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March 31, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Maria Bamford: Weakness Is The Brand

Maria Bamford Weakness Is The Brand Comedy Dynamics, A Nacelle Company The latest Maria Bamford comedy special is available on VOD services as well as an audiobook file or a CD/Mp3 – she was canned from Netflix after her last special and the two seasons of Lady Dynamite didn’t quite do the numbers – but […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged A Nacelle Company, Album Review, Comedian, Comedy, Comedy Album, Comedy Dynamics, Comedy Special, Lady Dynamite, Live Comedy, Maria Bamford, Mental Illness, Netflix, Stand Up, Weakness Is The Brand, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 31, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Aimee Mann: Mental Illness

Aimee Mann Mental Illness SuperEgo Records In the world of the Aimee Mann fan – even casual admirers – there is no bad record. Hers is a catalogue of utmost consistency. There have been risks, sure. Concept albums, soundtracks, decisions to not just do the same thing over and again, and yet, also, and quite […]
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October 10, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Brent Williams/Korkut Öztekin: Out of the Woods

Out of the Woods: A Journey Through Depression and Anxiety Brent Williams (Text) Korkut Öztekin (Artist) Educational Resources Ltd; New Edition edition Across 150 pages this graphic memoir offers an explanation and understanding of depression and anxiety – it’s a profound and profoundly moving reading experience; Brent Williams lays his life down in these lines, […]
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March 30, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: # 10 – Remembering Old Favourite albums

I guess I do this most weeks – occupational hazard or whatever – but this week in particular I’ve been revisiting old favourites, thinking about albums I liked a lot 5 and 10 years ago, and 20 years ago…and in some cases just 2-3 years ago… I’ll also give an early mention of Goose Snow […]
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