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April 23, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Feature: The Life and Legacy of Billy Preston
About once a month or so I have a long chat on RNZ about a particular musical artist or genre or a theme – for their regular Tuesday music features. This week I got to talk about about Billy Preston. He’s been on my mind ever since I was about 9 years old and I first […]Archive
December 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Movies of My Life # 16: The Compleat Beatles
Maybe it’s because it’s hard to find and best remembered for what it represented (also: time/place) but I reckon The Compleat Beatles is the very best Beatles doco there’s ever been. It shits on The Anthology which is not terrible, but is, probably, far too much of a good thing. When The Anthology was released […]Archive
September 24, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1027
King Curtis, Live At Fillmore West (1971) I think I must have read about this album first – and that had me importing a copy of the CD. Ever since that first listen I’ve had it on the list, an album I had to have – on vinyl. That CD’s done the rounds, been loaned […]Archive
July 29, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: Alone = No Wonder
He reminded himself that it was ok to be alone. Not the best. But ok. Better than nothing? Well, maybe something like that, but Billy Preston had that song that said something about “you gotta have something”, so maybe there was no nothing anyway, and therefore, being alone was just how it was – having […]Archive
December 20, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Bobby Whitlock: Where There’s A Will There’s A Way
Bobby Whitlock Where There’s A Will There’s A Way: The ABC-Dunhill Recordings LightInTheAttic/Future Days Recordings This reissue/anthology puts together the first two Bobby Whitlock solo albums – out of print, forgotten, underappreciated – it’s the perfect LightInTheAttic reissue then. And there’s so much to take in here across a single disc, 21 tracks that remind […]Archive
September 23, 2013 by Simon Sweetman