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March 12, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Sometimes You Kick, Sometimes You Get Kicked
the INXS Kick album is 30 years old. I remember it so well. (Still dig it – Side One especially). It’s linked to when I had my first overseas trip. To the Gold Coast and Sydney. I’d saved my pocket money for a Walkman. My folks were going to buy me some jeans. Basketball boots […]Archive
March 7, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 427
Winifred Atwell, “Winnie” – Winifred Atwell in Concert (1976) Another recent/ish opshop-find for me, and someone asked me where/when I found out about Winifred Atwell. And I don’t really know. Probably some reissue CD comp from working in the store back in the day; I used to love trying out (almost) whatever came into the […]Archive
March 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Adam Page: Promise
Adam Page Promise Wizard Tone Records Australian multi-instrumentalist Adam Page here offers a very personal record, a very different sort of album from him – a set of solo pieces performed by Page using a variety of Native American Flutes – all expertly crafted by Todd Chaplin of Southern Cross Flutes in NZ.Archive
February 27, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 431
Darren Cross, _Xantastic (2016) I’m still working through a small pile of records from a recent trip to Australia. Darren Cross has made music under a few different names/guises – firstly as Gerling, also as The E.L.F. and most recently as one half of JEPANDDEP – and I am digging their new album quite a lot. But […]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 12, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 436
JEPANDDEP, THEY’VE BEEN CALLED (2017) It’s funny how it can go sometimes. I had heard of JEPANDDEP and certainly know Darren Cross from his music over many projects (bands, solo and this duo, the odd side-project too). He’s a talented guy. But I couldn’t get into this album when presented with the files. I received […]Archive
February 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 438
Jo Meares, King Of The Crystal Mountain (2014) I didn’t know Jo Meares until a week ago – ain’t music great like that? Now, suddenly, I’m interested. He’s great. He’s great because of this one album (so far). There are more for me to maybe hear but right now this is all I need. This […]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
February 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Marlon Williams Showcase: Make Way For Love Gets Previewed in Sydney, Monday, January 29, 2018
I was in Sydney for a few things – a chat on the radio, a Foo Fighters/Weezer gig, but mostly to catch up with friends and family. It turned out to be a more “work-related” long weekend than anticipated. Some meetings with various industry people – chatting about books and things and meeting two key […]Archive
January 31, 2018 by Simon Sweetman