I was asked to review Dragon’s 40th Anniversary Tour – so I did. There […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2012, 40th Anniversary, Dominion Post, Dragon, Hello Sailor, http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/gig-reviews/7834077/Review-Dragon-40th-Anniversary-Tour, Live Gig, Review, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: #136 – Dragon, Todd Hunter, Wellington ·

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January 18, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 42 Dave McArtney

When I was with Janey we used to race around. She knew all these famous media people and I knew the arts and muso types. One of her good friends was the Secretary of Justice who was getting married and she asked me to play at her wedding. It was a grand affair and I […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Art, Dave McArtney, Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos, Graham Brazier, Guest Blog, Gutter Black, Hello Sailor, Jon Mcleary, Music, Outrageous Fortune, R.I.P., Spines, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 42 Dave McArtney, The Spines, War Stories, War Stories # 42, Writing ·

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May 1, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Dave McArtney: Gutter Black – A Memoir

Gutter Black: A Memoir Dave McArtney Harper Collins Dave McCartney’s memoir arrives just a year after his passing. He had delivered the manuscript just a few weeks out from his ultimate deadline. And it’s a wonderful book – worth reading, worth having. There are times when McArtney’s prose recalls the way his guitar lines would […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Autobiography, Book, Book Review, Dave McArney, Gutter Black, Gutter Black - A Memoir, HarperCollins, Hello Sailor, Memoir, Music Book ·

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February 9, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1191

V/A, Hits & Myth (1981) Spent a bit more money on this than I usually do for a second-hander, but worth it. Pretty mint copy, record in good nick – cover tidy-as – and what a line-up, what a great tracklisting – a perfect party record – Split Enz and Dragon and Hello Sailor and […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1981, Citizen Band, Compilation, Dragon, Feels So Good, Hello Sailor, Hits & Myth, Kiwi, LP, Mi-Sex, Mike Chunn, NZ, Pop Mechanix, Saturday Night Stay At Home, Schtung, Spelling Mistakes, Split Enz, Suburban Reptiles, Th' Dudes, The Crocodiles, The Swingers, Toy Love, V/A, Vinyl, Whizz Kids ·

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April 16, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Dave McArtney

The sad news spread quickly – sad news tends to do that. Today we lost a hero, one of the greats, Dave McArtney of Hello Sailor, Dave McArtney of Pink Flamingos, Dave McArtney of the twin-guitar attack with Harry Lyon, Dave McArtney the songwriter, musician, musical educator. Many people in New Zealand music have lost […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Dave McArtney, Eulogy, Gutter Black, Hello Sailor, Kiwi, NZ, On Song, Pink Flamingos, R.I.P. ·

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November 16, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

Hello Sailor: Surrey Crescent Moon

Hello Sailor Surrey Crescent Moon Warners It’s been 16 years – and really, the band has only existed sporadically across the last two and a half decades anyway. But you wouldn’t know that if you listen to this new album. It’s not quite up there with the band’s best work, but that’s asking too much. […]
Posted in Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Hello Sailor, Surrey Crescent Moon ·

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January 14, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1666

Th’ Dudes, So You Wanna Be A Rock’n’Roll Star (1982) First of all my brother had the split CD with this and six songs from Hello Sailor. And we loved it (the whole family loved it). I was, at the time, more taken with Th’ Dudes portion than the Sailor stuff. But that was because […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 12", 1979, 1982, Be Mine Tonite, Bliss, Dave Dobbyn, Dominion Post, EP, Hello Sailor, Ian Morris, Last Call, LP, NZ, Pub-Rock, R.I.P., So You Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star, Th' Dudes, That Look In Your Eyes, Vinyl, Walking In Light, Where Are The Boys? ·
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