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April 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 128

Pam Ayers, Some Of Me Poems and Songs (1976) I’ve long been a fan of Pam Ayers – as a kid I would crack up at her voice; as much as the things she said it was the way she said them. And then those rhymes. Endless and fascinating and funny. She was one of […]
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November 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 193: Sean Plunket

Welcome to episode 193 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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August 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: The Problem With Twitter…Is That It Exists 

the high coup of the day  lets secret clubs throw imaginary stones  you get 160 characters and never have to show a  hint of your own  “don’t @-me!”  is the saddest, dumbest thing I’ve seen an adult write  a “talk to the hand” for dullards, with not even that much conviction  everyone in constant audit-mode  go fuck off!!  
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July 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Jon Ronson: The Last Days of August 

Jon Ronson  The Last Days of August  Audible Originals Of the many forms Ronson has arguably mastered (columns and book-length essays, TV and radio documentaries) it seems his great strength, now, is in the narrative investigative podcast. Working with Audible to serve them up as seven-episode podcasts that double as, essentially, an audiobook (they can be devoured in a […]
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May 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Jaron Lanier: Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now 

Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now Jaron Lanier Henry Holt and Co. Jaron Lanier was there for the building of the internet, an early chat-room visitor (and developer), a guy with major tech credentials. He’s become an internet philosopher, a fierce critic of Silicon Valley; he’s like any writer with a troubled history and […]
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April 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

That Time Robbie Williams Shared A Lovely Picture to Only Summon Hate 

I attended a Robbie Williams concert. That alone should have just been the bizarre thing – as a music fan with a hunger to write I’ve stooped fairly low previously. I once interviewed Shaznay of The All Saints. I attended a Wing “concert” in a tiny function room in a budget hotel. They served tea and coffee […]
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December 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Let Me Entertain You

I got an email from Robbie Williams once. It was to apologise for the time he shared a picture of me and my kid to his 2.59m followers on Twitter.
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August 29, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 131 – Emily Writes (About Her Life!)

Welcome to episode 131 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. And it’s welcome back to the podcast the first third-time guest, Emily Writes. She was first on in the very early days of the pod, back at episode # 14. And her first repeat-turn was for episode # 52, […]
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May 18, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 116 – Mark Cubey

Welcome to episode 116 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This one’s a conversation I had with Mark Cubey. His most recent job was managing Writers & Readers as part of the NZ Festival. Before that, for more than a decade, he was the producer of Saturday Mornings on […]
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May 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

No More Comments on Off The Tracks

I’m ending comments on Off The Tracks. I am, as usual, behind the times. Loads of sites have long ago ended comments – noticing of course that social media channels are the place for discussion. And while that’s true for Off The Tracks too – the real reason I’m (finally) doing away with comments here […]
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November 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

How Do You Find Music? How Does Music Find You? How Has That Changed?

Do you ever stop to consider the changes that have been made to the way you find music? Is your approach still the same? Surely it’s changed, you’ve changed formats, the formats have changed – in terms of delivery approach, in terms of regularity, in terms of how and when you receive them – as […]
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October 18, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Melissa Broder: So Sad Today

So Sad Today: Personal Essays Melissa Broder Grand Central Publishing Anyone writing personal essays probably worries about the tumble over into indulgence. Here the book isn’t subtitled “Personal Essays” to merely spell it out – at least I assume that’s not the case, rather because the title So Sad Today started as an anonymous Twitter […]
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