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January 5, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Slices of Heaven
I really enjoyed putting together the Slices of Heaven DJ Set at the San Fran just after Christmas. So much so, that – based on that evening’s setlist – I thought I’d offer up a playlist for you. Four hours of Kiwi tunes that dart back to the 50s and 60s while also offering up […]Archive
December 29, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
DJ Setlist: Slices of Heaven – Kiwi Music DJ Set, San Fran, Tuesday, December 29
I love Wellington all year round – but I really love Wellington in that little space between Christmas and New Year’s (actually for most of January, even). The stuffiness of the city goes on holiday, Lambton end is all but shut-down, the office-workers plan their holiday for the year and the rest of the city’s […]Archive
December 21, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Slices of Heaven – Kiwi Music: DJ Set
Every summer – in that great spot between Christmas and New Year’s (the anxiety is low, so, frankly are the expectations, everyone’s finally relaxed, or relaxing…) I play a wee set of Kiwi music, my favourite songs and pieces by New Zealand artists. Here’s a playlist from a previous year’s attempt. It’s good fun. The […]Archive
September 4, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Guest Post – Is That It? by Rob Mayes
Brendan Smyth, Head of Music and Radio for New Zealand on Air (NZOA) for 26 years has announced his intention to relinquish his position. NZOA has been an organisation plagued with lacklustre results and dominated by a single-minded approach for the entirety of its existence. Smyth’s exit offers the opportunity to reflect on the mistakes […]Archive
May 25, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Shakedown Friday 29/05/15: Kiwi Music DJ Set
I’m back at the San Fran this Friday, May 29 – for their end of week Shakedown. The chance for you to enjoy an after work beer and I’ll provide the soundtrack. There’s also a 20% discount off the tap beers – and they do really great tasting pizza ($16). From 6pm-8pm this week I’ll […]Archive
March 25, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Jim Wilson: A Tinker’s Cuss # 19
I wanted to say a little bit about the French person here on Koh Samui in Thailand. The French person gets about the place with an innate sense of superiority and casts around sneering at the whole human race and exfoliating socialist fumes on everyone. They believe that everyone would be fine if they only […]Archive
March 3, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 58 – Homegrown, Wellington, 2013
Amazing – I dodged Homegrown last year and it feels like so long ago that I was last there, out of place, wandering about – trying to fill the day, desperately hoping for something in the form of music, settling – because you have to – for a lot less. A lot of less. But […]Archive
February 2, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Kiwi Music at the San Fran, Thursday 05/02/15: DJ Set
I’m back at the San Fran this Thursday – a special edition of their weekly Shakedown, arriving a day early. From 5pm this Thursday I’ll be playing Kiwi tunes on the turntables. All vinyl, all night – providing the soundtrack for Waitangi Eve. There’ll be Lawrence Arabia and Phoenix Foundation, there’ll be Finns and Kilgours, […]Archive
November 28, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra: Be Mine Tonight
The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra Be Mine Tonight The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra Christ, what a pack of arseholes! I mean, seriously – what is this shit? And how has it got to this… I have no issue with the Uke Orchestras of the world introducing children to an early musical experience, the workshops, the […]Archive
September 20, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
DJ Setlist: Nurture’s Best – Great NZ music on the eve of the election
It was election eve Neil Finn was playing a show in town, Jeremy Elwood had a comedy event on at the San Fran. After those two celebrations of New Zealand music and thought I played a few of my favourites on the decks up at the San Fran. It was a case of nurturing the […]Archive
December 28, 2013 by Simon Sweetman