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April 7, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 252: Mike McKeon aka Mike Dr. Blue

Welcome back for another week and another new guest, this is episode 252 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys  and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to […]
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March 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Bill Bailey – En Route To Normal (March 14, Wellington)

Bill Bailey: En Route To Normal MFC, Wellington Sunday, March 14 Bill Bailey is one of the first big-name international comedians to perform in New Zealand since our lockdown; certainly he’s the one undertaking the biggest tour. “Just me and the Wiggles”, he jokes. All entertainment bases covered. Bailey is a much loved and respected […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Bill Bailey, Bill Bailey: En Route To Normal, Brexit, Brit, Comedian, Comedy, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Gig, Gig Review, Gig Review: Bill Bailey – En Route To Normal (March 14, Instruments, Live, Live Gig, March 14, MFC, Music, NZ Tour, Stand Up, Sunday, UK, Wellington, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 3, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Goodies – The Complete LWT Series: DVD

The Goodies – The Final Series The Complete LWT Series Madman In one of the saddest “Victory Laps” of all time (of all time) The Goodies took their unique brand of madness and mirth (or “Monty Python for kids” as one wag dubbed it) from an 8-season run throughout the 1970s with the BBC to […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 1970s, 1981, BBC, Britain, Comedy, DVD, DVD Review, England, LWT, Madman, Skit, The Complete LWT Series, The Final Series, The Goodies, The Goodies – The Complete LWT Series, The Goodies – The Complete LWT Series: DVD, The Goodies – The Final Series, The Goodies – The Final Series: DVD, UK, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 5, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Villain: DVD

Villain Director: Philip Barantini Vertigo Releasing / Saban Films Craig Fairbrass is a good actor – dependable. He does the British tough guy thing well; baddie or heart of gold gangster, the villain with no soul or the villain trying to go straight. He’s done a bunch of direct to video things in the later […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged British, Craig Fairbrass, Crime, DVD, DVD Review, Film, Movie, Philip Barantini, UK, Villain, Villain: DVD, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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June 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 259 – James Acaster, Wellington, 2019

It really became impossible for me to review comedy – the Comedy Festival turned very sour, or the acts involved in it did – or both. And then the newspaper wouldn’t send me along because I was too hard to get in the door (not due to my size, btw). And it has become harder […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2019, British, Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999, Comedian, Comedy, Comedy Festival, Comedy Review, Gig Review, James Acaster, Live Comedy, Stand Up, Stand-up Comedy, Stub, Stubs, Stubs # 259, Stubs: # 259 – James Acaster, Te Auaha, UK, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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May 24, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Portico Quartet: We Welcome Tomorrow (ep)

Portico Quartet We Welcome Tomorrow (ep) Gondwana Records London’s nu-jazz combo, Portico Quartet, has a nice finite catalogue for you to explore – they have always been interested in jazz as purely starting point, from there they have ventured out towards prog via breakbeats – it’s a big ol’ melting pot really. Hypnotic, but busy, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, EP, Gondwana Records, London, Nu-Jazz, Portico, Portico Quartet, Portico Quartet: We Welcome Tomorrow (ep), UK, We Welcome Tomorrow, We Welcome Tomorrow (ep), You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Deep Water: DVD

Deep Water Directors: Harry Wootliff, A Mackay, Jim Loach Kudos / ITV / Beyond Unfairly reported as being “The British Big Little Lies”, Deep Water is a six-episode series based on two books by author Paula Daly. Yes, there are some similarities to Big Little Lies, but, if you’ll pardon the pun, this is just […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2DVD, 6 episodes, A Mackay, Anna Friel, Big Little Lies, Deep Water, DVD, DVD Review, Harry Wootliff, Jim Loach, Kudos / ITV / Beyond, Rosalind Eleazar, Season, Series, Sinead Keenan, TV, UK, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 22 – Screaming Lord Sutch, “Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends”

Screaming Lord Sutch, Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends, 1970 I first learned about Screaming Lord Sutch because I was, at one point, so obsessed with the band Deep Purple that I found this tape called Rock Profile Vol. 1 which showed off some of the early session work by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. It also featured […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged "Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends”, 1970, Crap Albums I Love, Deep Purple, England, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, Led Zeppelin, Lord Sutch, Nicky Hopkins, Noel Redding, Ritchie Blackmore, Rock Profile, Rock Profile Vol. 1, Screaming Lord Sutch, Shit That's Good, Shit That's Good - Crap Albums I Love, Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 22, Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 22 – Screaming Lord Sutch, UK, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: The Stranglers (February 14, Wellington)

The Stranglers w/ Mi-Sex Opera House, Wellington Friday, February 14 I saw The Stranglers in 2016 – this version of the band. And it was superb. So much so I wasn’t sure I needed to see the band again (they’ve been back twice since) but then something made me think that it wouldn’t at all […]
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February 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Burial: Tunes 2011 – 2019

Burial Tunes 2011 – 2019 Hyperdub Arriving as part of the Hyperdub label’s 15-year celebration this compilation by Burial might at first seem intriguing and/or unnecessary but I for one welcome it.
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 12", 2011 - 2019, Aphex Twin, British, Burial, Burial: Tunes 2011 - 2019, Compilation, Dance, Electronica, EP, EPs, Hyperdub, Rival Dealer, Singles, Tunes, Tunes 2011 - 2019, UK, Untrue, William Emmanuel Bevan, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: The Bootleg Beatles (November 14, Wellington)

The Bootleg Beatles Opera House, Wellington Thursday, November 14 I’ve seen The Bootleg Beatles before – so they’re not the only repeat-offenders. They were very good. And I’m not (often) a fan of tribute acts. But a) it’s The Beatles. And b) this is a very good-natured, well-meaning, deftly executed tribute show. It’s about celebrating […]
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September 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 252

Sid Phillips & His Band, Squeakin’ Shoes/Basin Street Blues [78] (1954) I bought a few 78s just to have – for the look and feel of them. I bought a gramophone a few years later, one of those replica-ones; it worked. Still works. I’ve just given it to my folks to store/display. I’ve run out […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1954, 78, A-side, B-side, Basin Street Blues, Betty Miller, Big Band, Jazz, LP, Quickstep, Record, Sid Phillips, Sid Phillips & His Band, Simon Phillips, Slow Foxtrot, Squeakin' Shoes, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 252, Toy Story, UK, Vinyl ·
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