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June 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Roger McGough Had Done Enough – And Long Before He Wrote A Poem To Save My Life
What I said was that I’d first read the poem when I was about 15. And had loved it ever since. Had thought about it – and often – for nearly 30 years. And because that clearly wasn’t lofty enough I added that the poem, this one poem, was in fact a guiding light. I […]Archive
June 12, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
When In Doubt, OST!
There aren’t many rules in our house – but a big one is to not have the music too loud unless we all agree, unless it’s party time, unless I’m in the house alone. And to not have competing sounds – no music blasting in one room with a TV still on somewhere else, all […]Archive
June 11, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Promising Young Woman and Unhinged is The Double Feature I Am Here For
Promising Young Woman and Unhinged were movies I liked – a lot. You are maybe not supposed to ‘like’ them; they aren’t meant to be a fun watch. But I applaud the filmmakers in both cases and I sat riveted. I want them to screen together. I want them to be shown to school-age audiences. […]Archive
June 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
My Top-Ten Re-Watchable Sitcoms
There is one thing with this list of 10 – all of the shows needed to be rewatchable, need to be shows I have actually re-watched. Often. So with that as the only catch here’s the list. 1. Taxi – I am in love with this show. And I always have been and I’ve written […]Archive
June 5, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
All I Am Saying Is Give Yoko A Chance
Yoko Ono. She is nearly 90. She might not be with us for much longer. I don’t think we’ve really appreciated her as an artist in her own right, for her amazing talents – and in her role too as the love of John Lennon’s life. That’s important – when The Beatles broke up both […]Archive
June 5, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
My Top 10 Stephen King Books
I keep threatening to read Stephen King again – I should. I love him. And I haven’t read any of his books for about 20 years. They’re piling up and I’m miles behind. But where to start? I still haven’t read all of the “classic” titles, let alone finding the best of the new ones. Well, I […]Archive
April 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 45 – Yes, “Big Generator”
Yes, Big Generator, 1987 This one’s pretty funny. I bought this because I quite liked that 80s hit, Owner Of A Lonely Heart. Then, much later, I found out that was the band Yes. I’m not sure if I ever really liked the band Yes, but I did know their early prog records – the, […]Archive
March 11, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Dylan Taite Rolls One In His Grave And Discusses The Latest Abomination That Is Masquerading As An Award And Still Dares To Use His Name
The Taite Music Prize recognises artistic success for one New Zealand album released in the past year. It is named after Dylan Taite, the great Kiwi rock scribe. Taite died in 2003. He died again today when news was beamed through to him about the 2021 finalists. The only possible outcome that could keep the […]Archive
March 9, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 44 – Sophie B. Hawkins, “Tongues and Tails”
Sophie B. Hawkins, Tongues and Tails, 1992 Sometimes one song used to be enough. It used to be enough to make you want to buy in to the parent-album and it used to be enough to nearly carry that record; to keep you invested so you did the time until you came away with something […]Archive
February 24, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 247: Talia Marshall
Welcome to Sweetman Podcast. It’s 2021. But I started this year with conversations recorded at the very end of 2020. Now we’re into fresh conversations recorded in 2021. And this is episode 247 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys Now – as you probably know, as […]Archive
February 20, 2021 by Simon Sweetman