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June 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: On Twitter
Bill Cosby is free because a lawyer was paid a heap of money to prove they’re the best at lawyering. Justice has been severed. Elvis Costello said he was fine with Olivia Rodrigo making a song that sounded like his – because his song sounded like Bob Dylan’s and Bob Dylan’s song sounded like Chuck […]Archive
June 17, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 262: Ben Tolich (Mali Mali)
Hi and welcome to episode 262 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it […]Archive
June 6, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Reviews: June 2021
Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. This month I talked about two records from artists that have written their own songs but were here paying tribute to […]Archive
May 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Chrissie Hynde: Standing In The Doorway – Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan
Chrissie Hynde Standing In The Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd Recently I was at a local Bob Dylan tribute gig – a band that gets together and plays the songs. It was the eve of Bob’s 80th and the show was sold out and the friends in attendance were […]Archive
May 24, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: 80 Lines For Bob Dylan On The Occasion of His 80th Birthday
1. All the songs are great. Even the bad songs are better than most others by most others. 2. The best songs are better than anything. 3. The very best songs pitchfork the best songs and eat them just out of boredom. 4. And the songs better than the very best songs are so high […]Archive
May 24, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 259: Happy 80th Birthday Bob Dylan
Hello, welcome to episode 259 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there […]Archive
April 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Mali Mali: Kill and Throw (ep)
Mali Mali Kill and Throw (ep) Home Alone Records Ben Tolich has been recording (and touring) as Mali Mali for the last decade. A handful of albums, each its own insular world, each almost impossibly perfect as finite statement – a set of songs that could have been imagined up in isolation without ever hearing […]Archive
April 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Bob Dylan: The Best of The Bootleg Series
Bob Dylan The Best of The Bootleg Series Columbia / Legacy We used to talk about Bob’s Never Ending Tour 10 years, 20 years, 30 years, only Covid could postpone it. And somewhere in there another anniversary started to pile up. The Bootleg Series. A three volume set of rarities was boxed-up to blow minds […]Archive
April 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Skipping Reels of Rhyme
Poem after poem, time after time. It is my chance to sing. No less a force than Bob Dylan said all words that rhyme mean the same thingArchive
March 25, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Heard Mentality
You’ve got to know what came before you, who was there first, who (maybe) did it best, the people that wrote the scriptures and pushed the stones up hills, that worked the line in the way you wished – and now you do, you give it a go – because of them. Warren Zevon being […]Archive
March 9, 2021 by Simon Sweetman