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April 19, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 112 – Darren Watson on ‘Too Many Millionaires’

Welcome to episode 112 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I had a conversation with Darren Watson. You might remember that he was the subject of the very first episode of Sweetman Podcast. If you want a career overview and you missed it at the time go back and […]
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April 12, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 111 – Gil Eva Craig

Welcome to episode 111 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I had a chat with Gil Eva Craig – a sound engineer, producer, tech and musician. She was in the band Sugarbug (I loved them!) and she continues to make music in a variety of sporadic projects including as […]
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April 6, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 110 – Jeremy Taylor of Slow Boat Records talks Record Store Day

Welcome to episode 110 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This one is a chat with a person I’ve talked to previously. You may remember episode 69 was a long conversation with Jeremy Taylor. He’s been a food-blogger, a rugby writer, musician, RNZ music reviewer – he wears many […]
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March 29, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 109 – Elvis Perkins

Welcome to episode 109 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I had a chat with the great Elvis Perkins. This was a huge thrill to me, I’ve been a fan since his debut album, Ash Wednesday. Perkins was in New Zealand – his first visit – as part of […]
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March 22, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 108 – James Buttery

Welcome to episode 108 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. Here’s a chat with a guy called James Buttery. He’s a record collector. He’s the co-host of a brand new podcast called The Good, The Bad & The LP. He’s also the host of a YouTube channel where he […]
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March 15, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 107 – Dennis O’Brien

Welcome to episode 107 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. Here’s a chat with Dennis O’Brien – he is the owner of Slow Boat Records in Wellington. But he also had a solo career as a musician – if you click on that link on his name you’ll be […]
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March 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 106 – Andrew Fagan

Welcome to episode 106 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I nabbed a wee chat with Andrew Fagan – he of the Mockers and of course his own career, poetry, songs, a life on the seas – a stint as a radio programmer and DJ, first as a Kiwi […]
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March 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 105 – Ebony Lamb (Eb & Sparrow)

Welcome to episode 105 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. Here’s a chat with Ebony Lamb, singer/songwriter, frontperson for Eb & Sparrow. We talked about the band’s upcoming tour and new album and in fact talked through all of their music – from early success as the opening act […]
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February 22, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 104 – Megan Dunn

Welcome to episode 104 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I had a chat with Megan Dunn – she’s an artist, art-critic and writer. She’s recently released the book Tinderbox – which I loved. I contacted Megan for a chat because I’d enjoyed some of the press and interviews around Tinderbox […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Art, Art Critic, Art Writer, Art Writing, Book, Books, Borders, Chat, Conversation, Critic, Criticism, Curator, David Sedaris, ep.104, Gallery, https://player.fm/series/radio-new-zealand-all-programmes/megan-dunn-tinderbox, https://www.megandunn.org/, Kim Hill, Le Petite Chocolat, London, Megan Dunn, Memoir, Mermaids, Non-Fiction Novel, Novel, Podcast, Review, Simon Sweetman, Sweetman, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 104, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 104 – Megan Dunn, T Leaf T, The Santaland Diaries, Tinderbox, UK, Wellington, Writer, Writing, Yeastie Boys, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron · Leave a Reply ·

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February 15, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 103 – Richard Langston

Welcome to episode 103 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I sat down for a chat with Richard Langston. We’ve met and talked a few times over the years but this was the first time I’d attempted to get his full story – journalist, poet, broadcaster, music enthusiast, television […]
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February 9, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 102 – Marie Le Lievre

Welcome to episode 102 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This one is a chat with visual artist Marie Le Lievre. She’s a Christchurch-based artist. A painter, primarily. Though her current show at Bartley & Company in Wellington features drawings and paintings.
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February 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 101 – Ant Donaldson

Welcome to episode 101 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. Here’s a chat with legendary Wellington drummer Ant Donaldson. I met Ant a few years back – having been an admirer of his playing across so many bands. The Razorblade, The Mantarays, The Six Volts/Front Lawn, The Labcoats, The […]
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