Posts Tagged You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron
Archive
January 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Tierney Sutton Band: Screenplay
The Tierney Sutton Band Screenplay BFM Jazz Formed around the delicate, classy vocals of the lead singer The Tierney Sutton Band features some great instrumentalists to help shape the sound – bassists Trey Henry and Kevin Axt, drummer/percussionist Ray Brinker and pianist Christian Jacob. They’ve made some great albums and are not opposed to a […]Archive
January 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Iggy Pop: ‘Til Wrong Feels Right – Lyrics and More
‘Til Wrong Feels Right: Lyrics and More Iggy Pop Clarkson Potter This new volume of Iggy Pop’s lyrics updates the previous collection (which went up to 1999, documenting the first 30 years of his work). Here now we go up to his most recent album – two further decades.Archive
January 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
WWE Hell In A Cell 2019: DVD
Hell In A Cell 2019 WWE Madman It seems funny to even be discussing this Hell In A Cell event after that fucking ending! So I’ll start there. Chants of refund and rematch, boos galore and then chanting “AEW” – which is All Elite Wrestling (basically Ring of Honor via TNA for 2019/20). So what […]Archive
January 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Surprise Party: Theatre
The Surprise Party Direction: Conrad Newport (written by Dave Armstrong) Circa Theatre; Circa One (January 18 – February 15) In The Surprise Party – Dave Armstrong’s biting new satire – a minority party is elevated far beyond their station due to a series of scandals rocking the bigger players. We first join the action on […]Archive
January 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Devil’s Elbow: ID [ep]
Devil’s Elbow ID [ep] Hit Your Head Music If you like when Steve Earle really rocks out or those final albums from Joe Strummer when he was fronting the The Mescaleros then check out the latest EP from Hawke’s Bay band, Devil’s Elbow. Actually, while we’re at it, can someone give them a long-service award. […]Archive
January 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
A Traveller’s Guide to Turkish Dogs: Theatre
A Traveller’s Guide to Turkish Dogs Direction: Jonathan Price (written by Barnaby Olson & Company) Circa Theatre; Circa Two (January 17 – February 8) This is a repeat-season, but the play is retitled, reworked and though I didn’t see it 18 months or so ago in its earlier incarnation at BATS it’s clear that this […]Archive
January 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Thomas Newman: 1917 [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Thomas Newman 1917 [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Sony Classical Thomas Newman long ago proved himself as one of the safest sets of hands in the film-scoring trade. Need your film scored? Need a bloody good job? Well, you’d call any of the Newmans of course, it’s the family trade but Thomas, from the early 2000s, […]Archive
January 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 203: Dave Armstrong
Welcome to episode 203 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 […]Archive
January 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Zbiginew Preisner / Lisa Gerrard / Dominik Wania: Memories of My Youth
Zbiginew Preisner / Lisa Gerrard / Dominik Wania Memories of My Youth Supertrain Records The Polish composer Zbiginew Preisner has worked widely across theatre, dance and film – including orchestrations for David Gilmour and perhaps is best known for a series of film-scores including music for The Secret Garden and the Three Colours series of […]Archive
January 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
John O’Connell: Bowie’s Books – The Hundred Literary Heroes Who Changed His Life
Bowie’s Books: The Hundred Literary Heroes Who Changed His Life John O’Connell Bloomsbury Publishing Much was made of the fact that David Bowie liked to read – he had a list of his favourite books, and it included so many classics. Outside of that there were interesting choices including journalism, memoir, contemporary novels… John O’Connell […]Archive
January 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman