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June 7, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: June 2020

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now four years into  it or so… For […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 20/20, Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Blur, Cover Two, Jesse Mulligan, Joan As Police Woman, June, June 2020, Music, Out Of Time, Radio, Reviews, RNZ, RNZ Reviews, RNZ Reviews: June 2020, Shelby Lynn, Strange Things ·

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January 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: Damon Albarn – A Life In Notes

I’m usually on RNZ once a month to have a chat about some new albums. But now and then I present features on the show too. Most recently I got to talk about George Harrison’s music for almost a whole hour! And then the team behind the summer programming asked me along to chat about Damon […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2019, A Life In Notes, Blur, Damon Albarn, Damon Albarn – A Life In Notes, Everyday Robots, Feature, Gorillaz, https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/summer-days/audio/2018678333/damon-albarn-a-life-in-notes, January 14, Mali Music, Monday, Monkey, Morning, Morning Show, Music, RNZ, RNZ Feature, RNZ Feature: Damon Albarn – A Life In Notes, Rocket Juice and The Moon, Summer, Summer Times, The Good The Bad And The Queen ·

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January 17, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 591

Gorillaz, Gorillaz (2001) I remember the song Clint Eastwood and loving it straight away. (And I’ve never got sick of it). But I wasn’t straight away sold on Gorillaz. See, I wasn’t at all a Blur fan and I wasn’t that into Damon Albarn. Wasn’t sure if he was any sort of real deal, or […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2001, Blur, Clint Eastwood, Damon Albarn, Gorillaz, Interview, LP, Ravenous, Record, The Vinyl Countdown # 591, Think Tank, Tomorrow Comes Today, Vinyl ·

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November 24, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 604

Blur, The Story of a Charmless Man [Single] (1996) I was never that much of a Blur fan – not at the time. My interest in their music started after, when Damon Albarn started doing (more) interesting things outside of the band. I then went back and listened to the music of Blur through that […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1996, A-side, B-side, Blur, Brit-Pop, Charmless Man, Damon Albarn, LP, Record, Single, The Horrors, The Story of a Charmless Man, The Vinyl Countdown # 604, Trainspotting, Vinyl ·

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December 8, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: James Buttery

James Buttery is a Melbourne-based Kiwi who probably spends too much time (and a little too much money) digging though record crates across the city. He runs a sort of successful Youtube channel discussing recent vinyl purchases, and other music related topics. Here are five albums he’s loving right now… 1 – Blur, The Great […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blur, Country House, Dead C, Documentary, Five Albums, Five Albums I'm Loving Right Now, Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: James Buttery, Forca Bruta, James Buttery, Jorge Ben, Kailash, LP, Popol Vuh, Rabbitliock, Records, Rough Peel, RPM, Secret Earth, Soundtrac, Soundtrack, Special Guest, The Backbone, The Great Escape, Vinyl, YouTube ·

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August 10, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

David Woodcock: The Adventures of You and Me EP

David Woodcock The Adventures of You and Me EP Blow Up Records Southend-on-Sea songwriter David Woodcock comes off all Albarn-meets-Jarvis, a bit of Elvis Costello, a touch of Stiff Records here, reminders of the golden age of Britpop there. And we’re talking just the opening, title track of this EP. Song-craft in spades here, Woodcock […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Blow Up Records, Blur, Bolan, Bowie, Britpop, David Woodcock, Elvis Costello, EP, Pulp, Stiff Records, The Adventures of You and Me, The Adventures of You and Me EP ·

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May 8, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Damon Albarn: Everyday Robots

Damon Albarn Everyday Robots Warner Bros. It took a long time to get to any sort of grips with this. I’m talking underwhelming for the first half-dozen+ listens; disappointingly – brutally – underwhelming. I think part of the issue was in the billing of this as Albarn’s first full solo album. Creates too much hype. […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Blur, Damon Albarn, Democrazy, Dr. Dee, Everyday Robots, Gorillaz, Ravenous [OST], Think Tank ·

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December 14, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

Blur: Parklive

Blur Parklive EMI Okay, so it was a special occasion – and it was on the back of the rolling special occasion of Blur playing nice (and sometimes playing well); a reunion for the people (apparently). Hey, I like Blur. I really do. I like them more now than then in fact. Back then I […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Blur, Parklive ·

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November 20, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1469

Blur, Think Tank  (2003) My favourite Blur album. That might be the wrong answer – but I don’t think so. I even like that it has the worst Blur song (maybe even the worst song by anyone) on it. I like albums that are great but have one giant shocking shirtbird fuckout of a song […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Blur, Crazy Beat, Damon Albarn, Out Of Time, Think Tank ·

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June 1, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1981

The Good The Bad & The Queen, The Good The Bad & The Queen (2007)   I liked this album as soon as I heard it. I had become a Damon Albarn fan by then. You see, I wasn’t completely sold on Blur. I didn’t mind them – but I guess I saw them as a […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Blur, Damon Albarn, Gorillaz, Michael Nyman, The Good The Bad And The Queen, Vinyl ·

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