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December 13, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Books That Blew My Mind # 9: “Holidays on Ice” by David Sedaris

Holidays On Ice by David Sedaris I’m not really one for Christmas books. But there’s one favourite, one must, every year I read (and now re-read) David Sedaris’ story, The Santaland Diaries. It’s special to me for a couple of reasons – first of all it was my introduction to the world of Sedaris. I […]
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December 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Tori Amos: Christmastide (ep)

Tori Amos Christmastide (ep) Decca (UMO) Tori Amos has released a Christmas EP – it’s a clever bit of holiday-related merch for her fans but this is Christmas-adjacent as much as it is anything resembling true holiday fare. These are original songs, there’s mention of Christmas directly in the title track and there’s clues in […]
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January 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: Karyn Hay & Friends (January, 2019)

I’ve been having a chat on RNZ once a month or so for a few years now – as part of Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan. But the other week I was invited to speak on the summer show – Karyn Hay & Friends. Karyn is a broadcasting legend – and so it was a thrill to speak with her […]
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December 30, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: All You Need For New Year’s Eve

I’ve been making a few playlists recently – check them all out from here – and so for your New Year’s Eve party – or even for the following day – I present All You Need For New Year’s Eve, a summary taken from all of the recent playlists and with a few new tracks […]
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