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June 9, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 66: Suicide– “Suicide”
Another of those bands/albums where I knew about it, knew I was “supposed” to have heard it, etc. But the truth, obviously, is I had not. I did know about Suicide. And Alan Vega. But mostly just from reading books that document the era, from seeing docos, from the history of music… I knew a […]Archive
March 13, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Marching To The Beat Of Their Own Drums: Short Interviews With Ari Hoenig, Anthony Donaldson and Dave Weckl
There are drummer jokes for most musical occasions but almost all of them feature a punchline mocking the drummer’s intelligence. Talk to a good player and they’ll be thoughtful and wise; focussed and passionate. I talked to three great drummers – all set to be the star of the show for a few moments or […]Archive
May 3, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Authors I Admire: # 16 Willy Vlautin
In 2012 I was on holiday in San Francisco and I stumbled upon a reading at the famous City Lights bookstore. Well, we were visiting the store, checking it out when I saw a flyer advertising the reading. We were back there later that week. Willy Vlautin was there as a friend of the main act, […]Archive
August 21, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 646
William Tyler, Modern Country (2016) The day before we went on holiday I picked up this record – I got it because I was a fan of William Tyler already (loved – Impossible Truth and the Lost Colony EP and totally sold on his sound). And so I only had one chance to give it […]Archive
March 18, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 17 – Chris Cain
So it’s just the second international guest to date in the life of Sweetman Podcast – episode 17 is my chat with American blues guitarist and singer, Chris Cain. What a great pleasure it was to sit down with Chris and talk through his life, his influences, his passion for playing. More than once, as […]Archive
February 6, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Hillary Clinton / Young Lover: Theatre
Hillary Clinton / Young Lover Direction: Geoff Pinfield (created by Geoff Pinfield and Athur Meek – based on a book by Richard Meros) Circa Theatre; Circa Two (January 30 – February 20) Richard Meros is the “self-proclaimed Mouthpiece of the Millenials” – we’ve seen, heard and read him in other performances by Arthur Meek. You […]Archive
August 30, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Charles Bukowski: On Writing
On Writing Charles Bukowski Ecco; 1st Edition edition Back a couple of decades ago I devoured almost anything and nearly everything with the Bukowski name attached, film adaptations, spoken-word CDs, tributes, and the words: novels, short stories, screenplays, travel vignettes, diary entries, columns and the poems, mostly the poems – some of the printed correspondence […]Archive
December 15, 2013 by Simon Sweetman