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December 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Come Together – Abbey Road (December 10, Wellington)

Come Together: Abbey Road Opera House Thursday, December 10 Last year some of New Zealand’s best known, much loved musicians banded together and delivered a concert replication of Neil Young’s Live Rust album/show – I went along slightly cynical. I left impressed with the effort – it showcased that wonderful music in the very best […]
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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged #184, Acast, Anchorfm, Apple Podcasts, Blam Blam Blam, Chat, Conversation, Interview, iTunes, La Petite Chocolat, Podcasting, Reunion, Simon Sweetman, SJD, Soundcloud, Soundtrack, Spotify, street chat, street talk, Sweetman, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast # 184: Don McGlashan, Sweetman Podcast: Don McGlashan, T Leaf T, The Bellbirds, The Front Lawn, The Mutton Birds, Wellington, Yeastie Boys, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 7, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Live Rust Concert Tour (August 6, Wgtn)

Various Artists: Live Rust Concert Tour  Opera House Tuesday, August 6 So this was the pitch: bunch of Kiwi musicians paying tribute to Neil Young’s Live Rust album/tour on its 40th Anniversary. I’ll be honest, I didn’t quite get it at first. I mean, I get that there’s lots of people out there that love Neil […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2019, A Night with the Rolling Stones – Sam Cutler Toured With Bands You Never Will, All-Star, August 6, Brett Adams, Chris O'Connor, Crazy Horse, Delaney Davidson, Dianne Swann, Gig Review: Live Rust Concert Tour (August 6, Jol Mullholand, Jon Toogood, Liam Finn, Live Rust, Live Rust Concert Tour, Neil Young, Opera House, Reb Fountain, Sean Donnelly, SJD, Tribute, Tuesday, Various Artists: Live Rust Concert Tour, Wellington, Wgtn, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Great Kiwi Albums You Must Revisit: #14 Songs From A Dictaphone 

By the time SJD – Sean James Donnelly – released Songs From A Dictaphone he had made three previous albums, though many would not have heard his first album since it was a limited edition CD-r type thing; eventually out in the world again for all to hear (3) and it’s a very different thing… His second album was […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Great Kiwi Albums, Great Kiwi Albums You Must Revisit, Great Kiwi Albums You Must Revisit: #14, Great Kiwi Albums You Must Revisit: #14 Songs From A Dictaphone, Kiwi, NZ, SJD, Songs From A Dictaphone, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 22, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sandy Mill: A Piece of Me (ep)

Sandy Mill A Piece of Me (ep) She’s Boss Music Sandy Mill has spent almost her entire career to date working with others – from sessions to live dates, special guest moments, or part of the full-time band…it’s seen her recording or performing with local and international artists from the big names (Placebo, Neil Finn) […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged A Piece Of Me, Album Review, Andrew Park, Dianne Swann, EP, https://offthetracks.co.nz/sweetman-podcast-140-sandy-mill/, Jeremy Toy, Milan Borich, Sandy Mill, Sandy Mill: A Piece of Me (ep), Sean Donnelly, She’s Boss Music, SJD, Vinyl ·

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November 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 140 – Sandy Mill

Welcome to episode 140 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – 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 to access each new episode; or via Anchor/FMyou can get the […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged A Piece Of Me, Anchor, Anchor/FM, Apple Podcasts, Bellbirds, Breaker, DJ, Don McGlashan, EP, ep. 140, Google Podcasts, iTunes, La Petite Chocolat, Neil Finn, Pocket Casts, Podcast, Radio Public, Records, Sandy Mill, Sean Donnelly, SJD, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Sweetman Podcast # 140, Sweetman Podcast # 140 - Sandy Mill, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 140, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 140 – Sandy Mill, T Leaf T, The Bellbirds, Victoria Kelly, Vinyl, Yeastie Boys, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 14, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Revisiting Stinky Jim’s Stinky Grooves Sessions: One of my All-Time Favourite Mix CDs

