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June 24, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Tubi: Free Films, All Sorts of Madness, Lots of Fun

Tubi…or Not Tubi? I resisted Tubi for a while. A few people mentioned that I might like it, given it has a lot of content, and within that a lot of martial arts and horror films. Tubi is free and easy to install on your smart TV or access via a browser. The catch is […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged All Sorts Of Madness, B-Grade, Blog, Blog Post, Candy Crush, Films, Free, Free Films, Horror, Killer Rack, Los Lobos, Lots of Fun, Movies, Streaming, The Point!, The Toxic Avenger, Tubi, Tubi…or Not Tubi?, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 25, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Jim Keller: By No Means

Jim Keller By No Means Elisha James Music Jim Keller was a one-hit-wonder, part of the band Tommy Tutone. He wtrote a power-pop classic “867-5390/Jenny”, which arrived in the early 1980s as part of that new-wave embracing of American roots-rock sensibility. Keller made a small handful of solo albums but his startling pivot was to […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged “867-5390/Jenny”, Album Review, By No Means, David Hidalgo, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Jim Keller, Jim Keller: By No Means, Los Lobos, Philip Glass, Tommy Tutone, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 17, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Los Lobos: Just The Greatest Band From East L.A.

I love the band Los Lobos. Love them. The two times I’ve been to mainland America in the last decade I’ve searched and searched in hope of a Los Lobos gig somewhere within a 5-10 hour drive of where I’ve been staying. But no luck. And so I’ve probably missed my chance to ever see […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Just The Greatest Band From East L.A., Los Lobos, Los Lobos: Just The Greatest Band From East L.A., Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 6, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: August 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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2021, Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, August, Diamond Studded Shoes, Farmer John, Jesse Mulligan, Los Lobos, National Radio, Native Sons, Radio, Radio New Zealand, Radio NZ, Radio NZ National, Radio Reviews, Review Segment, Reviews, RNZ, RNZ Reviews: August 2021, Stand For Myself, YOLO ·

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July 29, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Los Lobos: Native Sons

Los Lobos Native Sons New West Records Los Lobos is getting close to celebrating its 50th Anniversary – and without any line-up changes too. This band continues, this band endures – so crucial to its secret has been the live shows. So when Covid put paid to that, the group started plotting this tribute record, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Cesar Rosas, Covers, David Hidalgo, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, L.A., Los Angeles, Los Lobos, Los Lobos: Native Sons, Native Sons, New West Records, Tribute ·

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January 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 185

Los Lobos, Will The Wolf Survive? [Single] (1985) I probably didn’t really need this – but when has need really ever been the case with records and collections and especially with record-collections?! I wanted it. I wanted to have this. So I got it. Because I love Los Lobos and I’m also a bit of […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 10", 1985, A-side, B-side, Don't Worry Baby, La Bamba, Live, Los Lobos, Ltd Edition, Numbered, Remix, Single, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 185, Vinyl, Will The Wolf Survive? ·

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December 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Los Lobos: Llego Navidad

Los Lobos Llego Navidad Rhino Records From collections of Disney songs to old rock’n’roll covers if you need a band to deliver the goods – and reflect their own unique skill and flavour all the while then Los Lobos is a safe bet. So it’s no real surprise they’ve released my favourite new Christmas album […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged ¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?, Album Review, Central America, Christmas, Covers, Holiday, Llego Navidad, Los Lobos, Los Lobos: Llego Navidad, South America, Standards, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, Yuletide ·

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April 22, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Joni 75 – A Birthday Celebration 

Various Artists:   Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration  Decca  Like most tributes – and as all tributes should be I guess – Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration is most certainly well-meaning. And for the most part it gets the tick. Of course it’s a little safe, focussing, as it does, on the most mainstream success (1971-1974) of Joni’s output…but there are little glimpses of utter magic, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged A Birthday Celebration, Album Review, Brandi Carlile, Chaka Khan, Diana Krall, Emmylou Harris, Glen Hansard, Graham Nash, https://www.amazon.com/Joni-75-Celebration-Various-Artists/dp/B07MHQ5F5T, James Taylor, Joni 75, Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration, Joni Mitchell, Kris Kristofferson, La Marisoul, Los Lobos, Norah Jones, Rufus Wainwright, Seal, V/A, V/A: Joni 75 - A Birthday Celebration, Various Artists, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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December 16, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: # 5 – Five O’Clock World

5pm. Friday. That’s the end of the working week. Usually. I’m winding down, throttling back, etc. I’ve been pushing the podcast pretty hard the last couple of weeks so there’s plenty there to listen to over the holidays if you’re just catching up or if you tend to attack podcasts in full binge-mode, as I […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 5, 5pm, A Tribe Called Quest, Can I Kick It, Don't Worry Baby, Five O'Clock World, Five Songs For A Friday, Five Songs For Friday, Five Songs For Friday: # 5, Five Songs For Friday: # 5 – Five O’Clock World, Flying In A Blue Dream, Joe Satriani, Los Lobos, Some Girls, The Rolling Stones, The Vogues ·

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October 11, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 617

Los Lobos, La Pistola y El Corazón (1988) This “mini-album” is longer than an EP (9 tracks) but it runs in at just over 25 minutes in length. That’s actually a pretty-perfect listening experience these days. Well, it’s always a pretty perfect listening experience when it’s Los Lobos – almost always anyway. I so love […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1988, George Yepes, La Bamba, La Pistola y El Corazón, Los Amarillas, Los Lobos, LP, Mariachi, Mini-Album, Record, Tejano, The Vinyl Countdown # 617, Vinyl ·

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July 28, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 663

Los Lobos, Del Este De Los Angeles (Just Another Band From East L.A.) (1978) We are driving around Los Angeles and I’m playing this album in the car – and lamenting the fact that some of the really great Los Lobos albums (which is most of them, I guess) are not that easy to find […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1978, Amoeba Music, Del Este De Los Angeles, Del Este De Los Angeles (Just Another Band From East L.A.), El Canelo, Just Another Band From East L.A., Los Lobos, Spanish, The Vinyl Countdown # 663 ·

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May 30, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Los Lobos: Gates of Gold

Los Lobos Gates of Gold 429 Records I love Los Lobos so this album is in no way a total dud, but it is a let-down. We start off okay with the predictable feel of Made to Break Your Heart where the band is in a comfortable glide, it’s better for When We Were Free […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Cesar Rosas, David Hidalgo, Disconnected In New York City, Gates of Gold, Los Lobos, Tin Can Trust ·
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