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May 21, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Dirt Does Dylan
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Dirt Does Dylan MRI There could be an entire section of Dylan Covers Albums – if not in a music store, then certainly in my record collection. I’ve bought and sold many. A few stick around, most recently I’ve loved what both Bettye LaVette and Emma Swift had to say, and […]Archive
February 15, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Paul’s Boutique: The Number is 718-498-1043
I’ve been listening to the Beastie Boys for most of my life. My friend Aaron Thompson introduced me to them – he had a tape of their first album which I think belonged to his older brother. (His older brother was best mates with racing car driver Greg Murphy – and sometimes we’d get a […]Archive
February 27, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Little Barrie & Malcolm Catto: Quartermass Seven
Little Barrie & Malcolm Catto Quartermass Seven Madlib Invazion I always rather liked Little Barrie, certainly the group’ s debut from around 15 years ago was a nice slice of British Blues Boom retro feels; all part of that wider retro-rock renaissance but there was something ever so slightly psychedelic about Little Barrie and they […]Archive
November 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Megan Thee Stallion: Good News
Megan Thee Stallion Good News 300 Entertainment It’s hard to believe that this is Megan Thee Stallion’s debut album. And I mean that in purely musical terms – 2019’s “mixtape” Fever felt like an album-quality collection, and was a broad announcement; my introduction. I loved that set of songs, played it often – it gave […]Archive
November 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Kodama 木: Yamabiko [EP]
Kodama 木 Yamabiko [EP] dreaming of distant worlds Yamabiko is an album of layered synth-sounds, all at once introspective and otherworldly, this is music to keep close to your chest but it also expands the mind; music that combines the ambient blueprint laid out by Brian Eno with the glitch/dissonance/disintegration ideals and ethereal soundscape patterns […]Archive
November 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
George Benson: Weekend In London
George Benson Weekend In London Provogue In 1978 George Benson released Weekend In L.A. It’s one of my all-time favourite records; one of the albums of my childhood. We grew up with it in our house – and we loved both the guitar instrumentals (the title track) and the funky band workouts (On Broadway). We […]Archive
November 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 21
Village People, Macho Man[Single] (1978) I guess I’m neither a Village People fan nor a non-fan. They’re just the band you know – because some of their songs were everywhere for a while and occasionally continue to be in many places. Certainly the case with this song. And the gym one with the letters. We […]Archive
October 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 39
Lana Del Rey, Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass (2020) Well, 2020 has thrown up some strange curveballs but I didn’t figure it would be the year I finally owned a Lana Del Rey record. I won’t go too much into it but I guess it all started late last year when I heard her […]Archive
October 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 42
Led Zeppelin, In Through The Out Door (1979) I’ve warmed to this – though it’s still and probably quite easily the weakest of the albums Led Zeppelin released while still a unit. That, though, doesn’t mean it’s bad. At first I really only cared about All My Love – but there’s far more than just […]Archive
June 25, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 104
Fleetwood Mac, Need Your Love So Bad [Single] (1969) A Facebook chum messages. Says he’s found a double-up in his collection and would I like to have it. It’s only Need Your Love So Bad by Fleetwood Mac. Of course I’d fucking love it! It arrives – and it plays just fine. Any tiny little […]Archive
June 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman