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May 18, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 116 – Mark Cubey

Welcome to episode 116 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This one’s a conversation I had with Mark Cubey. His most recent job was managing Writers & Readers as part of the NZ Festival. Before that, for more than a decade, he was the producer of Saturday Mornings on […]

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May 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

No More Comments on Off The Tracks

I’m ending comments on Off The Tracks. I am, as usual, behind the times. Loads of sites have long ago ended comments – noticing of course that social media channels are the place for discussion. And while that’s true for Off The Tracks too – the real reason I’m (finally) doing away with comments here […]

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March 12, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Short Story: The Trope You Spoke

Confirmation bias – you should try it. You’ve ‘liked’ it on Facebook already. Take a look. Have a feel. Check that it’s real. It’s on your side. It is your side. It’s your ideal. It’s very nearly your idea. That’s the scary part. That’s the subtle art. We’ve hyper-targeted you. We’re there in your ads, […]

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November 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

How Do You Find Music? How Does Music Find You? How Has That Changed?

Do you ever stop to consider the changes that have been made to the way you find music? Is your approach still the same? Surely it’s changed, you’ve changed formats, the formats have changed – in terms of delivery approach, in terms of regularity, in terms of how and when you receive them – as […]

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April 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Trading: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

I often see posts on Facebook complaining/warning people to be careful when buying records from TradeMe auctions. The warning/complaint usually suggests that – essentially – things aren’t always what they seem. This is part of buying goods when you can’t see/test them first. You can view pictures, sure, but with something as tactile as vinyl […]

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January 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 93 Facebook

In 2013 a couple of things happened that changed the focus of my life – I started painting again and traded one of those pictures for this laptop and joined Facebook. Like many, I was cynical and quite ignorant about it until I actually gave it a try. There’s something in my nature that baulks […]

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September 24, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Showing The Long Division: Why I Use Social Media as Part of My Work

People will tell you that we no longer need reviewers – that everyone is the reviewer now. And, sure, social media offers that function, it gives people a plot of virtual land to set up their lemonade stand. But with so many people giving it away for free it’s important to remember that social media […]