Fleetwood Mac, Behind The Mask, 1990 People either do not know this album – or they’ll tell you they wished that it never existed. But I reckon it’s, maybe ironically, the closest Fleetwood Mac came to ever sounding like an updated Rumours – ironic because, for a start, Lindsey Buckingham had left the band at this point. And in […]
he sold his soul, got a bargain price. the price was right, they’d eat two-minute rice tonight. another starving artist and some more stories of struggle and ordeal but for the price of a soul he’ll make it through for at least one more meal. and that makes him smart – realistic. and good. you’ve got to meet the market – and/or meet at the market in order to get some food.
Welcome to episode 181 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 in your Spotify library. I first met Marek Peszynski nearly 20 years ago. We worked together […]
Prince, Originals (2019) So far, I have to say, they’ve hit it out of the park with the official posthumous Prince releases. I previewed this one a while back (unofficially) My prediction was the Kenny Rogers song would be ‘discovered’ as a lost-classic, a gem, and I’ve no way of knowing if that’s the case, it was just a feeling I […]
Kate Tempest The Book of Traps and Lessons American Recordings/UMG Kate Tempest has been dazzling audiences with both words for the page and words meant for a stage – via volumes of poetry, plays, a novel and albums – and most often there’s been a rage to her voice that is palpable. She delivered one of the finest shows […]
people with guitars on their shirts usually don’t play so well, I thought as I sat with a pen in my hand. I’d never remember that to write down when I got home, I wouldn’t tweet or post it – would just think it and then forget it. people with guitars on their shirts usually don’t play all that well, and writers aren’t nice in the moment when the pen is in their hand, chasing […]
Ezra Collective You Can’t Steal My Joy Enter The Jungle Records Oh thank fuck for ears! Because, good lord, almost everything is wrong with this record…right up until you listen to it. The band’s name, that album cover, a record called You Can’t Steal My Joy – it’s just as well we don’t judge books (or albums) by their cover (even though a […]
Serge Gainsbourg, La chanson de prevet (2019) It’s not that I was in the market for a Serge Gainsbourg tote bag, but I’m always in the market for some of Serge Gainsbourg’s music and this compilation (of material from 1958-1961) just happened to come with a free tote bag. Which is just fine. I haven’t used it much […]
John Cena: Hustle, Loyalty, Respect WWE Madman John Cena is a big-match player. He takes the pain. He bounces back. He banters well – with the audience and with in-ring smack-talk; he’s a promo-master and he’s cleverly worked out how to own his line-call persona of being an over with the kids babyface that sells […]
Miles Davis, Doo-Bop, 1992 Okay, it might not be the worst Miles Davis album but it’s up there. It has to be. Simply because no other Miles Davis album has a track on it where someone steps up and raps: Let’s kick a verse for my man called Miles ‘Cause seems to me he’s gonna be ’round for a long […]
You must tilt your head to the side. Close your eyes. Exhale slightly. Call it a sigh. Have a thought in your head while doing so. Maybe a little laugh. Hint of a chuckle. A thought of a guffaw. Think about clapping. Even indicate that you would be willing to – if someone goes first. […]
The Young Rascals, Groovin‘ [Single] (1967) It’s funny – I only first heard the album “Groovin’” by The Young Rascals last year (as part of the 1001 Albums Challenge I decided to put myself through) but this song was big in my life because, at one point, the soundtrack to Tour of Duty was huge in my life. This was – massively – where I bonded with my […]
