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December 11, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 198: Fifi Colston

Welcome to episode 198 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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December 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: The Music of Randy Newman

I’m usually on RNZ once a month to have a chat about some new albums. But now and then I present features on the show too. Last year I had nearly an hour to explore the music of George Harrison. I followed that up with a chat about Ringo Starr and played some of his best Beatles drum bits […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2pm, Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Feature, Jesse Mulligan, Radio, Radio New Zealand, Radio NZ, Randy Newman, RNZ, RNZ Feature: The Music of Randy Newman, Simon Sweetman, The Music of Randy Newman, Tuesday, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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December 2, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: November 2019

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now four years into  it or so… It’s […]
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November 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 195: Linda Burgess

Welcome to episode 195 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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November 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Jeff Beck Group: Twilight of the Idols

The Jeff Beck Group Twilight of the Idols: Classic Broadcasts From San Francisco and London – 1967-1968 Code 7 – Shockwaves Here in one place – and with mostly very reasonable sound quality – is a set of BBC Sessions and some live radio broadcasts from the Fillmore West in San Francisco; charting the early […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Aynsley Dunbar, BBC, Bootleg, Fillmore West, Jeff Beck, Jeff Beck Group, Live, London, Micky Waller, Radio, Reissue, Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, San Francisco, The Jeff Beck Group, The Jeff Beck Group: Twilight of the Idols, Twilight of the Idols, Twilight of the Idols: Classic Broadcasts From San Francisco and London – 1967-1968, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 193: Sean Plunket

Welcome to episode 193 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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November 2, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: What’s The Buzz With Guitar Solos?

I’m usually on RNZ once a month to have a chat about some new albums. But now and then I present features on the show too. Last year I had nearly an hour to explore the music of George Harrison. I followed that up with a chat about Ringo Starr and played some of his best Beatles drum bits […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2pm, Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Carlos Santana, Chat, Danny Gatton, Davy Graham, Eddie Hazel, Feature, Frank Zappa, Guitar, Guitar Solos, Jesse Mulligan, Mick Ronson, Music, October, Peter Green, Radio, Radio NZ, Richard Thompson, Ritchie Blackmore, RNZ, RNZ Feature, RNZ Feature: What's The Buzz With Guitar Solos?, Solo, Steve Vai, Talk, Tuesday, What's The Buzz With Guitar Solos? ·

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October 6, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: Celebrating Fifty Years of Abbey Road

I’m usually on RNZ once a month to have a chat about some new albums. But now and then I present features on the show too. Last year I had nearly an hour to explore the music of George Harrison. I followed that up with a chat about Ringo Starr and played some of his best Beatles drum bits […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 50, Abbey, Abbey Road, Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Celebrating Fifty Years of Abbey Road, Feature, Jesse Mulligan, Radio, Radio New Zealand, Radio NZ, RNZ, RNZ Feature: Celebrating Fifty Years of Abbey Road, The Beatles, Wallace Chapman, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 20, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 185: Paula Penfold

Welcome to episode 185 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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September 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: Fleetwood Mac

I’m usually on RNZ once a month to have a chat about some new albums. But now and then I present features on the show too. Last year I had nearly an hour to explore the music of George Harrison. I followed that up with a chat about Ringo Starr and played some of his best Beatles drum bits […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Bob Welch, Bob Weston, Christine McVie, Danny Kirwan, Fleetwood Mac, Jeremy Spencer, Jesse Mulligan, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Music Feature, Neil Finn, Peter Green, Radio, Radio New Zealand, RNZ, RNZ Feature: Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks, The changing members of Fleetwood Mac ·

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August 2, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: August 2019

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now four years into  it or so… On […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2019, Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, All My Happiness Is Gone, August, Happy Boat, Jesse Mulligan, Mark Mulcahy, Purple Mountains, Radio, Radio Reviews, Reviews, RNZ, RNZ Reviews, RNZ Reviews: August 2019, The Gus, Wallace Chapman ·

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July 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: Songs Banned By Radio

I’m usually on RNZ once a month to have a chat about some new albums. But now and then I present features on the show too. Last year I had nearly an hour to explore the music of George Harrison. I followed that up with a chat about Ringo Starr and played some of his best Beatles drum bits […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2pm, Afternoons, Banned, Feature, https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2018705384/music-feature-songs-banned-by-radio, Jessie Mulligan, July, Radio, Radio Feature, Radio New Zealand, Radio New Zealand Nationa, Radio NZ, RNZ, RNZ Feature: Songs Banned By Radio, Songs Banned By Radio, Songs Banned From Radio, Tuesday, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·
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