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June 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 110
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Sing Sing Sing [Single] (1975) Something like this pops out at you and you grab it. A fiver. Done deal. A mono version of one of the most famous Benny Goodman staples – well three, really but the side A lead single is the one right. And I guess I […]Archive
May 7, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Danzig: Danzig Sings Elvis
Danzig Danzig Sings Elvis Cleopatra Records You could be forgiven for having the thought that Glenn Danzig wasn’t happy enough with the trolling job of parody videos and the homoerotic piss-take cartoon Henry & Glenn: Forever + Ever so decided to finish the job himself by releasing this album of (earnest) Elvis Presley covers.Archive
January 31, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Black Smoke Trigger: Set It Off [EP]
Black Smoke Trigger Set It Off (ep) Black Smoke Trigger Black Smoke Trigger is a band from Napier. They took their sound to America – got the legendary Michael Wagener to produce. In the 1970s and 1980s Michael Wagener produced so many of the records you loved or nearly loved – artists from Alice Cooper […]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
December 2, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 208
Big Ben Banjo Band, Let’s Together Some More [EP] (1957) With a name like the Big Ben Banjo Band I was powerless to resist. This is the right side of novelty music as far as I’m concerned. I love a good novelty-record, it’s a fine line though; when there’s some musical ability attached (virtuosity even) […]Archive
October 7, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Underworld: DRIFT: Episode 4 – “SPACE”
Underworld DRIFT: Episode 4 – “SPACE” Smith Hyde Productions The bangers and mind-bending delights continue from Underworld on this, the fourth installment of the band’s Drift Project. The first song, Listen To Their No, doesn’t quite do it for me, but there’s a sonic joyousness on display, it’s a bright – lovely – production. Just […]Archive
September 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 186: Dean Chandler
Welcome to episode 186 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved […]Archive
July 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Q&A with Jan Hellriegel: Meow, Wellington, August 28, 2019
Jan Hellriegel will be performing in Wellington for the first time in 10 years this August. She’ll be at Meow on Wednesday, August 28 – singing songs from her brand new album and telling stories from her recently released book – as well as offering up back-catalogue classics. And as part of the show she’ll be doing a Q&A that I’ll […]Archive
July 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Caroline Easther: Lucky
Caroline Easther Lucky Good World Music The winning combo is having something to say – and the right way to say it; having songs and having a voice that push those songs into (the right) place. So it is with Caroline Easther’s solo debut; a long-time-coming project that collects up songs from a musician who has been steadily writing and singing […]Archive
June 21, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 289
Run-DMC, Walk This Way [Single] (1986) I’m pretty sure I knew this version and knew about Run-DMC before I knew the Aerosmith version and maybe even before I (really) knew about Aerosmith. I certainly got into Aerosmith (for a while) on the back of this. I remember that much. Then it was to Beastie Boys and Public Enemy and all sorts of things on the […]Archive
May 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman