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May 16, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Watching Music

The best way you can learn about music is by listening to it – sure, you can research, ask questions, read up, get opinions from others…these are all smart ways to build your knowledge, but number one is to listen widely. And far too often. Reading about music has been a big part of my […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Amazon Prime, Aro Video, Blog, Concert, Content, Doco, Documentaries, Documentary, DVD, Footage, Live, Music, Streaming, To follow me in all the right places check out the Linktree right here. And to subscribe to my Substack newsletter “Sounds Good” click here, Tubi, VHS, Video Store, Watching Music, YouTube ·

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December 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

In Praise of 2021’s TV Shows (TIME Magazine’s List)

It’s the time of the year where we get – and share – lists. Some of us make them. And I’m not talking about lists of gifts we want. I mean the annual line-up of best films, best books, best albums and so on… Well, earlier I read TIME magazine’s 10 Best TV Shows of […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2021, Amazon, Disney, In Praise, In Praise Of, In Praise of 2021's TV Shows, Neon, Netflix, Praise, Shows, Streaming, Time, TIME Magazine, TV, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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June 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

In Praise of YouTube, The TV Channel!

My son is nine – he has a TV in his room and used to have a DVD player until that got subbed out when he received an X-Box for his last birthday. He would desperately like his own YouTube channel. When I was his age, I had a TV in my room too. I […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged In Praise Of, In Praise of YouTube, Streaming, The TV Channel!, TV, YouTube ·

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June 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

My Top-Ten Re-Watchable Sitcoms

There is one thing with this list of 10 – all of the shows needed to be rewatchable, need to be shows I have actually re-watched. Often. So with that as the only catch here’s the list. 1. Taxi – I am in love with this show. And I always have been and I’ve written […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 10", Blog, Comedy, Humour, My Top-Ten Re-Watchable Sitcoms, Rewatachable, Sitcom, Streaming, Television, Ten, Top 10, TV, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 239: Andrew Armitage (Aro Video)

Welcome to episode 239 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 […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Acast, Anchor FM, Andrew Armitage, Andrew Armitage (Aro Video), Apple, Aro St. Video, Aro St. Video Store, Aro Valley, Aro Video, Back To The Disc Player, Chat, Conversation, DVD, DVD rental, Film, Flight of the Conchords, Movies, Music, Music Stores, Musician, Podcast, Retail, Simon Sweetman, Songwriter, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Streaming, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast # 239, Sweetman Podcast # 239: Andrew Armitage (Aro Video), Sweetman Podcast: Andrew Armitage, Synth-Pop, T Leaf T, Upper Hutt, Video Store, Videos, Wellington, Yeastie Boys, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 12, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: Prince Celebration

Almost all of the Prince material released in his lifetime is now available for you to stream on your platform of choice. To celebrate the easy-availability of so many classic tracks and albums I’ve made an 80-track, 7-hour playlist of Prince favourites. Obviously this just scratches the surface – there are several B-sides I couldn’t […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged https://open.spotify.com/user/off-the-tracks/playlist/3kfm5TbPrEIOwSs786jxrg, Playlist, Playlist: Prince Celebration, Prince, Spotify, Streaming, Tidal ·

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October 31, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

What Matters Most Is The Music: It’s Not How You Listen – It’s That You Listen

Audio streaming has now beaten video streaming – or put simply, Spotify means more to people than YouTube. Okay, that’s putting it very simply but that’s – basically – the news. Record companies are only just cottoning on to YouTube, thinking video might help them sell audio. But audio is being taken for free – […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged CD, http://offthetracks.co.nz/tortoise-the-catastrophist/, It's Not How You Listen - It's That You Listen, LP, Record, Spotify, Streaming, Tape, Vinyl, What Matters Most Is The Music, What Matters Most Is The Music: It's Not How You Listen - It's That You Listen, YouTube ·

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December 6, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

You Must Remember This: The Aro Street Video Store

It was sad to read about the imminent demise of Aro Video. In a sense it wasn’t news, I’m a regular customer. I’m there several times a week – it’s near my doorstep, I know the owner, I know the staff, they’ve told me times are tough and business is hard work; a lot of […]
Posted in Blog · Tagged Andrew, Andrew Armitage, Aro Street, Aro Street Video Store, Aro Video, Bananas in Pyjamas, Blog On The Tracks, Books, Bookseller, Boutique Store, Downloading, DVD, DVD Store, Essay, Music Store, Netflix, Off The Tracks, Rant, Rental, Retail, Review, Streaming, Stuff.co.nz, Sunset Industry, Video, You Must Remember This, You Must Remember This: The Aro Street Video Store ·

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December 2, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Erykah Badu: But U Caint Use My Phone [Mixtape]

Erykah Badu But U Caint Use My Phone [Mixtape] Apple Music/Control Freaq. It’s been five years between albums – and the new one by Erykah Badu is a mixtape, some covers and rewrites, the phone theme is explored across all 11 tracks and the slight 37-minute running time, the title lifted of course from her […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Andre 3000, Andre3000, Apple Music, Badu, Blues Brothers 2000, Cell Phone, Drake, Erykah, Erykah Badu, Hello It's Me, Hotline Bling, Isley Brothers, Mixtape, Outkast, Parade, Phone, Prince, Streaming, Telephone, The New Amerykah, The New Amerykah Part One, The New Amerykah Part Three?, The New Amerykah Part Two, Todd Rundgren, Tyrone, Worldwide Underground ·

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September 13, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Prince: HITnRUN phase one

Prince HITnRUN phase one NPG/Tidal A new Prince album – again! –  means headlines, particularly as this one follows swiftly after the last pair and in a gimmick-move it’s available exclusively on the Tidal streaming platform (at least  for a couple more days and then it’ll be a CD since people concerned with owning every […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Hit N Run, HITnRUN, HITnRUN phase one, Jay-Z, Judith Hill, Phase One, Prince, Rita Ora, Streaming, Tidal ·

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