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December 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Summer Sounds with Simon Sweetman: DJ Set (Friday, Dec. 28, 2018)

When I’m in Wellington in-between Christmas and New Year’s – my favourite time to be in Wellington, the city is sleeping, it’s holiday-time – I play a DJ set up at the San Fran. I missed the chance last year due to being away for a long stretch, but often at this time of the […]
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June 10, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

A Vinyl Affair’s Pop-Up Record Fair: Saturday, June 23, 2018

A Vinyl Affair – Wellington’s Record Fair returns on Saturday, June 23, with A Pop Up Record Affair! Hosted by The Rogue & Vagabond this is an evening event, 7.30pm-2am. Come and browse the bins, have a big dig, chat with other record fans, enjoy the guest-DJs (Boss Dude from Death Ray Records and Vinyl […]
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August 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 176 The Record Covers

I started buying albums in the 70s and it was a great time for the cover artwork. I have to admit that was part of the attraction for me – those Hipgnosis and Roger Dean images grabbed my imagination. It was an essential aspect to enjoying an album for me. By the time the Spines […]
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May 31, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: Vinyl Friday 1980s DJ Set (240611)

The other day I shared a playlist from when I DJ’d a set called “The Other 80s”. It’s an idea I’ve had a while and revisited a few times – but I think the first time I put it into any sort of shape (if you can call it that) was at the old (no […]
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May 18, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 63 – DJ Bill E

Welcome to episode 63 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys. We say goodbye and thankyou to L’Affare; they supplied me and the guests with coffee across the last year. And it was always a treat. But, speaking of treats we have a new sponsor, Le Petite […]
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November 21, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

DJ Setlist: Real Groovy, 11am-1pm Shift, Saturday, November 19, 2016

It was my second time playing in-store at Real Groovy, but first time in the new store. I played the 11am-1pm shift and had a good time…a few new things, a few old favourites, a few oddities…good times. Here’s the list of tunes I played: 1. Herbie Hancock, Palm Grease 2. Bobbi Humphrey, Harlem River […]
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November 20, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

DJ Setlist: The Golden Dawn, 8-11pm Shift, Friday, November 18, 2016

Love, love, love playing records at The Golden Dawn. So I was back up in Auckland for a good mate’s birthday – and some podcast business too – and I booked myself in for another round of records at about the best bar ever! You can pretty much play what you want – and I […]
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November 17, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Real Groovy Records: In-store DJ Set (Saturday, November 19)

This Saturday morning I’m playing some records in-store at Real Groovy in Auckland. I’ll be on the decks from 11am-1pm playing some funk and soul and jazz and blues and whatever else blows up the island with me in the plane (and/or anything I find on the shelves of Auckland record stores). I’ll be my […]
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November 15, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Golden Dawn: DJ Set (Friday, November 18)

Up for the second of my twice-a-year Auckland visits this weekend – and stopping in to play some records at the Golden Dawn on Friday night (I’ve got the 8-11 shift). Before me is DJs Automatic, after me is the tag-team of Russell Brown and Sandy Mill. It’s always a fun night playing records at […]
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September 23, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

DJ Setlist: San Fran, Friday, September 23, 2016

I played some country, blues and folk records down at the San Fran – then to some funk and soul at the end, as always. But I was there to just fill in around the bands – the Eb & Sparrow gig featuring Barry Saunders in support. A short, solo acoustic set from The Warratahs’ […]
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August 18, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: Random Record Crate # 20

Time for another Random Record Crate playlist – this one comes from, well, a random record crate – a bunch of things I’ve been playing lately, or meaning to play lately, some of the last stuff I DJ’d before I went away, some new records recently purchased and some old favourites I’ve played over the […]
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June 18, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

DJ Setlist: The Winter Shakedown, San Fran, Friday, June 17, 2016

Back at the San Fran for their regular Friday “Shakedown” – I was fitting in around the soundchecks for the Joe Blossom/Terror of the Deep gig and there was another DJ on after to take that audience through, but I played 40 songs from between 6-9pm and was pretty chuffed with (most of) the line-up…and […]
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