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November 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Oh The Places A Neil Finn Show Can Go!

I’ve seen Neil Finn perform in a few different contexts – in a few different cities too. I’ve seen him heading Crowded House and Split Enz reunions, I’ve caught him a few times with brother Tim, sometimes billed as The Finn Brothers, or Finn, and there’s been a bunch of Neil Finn shows. You go to a Neil Finn show […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blog, Concert, Crowded House, Finn, Finn Brothers, Gig, Gigs, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Live, Neil Finn, Oh The Places A Neil Finn Show Can Go!, Reunions, Split Enz, Tim Finn, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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June 23, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 263: Rikki Morris

Hi and welcome to episode 263 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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February 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 245 – Fleetwood Mac, Auckland, 2019

I wasn’t sold on seeing Fleetwood Mac again straight away – which is to say I was real happy for anyone that was planning to go, but I’d seen them and even if it wasn’t with Christine it was with Lindsey! (And I’m Team Lindsey all the way). But I’m also a Neil Finn fan […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2019, Akld, Auckland, Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac, Gig, Gig Review, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, Live, Live Gig, Live Gig Review, Mick Fleetwood, Mike Campbell, Neil Finn, Spark Area, Stevie Nicks, Stub, Stubs, Stubs # 245, Stubs: # 245 – Fleetwood Mac ·

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September 15, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Fleetwood Mac (September 12, Akld)

Fleetwood Mac Spark Arena, Auckland Thursday, September 12 I was so into this – and very nervous. I’m a mega Fleetwood Mac fan, I love all periods of the band, all versions. But it’s ten years since I last saw them (back when Lindsey Buckingham was still front and centre) and I just had to […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Akld, Auckland, Christine McVie, Fleetwood, Fleetwood Mac, FM, Gig, Gig Review, Gig Review: Fleetwood Mac, John McVie, Live Gig, Live Music, Mac, Mick Fleetwood, Mike Campbell, Neil Finn, Reunion, September 12, Spark Arena, Stevie Nicks, Thursday, World Tour, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: Fleetwood Mac

I’m usually on RNZ once a month to have a chat about some new albums. But now and then I present features on the show too. Last year I had nearly an hour to explore the music of George Harrison. I followed that up with a chat about Ringo Starr and played some of his best Beatles drum bits […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Bob Welch, Bob Weston, Christine McVie, Danny Kirwan, Fleetwood Mac, Jeremy Spencer, Jesse Mulligan, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Music Feature, Neil Finn, Peter Green, Radio, Radio New Zealand, RNZ, RNZ Feature: Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks, The changing members of Fleetwood Mac ·

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August 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: Fleetwood Mac World Tour 2019 Setlist

If you’re as excited as me about seeing Fleetwood Mac (aka “Finnwood Mac”) in New Zealand in September you might want to know what the band is playing. Sure, okay, you might not! So in that case click out now. But with the new line-up solidified it looks like a new setlist has taken permanent shape – […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2019, Fleetwood, Fleetwood Mac, FM, https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/fleetwood-mac-7bd6bef0.html, Mac, Mike Campbell, Neil Finn, NZ Tour, Playlist, Playlist: Fleetwood Mac World Tour 2019 Setlist, Setlist, Spotify, Tom Petty, Tour ·

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April 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 314

Split Enz, Frenzy (1979) I’m so into the Split Enz catalogue – the need to collect it all, that some of the albums I have several copies of, others I’m still hoping to collect – I won’t go about trying to get all the different pressings/editions – I’m not like that – but I don’t mind buying another copy […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1979, Frenzy, Give It A Whirl, LP, Neil Finn, Phil Judd, Record, Split Enz, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 314, Tim Finn, Vinyl ·

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March 23, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 325

Split Enz, Conflicting Emotions (1983) Tim was on the way out – and keen to be a solo star – Neil was on the way up, about to become the band-leader, a role he’s basically held with regard to whatever he does ever since. So this, the second to last studio album by Split Enz is well named; an indication of the moods and […]
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November 29, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 144 – Reb Fountain

Welcome to episode 144 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – 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 to access each new episode; or via Anchor/FM you can get […]
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November 18, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 360

Jenny Morris, You I Know [Single] (1987) I really wanted the Body & Soul record for a time – it wasn’t that I was a massive Jenny Morris fan (I’m also not not-a-Jenny-Morris-fan) but I loved a few of the songs on that record; they arrived at the right time for me. I was just really […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1987, Body & Soul, Crocodiles, Jenny Morris, LP, Neil Finn, Record, Single, The Vinyl Countdown # 360, Vinyl, You I Know ·

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November 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 140 – Sandy Mill

Welcome to episode 140 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – 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 to access each new episode; or via Anchor/FMyou can get the […]
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May 21, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 206 Split Enz

I saw them at some key gigs in their strange career. At the Great Ngarauawahia Music Festival when they were Split Ends. I was fourteen and like most people there to see Black Sabbath but I do remember they were interesting. Dressed pretty much like everybody else there – a much different spectacle than what […]
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