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January 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger: Force Majeure
Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger Force Majeure International Anthem Recording Co. Here’s something really beautiful that has come directly from Covid-19. There have been many lockdown performances and attempts at sharing and connecting from artists – and now we’re starting to receive the ‘traditional’ recordings from those ad-hoc shows. Live to Instagram or Facebook, Zooming […]Archive
December 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Laura Marling: The Lockdown Sessions (ep)
Laura Marling The Lockdown Sessions (ep) Chrysalis Records Limited, in partnership w/ Partisan Records Though it was sometimes a challenge batting away the various Lockdown-streamed home-concerts; famous musicians beaming themselves in with their ‘all in this together’ vibe delivered from the comfort of their opulent house…it was also a time of great giving, of rare […]Archive
December 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Poem The Kiwi Way
Yes, there’s been a pandemic, and it’s still going by the way, and yes unemployment is surging, with many Covid casualties and the lockdown creating inertia and many anxieties and even a devious excuse for some workplaces to downscale and milk bailouts then force redundancies; several stores and businesses have simply closed their doors – […]Archive
September 30, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 232: Darren Watson’s Getting Sober For The End Of The World
Welcome to episode 232 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 […]Archive
September 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 231: Geoff Stahl
Welcome to episode 231 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 […]Archive
September 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Neil Young: The Times EP
Neil Young The Times EP Reprise / Amazon Music Neil Young has been one of my favourite voices of lockdown – I quickly got bored with live-streamed house-gigs. Zooming in on musicians attempting to heal the world, make it a better place was fine in our first reaches of housebound panic but it felt, for […]Archive
September 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
WWE Backlash 2020: DVD
Backlash 2020 Madman WWE As a fairweather fan – at best – these days, I was intrigued to catch up with Backlash on DVD not so much for the greatest hyperbole of all time (“The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever”) more for the fact that this was my first wrestling-watching experience in the Covid-era.Archive
April 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Climbing The Ladder To Level 3
I’m enjoying making some random playlists during lockdown. So here’s another one. New Zealand is set to move to Level 3 in its bid to flatten curves and cure the spread of the Covid-19 infection. And here’s a playlist you can listen to because of that – or regardless. It’s all the same when it’s all the same […]Archive
April 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Women are leading the way
Women are leading the way – strong leadership, calm and clear communication. All that waiting, being told that it was a man’s job… of course when given the chance, when able to bust on through to make and then take the chance, the right person for the job isn’t the man it always was, forever, […]Archive
April 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman