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July 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 89

Mac Davis, It’s Hard To Be Humble (1980) Mac Davis – what a charmed run. Writing songs for Elvis Presley. Bloody good ones too! Having his own TV variety show – solo albums, a film career. The works. The Works. And though I’ve always been aware of him I never thought I’d want a Mac […]

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March 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Hal Blaine

Hal Blaine has died. The session drumming legend was 90. What a life. What a legacy. If he wasn’t the most prolific sessioneer skinsman he was certainly the most successful of the busy-schedule players. A part of one of the greatest groups of all time – The Wrecking Crew (not a band as such, a collective […]

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September 10, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL): Mad Max – Fury Road (OST)

Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL) Mad Max: Fury Road – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack WaterTower Music A pulverising and relentless film deserves a pulverising and relentless score and that’s the case with Mad Max: Fury Road. From the seemingly guitar-powered transport to the surges of flames and that arid landscape, sound design and the score is […]