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February 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 246: Jeremiah Ross (Module)

This is episode 246 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys 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 […]
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January 28, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

It Was The Best Gig Ever # 21: Emmylou Harris, Wellington 2001

I’ve been revisiting the second-coming of Emmylou Harris lately – you know, everything from Wrecking Ball through the Spyboy years, the duet record with Linda Ronstadt and of course Red Dirt Girl. Though I knew about her before those records – and owned the two “Profile” Best Of compilations on vinyl (freebies that I took […]
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November 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Rhian Sheehan: Recollections, Vol. 1

Rhian Sheehan Recollections, Vol. 1 LOOP Rhian Sheehan has been releasing music under his own name for close to a quarter of a century now – and maybe it was the lockdown that forced a slow-down to take stock, though you could never say that Sheehan has rushed into anything with music. His albums, and […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bandcamp, Compilation, Live, LOOP, Recollections, Recollections Vol. 1, Rhian Sheehan, Standing In Silence, Studio, Vol. 1, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 29, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Looping

the horror movie is never over which is great when you’re watching it but not when you’re living it, I’ve got to stop giving it my time or letting it take what was mine
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Horror, Horror Movie, LOOP, Looping, Movie, Poem, Poem: Looping ·

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August 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

L.A.B: L.A.B III

L.A.B L.A.B III LOOP BORED. IT’S FRIDAY NIGHT. IT’S BEEN A WHOLE SIX MINUTES SINCE POSTING ON VIC DEALS SUGGESTING A SOCIALLY DISTANCED GET TOGETHER. THE PLAN WAS FOR MACKA TO DM AT LEAST! GEEZ. SIX MINUTES. FUCK. CHECKING INSTA JUST IN CASE BUT SURELY NOT. MAYBE PUT UP A NEW TIK-TOK? DECISIONS. GREG CAN […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 3, Album Review, III, L.A.B, L.A.B III, L.A.B: L.A.B III, LAB, LOOP ·

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May 7, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Fly My Pretties: The Studio Recordings Part Two

Fly My Pretties The Studio Recordings Part Two LOOP Recordings Collecting, killing and storing specimens. After netting a “song” in an aerial net, the best way to kill it is by pinching its thorax (middle body segment) between your thumb and forefinger. This technique takes some practice to learn the proper pressure, but it will quickly […]
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November 20, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Fly My Pretties: The Studio Recordings Part One

Fly My Pretties The Studio Recordings Part One LOOP Recordings The success of Fly My Pretties is undeniable. I remember back when the first shows took place (at BATS Theatre, tiny). Next thing they were selling out the Opera House and venues around the country. And this thing that never meant to be a band […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Albu Review, Album Review, Barnaby Weir, Fly My Pretties, Fly My Pretties: The Studio Recordings Part One, LOOP, LOOP Recordings, LP, Record, Studio Album, The Studio Recordings Part, Vinyl ·

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May 20, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Dr. Jane Goodall (May 19, Wgtn)

Jane Goodall: Rewind The Future MFC Sunday, May 19  It was such a thrill to see and hear Dr Jane Goodall speak. The 85-year-old living legend of science, a primatologist, conservationist, activist, mentor who, Sir David Attenborough aside, is truly without peer, has been in our lives as a voice of compassion and knowledge. Through multiple […]
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May 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Preview: Jane Goodall in Wellington Sunday May 19, 2019

Jane Goodall will speak in Wellington this Sunday night, May 19. The Jane Goodall Institute New Zealand & Loop are proud to welcome the incomparable Dr. Jane Goodall back to New Zealand in 2019 to help us Rewind The Future. Discover how Dr. Goodall and her Institute are helping to rewind the future for planet earth […]
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September 28, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 135 – Rhian Sheehan Divides The Quiet

Welcome to episode 135 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Rhian Sheehan and I go back way further even than episode two of this podcast – which was recorded over three years ago now. In that conversation, if you missed it at the time, we chart his first few […]
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May 26, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Madison McFerrin: Finding Foundations, Vol. II (ep)

Madison McFerrin Finding Foundations, Vol. II (ep) 630113 Records DK Yes, she is the daughter of the legendary vocalist Bobby McFerrin. That means she’s also the brother of Taylor McFerrin – and their grandfather was the opera singer, Robert McFerrin; the first African-American man to sing at the famed Metropolitan Opera in New York City. […]
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May 18, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 116 – Mark Cubey

Welcome to episode 116 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This one’s a conversation I had with Mark Cubey. His most recent job was managing Writers & Readers as part of the NZ Festival. Before that, for more than a decade, he was the producer of Saturday Mornings on […]
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