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May 6, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Olivia Jean & April March: Palladium (ep)
Olivia Jean & April March Palladium (ep) Third Man Records I haven’t loved everything Jack White has done but I have always been in support of the aesthetic and business model of his Third Man Records – classic, old-fashioned record-making for people that love music. Novelty jukebox singles, quirky fan projects and an overall quality-control […]Archive
December 11, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 190 David Brent
I watched the David Brent: Life on the Road movie the other day. It was alright – I like Ricky Gervais a lot though the film broke no new ground and just delivered up more of The Office but in a different context. In the picture David Brent (now a travelling salesman) puts together a […]Archive
August 24, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Broken. English
He had pulled himself up by his boot straps and with just the one wing – never considering the left (or what was left) only sure that he was right (or ‘correct’). This bird had flown all along and only on one wing. No help at all. Those pesky boot straps at least they worked […]Archive
July 23, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 526
Ken Colyer’s Jazzmen, Spirituals Volume 1 (1974) I had heard of this guy – Ken Colyer – but I hadn’t really heard him…a British jazzer who dedicated his life to recreating/representing the fabulous music of New Orleans. His band (his Jazzmen) would also play skiffle pieces in and around the jazz or turn trad-jazz over […]Archive
May 8, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Haruki Murakami: The Strange Library
The Strange Library Haruki Murakami Knopf Originally published in Japan in 2008 here we have the first English translation of Murakami’s novella. The Strange Library has been translated from Japanese by Ted Goossen and is supported by wonderful illustrations and design of Chip Kidd, but the real magic is in this creepy, intriguing tale – […]Archive
August 8, 2013 by Simon Sweetman