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September 22, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 248
Peter Fonda, Peter Fonda (2018) I have a very kind friend based in Australia who has hooked me up with some interesting vinyl from talented, if lesser known players. His philosophy is simple: connecting people with music, sharing his tastes, helping out his mates – his mates in bands and his mates that like music. […]Archive
February 16, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 222 – Foo Fighters, Sydney, 2018
It wasn’t that I was desperate to see the Foo Fighters again – although I was curious (call it a perverse ‘professional curiosity’ if you like…) I saw the Foos when they had only just formed and were rather good. I saw them again, two albums later, as part of a Big Day Out. And they were quite shit. […]Archive
August 22, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Spencer P. Jones
Spencer P. Jones has died. I loved so much of the music Spencer P. Jones created and assisted. For he was behind so many bands and various guises, sometimes a sideman, often out front – his songs…someone else’s songs…killer player! The Australian guitarist – best known for his involvement in The Johnnys and Beasts of […]Archive
August 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Bob Dylan Aussie Tour 2018
Okay, so I created a playlist a few months back featuring the most-common Bob Dylan setlist from the start of his 2018 tour. But then he took a break. And the couple of months off has seen a few changes to the setlist. Gone are the Sinatra-era evergreens, in place a couple of kick ass songs […]Archive
August 9, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 128 – Chris Familton
Welcome to episode 128 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Chris Familton is a Sydney-based, Kiwi-born writer, DJ and musician. He has the music sites Doubtful Sounds and Post to Wire where he reviews, interviews, blogs, makes suggestions and recommendations, creates playlists – you know, all the things…Archive
August 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Midnight Oil – 1984: Film
Midnight Oil: 1984 Director: Rob Argall Piccolo Films Pty Ltd./Madman In 1985 Tears For Fears sang that “Everybody” wanted “to rule the world” from their hit of the same name. In 1980s pop – certainly by the mid-80s – musicians were either aiming to be world-beaters or world-savers. The political climate was fraught, the threat […]Archive
March 18, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 423
The Holy Soul, Fortean Times (2015) When Country Music TV was a staple in my flat a few years ago – part of a rival cable system that could never quite compete with the then-mainstay – I used to think about how awful a lot of the Australian music was – the stuff we were […]Archive
February 19, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 433
The Holy Soul / Bowerbirds, That’s All / Give It [Single] (2009) The 7” single format. A great format. Right? One song to announce an artist, to be defined by, to represent – one song to kick off the party, to kick out the jams. How about the split single? Even better: two chances, technically. […]Archive
February 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 440
The Johnnys, (There’s Gonna Be A) Showdown [Single] (1986) The Johnnys – a mate played me the album. I tell you – cliché alert! – it was life-changing. It really was. Another mate, from Aussie (and years later) found me the full CD to replace my dubbed-tape. Then I got it on vinyl. The album […]Archive
February 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
That time I was Co-Pilot on Sydney’s 2Ser “Dirt Music” (Saturday, January 27, 2018)
We were in Sydney just recently, a wee family holiday before the start of school again. The aim was to catch up with family and friends – Katy was there for work too. That was the catalyst. And then I ended up doing a few work-related things. I saw the Foo Fighters and Weezer. I […]Archive
January 31, 2018 by Simon Sweetman