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September 1, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

The TV Show Is On A Loop For You To Find Your Placeholder Friends

I was walking home, a routine podcast-stroll, listening to Marc Maron – one of my forever go-to podcasts; it’s a habit. And he’s talking to A.O. Scott – the film critic. So I was leaning in on this one. Because I loved A.O. Scott’s book – which is the book that Marc is now reading, […]

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June 7, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

TV Shows That Meant The World To Me: #13 – Chappelle’s Show

I’m not saying I was the first person in New Zealand to watch Chappelle’s Show – the influential sketch comedy show by Dave Chappelle. But I must have been close. The show ran from 2003-2006 and it wasn’t on any network here. The DVDs had to be imported – and I was working in a […]

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May 9, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gregg Bissonette Drum Clinics in NZ: May 2019

As part of the Jazz Gala featuring Gregg Bissonette the legendary session drummer will also be performing a set of drum clinics. Gregg can be heard, across the years, on albums by Joe Satriani and David Lee Roth, he’s now a regular touring drummer for the Ringo Starr All-Starr Band, he’s an in-demand clinician and has played […]

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December 14, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

TV Shows That Meant The World To Me: New Series

I’ve started a new series of pieces called TV Shows That Meant The World To Me. The good folk at Phantom Billstickers are publishing them weekly over at their Facebook page. Here’s the first entry. I wrote about Taxi. Each week I’ll add a new story – a new post about a TV show that […]