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September 13, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

I Did A Talk About Blogging Now Here’s A Blog About That Talk

This year I was invited to be part of the Manawatu Writers Festival. It’s been a tough year for many things and literary festivals are certainly among the events that have taken a hammering; how hard it must be to organise them anyway. And then the ones that have gone ahead (or are now in […]
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September 5, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: September 2020

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… For […]
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December 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gigs I Saw in 2019

I probably saw fewer gigs – and reviewed fewer gigs – in 2019 than any other year. That’s kinda nice. I also paid for a few shows too; more than other years. That’s also nice – liberating…although I’m so conditioned to writing a review to process the show that I still turn out the reviews […]
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September 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Pre-Panel: The Story of the Day (Sept 11, 12, 13)

Last week I had my first go on the Pre-Panel on RNZ. Well, actually I had my first three goes… The Panel runs from 4-5pm but at 3.45pm they have the “Pre-Panel” where Wallace Chapman introduces the guests and the question of the day and they get a producer or a guest (or whatever) to […]
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September 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: September 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… […]
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July 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Tour Announcement: Blam Blam Blam (NZ Shows, Aug/Sept 2019)

Well, it’s exciting news – just the other day Blam Blam Blam was announced as one of the acts at this year’s The Others Way festival. But there’s a full tour happening around it. Click that link or see below for the full list of shows – including Lyttelton, Dunedin, Paekakariki and Wellington.
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September 29, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: September 2018

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 a couple of years into […]
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September 15, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Wellington Film Society: Preview – Paris, Texas (September 17)

The Wellington Film Society showed Santi-Vina last week. This week it’s Paris, Texas. I’ve seen a lot of Wim Wenders films. I’ll watch almost anything that is scored by Ry Cooder. I love Harry Dean Stanton, and Dean Stockwell too for that matter. I’ve read plenty of Sam Shepard including his Motel Chronicles which was […]
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May 11, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 60: Earth, Wind & Fire – “That’s The Way Of The World”

There are some bands you know about, you like – maybe you’d even say you love them – but all you know is the Greatest Hits album, or the big singles. And for me Earth, Wind & Fire is a great example of this. I’ve known about them my whole life – I’m sure my […]
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June 19, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Peter Garrett to appear at WORD Christchurch Event – Shifting Points of View: Sept 10 (2017)

WORD Christchurch is pleased to announce Peter Garrett: Big Blue Sky, as part of its Shifting Points of View series held in association with Christchurch Arts Festival. In between Midnight Oil’s two New Zealand concerts, the band’s charismatic frontman Peter Garrett makes a special intimate appearance on 10 September to talk about his creative and political life, […]
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May 24, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: The Nightwatchman

There he is at the crease, no runs on the board, but he won’t be ignored – as he aims for the middle and never heads too far down the pitch. He is always able, just, to dig it out from the block-hole, best foot forward, which is obviously right. He’s left with the bat, […]
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May 19, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Ministry: NZ Tour (Sept 2017)

The mighty Ministry returns to New Zealand with two shows in September (Christchurch/Auckland). First time in New Zealand in over 20 years. Brutal and beautiful and so worth hearing and seeing. Dates and venues and ticket info all as below: MINISTRY: New Zealand 2017 Tour Dates Wednesday 20th September – Christchurch – The Foundry Friday 22nd September – Auckland – The […]
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