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May 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Nightwatchman Clicks His Flashlight: On Jon McLeary’s Double Century of Ghost Posts
Well, he’s a cricket fan, so he’ll enjoy the mention of a “double century” – but one thing I learned a while back is that you have to pick your moments and celebrate your own milestones in this writing-online caper. You have to turn up. And turn up. And turn up again. And if you […]Archive
December 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 189 Holloway Road
We rented it for a start – a small house on Holloway Road and a piece of history. Old George, who lived a few houses down and whose father had famously lived well past a hundred, told me that Winston McCarthy had grown up in our house and it had also been a shop at […]Archive
November 2, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 476
Tangerine Dream, Near Dark [OST] (1987) Holy fuck Tangerine Dream has pumped out some albums eh…and d’you know, this is the only one I own. And I received it just over a week ago – a kind soul posted it to me. I haven’t seen the film either. But I did enjoy listening to the […]Archive
May 24, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: The Nightwatchman
There he is at the crease, no runs on the board, but he won’t be ignored – as he aims for the middle and never heads too far down the pitch. He is always able, just, to dig it out from the block-hole, best foot forward, which is obviously right. He’s left with the bat, […]Archive
July 3, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 674
V/A, The British Pop Collection (1983) Every time I do any sort of themed DJ set I like to go and get a new album, or a new old album, a 2nd-hander. I might not even get to play much of anything from it but it’s a little treat, an incentive, a prize for confining […]Archive
March 29, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 52 The Cricket
It happened to me in late 1984. Michelle went for a trip to Australia for a time to wean Angus. So it was just me and him in the big warehouse space with the Doctor Strange window on Wakefield Street. I’d get him off to sleep finally and put on the radio. This one night […]Archive
February 22, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Best of British
It was Best of British down at The Old Bailey this weekend – we slaughtered the English team in the Cricket World Cup so there was a delightful irony in serving up the “best of British” after; the English cricket team had just shown the worst. Anyway, I managed to avoid Britpop altogether (not that […]Archive
February 20, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
DJ Setlist: The Old Bailey, Best of British, February 20, 2015
I thought I’d do a Best of British set to coincide with the NZ/England game. We (NZ) slaughtered them (England). It was mesmerizing, majestic. The pub filled up soon-after and I played a bunch of British things. Some good – some great. It was a fun night. I liked it. Here’s the set. 1. 10cc, […]Archive
October 20, 2014 by Simon Sweetman