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March 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Billy Collins: Whale Day And Other Poems
Whale Day And Other Poems Billy Collins Random House Billy Collins is a living legend in (and of) American letter. Poet Laureate in the immediate post-911 years. Professor handing on his advice to new generations. And a prolific publishing presence still. There’s warmth and wisdom in Collins’ poems.Archive
March 22, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Amanda Sewell: Wendy Carlos – A Biography
Wendy Carlos: A Biography Amanda Sewell Oxford University Press Wendy Carlos is one of the great pioneers of electronic music, champion of the Moog, creator of mesmerising soundtracks (A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, TRON) and as well as recontextualising classical music to make one of the genre’s all-time best sellers, it is likely she also […]Archive
March 16, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Michael Allred w/ Steve Horton and Laura Allred: BOWIE: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams
BOWIE: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams Michael Allred w/ Steve Horton and Laura Allred Insight Comics There are some extraordinary graphic memoirs and bios – the vision, the way the colourist and artist combine with the writer to tell a story. A shining example of this (still relatively new) form is this tribute to David […]Archive
March 6, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Dakota McFadzean: To Know You’re Alive
To Know You’re Alive Dakota McFadzean Conundrum Press Dakota McFadzean is a Canadian comic strip writer and artist – he has two previous volumes of bundled shorts and his work has appeared in MAD Magazine, Funny or Die, The New Yorker and The Best American Comics.Archive
March 2, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
James Blunt: How To Be A Complete and Utter Blunt – Diary of a Reluctant Social Media Sensation
How To Be A Complete and Utter Blunt: Diary of a Reluctant Social Media Sensation James Blunt Constable I don’t know who first alerted me but I probably had the same reaction as many: James Blunt IS FUNNY! He was savage even. Just the right type of wit. It was wonderful to read his comebacks […]Archive
February 26, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Ian Nathan: Stephen King at the Movies
Stephen King at the Movies: A Complete History of the Film and Television Adaptations from The Master of Horror Ian Nathan Palazzo Editions; None Edition I’ve been calling myself a lapsed fan. It’s a Forgive Me, Father scenario. It’s been years since I’ve read anything by Stephen King (well, that’s not quite true, I recently […]Archive
February 23, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
John Densmore: The Seekers – Meetings With Remarkable Musicians (and Other Artists)
The Seekers: Meetings With Remarkable Musicians (and Other Artists) John Densmore Hachette Books John Densmore was a pretty good drummer but he’s a really bad writer. So it’s remarkable that he’s now up to book number three! The first was a given – a book about his time in The Doors; no one could argue […]Archive
February 22, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sara Dallin & Keren Woodward: Really Saying Something (Sara & Keren) – Our Bananarama Story
Really Saying Something: Sara & Keren – Our Bananarama Story Sara Dallin & Keren Woodward Cornerstone / Penguin This cool summer I got hooked on the song Cruel Summer – and hooked again on Bananarama for the first time in absolutely years. So giddy with the rush of nostalgia I wrote a goddamn poem about […]Archive
February 12, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Matthew Restall: Elton John’s Blue Moves (33 1/3)
Elton John’s Blue Moves (33 1/3) Matthew Restall Bloomsbury Academic A while back someone told me to check out Elton John’s Blue Moves album – I knew of it but hadn’t spent a lot of time with it; the advice was that it was a hidden gem. Not many hits at all (really just the […]Archive
January 16, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Mike Edison: Sympathy For The Drummer – Why Charlie Watts Matters
Sympathy For The Drummer: Why Charlie Watts Matters Mike Edison Backbeat Most people know that Charlie Watts matters – most people that would read a book about how Charlie Watts matters would already know I reckon…hell, I already wrote my own piece arguing much the same ages ago – but that didn’t stop me lapping […]Archive
December 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman