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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 […]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
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 […]Archive
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. […]Archive
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 […]Archive
July 17, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 120 Love In The Canyons
Summer nights in Hamilton bars Looking for ladies in beat up cars Met a connection out on the street It’s alright boys we can smoke this week There was a group of us who had grown up through high school together playing football – we were kind of a family Forgettable evenings we talk about […]Archive
January 5, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Slices of Heaven
I really enjoyed putting together the Slices of Heaven DJ Set at the San Fran just after Christmas. So much so, that – based on that evening’s setlist – I thought I’d offer up a playlist for you. Four hours of Kiwi tunes that dart back to the 50s and 60s while also offering up […]Archive
January 3, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 92 Over The Gully
12/9/1962 The house my dad built was on the edge of town – it literally backed on to farmland in 1962. He bought a section in Hamilton near Hillcrest Normal School and by the time I was five it was finished and we had moved in. There was a big gully down the back of […]Archive
December 30, 2015 by Simon Sweetman