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July 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 90
Easy Star All-Stars, Radiodread (2006) I first became aware of the Easy Star All-Stars with their first album – Dub Side of The Moon. It is a brilliant set of covers (reimaginings) of that classic album. Performed in order. These days I get way more of a kick out of listening to that than I […]Archive
December 10, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Gerald Cleaver and Violet Hour: Live at Firehouse 12
Gerald Cleaver and Violet Hour Live at Firehouse 12 Sunnyside Drummer/composer Gerald Cleaver is on fire here leading his band Violet Hour through some post-bop future-classics. Ben Waltzer (piano) is an early delight on the opener, Pilgrim’s Progress, trumpeter Jeremy Pelt has a chance to rip here too. And Chris Lightcap (double bass) is urgent […]Archive
December 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 207
Joan As Police Woman, Christobel [Single] (2006) Well I told the story here – click that link, it tells you all about my recent Joan As Police Woman story – interviews and chaperoning her other media requests and so on, and then a friend in Japan writes and tells me he’s found a couple of […]Archive
November 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 218
Joan As Police Woman, Eternal Flame [Single] (2006) This world we live in! What a magical place it can be – I just get done chatting to Joan Wasser for my podcast after being a Joan As Police Woman fan for years – since that magical debut album in fact – and seeing a great […]Archive
November 2, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 225
Joan As Police Woman, Real Life (2006) I’m aware there’s been a fair bit about Joan As Police Woman in my timeline of late, but it’s surreal – (and so real) – and it bears repeating…I loved the first Joan album so much. I love the other ones too. But this one left its mark. […]Archive
November 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Wellington Film Society: Preview – Fireworks Wednesday [Chaharshanbe-soori] (November 5)
The Wellington Film Society is back and last week it was all about Halloween with Daughters of Darkness, so this week, as it’s “Fireworks Monday” we have the film Fireworks Wednesday (hey, close enough…) Actually, this Iranian film from 2006 is – literally – about fireworks; though it’s a new year celebration rather than any […]Archive
May 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 697
Gianmarco Liguori, Penta/Beat Instrumental [Single] (2006/7) I get this message, out of the blue, a few weeks back: something about would I like a bunch of records? Would I what! So I say “yes please”, or something like that. And then I forget. Because I get a few of those sorts of messages – though very […]Archive
March 2, 2016 by Simon Sweetman