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I’m sure most of you have heard of “The 27 Club” – or something along those lines? You know, the main members are Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison – they all died aged 27. You can look up 27 Club on Wikipedia and get a longer list. It might have started with Brian Jones from The Rolling Stones or – given that […]

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August 16, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Amy Winehouse in The 27 Club: Ten Years On

Ten years ago, Amy Winehouse lost her fight. Addiction won. She joined The 27 Club. If she was shown more love, taken better care of, if the pressures weren’t the same, you could even say if she was stronger – that might, after all, be someone’s read on it – she could still be with […]

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September 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Jimi Hendix Has Been Dead For 50 Years And His Music Lives On And There Is No One Better

The first thing I heard by Jimi Hendrix was Voodoo Chile (Slight Return). And then the smelling salts. When I was back on two legs, I remember asking my dad if he knew anything about this guy that sounded like nothing else I’d heard. He laughed and reeled off the names of a few of […]

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November 22, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Adele: 25

Adele 25 XL Recordings The Adele fan is sometimes – though not always – separate from any other music fan. We know this because while we’re always told of the declining market and dragging sales Adele sold mega millions of her last album and after a hefty four year wait (an eternity in this day […]