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August 23, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 29 – Sylvie Simmons

Welcome to episode 29 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. This one is a chat with Sylvie Simmons – that’s Sylvie Simmons the music writer, Leonard Cohen biographer and MOJO staff writer, legendary rock writer who was on the tour bus with Black Sabbath and Van Halen, who published the first interview […]
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March 2, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Making Sweet Sweet Music

She couldn’t play the guitar, but she looked good with it. She started off slow, just walking around, the guitar in a case, on her back. She might, every now and then – after a while – get the guitar out and strum (very slowly) a simple chord that possibly wasn’t even correct. She looked […]
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May 12, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

I’m Your Man: Gig Preview

Next Tuesday, May 21, the event I’m Your Man: An Evening Celebrating The Words and Music of Leonard Cohen will be taking place at the Carterton Events Centre from 7.30pm. See here for tickets/further information. I’ve previewed the event already – it will feature a range of Cohen’s songs performed by local musicians including members […]
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