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February 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Cool Summer: The Musical Rediscoveries of 2020/2021

Every year it’s music. All day it’s music. All the time. And if it’s not then there’s a film on – and I’m usually noticing the music. Or it’s a podcast. Which has music. Or is an interview about music. When I’m reading it’s a music biography or it’s poetry – which has its own […]
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December 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Summer Holiday Writes

The poems dry up this time of year, like the grass, all piss-yellow and browned and tough. You fight for one, now and then, and it’s almost (or entirely) never quite worth it.
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Poem, Poem: Summer Holiday Writes, Poetry, Summer, Summer Holiday Writes, Writing ·

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December 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Off The Tracks Christmas Hours 2020: Happy Holidays!

Hiya! I don’t ‘blog’ as often as I used to. I mean it’s all blogging at the end of the day. Reviews, poems, columns, essays – they all live here on this site. And they’re all part of a massive blog. And that’s fine. But daily missives are really a part of Facebook now more […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 20/20, Blog, Blogging, Break, Christmas, Happy Holidays, Holiday, Off The Tracks, Off The Tracks Christmas Hours 2020, Off The Tracks Christmas Hours 2020: Happy Holidays!, Summer, Summer Holiday, Writing, Xmas, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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December 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem The Kiwi Way

Yes, there’s been a pandemic, and it’s still going by the way, and yes unemployment is surging, with many Covid casualties and the lockdown creating inertia and many anxieties and even a devious excuse for some workplaces to downscale and milk bailouts then force redundancies; several stores and businesses have simply closed their doors – […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Christmas, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Kiwi, Lockdown, NZ, Pandemic, Poem, Poem The Kiwi Way, Summer, The Kiwi Way, Xmas ·

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December 31, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: Dave Dobbyn’s Classic Trilogy of Albums

I’m usually on RNZ once a month to have a chat about some new albums and I also do a bunch of Music Features. And last Christmas season I was invited onto one of the holiday shows to talk about Damon Albarn and play some of his music. When I was asked to come up with something for this season […]
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January 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: Karyn Hay & Friends (January, 2019)

I’ve been having a chat on RNZ once a month or so for a few years now – as part of Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan. But the other week I was invited to speak on the summer show – Karyn Hay & Friends. Karyn is a broadcasting legend – and so it was a thrill to speak with her […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2019, Holidays, Jan, January, Karyn Hay, Karyn Hay & Friends, Nick Cave, Radio, Radio New Zealand, RNZ Reviews, RNZ Reviews: Karyn Hay & Friends, Summer, Summer Edition, Summer Show, The Delines, The Imperial, The Prophet Speaks, Van Morrison, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: Damon Albarn – A Life In Notes

I’m usually on RNZ once a month to have a chat about some new albums. But now and then I present features on the show too. Most recently I got to talk about George Harrison’s music for almost a whole hour! And then the team behind the summer programming asked me along to chat about Damon […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2019, A Life In Notes, Blur, Damon Albarn, Damon Albarn – A Life In Notes, Everyday Robots, Feature, Gorillaz, https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/summer-days/audio/2018678333/damon-albarn-a-life-in-notes, January 14, Mali Music, Monday, Monkey, Morning, Morning Show, Music, RNZ, RNZ Feature, RNZ Feature: Damon Albarn – A Life In Notes, Rocket Juice and The Moon, Summer, Summer Times, The Good The Bad And The Queen ·

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January 2, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: Summer Sounds with Simon Sweetman

The other night I played a bunch of tunes at the San Fran, summer songs – Kiwi classic, a bit of 70s and 80s Yacht-Rock, some tunes I like… I enjoyed this mix of tunes and thought you might too – so here’s a Spotify Playlist you can help yourself to; might work for you… Not every […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged DJ, Playlist, Playlist: Summer Sounds with Simon Sweetman, Records, San Fran, Setlist, Simon Sweetman, Spotify, Summer, Summer Sounds, Summer Sounds with Simon Sweetman, Vinyl, Wellington ·

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December 28, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

DJ Setlist: San Fran presents Summer Sounds with Simon Sweetman, December 28, 2018

Most years between Christmas and New Year’s I do a wee DJ set at the San Fran, our way of letting the people know the bar’s open again in the lead up to Bill E’s New Year’s Eve extravaganza. It’s a low-key thing. Summer tunes. Usually “Kiwi BBQ” is the theme, this year I decided […]
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December 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Summer Sounds with Simon Sweetman: DJ Set (Friday, Dec. 28, 2018)

When I’m in Wellington in-between Christmas and New Year’s – my favourite time to be in Wellington, the city is sleeping, it’s holiday-time – I play a DJ set up at the San Fran. I missed the chance last year due to being away for a long stretch, but often at this time of the […]
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January 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

DJ Setlist: Funky Summer – The Best Music In The World, BBQ Edition, January 5, 2018, San Fran

Well it wasn’t BBQ weather. It was barely summer. And it wasn’t really funky – though I tried. It was pretty much just me and the bar-staff. It’s always a punt this time of year, and when the weather turned from sunshine to storm in the middle of the day that sealed the fate really. […]
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October 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Tour Announcement: Bryan Adams NZ Summer Tour 2018

Bryan Adams will bring his GET UP world tour to New Zealand early next year, taking in some of the country’s most iconic and picturesque outdoor summer venues. Presented by Neptune Entertainment and The Breeze, the tour starts on January 2 at Matakana Country Park north of Auckland, then travels to the TSB Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth on January 4. The next stop on […]
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