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November 1, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Three-Pointer

1. I love basketball! 2. I’m not very good! 3. This doesn’t matter!
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged $1, 2, 3, Basketball, I love basketball!, I'm not very good at it!, I’m not very good!, Poem, Poem: Three-Pointer, This doesn't matter!, Three-Pointer ·

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March 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 152

The Band, Moondog Matinee (1973) It gets a bad rap, has a bad rep – but I like it. I liked anything by The Band. Everything by The Band. And when they sorta went off the rails or at least the train started to wobble…of course that’s interesting too. This is a covers album – […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1973, 2, Ain't Got No Home, Covers, LP, Moondog Matinee, Record, Robbie Robertson, The Band, The Third Man Theme, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 152, Theme From The Third Man, Tribute, Vinyl ·

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July 24, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 278 

Aoife O’Donovan, In The Magic Hour (2016) Bargain! I picked this up at the recent record fair for $2. Brand new. Or listened to once. Couldn’t believe my luck. Thought the sticker said $12 – and that seemed reasonable. But looked again. $2! I guess not many people know about Aoife O’Donovan down here? Well, I had to guess that – as the record […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2, 2016), Aoife O'Donovan, Bargain, Crooked Still, Fossils, In The Magic Hour, LP, Magic Hour, Record, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 278, Vinyl ·

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July 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Noah Van Sciver: Fante Bukowski Two

Fante Bukowski Two Noah Van Sciver Fantagraphics; 1 edition I was a huge fan of Noah Van Sciver’s first iteration of Fante Bukowski; so much so I swiftly studied up on some of his other comics – but I loved this despicable character of Fante Bukowski, a self-appointed literary hero; self-assured but also clueless – […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2, Book, Book Review, Cartoon, Charles Bukowski, Comic, Comics, Fante Bukowski, Fante Bukowski Two, Graphic Novel, Graphic Novella, John Fante, Noah Van Sciver, Noah Van Sciver: Fante Bukowski Two, Satire, Sequel, Two, Writers, Writing, Zine ·

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August 22, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Mudcrutch: 2

Mudcrutch 2 Reprise Warren Zanes’ excellent biography of Tom Petty predicted just this sort of move (of course Zanes was deep inside the camp and would have actually known, would have been able to correctly steer us) – where the previous Mudcrutch album was Tom all but paying lip-service to his earlier group this one […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2, Album Review, Full Moon Fever, Mudcrutch, Second Album, The Heartbreakers, Tom Petty, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Two, Warren Zanes, Wildflowers ·

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April 7, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Drax Project: T/W/OO (ep)

Drax Project T/W/OO (ep) Drax Project Limited In listening to the new Drax Project EP I wanted to provide you with something that was interesting, suggested some talent and included an element of taste. So here goes…   ¼ cup black quinoa 2–3 handfuls baby spinach leaves 1 tomato 3 spring onions 1 tablespoon chopped […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2, Album Review, Drax Project, EP, T/W/OO, The Drax Project ·

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October 15, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Hip Flask: Hip Flask 2

Hip Flask Hip Flask 2 Rattle Hip Flask is an Australian jazz combo – a vehicle, essentially, for the tunes (and playing) of Roger Manins (sax). He’s (so) well supported here by Stu Hunter’s probing, pushing, searching, searing organ playing and the rhythm section of Adam Ponting (piano), Toby Hall (drums) and Brendan Clarke (bass) […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2, Adam Ponting, Album Review, Australia, Brendan Clarke, Hip Flask, Hip Flask 2, Jazz, Rattle, Roger Manins, Stu Hunter, Toby Hall ·

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July 13, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1081

Pierre Bensusan, Pierre Bensusan 2 (1979) I was in Aussie for a press conference for the announcement of Cold Chisel’s reissue campaign and reunion tour. I was flown there and back in the same day – in between attending the presser and going back to interview a couple of the members of the group I […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1979, 2, Albert Lee, Australia, Ben Fulton, Cold Chisel, Guitar, Ian Moss, LP, Michael Hedges, Nick Drake, Paul Ubana Jones, Pierre Bensusan, Pierre Bensusan 2, Press Conference, Red Eye, Richard Thompson, Sydney, Vinyl ·

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October 17, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Great Kiwi Albums You Must Revisit: #2 The Sound of Trees

It might be pushing it to call this a New Zealand album – but I still think of this as a great Kiwi album because a great Kiwi made it. Schnell Fenster was the band Phil Judd created in the late 1980s/early 1990s. They were around for two albums – and though I like Ok […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2, Great Kiwi Albums You Must Revisit, Phantom Billstickers, Phil Judd, Schnell-Fenster ·

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October 10, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Classic Albums I Can’t Ever Listen To Again: #2 The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

Of course calling an album, a band, a book, a film or any single vestige of pop-culture  overrated is largely absurd. Overrated is – as a term – overrated in and of itself. It holds no (real) weight anymore. It’s the sort of thing some schmuck says when they don’t (really) have an argument. Not […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2, Classic Albums I Can't Ever Listen To Again, Phantom Billstickers, Rant, Sgt Pepper, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles ·

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September 25, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1274

Midnight Oil, 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 (1982) This is really where/when I got on board with Midnight Oil – though chiefly because of Power and the Passion – a big radio song here, a big single, and every time I heard it as a youngster there was the excitement of that drum-break. Wow! That was just so cool. […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged $1, 10", 1982, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, Maralinga, Midnight Oil, Peter Garrett, Power and the Passion, US Forces, Vinyl ·

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August 3, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1321

Rod Stewart, Every Picture Tells A Story (1971) The great Rod Stewart stuff is sounding better to my ears with each and every spin. Yes, it’s very much a harness the good/block out the bad approach. But also I’m pretty stoked with this LP – not just because it’s great – because I found a […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1971, 2, Every Picture Tells A Story, LP, Rod Stewart, The Faces, Vinyl ·

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