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November 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: The Bootleg Beatles (November 14, Wellington)

The Bootleg Beatles Opera House, Wellington Thursday, November 14 I’ve seen The Bootleg Beatles before – so they’re not the only repeat-offenders. They were very good. And I’m not (often) a fan of tribute acts. But a) it’s The Beatles. And b) this is a very good-natured, well-meaning, deftly executed tribute show. It’s about celebrating […]
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November 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Re-Righting The White Album: Choose Your Own Tracklisting

When Steve Gunn was in town last week I recorded a conversation with him for a future episode of Sweetman Podcast. You’ll get to hear that soon and it was a lovely chat. By the end of it we were geeking out over The Beatles and many other things to do with music. And then […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Beatles, Blog, Choose Your Own Tracklisting, George, George Harrison, John, John Lennon, Paul, Paul McCartney, Re-Righting The White Album, Re-Righting The White Album: Choose Your Own Tracklisting, Ringo, Ringo Starr, Spotify, Steve Gunn, The Beatles, Tracklisting, White Album, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Music Feature: Ringo Starr’s Greatest Hits

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. So I was keen, straight away, to talk Ringo Starr. Now Ringo’s legacy stays entirely with the band. He […]
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February 19, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Beatles Theory

A lot of people seem to think that Paul McCartney and John Lennon hated each other – were competitive, and the band broke up, and that Yoko was a pesky nuisance as well.  The Yoko thing? That’s mostly racism. And sexism too. Paul and John are on the record as having had a bit of […]
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February 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: Paul on Drums – Big Macca Attack

“Ringo! The best drummer in the world? He’s not even”, so the famous quip goes, “the best drummer in The Beatles”. Attributed to John Lennon, it’s actually a clever piece of satire by the comedian Jasper Carrott. Not only is it the funniest thing he said it has a deadly accuracy – John Lennon might […]
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April 12, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 913

John Lennon, Imagine (1971) I don’t reckon I ever gave this one a fair go. I do love a lot of John Lennon’s material post-Beatles – how could you not? Unless you weren’t a Beatles fan at all, ever. In which case why are you reading this anyway? I think maybe I dismissed this album  […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1971, How Do You Sleep?, Imagine, John Lennon, LP, Paul, Record, Ringo, The Beatles, The Vinyl Countdown # 913, Vinyl ·

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November 30, 2014 by Katy

The Vinyl Countdown # 986

Ringo Starr, Ringo (1973) Sure, sure, you can say that if he wasn’t in The Beatles then Ringo Starr wouldn’t have had a solo career. But he was in The Beatles. And so he had a solo career – kinda. And still does – sorta. And even if you don’t like many of his albums […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1973, Have You Seen My Baby, LP, Photograph, Ringo, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Vinyl, You're Sixteen ·

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