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May 17, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Ben Brown (ed): How Did I Get Here?

How Did I Get Here? Ben Brown (ed.) The Cuba Press How Did I Get Here? is subtitled a book of “soliloquies of youth”. A book you can order via this link right here. The book is a collection of poems by the YP (young people) of Te Puna Wai o Tūhinapō, Youth Justice Residence […]
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February 10, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 245: John Wareham

Welcome back to Sweetman Podcast for 2021. I posted the first episode for the year just last week. And now it’s time for a new one – so this is episode 245 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys Now – as you probably know, as well […]
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June 29, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 122 – Pip Adam

Welcome to episode 122 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. Given her proximity to where the podcast takes place – she lives four or five houses down the road from me – it feels like it’s taken forever to get Pip Adam on the podcast. It didn’t take winning […]
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July 10, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 170 On A Daily Basis

I think at a certain point I think I stopped writing songs about anything other than love. Not just simple “I love you” lyrics – more of an exploration of relationships and deep crazy feelings. And it’s not as if I knew all about it – in fact I don’t even know what it is […]
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May 12, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Riot: DVD

Riot Director: John Lyde Mainstay Productions/Matthew Reese Films/VMI Worldwide In this straight-to-video prison film, we have Matthew Reese – a nobody keen to make a name for himself in the action film world, obviously (he’s formed a production company to make this film) – as a cop who gets himself intentionally busted on a bank-job […]
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February 18, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 15 – Leila Adu

For the 15th episode of Sweetman Podcast I got to talk to Leila Adu. Leila’s a friend, I’ve known her for a while, always been proud of her achievements – singing her own commissioned composition for Orchestra Wellington, her solo albums, and knowing she’s out there in the world making music across so many different […]
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March 9, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 62 – Alcatraz, San Francisco, 2012

Alright, not a gig as such – but a good day out nonetheless and with a ticket-stub to show for it! We were in America in 2012 – we had a week or so in San Francisco and went to a couple of other places too. Family holiday, extended family, a good time. We weren’t […]
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