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December 27, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Great Kiwi BBQ: DJ Set

I love this time of year – and I particularly love this time of year in Wellington. It’s quiet. And you can get a park anywhere, and no one is in a rush. In fact it’s almost a ghost-town, in the best possible way… Most years around this time I put on a Great Kiwi […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2016), BBQ, Cuba St, December 29, DJ, DJ Set, DJing, Kiwi, Kiwi Music, LP, NZ, PR, Promo, Records, San Fran, The Great Kiwi BBQ, The Great Kiwi BBQ: DJ Set, Thursday, Vinyl, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged DJ Set, DJ Setlist, Kiwi, Kiwi Music, LP, New Zealand, NZ, Playlist, Playlist: Slices of Heaven, Record, San Fran, Slice of Heaven, Slices of Heaven, Spotify, Summer, Vinyl ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2015, Christmas, Cuba Street, December 29, DJ, DJ Set, DJ Setlist, DJ Setlist: Slices of Heaven – Kiwi Music DJ Set, DJing, Favourites, Holiday, Kiwi, Kiwi Music, Local, New Year's Eve, New Zealand, New Zealand Music, Nostalgia, NZ, Record, Records, San Fran, Slices of Heaven, Summer, Summer Holidays, Tuesday, Vinyl, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2015, Christmas, Cuba Street, December 29, DJ, DJ Set, Great Kiwi Music, Kiwi, Kiwi Music, Kiwi Music Playlist, Local, LP, New Zealand, NYE, NZ, NZ Music, Records, San Fran, Slices of Heaven, Slices of Heaven – Kiwi Music: DJ Set, Summer, Summer Holiday, Tuesday, Vinyl, Wellington ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Brendan Smyth, Guest Blog – Is That It? by Rob Mayes, Guest Post – Is That It? by Rob Mayes, Kiwi FM, Kiwi Music, New Zealand Music, NZ, NZ On Air, Sounds Like Us ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 6pm-8pm, After-Work Drinks, Cuba Street, DJ, DJ Set, DJing, Friday, Kiwi Music, LP, New Zealand Music Month, NZ, NZMM, Records, San Fran, Shakedown, The Shakedown, The Shakedown Friday 29/05/15: Kiwi Music DJ Set, Vinyl, Wellington ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged A Tinker's Cuss, A Tinker's Cuss # 19, Facebook, Guest Blog, Jim Wilson, Jim Wilson: A Tinker's Cuss # 19, Kiwi Music, Mike Jones, Phantom Billstickers ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2013, DJ SIr-Vere, Gig Review, Homegroan, Homegrown, Jim Beam, Kiwi Music, Live, MEDIA, Media Pass, New Zealand, NZ, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 58 – Homegrown, The Dominion Post, Waterfront, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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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, […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged All Vinyl, Cuba St, DJ, DJ Set, DJing, Kiwi, Kiwi Music, Kiwi Music at the San Fran, NZ, NZ Music, Record, Records, San Fran, SFBH, Thursday 05 Feb, Thursday 05/02/15: DJ Set, Vinyl, Waitangi Day, Wellington ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Arseholes, Be Mine Tonight, Kiwi Music, The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra, WIUO ·

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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 […]
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December 28, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

DJ Setlist: The Great Kiwi BBQ Soundtrack, San Francisco Bath House, Saturday, December 28

I had a blast – probably my favourite DJ set – The Great Kiwi BBQ Soundtrack down at The San Francisco Bath House – hope to do it again sometime. With a whole other set of songs too, of course. Anyway – here’s the tunes from this time around: The New Zealand Army Band w/ […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged DJ, DJ Set, DJ Setlist, Great Kiwi BBQ Soundtrack, Kiwi Music, New Zealand Music, NZ, San Fran Bath House, San Francisco Bath House, Setlist, Vinyl ·
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