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April 8, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Aerosmith: 1971 – The Road Starts Hear
Aerosmith 1971: The Road Starts Hear UMe There was a time when Aerosmith stalked the earth – gods of a sort, a young Rolling Stones-esque swagger, bluesy, bar-room ballads the kind of strut bands like KISS only thought they had. Tight but loose and full of juice. Cocksure and ready.Archive
December 3, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
The Beatles – Get Back: Film
The Beatles: Get Back Director: Peter Jackson Walt Disney Studios / Apple Corps Ltd. WingNut Films / Disney+ Peter Jackson’s much-hyped dig into the vaults of the footage that already gave us the Let It Be film (whatever that was) and the Rooftop Concert, was released over American Thanksgiving weekend on the streaming service Disney […]Archive
November 17, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concert
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concert Legacy Every second week there’s a new Springsteen live album from the vaults. And I long ago got sick of his grinning, gurning clown face. The pantomime of his huge-energy shows feeling a bit like a drunk, rasping uncle hacking out his, […]Archive
May 13, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Steve Miller Band: Live! Breaking Ground August 3, 1977
Steve Miller Band Live! Breaking Ground August 3, 1977 UME Direct A genuine find from the archives this brand new authorised release is audio (and there’s a video streaming on Amazon too) of the Steve Miller Band in their prime. In fact this is the band as big as it would be – late 70s, […]Archive
March 28, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Neil Young: Young Shakespeare
Neil Young Young Shakespeare Reprise Neil Young is really cleaning out his closet of late – another big box-set from his archives (Vol. II) finally arrived after many years of chat. And Way Down In The Rust Bucket was very recently released too. That’s a Crazy Horse gig from 1990.Archive
March 5, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Way Down In The Rust Bucket
Neil Young & Crazy Horse Way Down In The Rust Bucket Reprise This version and era of Crazy Horse is well-represented by official live albums – but Neil Young fans have loved passing around a bootleg of this particular show, now available officially as part of the never-ending story that is Neil Young’s Archives.Archive
February 16, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Miles Davis: The Lost Septet
Miles Davis The Lost Septet Sleepy Night Records This is the middle part of a trilogy of “Lost” Miles Davis records. The Lost Septet refers to this particular band – a seven-piece that never went into the studio. This show was once broadcast on radio and that’s it – though members from this line-up were […]Archive
February 15, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
The Tremeloes: Moonlight Hour (Live 1970)
The Tremeloes Moonlight Hour (Live 1970) Hatbox The Tremeloes, probably Dagenham’s second finest. Which, given the number of good things that either came from or went to Essex is not bad really. Of all the British beat-groups that still get remembered The Tremeloes are nearly one.Archive
December 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Ween: Live At Five In New York ’95 (ep)
Ween Live At Five In New York ’95 (ep) Happenstance Ween. One of the greatest musical entities of the last 30 years. Mad. Weird. Wonderful. Often all three at once. And sometimes very, very bad too – but usually in the very best way. When Ween broke up I was gutted. Even though the two […]Archive
October 28, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Bob James: Once Upon A Time – The Lost 1965 New York Studio Sessions
Bob James Once Upon A Time: The Lost 1965 New York Studio Sessions Resonance Records For all that has been awful about and in 2020 let’s pause for a moment to think of how lucky we have been to receive so many great archival jazz projects. Lost albums suddenly found. I guess that happens when […]Archive
September 29, 2020 by Simon Sweetman