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April 2, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 141: Silver Jews – “Bright Flight”
I think this might be the only Silver Jews album I hadn’t heard. Funny. Not that I was ever a massive fan of the band – if that was the case I would have heard this album for a start. Just record store days really. You sought out the indie stuff, the cool stuff, the interesting stuff. That, plug peak days reviewing records. I […]Archive
January 17, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 591
Gorillaz, Gorillaz (2001) I remember the song Clint Eastwood and loving it straight away. (And I’ve never got sick of it). But I wasn’t straight away sold on Gorillaz. See, I wasn’t at all a Blur fan and I wasn’t that into Damon Albarn. Wasn’t sure if he was any sort of real deal, or […]Archive
February 3, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 753
Eels, Souljacker (2001) I liked Eels – the first three albums were great; but I didn’t own any of them at the time (friends had them, I listened in, liked what I heard – looked forward to catching the music vids on the telly…) this is the one, the album that made me a fan. […]Archive
November 23, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: DJ Yella (November 20, Wgtn)
DJ Yella San Fran Thursday, November 20 DJ Yella (b. Antoine Carraby) was a founding member of N.W.A something that is suddenly of interest what with the movie to ride on. Cue: DJ Yella back on stage as a DJ (where previously he has made his beans – and, er, blown them – as a […]Archive
October 29, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1002
V/A, Paint It Black – From Jazz to Soul ‘n’ Funk to Blaxploitation (2002) I remember this when it was first released – on CD anyway. We used to play this – and many other compilations like it – in the music store. Always a good time, and almost always a guaranteed sale; I stopped […]Archive
March 27, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Sean Armstrong: Marble Cake Diaries
Sean Armstrong Marble Cake Diaries (Independent) Right from the breathless intro there’s a lot to take in on Sean Armstrong’s Marble Cake Diaries, it’s a very wordy hip-hop album, no great surprise there, it’s a culture that’s based around a music that’s known for the lyrical content – or at the very least the style […]Archive
March 10, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Chali 2na: Against The Current – EP
Chali 2na Against The Current – EP Manphibian Music Chali 2na’s EP, Against The Current is the first in a series of five – the aim is to explore the influences and antecedents around his career as an MC. He was the power forward of Jurassic 5 (and is still, sporadically, with reunion dates popping […]Archive
July 20, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1328
Ryan Adams, Gold (2001) This is my favourite album by Ryan Adams. I went off it. Big time. Then got right back into it. I guess I can only play it now and then – but I decided to buy the LP (just recently) because we were doing some cooking and it was the right […]Archive
March 26, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1561
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Whatever Happened To My Rock’n’Roll [Single/EP] (2001) It’s a double single, four songs, four sides. So as well as the title song there’s Red Eyes And Tears, Fail Safe and Down Here. Good times. I like some of the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club/B.R.M.C. stuff – but I went and saw them […]Archive
February 20, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1612
Daft Punk, Discovery (2001) I’m not sure why I have this – or why I have retained this because it was the death of Daft Punk for me. For a long time. They eventually redeemed themselves with the Tron: Legacy soundtrack but this was a sad album as a follow-up to Homework. Man, I loved […]Archive
December 20, 2011 by Simon Sweetman