I’ve often said that one of the great joys of discovering music – one of the great joys of reviewing music – used to be when you were sent something, no expectations, no prior knowledge, no idea but press play. See what happens. It’s different now. We don’t even need music reviews. There are a […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Auckland, bFM, DJ, Jim Pinckney, Kiwi, Mix, Mix CD, Mixtape, NZ Musician, One of my All-Time Favourite Mix CDs, Reviewer, Reviewing, Revisiting Stinky Jim’s Stinky Grooves Sessions, Revisiting Stinky Jim’s Stinky Grooves Sessions: One of my All-Time Favourite Mix CDs, Round Trip Mars, SJD, Stinky Grooves, Stinky Grooves Sessions, Stinky Jim, Stinky Sessions ·

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August 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Beer With Me: The Ongoing Disaster of Drinking Being Matched With Gigs

Beer and music – we’re told, so often, they go together. The craft beer fellas have all aligned themselves with music, sponsoring gigs, even naming beers after bands. And anyone with a rock’n’roll story of a gig from 20 or 30 years ago often adds in some yarn about being boozed, sozzled, tipsy…or if they […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Alcohol, Beer, Beer With Me, Beer With Me: The Ongoing Disaster of Drinking Being Matched With Gigs, Beer With MeBeer With Me: The Ongoing Disaster of Drinking Being Matched With Gigs, City Gallery, Concert, Drink, Drinking, Drinks, Drunk, Gigs, Music, Show, SJD, The Ongoing Disaster of Drinking Being Matched With Gigs, Tuatara ·

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June 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 549

Jon Hassell/Brian Eno, Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics (1980) I have to thank Sean Donnelly. I was at his place in Auckland last year – recording this episode of the podcast and he referenced this album. That sent me on the quest. I mean, to clarify: I knew the album. I’m not across absolutely […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1980, Ambient, Arranger, Art, Berlin Trilogy, Brian Eno, Charm (Over Burundi Cloud), Collaboration, Collaborator, Conceptualist, David Bowie, David Byrne, Fourth World, Fourth World Vol. 1, Jon Hassell, Jon Hassell/Brian Eno, LP, Podcast, Possible Musics, Producer, Reissue, Roxy Music, Sean Donnelly, Sean James Donnelly, SJD, Songwriter, Talking Heads, The Vinyl Countdown # 549, Treatments, Vinyl, Vol. 1: Possible Musics ·

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March 30, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 56 – Paul McLaney

Welcome to episode 56 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, L’affare and Yeastie Boys. This one is a chat with musician Paul McLaney. This conversation was recorded over a year ago – it was to be one of the earliest podcast episodes, and then I lost it, then I […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Chat, Conversation, Fly My Pretties, Gramsci, Guitar, Guitarist, Interview, Jakob, Jeff Boyle, Jethro Tull, L'affare, Mushroom, Mushroom Publishing, Paul McLaney, Rhian Sheehan, SJD, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 56, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 56 – Paul McLaney, T Leaf T, The Impending Adorations, Yeastie Boys ·

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January 19, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 46 – Victoria Kelly

Welcome to episode 46 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. A chat with the film composer, arranger and musician Victoria Kelly. I loved chatting to Victoria. We’d met, just briefly, only one other time – but I’d enjoyed her work as part of the SJD band and on stage with Neil Finn […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Akld, Auckland, Chat, Classical, Composition, Conversation, Dizzy Heights, ep46, Episode 46, Film Composer, Interview, Joni Mitchell, L'affare, Neil Finn, Oboe, Phantom Billstickers, Piano, Prince, Score, SJD, Strawpeople, Strings, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 46, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 46 – Victoria Kelly, The Bellbirds, Victoria Kelly, Yeastie Boys ·

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December 7, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 40 – Sean James Donnelly (SJD)

Welcome to episode 40 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. A chat with Auckland-based musician/producer/soundtrack composer Sean James Donnelly – better known, in band and solo-musician guise as SJD. I’m a huge fan of Sean’s music – all of his albums, I think he’s one of the great talents in New Zealand […]
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