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August 15, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Girls And Boys At The Havelock North Public Swimming Pools
We were 16 and the girls were 14 and they hung around us for a summer and we liked to think that we were obviously cool, and the girls were part of our gang – which proved it. But when they moved on, and we didn’t, the realisation was we’d been used like a set […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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.Archive
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 […]Archive
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 – […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
December 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman