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August 25, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: The Movement You Need Is On Your Shoulder
You find wisdom in different places, it’s in the traces of what a person says. Today’s – for example: My 8-year old boy told me that Paul McCartney “might laugh a lot and giggle but he is never ever funny”. So take on board that note, as you make your sandwich, as you eat your […]Archive
August 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 273 – The Bootleg Beatles, Wellington, 2019
The Bootleg Beatles have been paying tribute to The Beatles for 40 years. And I usually think tribute acts are pretty silly and there’s something almost sublimely absurd about being a tribute band for 40 years when the real act lasted less than a decade – but hey, also The Beatles are the greatest. And […]Archive
August 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Standing By
We watched the movie Stand By Me the other day. It was such a favourite film to me – and I hadn’t seen it in maybe 20 years. And I was watching it with the boy. (His first time). He’s maybe just a bit younger than I was when I first saw it. We’ve been […]Archive
August 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 268 – Puss In Boots, Wellington, 2018
We’ve always enjoyed the pantomime at Circa – right back to when we went as adults without a kid (admittedly because a friend had a starring role, but we loved it). In recent years it’s been a great night of family entertainment and maybe we reached the peak with this performance – 2018’s season of […]Archive
July 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Great Spotify Shuffle Game: Roadtrippin’ Playlists
School holidays. Kids in the car. The only thing worse than letting them take charge of the stereo is feeling the burn of their complete lack of engagement and interest if you stay in charge of the soundtrack to the car-trip. But how do you make it work – and fair? We might be a […]Archive
December 25, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 194
The Big Dish, Prospect Street [Single] (1986) I know nothing about The Big Dish – apart from what I’ve just googled – and this single and b-side, which I’ve just listened to for the first time. Scottish band. And I can hear that instantly and line them up somewhere between Simple Minds and The Blue […]Archive
November 19, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Alice In Wonderland – The Pantomime: Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 8)
Alice In Wonderland – The Pantomime Direction: Susan Wilson (written by Simon Leary and Gavin Rutherford) Circa Theatre; Circa One (Nov 16 – Dec 22) Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 8)Archive
October 28, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 237 – Star Wars A New Hope In Concert w/ NZSO, Wellington, 2018
That’s right, it was the first Star Wars film aka Episode IV with the NZSO live in concert. You sat and watched the film on the big screen with a giant orchestra – our biggest and best-known covers band – playing the score live. There were moments. But I didn’t really like it. I was, […]Archive
October 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: We Listen To The Beatles
We listen to The Beatles because they’re the best band in the world – they mean the most to the largest number of people – and yeah, that’s changing and that’s all good too – but when my son asks me if this is a Paul or a John or a George song, or tells […]Archive
September 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Abbey Road at 50
It’s The 50th Anniversary of Abbey Road which means it’s pretty much the 30th Anniversary of me listening to Abbey Road. It might not be the best Beatles album but it’s my favourite. And that’s always been the way. And yes, there are new mixes and outtakes – but today to celebrate we took the […]Archive
April 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman