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November 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: The Bootleg Beatles (November 14, Wellington)

The Bootleg Beatles Opera House, Wellington Thursday, November 14 I’ve seen The Bootleg Beatles before – so they’re not the only repeat-offenders. They were very good. And I’m not (often) a fan of tribute acts. But a) it’s The Beatles. And b) this is a very good-natured, well-meaning, deftly executed tribute show. It’s about celebrating […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 1960s, Abbey Road, George, Gig Review, Gig Review: The Bootleg Beatles, Gig Review: The Bootleg Beatles (November 14, History, John, Live Gig, Live Gig Review, November 14, Opera House, Paul, Ringo, The Beatles, The Bootleg Beatles, Thursday, Tribute, Tribute Act, UK, Wellington, Wgtn, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Re-Righting The White Album: Choose Your Own Tracklisting

When Steve Gunn was in town last week I recorded a conversation with him for a future episode of Sweetman Podcast. You’ll get to hear that soon and it was a lovely chat. By the end of it we were geeking out over The Beatles and many other things to do with music. And then […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Beatles, Blog, Choose Your Own Tracklisting, George, George Harrison, John, John Lennon, Paul, Paul McCartney, Re-Righting The White Album, Re-Righting The White Album: Choose Your Own Tracklisting, Ringo, Ringo Starr, Spotify, Steve Gunn, The Beatles, Tracklisting, White Album, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 19, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Beatles Theory

A lot of people seem to think that Paul McCartney and John Lennon hated each other – were competitive, and the band broke up, and that Yoko was a pesky nuisance as well.  The Yoko thing? That’s mostly racism. And sexism too. Paul and John are on the record as having had a bit of […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Beatles, George, George Harrison, Harrison, John, John Lennon, Lennon, McCartney, Paul, Paul McCartney, Poem, Poem: Beatles Theory, Ringo, Ringo Starr, Starr, The Beatles, Theory ·

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November 9, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 141 – Gerry Paul

Welcome to episode 141 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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February 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: Paul on Drums – Big Macca Attack

“Ringo! The best drummer in the world? He’s not even”, so the famous quip goes, “the best drummer in The Beatles”. Attributed to John Lennon, it’s actually a clever piece of satire by the comedian Jasper Carrott. Not only is it the funniest thing he said it has a deadly accuracy – John Lennon might […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged "The White Album", Band On The Run, Big Macca Attack, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Drummer, Drumming, Drums, Foo Fighters, Jasper Carrott, John Lennon, Linda McCartney, Macca, McCartney, McCartney II, Paul, Paul McCartney, Paul on Drums, Paul on Drums – Big Macca Attack, Percussion, Playlist, Playlist: Paul on Drums, Playlist: Paul on Drums – Big Macca Attack, Ringo, Ringo Starr, Spotify, The Beatles, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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December 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: Paul McCartney’s 1993 Set From Auckland

Well, the Paul McCartney concert is, er, Coming Up… I’m not going this time – I still have fond memories of seeing him in Auckland back on Saturday, March 27th in 1993. It was a great gig – one of my first big stadium shows, and one of the best gigs I’ve ever seen. A […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1993, Auckland, Beatles, Concert, Gig, Linda McCartney, Macca, March 27, McCartney, Paul, Playlist, Playlist: Paul McCartney's 1993 Set From Auckland, Set, Setlist, Solo, Spotify, The Beatles, Wings ·

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February 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 49 – Paul Ubana Jones

Welcome to episode 49 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. A chat with musician Paul Ubana Jones. I first met Paul sometime in the late 1990s. Me and a mate had driven from Wellington to the ski-field to see him play. Four hours or so there and back. When the gig finished […]
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January 24, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 13 – Into Orbit

I first saw the band Into Orbit a couple of years ago, one of their very first gigs. I was blown away. Not just the power and sound of this duo but the conceptual shape of their music. Here were talented players, well-versed in metal, seeking new sonic territory. I loved their debut album, Caverns. […]
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April 12, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 913

John Lennon, Imagine (1971) I don’t reckon I ever gave this one a fair go. I do love a lot of John Lennon’s material post-Beatles – how could you not? Unless you weren’t a Beatles fan at all, ever. In which case why are you reading this anyway? I think maybe I dismissed this album  […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1971, How Do You Sleep?, Imagine, John Lennon, LP, Paul, Record, Ringo, The Beatles, The Vinyl Countdown # 913, Vinyl ·

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August 17, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1056

Paul McCartney, Tripping The Live Fantastic (1990) I always loved this – I had the double cassette tape and my dad had the single CD of highlights. I’ve seen that highlights one about on vinyl often – but that was never enough. I love the big sprawl of this, a triple-vinyl, so over the top […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1989, 1990, 3LP, Highlights, Live, Live Album, LP, Macca, Paul, Paul Is Live, Paul McCartney, The Beatles, Things We Said Today, Tripping, Tripping The Live Fantastic, Vinyl, Wings, World Tour ·

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August 14, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Tom Doyle: Man On The Run – Paul McCartney in the 1970s

Man on the Run: Paul McCartney in the 1970s Tom Doyle Polygon Here we have a look at Paul McCartney’s seventies decade, painted as a time of tumult for one of the world’s biggest pop stars. It’s interesting to study McCartney in the isolation of one decade. The 1970s was the decade that saw Paul […]
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