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August 13, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 270: Tarns Hood
Hi and welcome to episode 270 of Sweetman Podcast. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library. It’s on most of the podcast platforms besides the ones […]Archive
October 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 234: A Tribute To Eddie Van Halen (with Ben Fulton)
Welcome to episode 234 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 […]Archive
July 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Great Spotify Shuffle Game: Roadtrippin’ Playlists
School holidays. Kids in the car. The only thing worse than letting them take charge of the stereo is feeling the burn of their complete lack of engagement and interest if you stay in charge of the soundtrack to the car-trip. But how do you make it work – and fair? We might be a […]Archive
July 31, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: introducing…
hello. my name is simonsweetman. & these will be my poems. (this is one of them). write what you know, as they say, or write what you like – my poems, therefore, are almost always about me. i write a lot about music – partly because i cannot write music, and also my favourite poets include a lot of songwriters; which is not to exclude a lot of really great poets, but rather to just […]Archive
July 25, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 177: Miles Golding
Welcome to episode 177 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 in your Spotify library. Miles Golding is a classically trained violinist based in […]Archive
March 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 159 – Alejandro Escovedo
Welcome to episode 159 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 in your Spotify library. This one’s a little different – it’s […]Archive
February 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 101 – Ant Donaldson
Welcome to episode 101 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. Here’s a chat with legendary Wellington drummer Ant Donaldson. I met Ant a few years back – having been an admirer of his playing across so many bands. The Razorblade, The Mantarays, The Six Volts/Front Lawn, The Labcoats, The […]Archive
January 25, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 100 – The 100th Episode
Welcome to episode 100 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I had a conversation with myself. That is to say – the podcast has reached episode 100 and it was time to look back. I turned on the tape recorder and captured some thoughts about the evolution of the […]Archive
January 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 97 – Jules Desmond (Take 2)
Welcome to episode 97 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This is a second conversation with Jules Desmond. If you missed the first one click here – we had a good old chat about some of his bands and music reminiscing – but we didn’t cover it all. So […]Archive
November 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 89 – Kirsten McDougall
Welcome to episode 89 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. Here I had a chat with Kirsten McDougall. She is a writer, publicist and literary manager. We discuss her various roles and talk about her two books, The Invisible Rider and Tess. The Invisible Rider is a 2012 release, […]Archive
August 14, 2017 by Simon Sweetman