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June 9, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 261: Father Christopher Orczy

Hi and welcome to episode 261 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys  and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it […]
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July 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Another Year Older And Deeper In Debt (16th Tons)

I bought some records in a store that’s been around forever but was new to me – or at least it had been years since I had visited it; years upon years. The guy behind the counter was friendly and we chatted about a few different bands and the sorts of records I wanted to […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 16th Tons, Another Year Older And Deeper In Debt (16th Tons), Another Year Older And Deeper In Debt (Sixteen Tons), Another Year Older And Deeper In Dept, Music, Music Store, Poem, Poem: Another Year Older And Deeper In Debt (16th Tons), Poem: Another Year Older And Deeper In Debt (Sixteen Tons), Records, Retail, Sixteen Tons, Sixteenth Tons ·

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November 22, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

All I Had To Do Was Listen To Carly Binding’s Album Every Day For Two Weeks And I Might Win A Home Theatre System – A Fair Trade (Nearly) – And No Questions Asked…Or So I Thought…

I’ve worked in a couple of music stores. Back in the day. The first time around I was a student and it was part-time work and it was great and the perks (beyond the then-crucial “Staff Discount”) amounted to some signed CDs now and then, a few promo/advance copies and a few free gig tickets. […]
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January 18, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Alistair’s Music (and everybody’s)

The other week I went for a stroll in to town, regular haunts – Slow Boat Records, the second hand bookstores…and I popped into Alistair’s Music; a shop that sells sheet music and instruments. Alistair’s Music, on Cuba St, is run by Alistair Cuthill and his wife Catriona. I’ve known Alistair and Catriona for well […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Alistair, Alistair Cuthill, Alistair’s Music (and everybody’s), Catriona, Cuba St, Folk, Music, Music Store, Musical Instruments, Wellington ·

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December 6, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

You Must Remember This: The Aro Street Video Store

It was sad to read about the imminent demise of Aro Video. In a sense it wasn’t news, I’m a regular customer. I’m there several times a week – it’s near my doorstep, I know the owner, I know the staff, they’ve told me times are tough and business is hard work; a lot of […]
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January 18, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1661

  Pavement, Brighten The Corners (1997) I knew Shady Lane and that’s what got me to buy this when it came out. Also, back in 1997, in New Zealand, in the shops I purchased from (and worked in) it was a major novelty to get brand new vinyl. Unless you wanted dance stuff. Dance was […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1997, Brighten The Corners, LP, Music Store, Pavement, Shady Lane, Stereo, Vinyl ·

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