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May 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 59: Dion – “Born To Be With You”
Sometimes you have every reason to hear an album but just never get to it. Case in point: I love Dion DiMucci – I love so many of the albums Phil Spector produced in the 1970s (the earlier stuff too, but the ramshackle charm he brought to legends faltering, as is the case here…) and […]Archive
January 16, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Bobby Gillespie presents Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down
Various Artists: Bobby Gillespie Presents Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down Ace Records/Border I’m a sucker for a great artist-driven compilation/mix-tape. They’ll tell you that you can do it yourself via Spotify or almost any other platform. And you can. But the best mixtapes are the ones your friends make you – because you get to see […]Archive
December 2, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Bobby Keys
Bobby Keys has died, he was 70. He had been battling cirrhosis – and was not on stage with The Rolling Stones when they played Auckland a couple of weeks ago. Keys made a trip to New Zealand earlier this year when his side-project, Bobby Keys & The Suffering Bastards honoured their side-show that was […]Archive
January 12, 2012 by Simon Sweetman