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February 20, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Oysterhead in the Grand Pecking Order: A 20th Anniversary No One Will Celebrate?
Later this year The Grand Pecking Order the sole album by the short-lived group Oysterhead will turn 20. Will anyone be celebrating its birthday? I thought I’d get in early… It was a different world, 2001. Music existed online, sure. You could buy CDs from websites. You might get a 10-second preview of some of […]Archive
January 28, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
It Was The Best Gig Ever # 21: Emmylou Harris, Wellington 2001
I’ve been revisiting the second-coming of Emmylou Harris lately – you know, everything from Wrecking Ball through the Spyboy years, the duet record with Linda Ronstadt and of course Red Dirt Girl. Though I knew about her before those records – and owned the two “Profile” Best Of compilations on vinyl (freebies that I took […]Archive
December 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Deep Purple: Live in Newcastle 2001
Deep Purple Live in Newcastle 2001 EARMUSIC Deep Purple has readied a brand new album for 2020, apparently. So, either beware or be excited. At any rate, to get us to that date the band has started to pour out a few archival sound-desk recordings; you know the thing – “authorised bootlegs” – a clearing […]Archive
April 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 142: Destiny’s Child – “Survivor”
Though you couldn’t escape the big singles from this at the time – and I didn’t – it appears you could escape the album. I survived without hearing it in full right up until 2019. Beyonce is everywhere, or was until recently, and will be again no doubt. And the thing that launched her was Destiny’s Child – and though […]Archive
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