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May 13, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Everything Must Go: My Last Time At The Record Fair

Today I will be at A Vinyl Affair – Wellington’s Record Fair. I am pretty sure it will be my last time selling records there. Not because it’s a bad time – it’s a great time and a great place, but because it’s the end of the road for me as a record sell. Last […]
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November 19, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Collecting Film Scores Gives Me A Reason To Reconnect With The Movies

I wrote a piece recently about how the soundtrack makes me want to see the film again. Specifically, I’m talking about my record collection. I’m going all in on collecting up movie scores. There are obviously some great soundtrack albums where it’s about the songs – I wrote about the impact of Tour of Duty […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged [OST], Cinema, Collecting Film Scores, Collecting Film Scores Gives Me A Reason To Reconnect With The Movies, DVD, Film, LP, Movie, Movies, Reason To Reconnect With The Movies, Records, Score, Soundtrack, Theme ·

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August 22, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

In Praise of Ditching Your Record Collection

So many people with collections can’t bear even the thought of parting with their books or records or vintage toys or sneakers or whatever it is that makes up their fixation… But sometimes it’s a necessity. I trade records all the time. I’ve done swaps, I’ve taken crates of records to the secondhand stores and […]
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March 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

A Vinyl Affair – Wellington’s Record Fair: Saturday, April 10, 2021

It’s back! Wellington’s record fair – A Vinyl Affair – will take place at Bedlam & Squalor, upstairs from the Rogue and Vagabond – here’s the Facebook event page with all the details. It’ll happen on Saturday, April 10, from 10am-3pm. There’s always great music – to buy and to listen to. Vinyl DJs keep the soundtrack […]
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January 4, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

“It’s Been Five Years…” David Bowie Anniversary Drinks and Tunes: DJ Set

This weekend marks five years since the passing of David Bowie. To honour the legend (and the significance of it being Five Years!) I’ll be playing some my favourite Bowie songs and most of your favourites too this Saturday, January 9 at the San Fran bar in Wellington. From 5pm. I’ll never forget the day i heard the […]
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December 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 243: Murray Cammick

Welcome to episode 243 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys 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 in your Spotify […]
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September 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 231: Geoff Stahl

Welcome to episode 231 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys 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 in your Spotify […]
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September 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 48

Bruce Springsteen, Nebraska (1982) I’ve been about as uninterested in Bruce Springsteen as can be lately – not regretting the years I was a fan or anything like that but just so wound up about it. He’s really a gurning clown. This has been on my mind a bit over the last couple of years […]
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July 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Another Year Older And Deeper In Debt (16th Tons)

I bought some records in a store that’s been around forever but was new to me – or at least it had been years since I had visited it; years upon years. The guy behind the counter was friendly and we chatted about a few different bands and the sorts of records I wanted to […]
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July 1, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 219: Colin Morris

Welcome to episode 219 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys 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 in your Spotify […]
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March 4, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 210: Jordan Luck

Welcome to episode 210 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys . 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 in your […]
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February 13, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 174

Sir Yehudi Menuhin & Stephane Grappelli,  Top Hat (1981) I often talk about – and think about – the Stephane Grappelli concert I was lucky to see back in the late 1990s. One of the very best gigs of my lifetime. And it all started when my mum introduced me to Stephane Grappelli and Yehudin […]
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