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September 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Chuck Palahniuk: Consider This
Consider This: Moments In My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different Chuck Palahniuk Grand Central Publishing I am probably best described as a fairweather fan of Chuck Palahniuk – but certainly the visceral charge of catching up with his first few books (Fight Club, Survivor, Invisible Monsters and Choke) was akin to blasting my […]Archive
September 13, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
I Did A Talk About Blogging Now Here’s A Blog About That Talk
This year I was invited to be part of the Manawatu Writers Festival. It’s been a tough year for many things and literary festivals are certainly among the events that have taken a hammering; how hard it must be to organise them anyway. And then the ones that have gone ahead (or are now in […]Archive
September 11, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Story Behind The Cover of My New Book
Next month I will release my first book of poems. It’s called The Death of Music Journalism – it’s available to pre-order from now and yesterday I shared the cover image on my Facebook page. I mentioned that it was by my good friend the artist Matthew Couper. But what I didn’t get to say […]Archive
September 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 229: Rachel Doré Interviews Me About Blogging
Welcome to episode 229 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 […]Archive
September 4, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Better Off Read Podcast: Episode 78 – Sound Series 6; Carl Shuker and Simon Sweetman
One of my favourite podcasts to check in on is Pip Adam’s Better Off Read. I was a guest on it way back in 2016, episode 29. Pip returned the favour and was on my podcast a while back. The Better Off Read podcast has continued across the last few years. But recently Pip has started a “Sound […]Archive
August 27, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 227: Charlotte Graham-McLay
Welcome to episode 227 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 […]Archive
August 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
My New EBook: Selected Interviews (Vol. 1)
I’ve just published my new e-book – a selection of some of my favourite interviews. There are new essays and context-notes around each interview and the range of subjects takes in not just musicians but two pro-wrestlers, a filmmaker and a comedian. There are 15 conversations documented from living legends (Joan Baez, Ry Cooder, Mavis […]Archive
August 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 226: Eamonn Marra
Welcome to episode 226 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 […]Archive
August 19, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 272 – Litcrawl, Wellington, 2018
Litcrawl is Wellington’s coolest (best) literary event, a spectacular, jam-packed with ideas and showcases – and in 2018 I was lucky to be asked to be part of one of the events. Lucky. And shitting myself. Why not both? The event was called Lit-Sync For Your Life and it featured three readers – I was […]Archive
August 13, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 225: Ben Brown
Welcome to episode 225 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 […]Archive
August 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman