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November 11, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 273: Dai Henwood

Hi and welcome to episode 273 of Sweetman Podcast – finding my way back into podcasting after a nearly three-month break. As with last year’s lockdowns I paused the podcast. But we’re back now – at least through until the end of the year. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual […]
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November 6, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Tori Amos: Ocean To Ocean

Tori Amos Ocean To Ocean Decca For her first new set of songs in about four years, and her 16th studio album, Tori Amos is, as always, recognisable. This is her. She hasn’t ever really messed with the format – she makes piano-led songs, the vocals and her musical voice so distinctive. But Ocean To […]
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September 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Lockdown Poetry

I thought I’d share some poems I’ve written in lockdown. I’m not sure they signify a state of mind – then again that’s exactly what poetry does. And all the time. Anyway, here are some of the newest poems I’ve written – across the last couple of weeks: Two Fires
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Coronavirus, Covid, Covid-19, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Lockdown, Lockdown Poetry, Poem, Poems, Poet, Poetry, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, Writing ·

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September 12, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Reading In Stolen Moments

To have time to read is, I swear, the ultimate luxury. But at the same time, it’s nourishment for the soul. And I consider it a necessity. To be brain-fried to a level where you cannot sit with one book for  FOMO regarding all of the other books you’ve bought or have on loan might […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blog, Books, FOMO, Graphic Novel, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Lockdown, Reading, Reading In Stolen Moments, Stolent Moment, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, Work, Writing ·

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September 6, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Some Lockdown Viewing

Groundhog Day One of the greatest movies ever – and a perfect thing to re-watch as we live some privileged version of Groundhog Day, the same day over and again, time stretched but folding in on itself in a lockdown. We watched this as a family film under lockdown. It was bloody good eh. Just […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Coronavirus, Covid, Covid-19, Delta, IMDB, Lockdown, Lockdown Viewing, Some Lockdown Viewing, Television, TV, Viewing, Watching ·

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September 3, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: September 2021

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. This month I talked about two records from artists that have written their own songs but were here paying tribute to […]
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August 31, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Some Lockdown Reading

I’m a big reader, always with several books on the go. My mixture of genres (always a graphic novel on the go, always a volume of poetry, usually one or two non-fiction and a novel or book of short-stories too) and the mix of library books, things to review, things borrowed from friends and new/ish […]
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August 27, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

In Praise of Lockdown Listening Selections

Here are some albums I have been listening to regularly across the last two weeks. They are soundtracks and they are ambient and they are classical and most of them are albums I know well but haven’t listen to for a long time. They have been surprisingly affirming but also carry some heavy-heart doom about […]
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August 24, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Lockdown Hiatus

For just the third term – in six years – Sweetman Podcast is having a cuppa tea, and then a lie-down. Level 4 lockdown doesn’t make the kind of podcasting I do at all possible. Plenty of podcasts in the sea, maybe far too many – and a lot of them are so good at delivering video […]
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June 17, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 262: Ben Tolich (Mali Mali)

Hi and welcome to episode 262 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys  and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it […]
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May 25, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Chris Corsano & Bill Orcutt: Made Out of Sound

Chris Corsano & Bill Orcutt Made Out of Sound Palilalia I love Bill Orcutt. He hits at the guitar in a way that makes me think of heroes like Marc Ribot and Sonny Sharrock. There’s wildness in his way – he tears at the strings and the ugly side of a beautiful melody is instantly […]
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May 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Luke Adam Hawker: Together

Together Luke Adam Hawker Kyle Books The pandemic took its toll – and is taking it still and because we survived lockdown (and it was brief) many of us have moved on and back to our lives and it was all just a mild inconvenience. We were lucky. And we were supported by our government […]
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