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May 12, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Bono’s Book

This is absolutely no lie: I’m pumped to read Bono’s memoir. Out in November.  Here’s a wee extract. Bono is perhaps best known of course for being the “There’s Wally!” of rock-docs. But when he’s not being memed, when he’s not promising change, when he’s not getting right in under the goat(ee) of post-punkers, he’s […]
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April 1, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Noelle McCarthy: Grand

Grand: Becoming My Mother’s Daughter Noelle McCarthy Penguin It’s quite possible that Grand by Noelle McCarthy is the best memoir of 2022. One of the best books. It is brand new. Out this week. There has been much hype. All of it justified. There will be more hype. And so there should.
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Alcohol, Alcoholism, Auckland, bFM, Book, Book Review, Featherston, Grand: Becoming My Mother’s Daughter, Ireland, Memoir, Noelle McCarthy, Noelle McCarthy: Grand, NZ, Radio, RNZ, To follow me in all the right places check out the Linktree right here. And to subscribe to my Substack newsletter “Sounds Good” click here ·

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March 17, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Bob Odenkirk: Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama

Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama Bob Odenkirk Penguin Random House I love Bob Odenkirk. Have done since before I knew his name. He just kept popping up on things. That same face in everything. A mild smirk. A guy who had some sadness, some trauma etched onto him and laced all through his comedy. A guy […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Autobiography, Bob Odenkirk, Bob Odenkirk: Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama, Book, Book Review, Comedian, Comedy, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama, David Cross, Director, Get A Life, Memoir, Movie, Mr. Show, Penguin Random House, SNL, Stage, Star, The Ben Stiller Show, To follow me in all the right places check out the Linktree right here. And to subscribe to my Substack newsletter “Sounds Good” click here, TV, Writer, Writing ·

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December 20, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Mel Brooks: All About Me!

All About Mel! My Remarkable Life in Show Business Mel Brooks Penguin Random House I love a good Hollywood memoir – packed with stories, famous names and some cracking good yarns. I’ve always loved a good Hollywood memoir, but maybe now they’re even more of a treat. The chance to just ignore the social media […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged All About Me!, All About Mel! My Remarkable Life in Show Business, Autobiography, Book, Book Review, Comedy, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Mel Brooks, Mel Brooks: All About Me!, Memoir, Penguin, Random House, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

What’s The Worst Music Bio You’ve Read?

I’ve never been as disappointed by a music bio/auto-bio as I was when reading the Bernard Purdie one; it’s hard to know what the book was even trying to be – it’s written in third person but claims to be an autobiography, there’s no attempt to even ‘get’ Purdie’s voice, there’s no real attempt to hide […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Autobiography, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Biography, Blog, Book, Book Reviews, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Let The Drums Speak, Let The Drums Speak! The Life Story of the World’s Most Recorded Drummer, Memoir, Reading, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, What's The Worst Music Bio You've Read?, Worst, Worst Music Bio, Writing ·

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October 4, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Cassandra Peterson: Yours Cruelly, Elvira

Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark Cassandra Peterson Hachette Books Growing up, Elvira: Mistress of The Dark was everywhere. We played the video game, we watched the movie. She popped up in pro-wrestling (Wrestlemania II) and was a fan of, and tagged alongside, horror movies and heavy metal. What wasn’t to […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Autobiography, Book, Book Review, Cassandra Peterson, Elvira, Film, Horror, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Memoir, Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark, metal, Movies, The Mistress of the Dark, TV, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, Yours Cruelly, Yours Cruelly Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark ·

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June 7, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Carmen Maria Machado: In The Dream House

In The Dream House Carmen Maria Machado Graywolf Press In The Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado It is not brand new, though it is only just over a year old (released late 2019). Not a new release but it might be still new to you.
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April 12, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Charlotte Grimshaw: The Mirror Book

The Mirror Book: A Memoir Charlotte Grimshaw RHNZ Vintage / Penguin Charlotte Grimshaw’s memoir is a wild ride – a must. But it’s also rather ludicrous. Perhaps that’s what makes it such a good time while you’re reading it. I have tried to forget it ever since – the fact that I can’t, quite, is […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Author, Book, Book Review, Charlotte Grimshaw, Charlotte Grimshaw: The Mirror Book, CK Stead, Karl Stead, Kay Stead, Kiwi, Literary, Memoir, Memoirs, NZ, Penguin, The Mirror Book, The Mirror Book: A Memoir, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, Writer ·

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March 16, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Michael Allred w/ Steve Horton and Laura Allred: BOWIE: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams

BOWIE: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams Michael Allred w/ Steve Horton and Laura Allred Insight Comics There are some extraordinary graphic memoirs and bios – the vision, the way the colourist and artist combine with the writer to tell a story. A shining example of this (still relatively new) form is this tribute to David […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Biography, Book, Book Review, Bowie, BOWIE: Stardust, David Bowie, Graphic Non-Fiction, Graphic Novel, Insight Comics, Laura Allred, Memoir, Michael Allred, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams, Stardust Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams, Steve Horton, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 23, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

John Densmore: The Seekers – Meetings With Remarkable Musicians (and Other Artists)

The Seekers: Meetings With Remarkable Musicians (and Other Artists) John Densmore Hachette Books John Densmore was a pretty good drummer but he’s a really bad writer. So it’s remarkable that he’s now up to book number three! The first was a given – a book about his time in The Doors; no one could argue […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Art, Book, Book Review, Creatives, Creativity, Jim Morrison, John Densmore, John Densmore: The Seekers - Meetings With Remarkable Musicians (and Other Artists), Meetings With Remarkable Musicians, Meetings With Remarkable Musicians (and Other Artists), Memoir, Music, Philosophy, Ray Manzarek, Robbie Krieger, The Doors, The Seekers, The Seekers: Meetings With Remarkable Musicians (and Other Artists), Wisdom, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 10, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 245: John Wareham

Welcome back to Sweetman Podcast for 2021. I posted the first episode for the year just last week. And now it’s time for a new one – so this is episode 245 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys Now – as you probably know, as well […]
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January 29, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Books That Blew My Mind # 4: “Faithfull” by Marianne Faithfull

Faithfull by Marianne Faithfull (w/ David Dalton) Was reminiscing about this just recently; recommending it to my sister-in-law, saying that it was one of the great rock’n’roll reads actually. It found me at a formative time, I was at the peak of my Stones fandom and I was newly interested in all the characters – […]
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