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October 9, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: October 2021

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. This month I talked about two records from artists that I believe have been influenced by Nick Cave – and in […]
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October 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: October 2020

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now four years into  it or so… For […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 20/20, Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Album Review, Albums, Daughter, Jesse Mulligan, Lydia Loveless, National Radio, October, Radio, Radio New Zealand, Radio NZ, Radio NZ National, Reviews, Riddle Daddly, RNZ, RNZ Reviews, RNZ Reviews: October 2020, Simon Sweetman, Skin Suit, The Bobby Lees, The Wringer, Wringer, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 7, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 233: The Death of Music Journalism

Welcome to episode 233 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys 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 […]
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December 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gigs I Saw in 2019

I probably saw fewer gigs – and reviewed fewer gigs – in 2019 than any other year. That’s kinda nice. I also paid for a few shows too; more than other years. That’s also nice – liberating…although I’m so conditioned to writing a review to process the show that I still turn out the reviews […]
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November 2, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: What’s The Buzz With Guitar Solos?

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 […]
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October 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Cock: Theatre

Cock Direction: Shane Bosher (written by Mike Bartlett) Circa Theatre; Circa One (October 12 – November 9) Cock is the story of two guys and a girl. John (Jack Buchanan), a gay man, isn’t so happy with ‘M’ (Simon Leary). He’s bossed around a bit and made to feel small, a bit thick. They break […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Bisexual, COCK, Cock: Theatre, Drama, Gay, Jack Buchanan, Karin McCracken, October, Play, Shane Bosher, Simon Leary, Theatre, Theatre Review, Wellington, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 7, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: October 2019

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now four years into  it or so… I […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Album Reviews, CD, Emille Donovan, Jesse Mulligan, Lukas Nelson, Mystery, October, October 2019, Radio NZ, Reviews, Ride Me Back Home, RNZ, RNZ Reviews, RNZ Reviews: October 2019, Seven Year Itch, The Pomise of the Real, Trigger, Turn Off The News Build A Garden, Willie Nelson, Willie Nelson: Ride Me Back Home, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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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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October 15, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: October 2018

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now nearly three years into […]
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September 30, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Wellington Film Society: Preview – Mustang (October 1)

The Wellington Film Society hits into October, meaning the end of the year is on its way…last week it was Lewat Djam Malam – shown internationally as “After The Curfew” – this week it’s Deniz Gamze Ergüven‘s Oscar-nominated first feature, Mustang. “Its emotions are universally recognizable, as is the powerful yearning of its young, female […]
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August 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival 2018

This October, The Harcourts Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival takes place in Napier, Hastings and Havelock North at a variety of locations – check out the program. Also, as part of the festival there is a series of Writers & Readers talks and events. Join me on Saturday October 20, at the Cabana in Napier – I’ll be in […]
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January 12, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Digests: Album Reviews from 2017’s Final Quarter

I am not writing as many album reviews as I used to – 2013, 2014, 2015 and even 2016 were all very big years for album-review writing for me. I wrote hundreds. Sometimes 40 or 50 a month. For many reasons I’m not doing anywhere near that now – I have a weekly podcast I’m […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2017), Album Review, Album Reviews, Album Reviews from 2017’s Final Quarter, Dec, December, Digest, Digests, Digests: Album Reviews from 2017’s Final Quarter, Music, Nov, November, Oct, October, Reviews ·
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