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December 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 200: David Kilgour / Hamish Kilgour

Welcome to episode 200 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. 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 […]
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December 2, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Ducks Unlimited: Get Bleak [EP]

Ducks Unlimited Get Bleak (ep) Bobo Integral Records I haven’t been this hooked on a simple little four-song EP for some time – but I can’t stop listening to Get Bleak, the debut set from Toronto-based Ducks Unlimited.
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bobo Integral Records, Canada, David Kilgour, Ducks Unlimited, Ducks Unlimited: Get Bleak [EP], Engine Summer, EP, Flying Nun, Get Bleak, Get Bleak (ep), Johnny Marr, The Chills, The Clean, The Go-Betweens, Tom Mcgreevy, Toronto, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 8, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 223

David Kilgour, Bobbie’s a girl (2019) David Kilgour – something about how he plays the guitar and what he chooses to say and the phrasing of both, well it’s somehow a description of New Zealand’s isolation and contentment and it’s hard to further articulate, but there’s something warm and safe and interesting about David’s music […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Bobbie’s a girl, David Kilgour, Grief, If you were here and I was there, LP, Record, Signed, The Clean, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 223, Vinyl ·

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October 30, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

David Kilgour & The Heavy Eights: Bobbie’s a girl

David Kilgour & The Heavy Eights Bobbie’s a girl Merge I think Nick Bollinger said it best (he often does) when talking about David Kilgour’s songs. He was speaking specifically to the lead single from this new album (Smoke You Right Out Of Here) – and if you want to hear his exact words click […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bobbie’s a girl, David Kilgour, David Kilgour & The Heavy Eights, David Kilgour & The Heavy Eights: Bobbie’s a girl, DK, Dunedin, Flying Nun, Heavy 8s, Kilgour, Merge, Merge Records, Nick Bollinger, The Clean, The Heavy Eights, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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May 10, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: 29 – Dunedin 

A big week for Dunedin – for various reasons happy and sad. Shayne Carter’s excellent memoir is on the shelves. The Martin Phillipps and The Chills doco is out and about and worth seeing – but sadly it’s R.I.P Malcolm Black. So some tribute posts to some of my favourite Dunedin songs – or at least songs from artists connected to that city. 
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 5, A.P.S., Chris Knox, David Kilgour, Dimmer, Dunedin, Five, Five Songs For A Friday, Five Songs For Friday, Five Songs For Friday:  29 – Dunedin, Five Songs For Friday: 29, For Today, Friday, Liberal Backlash Angst, Malcolm Black, Netherworld Dancing Toys, Oncoming Day, Shayne Carter, Straitjacket Fits, The Chills, The Clean, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, You Forget ·

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February 9, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Hamish Kilgour NZ Tour: Cirque d’Finc — Finklestein The Musical

Picking up on a Facebook post, Hamish Kilgour has announced some last-minute North Island tour dates for a NZ summer jaunt. The South Island shows are to be confirmed. Booking still underway. The shows will feature a mix of live music, film projection and DJing. Here’s the dates that are known at this stage – starting […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Cirque d’Finc, Cirque d’Finc —Finklestein The Musical, Finklestein, Hamish Kilgour, Hamish Kilgour NZ Tour, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamish_Kilgour, North Island, NZ Tour, Promo, South Island, The Clean, Tour Dates, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 16, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Hamish Kilgour Sends An Email: The Poppies Want To Grow A Little Taller

A few years back I wrote to Hamish Kilgour of The Clean – and asked him some questions about one of my favourite songs, Anything Could Happen. It was for a book I was writing, On Song. Hamish wrote back to me with a response that seemed worthy of quoting in full. Only one problem: […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Anything Could Happen, Guest Blog, Hamish Kilgour, Hamish Kilgour Sends An Email, Hamish Kilgour Sends An Email: The Poppies Want To Grow A Little Taller, Interview, On Song, The Clean, The Poppies Want To Grow A Little Taller ·

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June 29, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 25 – Roger Shepherd

Welcome to episode 25 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by our brand new sponsor, Phantom Billstickers. This episode features a chat with Roger Shepherd, the guy that started Flying Nun Records, the guy who has written the fantastic memoir, In Love With These Times – My Life With Flying Nun Records.
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged 0800phantom.co.nz, Auckland, Autobiography, Book, Chris Knox, Christchurch, Converation, David Kilgour, Doug Hood, Dunedin Sound, Ep.25, Episode 25, Flying Nun, FNR, HarperCollins, HDU, In Love With These Times, In Love With These Times: My Life With Flying Nun Records, Interview, L'affare, London, Memoir, Music, My Life With Flying Nun Records, NZ Music, Phantom Billstickers, Podcast, Roger Shepherd, Simon Sweetman, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 25 – Roger Shepherd, The Bats, The Chills, The Clean, Verlaines, Wellington, Writing, Yeastie Boys ·

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June 23, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Roger Shepherd: In Love With These Times – My Life With Flying Nun Records

In Love With These Times: My Life With Flying Nun Records Roger Shepherd HarperCollins The “inside story” of Flying Nun, the Little Record Label That Could (and did…and sorta still is…) is this year’s must-read New Zealand music book. In the way that Simon Grigg’s book about OMC was last year’s must-read, this should appeal […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Autobiography, Bob Scott, Book, Book Review, Chris Knox, David Kilgour, Dunedin, Dunedin Sound, Flying Nun, Flying Nun Records, HarperCollins, In Love With These Times, In Love With These Times: My Life With Flying Nun Records, Martin Phillipps, Memoir, My Life With Flying Nun Records, NZ, Record Label, Robert Scott, Roger Shepherd, Roger Shepherd: In Love With These Times - My Life With Flying Nun Records, The Chills, The Clean ·

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March 28, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Tiny Ruins & Hamish Kilgour: Hurtling Through (ep)

Tiny Ruins & Hamish Kilgour Hurtling Through (ep) Flying Nun Records This is a smart move – for both. Hamish Kilgour is an inventive player and yet he couldn’t quite carry it off and showcase his particular brand of magic on his own solo effort, Hollie Fullbrook aka Tiny Ruins is a confident, accomplished songwriter […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 7-track, Album Review, EP, Flying Nun, Hamish Kilgour, Hollie Fullbrook, Hurtling Through, Hurtling Through (ep), New York, The Clean, Tiny Ruins, Tiny Ruins & Hamish Kilgour ·

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March 27, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 104 Cuba Street

It was the first place we played when we moved to Wellington in 1980 – Negative Theatre had a regular Friday night gig at Rawa House, a restaurant up the very top of Cuba Street. It was an Ananda Marga operation and vegetarian, they were a little strange but they treated us well and it […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged # 104, Art, Bands, Cuba Street, Gordons, Guest Blog, Guest Post, Jon Mcleary, Music, Negative Theatre, Painting, Spines, Springbok Tour, The Clean, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 104 Cuba Street, The Spines, War Stories, War Stories # 104, Wellington, Writing ·

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October 14, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Shifting Sands: Cosmic Radio Station

The Shifting Sands Cosmic Radio Station Fishrider It’s no surprise that the music of The Shifting Sands not only evokes what many think of now as “classic era” Flying Nun/Dunedin Sound bands – The Verlains, The Chills, The Clean, et al – after all Michael McLeod studied under Graham Downes at Otago University and has […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Cosmic Radio Station, David Kilgour, Fishrider, Graham Downes, Michael McLeod, The Bats, The Chills, The Clean, The Shifting Sands, The Verlaines ·
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