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September 24, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: And Now A Word From Our Sponsor
Various Artists: And Now A Word From Our Sponsor Frenzy Here’s a double disc of NZ advertising jingles from across four decades. We’re talking 99 songs over two CDs – and, yes, some will trigger your deep-seated cultural cringe, but it’s a fabulous history lesson, nostalgia-grab and all-around reminder of our country’s catchup-embracing of TV […]Archive
March 13, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Revisiting Live at Knebworth (1990)
The grounds of Knebworth House have played host to some huge rock concerts over the years. This British venue was where the re-formed Deep Purple first played in 1985. A year later it was where Queen played its final live show (with Freddie Mercury). In 1979 it was the scene for two Led Zeppelin shows, the band’s return to the UK stage after […]Archive
November 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Jeff Beck: Live At The Hollywood Bowl
Jeff Beck Live At The Hollywood Bowl Eagle Vision Jeff Beck celebrated 50 years as a performing artist with a run of shows at the Hollywood Bowl, guest artists, material from across his career – including a dig back to The Yardbirds, the various versions of The Jeff Beck Group, his seventies fusion, right up […]Archive
September 2, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Baby Driver [OST]
Various Artists: Baby Driver [OST] Columbia Records It’s a fun film and a big part of that fun is in the soundtrack. Baby Driver is one of those don’t-think-too-hard films filled with car chases and rock’n’roll and soul and its soundtrack album works well as both a character (of sorts) in the film and as […]Archive
June 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
John Martyn: Head & Heart – The Acoustic John Martyn
John Martyn Head & Heart: The Acoustic John Martyn UMC Purists might claim this to be some sort of grave-robbing or merely superfluous; standard anger towards posthumous compilations – but Martyn, a tricky man to pin down, was re-recording his own material in his lifetime; was subject to far too many compilations – some of […]Archive
November 12, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Eric Clapton: Live In San Diego (with Special Guest J.J. Cale)
Eric Clapton Live In San Diego (with Special Guest J.J. Cale) Reprise He’d be wise – with the recent retirement news – to leave this as his final offering. For it never really got better for EC than this. I saw one of the shows on this same tour and, having seen him previously at […]Archive
November 30, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Instrumentals Soul-Style
Various Artists: Instrumentals Soul-Style History of Soul All those great soul/RnB combos from the 1960s – and so many of the great instrumental cuts, things from Junior Walker and Booker T, Ray Charles and Allen Toussaint…well they’re all here. Them and many more. A double disc packed with short, sharp blasts from horns and stabs […]Archive
July 30, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Gigi Masin: Talk To The Sea
Gigi Masin Talk To The Sea Music From Memory Italian musician Gigi Masin has been making music for 30 years or more, part of a small underground scene. His compositions are quiet, introspective, intricate – this is ambient music as approached with a singer/songwriter care and focus. Small worlds of frozen jazz (Redanzen) mingle with […]Archive
February 25, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Purple Snow – Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound
Various Artists Purple Snow: Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound Numero Group Here we have a double disc compilation that aims to place some of the antecedents to that disco/funk/soul/R’n’B/pop sound that Prince made his own. A goldmine for deep-cut enthusiasts, Purple Snow: Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound features plenty of obvious names including early Jam and Lewis, […]Archive
January 26, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Sing Me The Songs – Celebrating The Works of Kate McGarrigle
Various Artists Sing Me The Songs: Celebrating The Works of Kate McGarrigle Nonesuch Sometimes it takes an artist’s death to really bring home what they meant. Hang on, what do I mean sometimes? This is – most often – almost always the case. In visual art and film and across writing mediums – including music […]Archive
July 10, 2013 by Simon Sweetman