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March 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The J.Bs: More Mess On My Mind (ep)
The J.Bs More Mess On My Mind (ep) Now Again These ‘from the vaults’-styled reissues really are turning out some classic finds. Last year there was two ‘found’ John Coltrane albums (to lose just one would be careless…right?) And there were other jazz gems – near-mythic stories of albums recorded and then shelved. Finally we […]Archive
August 21, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 261
Prince, Originals (2019) So far, I have to say, they’ve hit it out of the park with the official posthumous Prince releases. I previewed this one a while back (unofficially) My prediction was the Kenny Rogers song would be ‘discovered’ as a lost-classic, a gem, and I’ve no way of knowing if that’s the case, it was just a feeling I […]Archive
June 7, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Five Songs For Friday: 30 – Rolling Thunder Reviewed!
Bob Dylan is never far from my mind, my heart, my stereo – if he’s not on the turntable, he’s in my thoughts in some way or another, often informing the music that I’ve chosen to listen to. It’s that deep. He is one of the great musical forces for me – and surely the most […]Archive
May 9, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Music Feature: Prince’s Side-Projects, Collaborations and Songs He Wrote For Other People
I’m usually on RNZ once a month to have a chat about some new albums. But now and then I present features on the show too. Last year I had nearly an hour to explore the music of George Harrison. I followed that up with a chat about Ringo Starr and played some of his best Beatles drum bits […]Archive
May 2, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 311
Kenny Rogers, They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To (1986) The best thing about being given far too many Kenny Rogers albums (no shame in a greatest hits or two – and I even saw him live a quarter-century ago or so and it was okay) is finding the hidden gems, like the song […]Archive
December 5, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Cody ChesnuTT’s Bizarre and Brilliant Headphone Masterpiece: A Weird But Classic Debut (Double) Album
Released in 2002 it was Cody ChesnuTT’s debut – arriving, seemingly, out of nowhere, the album is a Big Serve: 36 tracks, two discs, everything from Brother With An Ego which is less than 15 seconds long – through to 6 Seconds which lasts for around four and a half minutes. Cody ChesnuTT became known […]Archive
May 14, 2015 by Simon Sweetman