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March 2, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: After A Month Of Cosplay-Protest Some Shitty-Fucks Set Fire To A Slide On Our Parliament’s Front Lawn

The battle is still raging, though the war of stupidity might seem to be at a temporary end – all endings are temporary, apart from one. They gave it their all – it’s so sad to say. And their all was so small and so careless and dressed up as carefree. But there’s a difference. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged After A Month Of Cosplay-Protest Some Shitty-Fucks Set Fire To A Slide On Our Parliament’s Front Lawn, Coronavirus, Covid, Covid-19, Government, Kiwi, Mandate, NZ, Parliament, Poem, Protest ·

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February 28, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Super-Spreadin’ The News…

It was a couple of weeks ago and it was late on a Friday night, I dashed out a new poem. I write a poem most days. Sometimes I write two or three. You’ll know from reading here, if you check in with any regularity that I pretty much post something every day – okay, […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blog, Coronavirus, Covid, Covid-19, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Parliament, Poem, Poetry, Protest, Start Super-Spreadin’ The News…, Super-Spreadin’ The News…, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 18, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Start Super-Spreading The News

You weathered the storm, you dug up the lawn, you set up tent-city, got drunk on the fumes of phoney and phoned-in power; swapped bottled water for canned entitlement – laughed off the allegations of intimidation by flashing a peace sign and dancing badly to shit-reggae. But you haven’t changed a thing, not least those […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Anti-Mandate, Anti-Vax, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Government, Parliament, Poem, Protest, Start Super-Spreading The News ·

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October 5, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Bob Mould: Blue Hearts

Bob Mould Blue Hearts Merge Records Bob Mould has, on some level, been offering variations of the same deceptively simple song throughout much of his 30 year solo career. And I mean that in the best possible way. And if the hardcore want to point to some of the stylistic variations then certainly, across the […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Beauty and Ruin, Blue Hearts, Bob Mould, Bob Mould: Blue Hearts, Husker Du, Jason Narducy, Jon Wurster, Merge Records, Patch The Sky, Protest, Silver Age, Sugar, Sunshine Rock, Trio ·

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December 28, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 148: Joan Baez

Welcome to episode 148 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Here’s something a little different for the podcast. A conversation with legendary singer, songwriter, protester, activist and icon Joan Baez. Now, although this is the first-time broadcasting this – it is not a brand new conversation. It was recorded […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged 2015, Activist, Bob Dylan, Bonus Content, Chat, Conversation, ep.148, Folk, https://offthetracks.co.nz/the-joan-baez-connections-just-a-few-minutes-to-talk-about-a-lifetime-of-so-many-little-victories/, Interview, Joan Baez, Legend, Live Concert, Live Gig, NZ, NZ Tour, Phone Interview, Phoner, Podcast, Protest, Review, Summer Holiday Content, Summer Holidays, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast # 148, Sweetman Podcast # 148: Joan Baez, Tour, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 21, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 421

Neil Young & The Bluenotes, This Note’s For You (1988) I like this album – although it’s by no stretch great. Worth it though for the title song (and its video) and the story around it. Worth it, too, because all of Neil Young’s albums contain SOMETHING. There’s always something good or something so mesmeric […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1980s, 1988, 80s, Activist, Advertising, Bluenotes, Eighties, LP, MTV, Neil Young, Neil Young & The Bluenotes, Protest, Record, The Vinyl Countdown # 421, This Note's For You, Vinyl, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 20, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Billy Bragg: Bridges Not Walls (ep)

Billy Bragg Bridges Not Walls – EP Billy Bragg/Cooking Vinyl The fucking Brexit nonsense and the rise of Trump and general non-thinking must be exciting to someone like Billy Bragg. I’m not trying to be churlish, but imagine how easy it is for him to write songs around that? Well, actually, it has proved fine […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Activism, Album, Album Review, Billy Bragg, Billy Bragg: Bridges Not Walls (ep), Billy Bragg/Cooking Vinyl, Brexit, Bridges Not Walls, Bridges Not Walls - EP, Cooking Vinyl, EP, Life's a Riot with Spy vs. Spy, Politics, Protest, Saffiyah Khan, Socialism, Trump, UK, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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December 19, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 456

The Staple Singers, I’ll Take You There [Single] (1972) Oh mmm I know a place  Ain’t nobody cryin’ Ain’t nobody worried Ain’t no smilin’ faces Mmm, no no Lyin’ to the races Help me, come on, come on Somebody, help me now (I’ll take you there) Help me, ya’all (I’ll take you there) Help me […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1972, A-side, B-side, Civil Rights, EP, I'm Just Another Soldier, LP, Lyrics, Mavis Staples, Protest, Record, Single, The Staple Singers, The Vinyl Countdown # 456, Vinyl ·

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December 5, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Mavis Staples: If All I Was Was Black

Mavis Staples If All I Was Was Black Anti/Epitaph What a decade it’s been for Mavis Staples – riding on a high note ever since 2007’s We’ll Never Turn Back with a constant victory-lap of touring and this now deep collaboration with Jeff Tweedy’s Wilco. It hasn’t all been amazing, I couldn’t get too excited […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, ANTI-, Blues, Epitaph, Folk, Gospel, If All I Was Was Black, Jeff Tweedy, Mavis Staples, Politics, Pops, Protest, Racism, Rick Holmstrom, Ry Cooder, Staples, The Staples Singers, Tweedy, Wilco ·

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August 20, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 6: Joan Baez – “Joan Baez”

Here we go – into the sixties – 1960 in fact. There are quite a few albums from this decade I haven’t heard – but I’m gonna guess that in most cases I’m familiar with the artist; largely due to the plethora of greatest hits compilations. In the late 1980s when the first real 60s […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged $20, 1001 Albums, 1001 Albums To Hear Before You Die, 1960, Bob Dylan, Covers, Debut, Folk, Joan Baez, Laura Marling, Protest, Self-Titled, Sixties, The 1001 Albums Challenge, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 6, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 6: Joan Baez – “Joan Baez” ·

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March 8, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 49 Lily and I

Lily and I went down to the riot – chopped around but we couldn’t get in First of all there was no Lily Got quite warm as we got to the fire and the heat exchange was biting in I was single at that time and went down to Molesworth Street on my own And […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Guest Blog, Jon Mcleary, Lily and I, Music, Protest, Rugby, Song, Songwriting, Spines, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 49 Lily and I, The Spines, War Stories, War Stories # 49, War Stories by Jon McLeary, Wellington, Writing ·

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April 9, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Joan Baez To Play Two New Zealand Shows

It was great news to hear that Joan Baez will play two New Zealand shows later this year; Auckland, Thursday August 29 at The Civic and Wellington, Saturday August 31, MFC. Joan Baez. I love her In Concert album, her covers of songs made famous by Bob Dylan and Led Zeppelin are better than the […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2013, Auckland, August, Bob Dylan, Dark Chords On A Big Guitar, Diamonds And Rust, Folk, In Concert, Joan Baez, Judas Priest, Led Zeppelin, MFC, Protest, The Civic, Tour Announcement, Wellington ·

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