Posts Tagged Carole King
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March 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: We Won’t Make It Any Other Way
Some of my best friends have been songs – walking home on stormy nights, to a house alone back when you didn’t have music on your phone – I’d duck into a bus stop to change batteries (or the CDs) on the Discman. And I had no idea where I was going – but the […]Archive
September 11, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Erin Rae: Lagniappe Session (ep)
Erin Rae Lagniappe Session (ep) Independent / Aquarium Drunkard The great Aquarium Drunkard site/blog started up this thing a while back called the Lagniappe Sessions – getting artists to record covers and inspirations, a short-form thing, an EP the result. It’s been a great way to discover both new musical talent (the artist) and rediscover […]Archive
July 17, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Courtney Marie Andrews: Honest Life
Courtney Marie Andrews Honest Life Fat Possum It’s forever a case of break out the comparisons when writing about female singer/songwriters – I’m guilty of it, as well as being critical of it – but sometimes those comparisons stand up and usually they’re meant as a compliment; to that end it’s impossible not to hear […]Archive
February 28, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Revisiting Tapestry: Carole King’s Masterpiece
In 1995 there was a Carole King tribute album, Tapestry Revisited. I never listened to it – truth be told I’ve never really liked the tribute album where a classic record is interpreted by a bunch of people, as well meaning as it probably is I just don’t like the concept. And when you have […]Archive
March 12, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The City: Now That Everything’s Been Said
The City Now That Everything’s Been Said LightInTheAttic Here’s a wonderful reissue from the dependable LightInTheAttic label – it’s the first time too that The City’s Now That Everything’s Been Said has been reissued for vinyl. This was a band fronted by Carole King and it’s essentially her “lost” or middle years. She’d written the […]Archive
June 20, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Gerry Goffin
Sad to hear, just now, of the passing of Gerry Goffin. One of the greatest – most important – lyricists in rock’n’roll. History has him as the abusive, womanizing ex-husband of Carole King – and I don’t intend to judge him for that, nor excuse any of the behavior or speculate on it. King’s story […]Archive
March 6, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Carole King: A Natural Woman – A Memoir
A Natural Woman: A Memoir Carole King Grand Central Publishing I loved this book. It’s honest and thoughtful and King has had an interesting life; she’s candid about failed marriages and the damage that was done – from one marriage in particular. She clearly loves music – might seem an obvious thing to say, but […]Archive
February 20, 2012 by Simon Sweetman