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July 6, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
In Praise of Hanif Abdurraqib
Hanif Abdurraqib is a writer of words, observer of worlds. He’s a poet, essayist, cultural critic. I remember reading some of his articles on pop music – and liking them, but things really came alive for me with the release of his second book, They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us, a selection of essays. It […]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
August 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Reviews: August 2020
Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now four years into it or so… In […]Archive
August 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Lana Del Rey: Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass [Audiobook Edition]
Lana Del Rey Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass [Audiobook Edition] Audible I’m new to Lana Del Rey appreciation. I wasn’t ever a fan. Until I heard – and heard again (and could not shake) her most recent album, the brilliant Norman Fucking Rockwell! That happened. I was late to the party, but enthusiastic about […]Archive
July 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 221: Dryw McArthur
Welcome to episode 221 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys 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 in your Spotify […]Archive
May 13, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Adam Buxton: Ramble Book [Audiobook Edition]
Adam Buxton Ramble Book [Audiobook Edition] HarperCollins / Audible Adam Buxton’s autobiography/memoir Ramble Book exists currently in Audiobook form only – the print version one of many things put on hold by the pesky ol’ Coronavirus. Ramble Book in pages-form will arrive later in the year, meanwhile if anyone was going to do-over the audiobook […]Archive
April 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Reviews: April 2020
Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now four years into it or so… I […]Archive
March 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
James Taylor: Break Shot – My First 21 Years
James Taylor Break Shot: My First 21 Years Audible Originals It seems Audible (Amazon) is battling against Spotify and every other podcast platform – so they’re introducing original content that isn’t just 39 hours of a book being read by a BBC-grade thespian. There are now scripted fiction podcast and documentary podcast series’ exclusive to […]Archive
July 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Jon Ronson: The Last Days of August
Jon Ronson The Last Days of August Audible Originals Of the many forms Ronson has arguably mastered (columns and book-length essays, TV and radio documentaries) it seems his great strength, now, is in the narrative investigative podcast. Working with Audible to serve them up as seven-episode podcasts that double as, essentially, an audiobook (they can be devoured in a […]Archive
August 12, 2017 by Simon Sweetman