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March 28, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 161 – Graham Reid

Welcome to episode 161 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. Here’s a conversation I recorded back at […]
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February 28, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 157 – David Cohen

Welcome to episode 157 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. Here I not only had a chat with Wellington-based, internationally-published […]
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January 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 149: Simon and Nick at the Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival

Welcome to episode 149 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Here’s something different. Last year I was invited along to speak with Nick Bollinger at the Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival. It was a lot of fun. Part of a magic weekend in fact. And with the permission of Nick […]
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September 14, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 133 – Martyn Pepperell

Welcome to episode 133 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. I had a chat with Martyn Pepperell. He’s a Wellington-based DJ, broadcaster, publicist, promoter and writer. Most recently he’s been directly involved with the reissue of Our Garden Needs Its Flowers by Jess Sah Bi & Peter One on […]
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December 28, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 96 – Andrew Johnstone from Rip It Up Radio Talks To Me

Welcome to episode 96 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. It’s the summer holidays – I hope you’re enjoying your break. The podcast will continue weekly but for this episode it’s a dip into the archives, in a way. This is a conversation where I was interviewed- a couple […]
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August 3, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die Challenge: You Gotta Have Goals…Or Else You End Up With This As Your Goal

I’ve had this book for a while – I have the 2005 version, it’s been updated I gather. I don’t know that it’s really any sort of resource, but it is the sort of book that someone like me owns. I haven’t ever read it right through, and I haven’t really ever had a plan […]
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April 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Greil Marcus: The History of Rock’n’Roll in Ten Songs

The History of Rock’n’Roll in Ten Songs Greil Marcus Yale University Press T-Bone Burnett is quoted, in this book, “Listen, the story of the United States is this: One kid, without anything, walks out of his house, down the road, with nothing but a guitar and conquers the world.” It’s a good quote – but […]
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February 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Better off Read Podcast: Episode 29 – Stranger Music by Leonard Cohen

One of my favourite podcasts to check in on is Better off Read. Hosted by Pip Adam (a great writer) it features authors in conversation around a favourite, formative book. I was honoured to be invited onto the podcast and the latest episode features me in conversation with Pip around the Leonard Cohen book of […]
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December 23, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Worst Thing To Happen To Music This Year

A couple of weeks ago I left you with a list of the biggest stinkers of 2015 – and I’ve looked back through that list, they are all duds (or were duds to my ears anyway) but there isn’t an album there that stands out as the single worst thing I heard this year. I […]
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August 24, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Mick Wall: Getcha Rocks Off

Getcha Rocks Off:  Sex & Excess. Bust-Ups & Binges. Life & Death on the Rock’n’Roll Road Mick Wall Orion I used to think that Mick Wall could write his way out of a wet paper bag. The problem, now, is that he’s either always trying or hardly ever trying at all. His book (or more) […]
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May 13, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

How to Write About Music: Excerpts from the 33 1/3 Series, Magazines, Books and Blogs with Advice from Industry-leading Writers

How to Write About Music: Excerpts from the 33 1/3 Series, Magazines, Books and Blogs with Advice from Industry-leading Writers Marc Woodworth/Ally-Jane Grossan (eds). Bloomsbury Academic The always worth checking out, usually excellent 33 1/3 series (pocket-sized loved letters to classic/interesting albums, usually by authors of note and/or excellent music writers) is something of an […]
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December 14, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 38 GoNZo

My mum was pretty cool – every Monday when I came home from high school in the early seventies NME, Sounds and Melody Maker were there waiting for me. Writers like Nick Kent, Charles Shaar Murray and Nik Cohn. The Lone Groover, Anton Corbijin, Julie Burchill and Chrissie Hynde. It all informed my musical library […]
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