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May 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 257: Florian Habicht

Hey there, this is episode 257 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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October 13, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

We Launched The Book: Long Live The Death of Music Journalism!

Last Sunday (October 11) we launched my debut collection of poems, The Death of Music Journalism. We were there at Meow for a 4pm start. Dr. Blue kicked things off with some guitar and singing – a little blues and some soulful tunes to guide us in. Dr. Blue is also a poet so he […]
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January 3, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 201: Mary Macpherson

Welcome to episode 201 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. 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 […]
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April 12, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 111 – Gil Eva Craig

Welcome to episode 111 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I had a chat with Gil Eva Craig – a sound engineer, producer, tech and musician. She was in the band Sugarbug (I loved them!) and she continues to make music in a variety of sporadic projects including as […]
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March 13, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

NZ Festival Writers & Readers: Teju Cole – Blind Spot

Teju Cole: Blind Spot Circa One; Circa Theatre Saturday, March 10 This Writers & Readers session was Teju Cole in conversation with Paula Morris. Chiefly the discussion was about his excellent new book Blind Spot but from there Cole found his way to talking about his work in a more general sense, his motivations, his […]
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February 26, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Teju Cole: Blind Spot

Blind Spot Teju Cole Random House Award-winning novelist, essayist and journalist Teju Cole here provides an innovative, masterful meditation on the way we see things; the relationship/s between words and images. Blind Spot is all at once a set of micro-essays, a photography book, a travel diary and yet it transcends all – stands on […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Blind Spot, Book, Book Review, Essay, Journalism, Journalist, Novelist, Open City, Photography, photos, Random House, Teju Cole, Teju Cole: Blind Spot, Travel, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 18, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Jerry Dantzic: Billie Holiday at Sugar Hill

Billie Holiday at Sugar Hill: With a Reflection by Zadie Smith Jerry Dantzic Thames & Hudson; 1 edition Less a review, more a recommendation – though sometimes one exist for exactly the other – this book of Billie Holiday photographs is a must-see/read for fans of the singer, the era; for fans of beautiful black […]
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August 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 176 The Record Covers

I started buying albums in the 70s and it was a great time for the cover artwork. I have to admit that was part of the attraction for me – those Hipgnosis and Roger Dean images grabbed my imagination. It was an essential aspect to enjoying an album for me. By the time the Spines […]
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December 30, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 44 – Blink (Ian Jorgensen)

Welcome to episode 44 of Sweetman Podcast – my conversation with Ian Jorgensen (aka Blink) – you can find out about his various pursuits under the A Low Hum banner at his website. He started out as a photographer, from there to making magazines, creating a record label, organising tours and promoting shows and then […]
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January 14, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: …like a faded photograph…

i left my faded Kodak childhood just beyond my reach some of it is probably scattered in traces around Clifton Beach i’m glad I left it, then decided, to let it be. it always belonged to someone else it never belong to me
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June 19, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Karina Longworth: Hollywood Frame by Frame: The Unseen Silver Screen in Contact Sheets, 1951-1997

Hollywood Frame by Frame: The Unseen Silver Screen in Contact Sheets, 1951-1997 Karina Longworth Princeton Architectural Press Karina Longworth, film critic and blogger turned podcaster, is interested in the “Golden Era” of Hollywood, and the pop culture that surrounds. She’s created the amazing podcast, You Must Remember This, which You Must Remember To Listen To! […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 1951-1997, Book, Book Review, Cinema, Coffee-Table Book, Contact Sheets, Film, Film Critic, Hollywood, Hollywood Frame by Frame: The Unseen Silver Screen in Contact Sheets, Karina Longworth, Movies, Photo Book, Photography, You Must Remember This ·

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June 7, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Vivid Festival: Inside The Evolving World of Photojournalism, Photo Agencies and Newspapers

Inside The Evolving World of Photojournalism, Photo Agencies and Newspapers Panel Discussion: Museum of Contemporary Art Australia Saturday, May 25 Panel discussions seldom resolve anything they set out to, often they don’t even make it over the line – just leaving questions, the speakers either cutting each other off or they’re not guided correctly by […]
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