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September 4, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Metallica & San Francisco Symphony: S&M2

Metallica & San Francisco Symphony S&M2 Rhino/Blackened Recordings School was a while ago and thinking about it now it had its moments. So I think I will go to the Reunion – why not? I mean it might bring back some of those happy memories. Memories of not much happening at all. And new visions of […]
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August 1, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Porno For Pyros: Perry Farrell’s True Masterpiece

I watched the footage of a reformed Porno For Pyros playing a couple of songs for the virtual version of Lollapalooza – and it wasn’t shit! It was pretty good. It filled me with nostalgia. I love this band. Or more particularly, I love the album also called Porno For Pyros, the band’s self-titled debut. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1993, Blog, Debut, Good God's Urge, Jane's Addiction, Lollapalooza, Martyn LeNoble, Perry Farrell, Perry Farrell’s True Masterpiece, Peter DiStefano, Porno For Pyros, Porno For Pyros: Perry Farrell’s True Masterpiece, Reunion, S/T, Stephen Perkins, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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April 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Stray Cats: 40

The Stray Cats 40 Surfdog Records / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC You sometimes worry for these sorts of reunions – and certainly The Stray Cats never worried about anything crucial like developing; theirs was a loving pastiche – a style already there that they lifted and ran with, bringing 50s rockabilly to the 70s/80s […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 40, Album Review, Brian Setzer, Forty, Lee Rocker, Reunion, Rockabilly, Slim Jim Phantom, The Stray Cats, The Stray Cats: 40, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Friends Just Can’t Be Found

Here’s the key thing about Bridge Over Troubled Water: when Paul Simon wrote it – he had just two verses. He took it to Art Garfunkel and asked what he thought. Artie told him to go away and write a third verse – told him he had half a good song but it needed finishing. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Art Garfunkel, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Friends Just Can’t Be Found, Paul Simon, Poem, Poem: Friends Just Can’t Be Found, Reunion, Saturday Night Live, Simon & Garfunkel, SNL ·

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November 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 226

Blam Blam Blam, Untitled Tour EP (2019) A reissue/replication of the band’s early work – the classic songs – put together for the recent tour which was brilliant. I was too young to catch Blam Blam Blam the first time, but I wasn’t going to miss them on this reunion and it was brilliant. Three […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2019, Blam, Blam Blam Blam, Bystanders, Don McGlashan, Don't Fight It Marsha It's Bigger Than Both Of Us, EP, Kiwi, LP, Luxury Length, Mark Bell, NZ, Record, Reunion, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 226, There Is No Depression in New Zealand, Tim Mahon, Untitled, Untitled Tour EP, Vinyl ·

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September 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 9 – BBM, “Around The Next Dream”

BBM, Around The Next Dream, 1994 The short-lived “supergroup” BBM was basically the Cream reunion that Eric Clapton wasn’t interested in, so they subbed in Gary Moore. There had been a Cream get-together ahead of this and then a documented one a decade after – but this was, briefly, an exciting thing. Particularly because it […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1990s, 1994, Around The Next Dream, BBM, Bill Frisell, Blues, Bruce-Baker-Moore, Charlie Haden, Crap Albums, Crap Albums I Love, Cream, Eric Clapton, Gary Moore, Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, Reunion, Shit That's Good, Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 9, Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 9 – BBM, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 15, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Fleetwood Mac (September 12, Akld)

Fleetwood Mac Spark Arena, Auckland Thursday, September 12 I was so into this – and very nervous. I’m a mega Fleetwood Mac fan, I love all periods of the band, all versions. But it’s ten years since I last saw them (back when Lindsey Buckingham was still front and centre) and I just had to […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Akld, Auckland, Christine McVie, Fleetwood, Fleetwood Mac, FM, Gig, Gig Review, Gig Review: Fleetwood Mac, John McVie, Live Gig, Live Music, Mac, Mick Fleetwood, Mike Campbell, Neil Finn, Reunion, September 12, Spark Arena, Stevie Nicks, Thursday, World Tour, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 184: Don McGlashan

Welcome to episode 184 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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June 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Mazzy Star: Still EP

Mazzy Star Still EP Rhymes of an Hour Records Mazzy Star – never ones to rush eh…there were three fairly-perfect albums across the band’s first half-decade; they continued to tour through into the very early 2000s and then Hope Sandoval released a decent solo album and appeared on some tracks with Bert Jansch – this […]
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May 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Luna: A Sentimental Education

Luna A Sentimental Education Double Feature When Luna reformed we were treated to a spectacular show – and now the band’s return to recording, roughly a decade and a half after its last official release sees this charming set of record-collection pop and rock covers. Often there can be an underwhelming feeling attached to a […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged A Sentimental Education, A Sentimental Journey, Album Review, Covers, Dean & Britta, Dean Wareham, Luna, Luna: A Sentimental Education, Reunion, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 106 – Andrew Fagan

Welcome to episode 106 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I nabbed a wee chat with Andrew Fagan – he of the Mockers and of course his own career, poetry, songs, a life on the seas – a stint as a radio programmer and DJ, first as a Kiwi […]
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February 27, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Mockers: Live At The Powerstation

Mockers Live At The Powerstation (Independent) The recent reunion tour of the Mockers was a triumph – here’s the (lasting) proof, the band’s Powerstation gig from its national tour captured on double-CD and DVD. In the time since the band broke up its guitarist Brett Adams went away and became one of the best and […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Andrew Fagan, Brett Adams, CD, Chris O'Connor, DVD, Kiwi, Live, Live at the Powerstation, Mockers, Mockers: Live At The Powerstation, NZ, Powerstation, Reunion, The Mockers, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·
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