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December 9, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Michael Diamond/Adam Horovitz: Beastie Boys Book
Beastie Boys Book Michael Diamond/Adam Horovitz Spiegel & Grau It finally arrived – after so much talk and plenty of hype, the memoir of The Beastie Boys written by its two surviving members. When Adam Yauch (MCA) died from cancer in 2012 that was the end of the group. Respectfully and realistically Michael Diamond (Mike […]Archive
November 18, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 101: Minor Threat – “Out of Step”
Almost everything I know about Minor Threat is due to listening to and reading Henry Rollins. And being a fan of Ian MacKaye’s approach, agenda and ethos. By which I mean I’m more of a Fugazi fan but Minor Threat has been on the radar for me for a while as a direct result. I’m […]Archive
September 14, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 18 – Mike D (Michael Diamond)
I realised, just recently, that I needed to include Mike D (or Michael Diamond) of the Beastie Boys in these files. There might not be many people out there that think of him as one of the world’s greatest drummers – but for me he was formative, crucial; super important. It comes from being the […]Archive
April 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Taking The Power Back: Ten of the Most Important Hip-Hop Albums in my Life
We all know that lists are subjective – that is the point of them. So I’ve decided to do a series of top ten albums across genres. They’ll appear sporadically. And rather than call them “Top Ten” I will call them ten of the most important – sorry if that sounds pretentious. It’s not meant […]Archive
November 28, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 603
Beastie Boys, Licensed to Ill (1986) Easily one of the most important, influential albums for me – one of the things I could point to and say “I discovered this!” Actually, my friend Aaron had it first. Probably from his older brother. But as soon as I heard it I was sold. I remember exactly […]Archive
November 24, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Five Songs For Friday: # 3 – New and Old Favourites
A pretty good week – I’ve been podcasting up a storm, new ep on the way very soon and now several in the can as I contemplate moving up to once a week rather than once a fortnight…we’ll see, that’s the plan for 2017, potentially. So lots of chats this week – some about music, […]Archive
November 1, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Five Unmissable Shows I Missed: The First Five That Sprang To Mind
No show is unmissable. Yes, I say this as one of the lucky ones that saw Prince during his only New Zealand shows. And yes, I say this having attended thousands of shows – including many I really didn’t want to, and so many that I have been beyond chuffed to see. I’ve written about […]Archive
July 31, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Idris Muhammad
Sad, man. Really sad news hearing about the passing of Idris Muhammad; in recent years this guy was my favourite drummer. He was close to top of the list – and he’d been on that list for most of the last 20 years anyway. I first discovered Idris Muhammad by fluke. Total fluke. I picked […]Archive
August 5, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1317
Beastie Boys, Check Your Head (1992) Holy shit it was gratifying! You see you love this band. You followed Beastie Boys from when you were first made aware of their first album – shortly after it was released. And those first two albums went round and round after school. Tapes. Wore ‘em out. Bought ‘em […]Archive
November 27, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1458
Beastie Boys, The In Sound From Way Out! (1996) I bought so many copies of this on CD – I gave it away, I lost it, I loaned it (that awkward cross between giving it away and losing it – a little of column A, a little of column B) and I ruined them – […]Archive
February 16, 2012 by Simon Sweetman