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April 1, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Noelle McCarthy: Grand

Grand: Becoming My Mother’s Daughter Noelle McCarthy Penguin It’s quite possible that Grand by Noelle McCarthy is the best memoir of 2022. One of the best books. It is brand new. Out this week. There has been much hype. All of it justified. There will be more hype. And so there should.
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Alcohol, Alcoholism, Auckland, bFM, Book, Book Review, Featherston, Grand: Becoming My Mother’s Daughter, Ireland, Memoir, Noelle McCarthy, Noelle McCarthy: Grand, NZ, Radio, RNZ, To follow me in all the right places check out the Linktree right here. And to subscribe to my Substack newsletter “Sounds Good” click here ·

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January 24, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Ex-Radio Head: No Longer A Music Writer/Always A Music Writer

I’m always looking for music to write about. Which is not my ‘job’. But it is my ‘role’. Something I selected for myself a long time ago, long before I was ever published or paid. Music started speaking to me on the level where I felt I had to speak back to it – and […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Always A Music Writer, Blog, Blogger, Blogging, Broadcast, Ex-Radio Head, Ex-Radio Head: No Longer A Music Writer/Always A Music Writer, Features, Journalism, Music, Music Journalism, Music Journalist, Music Reviews, No Longer A Music Writer, No Longer A Music Writer/Always A Music Writer, Podcast, Poetry, Radio, Reviewer, Reviewing, Reviews, RNZ, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, Writer, Writing ·

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January 20, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Radio Head: RNZ Features and Reviews

In 2015 I started reviewing albums on RNZ – a quick chat, mentioning a couple of artists, playing a couple of songs. I loved it. I love talking on radio. Love the medium. Love the challenge of “reviewing” music that way. It’s different from writing about music – or should be. Some radio reviewers write […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2015, 2021, All of Them, Blog, Features, Radio, Radio Head, Radio Head: RNZ Features and Reviews, Reviews, RNZ, RNZ Features and Reviews, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 7, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

My 2021 RNZ Features

Once a month or so I get to have a chat on RNZ and present a feature – 40 minutes or so of talking and music selections around a theme or particular act. These are fun. And challenging. It’s live radio. This year was particularly challenging given the pandemic and lockdown precautions meant recording live […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2021, 2021 RNZ Features, Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Billie Holiday, Billy Preston, Bonnie Raitt, Features, Grace Jones, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Jesse Mulligan, John Carpenter, Kate Bush, Music, Music Journalism, My 2021 RNZ Features, Radio, Radio Feature, Radio NZ, RNZ, RNZ Features, September 1991, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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December 25, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: The Music of Billie Holiday

About once a month or so I have a long chat on RNZ about a particular musical artist or genre or a theme – for their regular Tuesday music features. For my final time at the wheel this year I chose to talk about Billie Holiday. She’s never far from my mind, that voice. And the […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Addiction, Afternoons, BILLIE, Billie Holiday, Holiday, Jazz, Jesse Mulligan, Karyn Hay, Radio, Radio Feature, Radio NZ, RNZ, RNZ Feature, RNZ Feature: The Music of Billie Holiday, Simon Sweetman, The Music of Billie Holiday, Trauma, Vocals ·

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December 4, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: December 2021

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. For my final session of 2021 I found two albums that featured covers, moving the original songs to solo piano; two […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2021, a Journey on Piano, Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, At My Piano, Brian Wilson, December, Demian Dorelli, Demian Dorelli: Nick Drake’s Pink Moon - a Journey on Piano, Instrumental, Jesse Mulligan, Music Reviews, Piano, Pink Moon, Radio, Radio New Zealand, Radio NZ, Review, Reviews, RNZ, RNZ Reviews, RNZ Reviews: December 2021, Road, Simon Sweetman, Solo, The Beach Boys, Til I Die ·

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November 25, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: Marvin Gaye – Troubled Man

About once a month or so I have a long chat on RNZ about a particular musical artist or genre or a theme – for their regular Tuesday music features. This week I chose to talk about the music (and some of the trauma that informs it) of Marvin Gaye. Marvin was a house-drummer and […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Duets, Feature, I Heard It Through The Grapevine, It Takes Two, Jesse Mulligan, Let's Get It On, Marvin Gaye, Marvin Gaye - Troubled Man, Radio, Radio NZ, RNZ, RNZ Feature, RNZ Feature: Marvin Gaye - Troubled Man, Sexual Healing, Trouble Man, Troubled Man, What's Going On ·

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November 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

In Praise of Tom Scharpling

Some days I reckon Tom Scharpling is one of the funniest people alive. Certainly, Tom Scharpling is one of the great underground wizards of radio, and podcasting. I don’t know how I first heard about him – or when I first started tuning in properly, but he has backstory and projects for days. And as […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Book, Comedian, Comedy, In Praise, In Praise Of, In Praise of Tom Scharpling, Jon Wurster, Meet My Friends The Friends, Podcast, Praise, Radio, The Best Show, Tom Scharpling, TV, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, Writer ·

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November 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: November 2021

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. This month I talked about two records from artists that I believe have been influenced by Nick Cave – and in […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2021, Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2018819180/music-critic-simon-sweetman, Jesse Mulligan, Lady Gaga, Love For Sale, November, Ocean To Ocean, Radio, Radio NZ, Reviews, RNZ, RNZ Reviews: November 2021, Tony Bennett, Tori Amos ·

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October 29, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: The Music and Movies of John Carpenter

About once a month or so I have a long chat on RNZ about a particular musical artist or genre or a theme – for their regular Tuesday music features. This week I chose to talk about the music (and movies) of John Carpenter. Carpenter has been a favourite for me since, well, forever. And I’ve spent […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged [OST], Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Feature, Film, Horror, Jesse Mulligan, John Carpenter, Movies, Radio, Radio Feature, Radio NZ, RNZ, RNZ Feature, RNZ Feature: The Music and Movies of John Carpenter, Score, Soundtrack, The Music and Movies of John Carpenter ·

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October 9, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: October 2021

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. This month I talked about two records from artists that I believe have been influenced by Nick Cave – and in […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2021, Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Album Reviews, Bobby Gillespie, Bobby Gillespie and Jhenny Beth, Chase It Down, Foxbright, https://offthetracks.co.nz/reb-fountain-iris/, Iris, Jesse Mulligan, Jhenny Beth, Music, October, October 2021, Radio, Reb Fountain, Reviews, RNZ, RNZ Reviews, RNZ Reviews: October 2021, Simon Sweetman, Utopian Ashes ·

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September 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: Is this month 30 years ago the biggest in music history?

About once a month or so I have a long chat on RNZ about a particular musical artist or genre or a theme – for their regular Tuesday music features. This week I chose to talk about the month of September in 1991 – some people say it’s the greatest month for music releases. It’s […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Audio, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Is this month 30 years ago the biggest in music history?, Jesse Mulligan, Mariah Carey, Nirvana, Primal Scream, Radio, Radio NZ, Red Hot Chili Peppers, RNZ, RNZ Feature, RNZ Feature: Is this month 30 years ago the biggest in music history?, Saint Etienne, Soundgarden, Yothu Yindi ·
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