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January 9, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 279 – Queen Elizabeth Park: Miniature Train, Masterton, 2021

I’ve long thought of Masterton as something of a shithole. Based almost entirely on the evidence gathered from walking around that dump. But that was then. Now, it’s okay. Visit the place – as I’ve done this year and last – with a kid or two in tow and you have the excellent Queen Elizabeth […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2021, Masterton, Masterton 2021, Miniature Train, Queen Elizabeth Park, Queen Elizabeth Park: Miniature Train, Stub, Stubs, Stubs is an occasional feature here at Off The Tracks – looking back through the ticket-stub box and remembering how the show went down., Stubs: # 279, Stubs: # 279 – Queen Elizabeth Park: Miniature Train, Train ·

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July 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 87

Pablo Casals, The Art of Pablo Casals (1964) “What is that beautiful cello?” Someone visiting said recently. “Who is playing that? Where did you get it?” And the answer of course is Pablo Casals. And the other answer is: This fantastic fucking junk shop in Masterton for $2! (Well, alright, they’re all junk shops in […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1964, Après un rêve, Cello, LP, Masterton, Mono, Pablo Casals, Record, The Art of Pablo Casals, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 87, Vinyl, Yo-Yo Ma ·

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August 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 178: Steve Francis (Bulletbelt)   

Welcome to episode 178 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. Steve Francis is the drummer and driving force behind […]
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July 12, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 669

The Shower-Room Squad, Sinful Rugby Songs (1970) Oh, as if there were any other kind! You know people talk about right place/right time – the melding of a person, place, situation, an object or occupation (and/or preoccupation) too sometimes…well, that’s me having to spend a couple of hours in Masterton and needing the cheapest, dirtiest […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1970, LP, Masterton, Record, Roll Me Over, Rude, Sinful Rugby Songs, The Shower-Room Squad, The Vinyl Countdown # 669, Vinyl ·

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January 27, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band: Three NZ Shows (Feb, 2016)

Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band will play three shows in New Zealand in February – Wellington’s Bodega on Wednesday, February 24, Masterton’s King Street Live on Thursday, February 25 and Auckland’s Tuning Fork, Friday, February 2016. Peyton’s Big Damn Band bends and blends Americana county blues idioms into rousing pub-performance fodder thanks to the Reverend’s […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged "Washboard" Breezy Peyton, 2016), Akld, Auckland, Ben "Bird Dog" Bussell, Bodega, February, February 24, February 25, February 26, Gig Announcement, Gig Preview, King Street Live, Masterton, NZ Tour, Rev. Peyton, Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band: Two NZ Shows (Feb, Reverend Peyton, Tour Announcement, Tuning Fork, Vector, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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January 7, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 770

Alison Moyet, Alf (1984) I loved this album back when I knew it as a cassette tape. Alison Moyet was a big deal, and Paul Young; those sorts of things…all from my aunty’s tape collection (which I later inherited). I forgot about Moyet for some time, then listened to a bit of a Best Of […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged $1, 1984, Alf, Alison Moyet, Love Ressurection, LP, Masterton, Paul Young, Record, The Vinyl Countdown # 770, Vinyl, Yazoo ·

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December 20, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 90 The Spines 2015

We had a pretty good year as it unfolded. It started with a big profile on the band’s first decade in Audioculture – the NZ music online archive. Strongly written by Gary Steel with interesting insight into those early line-ups and the records we made. Great to be officially represented in an historical and cultural […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Art, AudioCulture, Gary Steel, Guest Blog, Guest Post, Hannah, Jon Mcleary, Julie Lamb Band, King Street Live, Les, Luna, Malky, Masterton, Music, Napier, Painting, Riki Gooch, Simon, Simon Sweetman, Spines, The Cabana, The Cross, The Fall, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 90 The Spines 2015, The Spines, Tora, Tora Tora Tora, Tyson Smith, War Stories, War Stories # 90, Wellington, Will Ricketts ·

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December 11, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 780

The Academy of Ancient Music, Handel: Water Music (1978) Lovely stuff Water Music – had a few different versions on CD, like a bit of Handel. You know, no experience, but I’ll have a look at it/er, listen to it…but just recently I was in Masterton (cunt of a joint) and making the best of […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1978, Classical, George Frideric Handel, Handel, LP, Masterton, Record, The Academy of Ancient Music, The Vinyl Countdown # 780, Vinyl, Water Music ·

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December 6, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 88 A Tour of Two Cities Part Two: Napier

There were never really any groupies that followed the Spines – or not that I knew of. I put it down to the fact that we were pretty intense and through the times in the eighties that I was single we always had women in the band itself. There was one period there though, after […]
Posted in Blog · Tagged Arachnid Afterword, Art, Beat Rhythm Fashion, Cabana, Caroline, Guest Blog, Guest Post, Hannah, Hawke's Bay, Ian Morris, Jon Mcleary, Julie Lamb, Les, Masterton, Music, Painting, Rob, Simon, Simon Sweetman, Spines, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 88 A Tour of Two Cities Part Two: Napier, The Spines, War Stories, War Stories # 88, Wendy, Writing ·

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November 29, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 87 A Tour of Two Cities Part One: Masterton

Fishing In our first year of existence, the Spines travelled and played around the lower North Island a fair bit and one of those early gigs was in Masterton. It started out as a holiday but it soon got bigger than that You know you’re fishing know your bait but you don’t know what you’ll […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged A Tour of Two Cities, Art, Fishing, Hannah Fraser, Jon Mcleary, Julie Lamb Band, Les Knight, Masterton, Music, NZ, Painting, Simon Sweetman, Spines, Sweetman, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary A Tour of Two Cities Part One: Masterton, The Spines, War Stories, War Stories # 87, Writing ·

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November 27, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 787

Ngaire, Ngaire (1991) The song was everywhere! For a while. And though I can’t remember really being a fan – as such – I didn’t mind it. I lived with it. I was at school and it was a hit, and a Kiwi artist having a hit of any kind was a novelty, and covers […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1991, Cover, LP, Masterton, Ngaire, Record, Southside, The Vinyl Countdown # 787, To Sir With Love, Vinyl ·

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November 11, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Bungee Tour: Julie Lamb Band, Spines & Vorn (Nov 20-21)

Here’s something for Masterton and Hawke’s Bay – a wee “Bungee Tour” – just two shows, Masterton on Friday November 20 at King Street Live and Napier’s Cabana the following night, Saturday, November 21. It’s The Julie Lamb Band, Spines and Vorn. Three Wellington-based acts with three very different sets of sounds to offer. The […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Cabana, Gig Preview, Jon Mcleary, Julie Lamb, Julie Lamb Band, King Street Live, Martin Hawes, Masterton, Napier, Promo, Spines, Spines & Vorn (Nov 20-21), The Bungee Tour, The Bungee Tour: Julie Lamb Band, The Spines, Vorn, Vorn Colgan ·
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