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October 21, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Nick Tosches

Nick Tosches has died. He was one of my favourite writers. Total firebrand. You almost had to hold on to the handrail while you worked out how to balance the book and turn the pages. He wrote with fury, anger and huge, huge heart. Tosches was equal parts Lester Bangs and Hunter S. Thompson. Or […]
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May 31, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 297

Dean Martin, The Early Hits of Dean Martin [EP] (1966) I’ve talked about this before – the Greatest Hits EP. No one would dare do it now – too insulting, too embarrassing but these mega-single-styled EPs from the 60s were so great. I love Dean Martin – my introduction to him was seeing him shit on The Rolling […]
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March 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Hal Blaine

Hal Blaine has died. The session drumming legend was 90. What a life. What a legacy. If he wasn’t the most prolific sessioneer skinsman he was certainly the most successful of the busy-schedule players. A part of one of the greatest groups of all time – The Wrecking Crew (not a band as such, a collective […]
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