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December 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Come Together – Abbey Road (December 10, Wellington)

Come Together: Abbey Road Opera House Thursday, December 10 Last year some of New Zealand’s best known, much loved musicians banded together and delivered a concert replication of Neil Young’s Live Rust album/show – I went along slightly cynical. I left impressed with the effort – it showcased that wonderful music in the very best […]
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December 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: A New Career In Newtown

Bowie’s not dead! That’s what he said. So I decided to listen. I mean I had no real say in the matter, getting up and walking off would have seemed a bit rude, eh. Not dead at all though. Not dead!  This is the news today. (Oh boy!) I was pretty sure David Bowie was […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged A New Career In Newtown, David Bowie, Newtown, Poem, Poem: A New Career In Newtown, Wellington ·

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December 7, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

It Was The Best Gig Ever # 20: M. Ward, Wellington 2007

I guess I really got hooked on M. Ward when I heard his album, Transfiguration of Vincent around the time of its release, if it wasn’t 2003 for me it was early in 2004. I went straight back to hear his first records and I was a fan for the next two as well. In […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 20/20, 2007, Best Gig, It Was The Best Gig, It Was The Best Gig Ever, It Was The Best Gig Ever # 20, It Was The Best Gig Ever # 20 M. Ward, M. Ward, Post-War, She and Him, Transfiguration of Vincent, Wellington, Wellington 2007, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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December 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 241: John Newton

Welcome to episode 241 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys 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 […]
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December 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

A Panoply of Poets at Book Haven: Sunday, December 13, 2pm

Sunday December 13, 2pm at Book Haven in Newtown – there will be a A Panoply of Poets. Poets of all ages and stages. Poets reading – from their recently published collections. Poets reading poems they’ve just written that week even! Book Haven is one of Wellington’s many wonderful bookstores – and the readings they host are a […]
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November 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Kodama 木: Yamabiko [EP]

Kodama 木 Yamabiko [EP] dreaming of distant worlds Yamabiko is an album of layered synth-sounds, all at once introspective and otherworldly, this is music to keep close to your chest but it also expands the mind; music that combines the ambient blueprint laid out by Brian Eno with the glitch/dissonance/disintegration ideals and ethereal soundscape patterns […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album, Album Review, Ambient, dreaming of distant worlds, EP, Instrumental, Kiwi, Kodama 木, Kodama 木: Yamabiko [EP], NZ, Wellington, Yamabiko, Yamabiko [EP], You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 25, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 240: Lucy Roche

Welcome to episode 240 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys 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 […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Acast, Anchorfm, Apple, Chat, Class Comics, Comedian, Comedy, Comedy Club, Comedy Quest, Comic, Conversation, Covid-19, Fringe Bar, Interview, Lockdown, Lucy Roche, Open Mic, Podcast, RAW, School, Sex Worker, Simon Sweetman, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stand Up, Stand-up Comedy, Stand-Up Comic, Stitcher, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast # 240, Sweetman Podcast # 240: Lucy Roche, T Leaf T, The Fringe, Wellington, Wgtn, Yeastie Boys, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 24, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Short Story: Neighbourhood Fragments # 9

I was listening to Pip Adam’s podcast. Because I like to listen to Pip Adam’s podcast. She has good guests. She gives good chat. She likes good books (and writes good books) and it’s a fun way to spend 40 minutes (or so). Particularly while walking. (I love podcasts best when I’m walking). The other […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Aro Valley, Better off Read, Luke Buda, Neighbourhood Fragments, Neighbourhood Fragments # 9, Pip Adam, Podcast, Short Story, Short Story: Neighbourhood Fragments # 9, Wellington ·

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November 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Preview: Ethersonic, Kodama 木 + a new film dir. by Baxter Gray ‘Solar’ – Pyramid Club, Wellington, Friday, November 27, 2020

This Friday at Wellington’s Pyramid Club there’s a multi-media showcase of music, projections and film – including the premiere of the film ‘Solar’ by Baxter Gray. A film about a future that we hope will never occur its themes of isolation, xenophobia and a post climate-change world are of course very real; a reflection of fears […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 20/20, Baxter Gray, Ben Hayman, Ethersonic, Experimental, Film, Friday, Gig, Gig Preview, Gig Preview: Ethersonic, Kodama 木, Kodama 木 + a new film dir. by Baxter Gray 'Solar' - Pyramid Club, Live, Live Music, November 27, Pyramid Club, Simon Sweetman, Solar, Tony Paine, Wellington, Wgtn, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: NGĀ TUONE by Riki Gooch (November 20, 2020)

Riki Gooch: NGĀ TUONE St. Peter’s on Willis, Wellington Jazz Festival Friday, November 22 I’m not sure I’ve ever met anyone else that thinks about music the way Riki Gooch does. You can pile up any of the usual clichés – the music flows through him, he is a conduit for groove, he lives and […]
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November 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 239: Andrew Armitage (Aro Video)

Welcome to episode 239 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys 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 […]
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November 7, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Words In November – Sweet Talk: Saturday, November 21, Featherston Bowling Club

Featherston’s Booktown has been one of the shining lights in the NZ literary festivals over the last few years – this year, of course Covid had other plans. So some of the events were rescheduled and spread out across the year. I’m thrilled to be part of the final even for 2020 – Words in […]
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