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Posts Tagged Leonard Cohen

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January 11, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Trivial Pursuit/s

Phil Spector high on coke, shoves his gun at Leonard Cohen’s throat, says “You know, I love you Leonard” Cohen says, “I hope so!” There are other great stories – Charlie Watts putting on a suit and punching Mick Jagger in the face after the singer had told someone to fetch his drummer. “I am […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Brian Wilson, Charlie Watts, Leonard Cohen, Mick Jagger, Phil Spector, Poem, Poem: Trivial Pursuit, Poem: Trivial Pursuit/s, Trivial Pursuit, Trivial Pursuit/s ·

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December 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: The Broken Computer Screen Lamentations

when you see the spiderweb in the corner of the screen – it’s time to fly there is a crack in everything, said Leonard. He reckoned that’s how the light gets in – I had enough light in my computer already screen-time is a concern in this house. Or was until just recently. My screen […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Books, Computer, Cracked Screen, Leonard Cohen, Poem, Poem: The Broken Computer Screen Lamentations, Reading, The Broken Computer Screen Lamentations, Writing ·

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November 28, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Lisa Crawley: Songs I Like But Did Not Write Vol. 1 [EP]

Lisa Crawley Songs I Like But Did Not Write Vol. 1 (ep) (Independent / Bandcamp) I’ve long been a fan of Lisa Crawley’s music – and part of her story, always, has been the work she’s done as a singer-for-hire, covers bands, weddings, piano bars, musicals; you only get to put your own songs out […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Bandcamp, Covers, Elliott Smith, EP, Goodshirt, Independent, Leonard Cohen, Lisa Crawley, Songs I Like But Did Not Write, Songs I Like But Did Not Write Vol. 1, Songs I Like But Did Not Write Vol. 1 (ep), Vol. 1, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 10, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Jesca Hoop: STONECHILD

Jesca Hoop STONECHILD Memphis Industries Jesca Hoop’s previous record – Memories Are Now – was her gold-standard; it moved her from the one-to-watch list to the one-to-listen-to pile. And in my case it was the one-to-listen-to-on-repeat pile. One of the best albums of 2017 for me. By quite a way. It was a perfect study […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Aldous Harding, Jesca Hoop, Jesca Hoop: STONECHILD, John Parish, Lana Del Rey, Leonard Cohen, PJ Harvey, STONECHILD, Tom Waits, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 30, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Ratso: Stubborn Heart

Ratso Stubborn Heart Lucky Number Records He’s about to turn 70 and “Ratso” has just released his debut album. Maybe you know him by his given name, Larry Sloman. He wrote about Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue and is widely published as a journalist and author, including co-writing two best-selling memoirs by Howard Stern, as well […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Author, Biographer, Bob Dylan, Debut Album, Dying On The Viny, John Cale, Journalist, Kinky Friedman, Larry "Ratso" Sloman, Larry Sloman, Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, Ratso, Ratso: Stubborn Heart, Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands, Stubborn Heart, Writer, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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June 6, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 171: Sugar Magnolia Wilson 

Welcome to episode 171 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. This week it’s a chat with poet Sugar Magnolia […]
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February 28, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 157 – David Cohen

Welcome to episode 157 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. Here I not only had a chat with Wellington-based, internationally-published […]
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August 17, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 129 – Suzanne Vega

Welcome to episode 129 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Here I talk with one of my all-time musical heroes, Suzanne Vega. We are in a hotel restaurant and there is some background noise. Just a warning. What a thrill to meet her and speak with her. I flew […]
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July 26, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 387

V/A, Natural Born Killers [OST] (1994) I liked the film – an Oliver Stone rewrite/trashing of a Quentin Tarantino script. Well, I reckon it works well, or worked – it’s been a while since I’ve seen it. But I’ve always loved the soundtrack. I still have my CD – still play it in the car, […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged [OST], 1994, Cowboy Junkies, Film, Leonard Cohen, LP, Movie, Natural Born Killers, Nine Inch Nails, Oliver Stone, Patsy Clie, Quentin Tarantino, Record, Soundtrack, The Vinyl Countdown # 387, Trent Reznor, Vinyl ·

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May 25, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 117 – Emily Fairlight

Welcome to episode 117 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. Here’s a chat I had with Emily Fairlight. She’s a Wellington-based singer/songwriter and poet. She’s recently released the fantastic Mother of Gloom album. And before that, a few years ago now, there was a self-titled debut.
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Acoustic, America, Americana, Calexico, Chat, Conversatio, Emily Fairlight, ep.117, Episode 117, French For Rabbits, Interview, Joshua Radin, Le Petite Chocolat, Leonard Cohen, Lucinda Williams, Lyttelton, Lyttelton Records, Mother of Gloom, Natalie Merchant, NZ Tour, Podcast, Poet, Poetry, San Fran, Simon Sweetman, Singer/Songwriter, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 117, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 117 – Emily Fairlight, T Leaf T, Wellington, Wgtn, Yeastie Boys, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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May 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 59: Dion – “Born To Be With You”

Sometimes you have every reason to hear an album but just never get to it. Case in point: I love Dion DiMucci – I love so many of the albums Phil Spector produced in the 1970s (the earlier stuff too, but the ramshackle charm he brought to legends faltering, as is the case here…) and […]
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April 16, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Songs of Her Life, Songs For My Life: The Great Songs of Suzanne Vega

I’ve been listening to Suzanne Vega since I was ten years old. The songs that everyone knows are Luka and Tom’s Diner. These songs have held up well – Luka might suffer from a very-1987 guitar sound but it’s an incredible piece of pop songwriting. A song about child abuse is one thing – a […]
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