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December 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 199: Dominic Hoey

Welcome to episode 199 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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November 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Dominic Hoey: I Thought We’d Be Famous

I Thought We’d Be Famous Dominic Hoey DeadBird Books Here’s one of the great pivots – and it’s taken place over several years – the poet Dominic Hoey, formerly the rapper Tourettes, is still writing about being a dirtbag; his focus is the broken dreams and the silent screams of the artist, struggling or otherwise; […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Book Review, DeadBird Books, Dominic Hoey, Dominic Hoey: I Thought We'd Be Famous, I Thought We'd Be Famous, Poem, Poems, Poet, Poetry, Tourettes, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 21, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 160 – Hadassah Grace

Welcome to episode 160 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 in your Spotify library. I had a conversation this week with Hadassah […]
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March 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Theatre Preview: Your Heart Looks Like A Vagina

Following the sold out debut season in 2017, Dominic ‘Tourettes’ Hoey brings his original autobiographical theatre piece ‘Your Heart Looks Like A Vagina’ back for a return season at The Basement Theatre in Auckland and to Wellington’s BATS Theatre in April. ‘Your Heart Looks Like A Vagina’ is a one man show that will bring […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Akld, April, Auckland, BATS, Dominic ‘Tourettes’ Hoey, Dominic Hoey, Iceland, Nisha Madhan, One Man Show, Play, Poet, Poetry, Preview, Rapper, Ruby Reihana-Wilson, Spoken Word, The Basement Theatre, Theatre, Theatre Preview: Your Heart Looks Like A Vagina, Tourettes, Wellington, Wgtn, Writer, Writing, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, Your Heart Looks Like A Vagina ·

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March 29, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Will Wood

Will Wood is a singer/songwriter with two albums to his name – Broken Man from 2014 and the brand-new Magpie Brain & Other Stories. He is about to head off around the country to perform a series of shows with poet and MC Tourettes. Here are five albums he’s loving right now… 1 – The […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Aesop Rock, Broken Man, Five Albums, Five Albums I'm Loving Right Now, Five Albums I'm Loving Right Now: Will Wood, Freddy Fudd Pucker, Hourglass Wine, Magpie Brain & Other Stories, Shelethon, Shepherd's Delight, Singer/Songwriter, Special Guest, Team Dynamite, The Deslondes, The Vietnam War, Tourettes, Will Wood ·

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March 28, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Will Wood: Magpie Brain & Other Stories

Will Wood Magpie Brain & Other Stories Lyttelton Records/Southbound Here is the second solo album from Will Wood. It’s a gem – containing a range of emotions, meditations, diary entries and a couple  of knees-up country-folk bangers too. A wide range of song crafting on display here, and whether Wood’s deftly finger-picked guitar and calm […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Ben Delaney, Ben Edwards, Dave Khan, Lyttelton Records, Magpie Brain, Magpie Brain & Other Stories, NZ Tour, Paul Kelly, Reb Fountain, Singer/Songwriter, Songwriting, Southbound, Spring and Fall, Tourettes, Will Wood ·

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March 20, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Tourettes and Will Wood: NZ Tour (March/April 2016)

At the very end of this month and then across April there’ll be a double-troubadour tour from Will Wood and Tourettes. Poetry, storytelling and song – worked-up on behalf of the working class…Wood’s new album Magpie Brain & Other Stories, due in the coming days, is a gem. And Tourettes will draw on old and […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Country, Dominic Hoey, Folk, Magpie Brain & Other Stories, NZ Tour, Poetry, Songwriter, Spoken Word, Storytelling, Tourettes, Tourettes and Will Wood: NZ Tour (March/April 2016), Will Wood ·

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May 6, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Phantom Billstickers Cafe Reader: Issue # 3

The crew from Phantom Billstickers have sent issue number three of the Café Reader out to the streets. You’ll find it in music stores, cafés, bars and restaurants around your town. If you can’t find it let them know I reckon they’ll find a way to get a copy to you. It’s a FREE magazine […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Alice, Anahera Gildea, Brett Lupton, Bruce Mahalaski, Cafe Reader, Chris Moar, Creative Writing, Free, Garth Cartwright, George Henderson, Graeme Downes, Hayley Theyers, Issue # 3, Jeanne Bernhardt, Jeffrey Paparoa Holman, Jenny Powell, Jim Wilson, Liz Breslin, Magazine, Memoir, Music, Phantom Billstickers, Phantom Billstickers Cafe Reader, Poems, Poetry, Promo, Richard Langston, Sam Hunt, Short Stories, Simon Sweetman, Street Press, Tourettes, Tuisata Avia, Verlaines, Winter Edition, Writing ·

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