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November 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Reviews: November 2020
Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now four years into it or so… For […]Archive
November 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
dj blackpower: BLP2020 “King of the Night”
dj blackpower BLP2020 “King of the Night” (ep) 10K The artist born Michael Jordan Bonema has, since 2015, been making waves with great Bandcamp releases including many mixtapes all under the moniker MIKE. He’s built a following and now he ever slightly side-steps by releasing this EP under a new name. But anyone that’s heard […]Archive
November 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 21
Village People, Macho Man[Single] (1978) I guess I’m neither a Village People fan nor a non-fan. They’re just the band you know – because some of their songs were everywhere for a while and occasionally continue to be in many places. Certainly the case with this song. And the gym one with the letters. We […]Archive
November 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 22
The Clash, Rock The Casbah [Single] (1982) I do like The Clash. Sure. Just not as much as most people that like/love The Clash. I do still think they’re a bit overrated and maybe it won’t help my cause at all to suggest that this is one of my favourites by them – which doesn’t […]Archive
November 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 23
Bruce Hornsby and The Range, The Way It Is [Single] (1986) I’ve always loved this song. I respect Bruce Hornsby as a musician and have listened to a few of the things he’s done outside and around the album of the same name that of course features this as its title track. But ultimately I […]Archive
November 3, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 25
Stevie Wonder, As [Single] (1976) I was about to kick this off by saying I’m on a Stevie Wonder kick currently. But then, I’m always on a Stevie Wonder kick. One of the most important music artists in (and of) my lifetime – which is to say his music has been in my heart, mind, […]Archive
November 1, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 26
David Bowie, The Laughing Gnome [Single] (1967) You quickly sort the true believers when you delve into David Bowie’s pre-Ziggy years. Or his David Jones years. Or really we’re talking about the bridging of them…some of the David Jones stuff became popular on the back of his world domination in the 1970s. I can take […]Archive
October 31, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 27
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Enola Gay [Single] (1980) I remember seeing a TV ad for Shake Magazine and wanting to get the latest issue. My mum bought it for me – I was sick, in bed for the day, home from school, and one of the bands featured in the magazine was OMD – […]Archive
October 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Yo La Tengo: Sleepless Night [EP]
Yo La Tengo Sleepless Night [EP] Matador This new EP by Yo La Tengo features covers that stretch back over the last decade or so. As always with this band there’s equal awe for the versions they offer and the mere song-selection. It’s cool, or reassuring, or reassuringly cool to know that that band you’ve […]Archive
October 19, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Kurt Vile: Speed, Sound, Lonely KV [EP]
Kurt Vile Speed, Sound, Lonely KV [EP] Matador I guess it’s a wee stopgap – though this EP is something Vile was chipping away at, recorded in bits and pieces across several years during visits to Nashville.Archive
October 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman