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April 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Hankering To Hear The Original: The Hunt, The Journey…
If you’re a record store tragic then you probably have “a list” – I mean the sort of list (mythical, in your head – at best) where you hope to find the album when and where you’re looking. It would be too easy (and boring) to just click the link and have it delivered – […]Archive
April 15, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Bettye LaVette: Things Have Changed
Bettye LaVette Things Have Changed Verve Bettye LaVette’s had one hell of a comeback – or an arrival; barely anyone knew about her before, and if they did it was more about her struggles than her music – she’s also got one hell of a colourful backstory and though there was some great music early […]Archive
March 19, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 422
Ry Cooder, Jazz (1978) Ry Cooder made a series of albums across the 1970s – “genre” albums – he took on blues and country and the various permutations. Here it was overt – Jazz – but we’re talking old; we’re talking, too, of a time when jazz was dead or dying (the mid/late 70s). All […]Archive
March 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 39: Ananda Shankar – “Ananda Shankar”
I’m thinking that I’ve never really heard Ananda Shankar even though I know the name. And when I get to this, his self-titled debut I realise I do know this music, have heard a few of the piece; though never the whole album. So it was fun to sit down with this and follow it […]Archive
February 20, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Van Morrison: Versatile
Van Morrison Versatile SMG No need to slow down and too late to stop by quite a way, and so here we have Van Morrisson’s second brand new album of 2017, this one arriving right at the end of the year and just a few short months after the also very good Roll With The […]Archive
February 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: BADBADNOTGOOD (January 31, Wgtn)
BADBADNOTGOOD San Fran Wednesday, January 31 On loan from Laneway – Wellington was lucky to get BADBADNOTGOOD back for a show, some five years after they last docked down our way. In that time the prolific jazz/R’n’B combo has released a few new albums and compilations, singles, remixes, live records and plenty of interesting collaborations […]Archive
January 31, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Foo Fighters & Weezer (January 27, Sydney)
Foo Fighters & Weezer ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park; Sydney, Australia Saturday, January 27 The Foo Fighters are a strange beast – they have been in existence some 22 years. Started, as a solo project by Dave Grohl, a dumping ground for demos he’d been building up in Nirvana’s final moments and then in the […]Archive
October 18, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Alison Krauss: Windy City
Alison Krauss Windy City Capitol Windy City isn’t the best album Alison Krauss has made – and there are a small handful of precious gems to consider already. But it’s a timely, warm reminder that she’s one of the best pure singers and a wonderful song-interpreter. And sometimes that’s all you need. And so it […]Archive
October 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer: Not Dark Yet
Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer Not Dark Yet SILVER CROSS RECORDS It’s the first album-length collaboration from sisters Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer – ten songs, nine of them covers, and just 37 minutes. It’s a harrowing, but lovely little ride through dark emotions. Plenty of baggage here. A cover of Townes Van Zandt’s Lungs, […]Archive
August 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox: New Gramophone, Who Dis?
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox New Gramophone, Who Dis? mudhutdigital.com Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox has been averaging about three albums a year across the last wee while – blink, and you’ll miss one, then they’ll release another, usually on the back of a YouTube viral hit. The band – a floating cast, certainly in terms of […]Archive
August 20, 2017 by Simon Sweetman