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April 29, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 255: Matthew Pender on Prince
Welcome back for another week and another new guest, this is episode 254 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 […]Archive
April 27, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Just One Of Those Things
Today I saw a numberplate that said “O’Day” and it pleased me tremendously. “There’s a proud Anita O’Day fan” I said to my otherwise empty car. But I switched the music – straightaway. Played An Occasional Man, thought of an occasion immediately for this fan – and whistled my way through the rest of the […]Archive
April 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 253: Margot Pierard
Welcome back for another week and another new guest, this is episode 253 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 […]Archive
April 7, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 252: Mike McKeon aka Mike Dr. Blue
Welcome back for another week and another new guest, this is episode 252 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 […]Archive
March 24, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 251: Mere Boynton
Welcome back for another week and another new guest, this is episode 251 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 […]Archive
March 22, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Amanda Sewell: Wendy Carlos – A Biography
Wendy Carlos: A Biography Amanda Sewell Oxford University Press Wendy Carlos is one of the great pioneers of electronic music, champion of the Moog, creator of mesmerising soundtracks (A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, TRON) and as well as recontextualising classical music to make one of the genre’s all-time best sellers, it is likely she also […]Archive
March 19, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Making American Recordings
Johnny Cash and his guitar in a room, with the ghosts of the men he used to be. That’s the way to make new history. Take the last quarter century and put it in the bin. Make the song the thing. Make it the only thing. Let the song ring out its truth. Let the […]Archive
March 17, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 250: Greg Smith
A milestone of sorts – this is episode 250 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 now get to Sweetman Podcast on […]Archive
March 17, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
SIX60 – Till The Lights Go Out: DVD
SIX60: Till The Lights Go Out Director: Julia Parnell Notable Pictures Six60 was the brainchild of New Zealand’s 38th Prime Minister, Sir John Philip Key. As the patron saint of populism, Key invented the band in a rundown Dunedin Scarfie/Breather squat-hole partly to distract from the housing crisis, but mostly so his son Max had […]Archive
March 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Bill Bailey – En Route To Normal (March 14, Wellington)
Bill Bailey: En Route To Normal MFC, Wellington Sunday, March 14 Bill Bailey is one of the first big-name international comedians to perform in New Zealand since our lockdown; certainly he’s the one undertaking the biggest tour. “Just me and the Wiggles”, he jokes. All entertainment bases covered. Bailey is a much loved and respected […]Archive
March 9, 2021 by Simon Sweetman