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December 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Kae Tempest: On Connection

On Connection Kae Tempest Faber & Faber Social For some 20 years Tempest has been a writer and performer – plays, poems and a novel have been printed. Spoken-word shows incorporate music and poetry, there are book-length single poems and recorded albums that share titles with printed-word publications. To me it’s all exquisite. A quite […]
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December 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 4

Rod McKuen / Anita Kerr / The San Sebastian Strings, The Soft Sea (1970) I’m a sucker. I go into opp shops and salvation army stores and dig through the weary old cardboard box of the same old classical-lite shite. And I sometimes think I’ve found a gem. And sometimes I have. I don’t revisit […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1967, 1970, Anita Kerr, LP, Opp Shop, Poetry, Record, Rod McKuen, Second Hand Store, Spoken Word, The San Sebastian Strings, The Sea, The Soft Sea, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 4, Vinyl ·

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October 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 39

Lana Del Rey, Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass (2020) Well, 2020 has thrown up some strange curveballs but I didn’t figure it would be the year I finally owned a Lana Del Rey record. I won’t go too much into it but I guess it all started late last year when I heard her […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 20/20, Album, Audible, Audiobook, LA Who Am I To Love You, Lana Del Rey, LP, Poems, Poetry, Reading, Record, Spoken Word, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 39, Vinyl ·

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October 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Imelda May: Slip Of The Tongue

Imelda May Slip Of The Tongue Decca (UMO) This is a spoken-word/poetry album (EP). I feel it’s worth putting that right there as a warning, since May made her name pumping out rockabilly and subtly reminding people of some of its Irish roots. Her music is a throwback to another era and it performs its […]
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September 1, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 36 – Jim Morrison, “An American Prayer”

Jim Morrison, An American Prayer, 1978 I’ll always maintain that in terms of poetry, Jim Morrison had a spectacular voice. Maybe not anything special as actual poetic voice – but his spoken-world delivery was superb. He was just mad enough and insecure enough to want to try to believe everything he said. But quite apart […]
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August 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Gil Scott-Heron: We’re New Again – A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven

Gil Scott-Heron We’re New Again – A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven XL Recordings Ten years ago Gil Scott-Heron released his final album with in a year it had been remixed by Jamie xx, essentially reworked, Scott-Heron’s poems and stories and hoarse song-whispers and croaks dancing now in and around the glorious sound waves that The […]
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August 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: August 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… In […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 20/20, Afternoons, Audible, Audiobook, August, August 2020, Hey Child, Interview, Jesse Mulligan, LA Who Am I To Love You, Lana Del Rey, Margo Price, Music Review, Poetry, Radio, Radio New Zealand, Radio NZ, Reviews, RNZ, RNZ Reviews: August 2020, Spoken Word, That’s How Rumors Get Started, Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Lana Del Rey: Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass [Audiobook Edition]

Lana Del Rey Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass [Audiobook Edition] Audible I’m new to Lana Del Rey appreciation. I wasn’t ever a fan. Until I heard – and heard again (and could not shake) her most recent album, the brilliant Norman Fucking Rockwell! That happened. I was late to the party, but enthusiastic about […]
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August 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 35 – Charles Bukowski, “Hostage”

Charles Bukowski, Hostage, 1985 the bulls are grand as the side of the sun and although they kill them for the stale crowds, it is the bull that burns the fire, and although there are cowardly bulls as there are cowardly matadors and cowardly men, generally the bull stands pure and dies pure untouched by […]
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March 7, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Laurie Anderson – Here Comes The Ocean (March 6, Wellington)

Laurie Anderson – Here Comes The Ocean MFC, Wellington Friday, March 6 Laurie Anderson was invited to the NZ Festival as one of the guest curators – that meant performances from Anderson as well, including this: her symphony of ocean-inspired songs from late husband Lou Reed and various texts and spoken word pieces of her […]
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February 24, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Kate Tempest (February 24, Wellington)

Kate Tempest MFC, Wellington Monday, February 24 I’d had people asking me about Kate Tempest ever since she was announced to be part of the 2020 NZ Festival. I’d seen her five years back when she was lesser known out here and it was one of the best gigs I’ve ever seen. So all I’d […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 20/20, Arts Festival, February 24, Gig Review, Gig Review: Kate Tempest (February 24, Kate Tempest, Live Gig, Live Music, MFC, Monday, NZ Festival, Poetry, Spoken Word, The Book of Traps and Lessons, Wellington, Wgtn, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 20, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 12 – Oasis, “Wibbling Rivalry”

Oasis, Wibbling Rivlary, 1994 Technically, it’s a single. It was released as a single back in 1994 – even though it’s an interview. I believe it’s the highest-charting “interview” ever. It is Liam and Noel, the Gallagher brothers of Oasis locked in a lunatic-rant against one another. It’s hilarious, embarrassing, stupid and invigorating. It was […]
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