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June 4, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: I’m No Oil Painting Of Course – Nor Am I Willing To Be. I Like Hanging Around In Art Galleries But Not For THAT Long!
In the movie about Chess Records* the role of Etta James was played by Beyoncé.. Look, it ain’t gonna be me that shits on Queen B. She has a fine-enough set of pipes and plenty to recommend her beyond that. But when I first heard – and saw Miss Etta James she was locked in […]Archive
October 5, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 84 – Midge Marsden
Welcome to episode 84 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. Up in Auckland recently I finally got to have a sit-down chat with Midge Marsden. We’ve talked about doing this a few times, he and I have corresponded over the years – but this was the first time we’d […]Archive
June 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Got Live Cos I Want It: 10 Important Live-in-Concert Albums In My Life of Listening
I know I’ve written about live albums before – several times, and I always will, I love live albums! – but I thought I’d give you a list of the ten live albums that I consider the most important. That is to say important to me, these lists are a chance for me to remind […]Archive
February 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 583
Chicago Smoke Shop, Mind On My Sleeve [Single] (1988) Long before I knew Darren Watson or any of his music as a solo performer I knew this song – and a couple of others from the band. I remember seeing the clips on TV, I never saw the band live – but they were a big […]Archive
December 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Five Songs For Friday: # 4 – Five Great Tracks From Five Great Live Albums
Not all live albums are created equally – many are built in the studio after with overdubs, some just feature crowd-noise endlessly, Neil Young’s brand new live album has him substituting out the crowd for animal noise. There are some great, great live albums out there – where the energy of the crowd is so […]Archive
October 28, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Check out Chris Cain: He’s Got The Blues in his Soul and at his Fingertips
Chris Cain is an American blues guitarist and singer. He writes his own songs – has nearly a dozen albums to his name, but it’s the blues he carries inside him, a repertoire of songs by the greats, the legends – B.B. King and Albert King, for example – that make Cain worth seeing and […]Archive
September 28, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 625
Billy Ocean, No More Love On The Run [Single] (1984) I was pretty into Billy Ocean in the mid-80s. His songs were on the radio, we taped the radio and kept the best songs to play over and over and my aunty bought cassette tapes of all the new artists with fresh hits. So she […]Archive
March 23, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Chris Cain, Roy Phillips – Together in Concert for the First Time w/ The Rodger Fox Big Band (Wgtn, March 23)
Chris Cain/Roy Phillips – Together in Concert for The First Time w/ The Rodger Fox Big Band The Grand Wednesday, March 23 Billed as The USA – UK Connection (featuring The Rodger Fox Big Band) we essentially had 2-for-1, a double-bill that started with The UK’s Roy Phillips. He’s been living in New Zealand since […]Archive
March 21, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Chris Cain with The Rodger Fox Big Band: King of the Blues
Chris Cain w/ The Rodger Fox Big Band King of the Blues TBone Records American guitarist Chris Cain is a regular visitor to these shores and late last year he recorded this set with The Rodger Fox Big Band. Consider it a business card, of sorts. Here you get to hear Cain do his B.B. […]Archive
July 25, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: #115 – Soul Power, Wellington, 2009
Well it’s Film Festival time once again. And so by way of looking back I post this stub – not really all that exciting at all (though you might notice I’ve written a phone number on it, then scribbled that out…a hark back to landlines, and the days when the tickets sat next to the […]Archive
June 10, 2015 by Simon Sweetman