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August 31, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Five Songs For Friday: 26 – Chet Baker
I can’t remember when I first heard Chet Baker but I’ve been a fan for a while. A long time. Feels like he’s just been there forever. My whole life. But I would have been a teenager before I first heard him knowingly. And then it was all in. And it’s still the way. Currently […]Archive
March 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Five Songs For Friday: 25 – In Celebration of the Return of The Breeders
The Breeders – such a great band, such fun. Always the right time to hear them, always good to listen to. I loved the Pixies, but I don’t feel their music has aged all that well. I love the side-projects – and related acts. Belly, Throwing Muses, Kelley Deal 6000, The Amps. So many good […]Archive
February 15, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Five Songs For Friday: 24 – Songs From Brand New (and Upcoming) Albums
It’s a new music Friday, lots of new-new-new things to check out – so here’s a wee sample of some of the key tracks/key artists. Or something like that… Actually, the only album here that is still “upcoming” is the first, all the other tracks here are from band new albums – out today. You’ll […]Archive
February 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Five Songs For Friday: 23 – 2018’s First Batch of Brand New Music
I’m still catching up with music from 2016 and 2017, in fact I’m still finding great stuff from the 1970s and the 1950s… So how about all the new stuff from 2018 already? We’re a month in to the new year and some terrific things have made it out into the world of music already. […]Archive
January 19, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Five Songs For Friday: 22 – Giving The Drummer Some…
Drum Solos! – wait, come back! You don’t often hear people crying out for more drum solos, or any drum solos. Even a lot of drummers hate drum solos. But sometimes you see and hear something special. And sometimes the drum solo – or an extended break – is, I dunno, “musical”, and exciting. Well, […]Archive
December 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Five Songs For Friday: 21 – Peter Gabriel
It’s been a while since we’ve had a Five Songs For Friday. And today I dug out the first five Peter Gabriel solo albums. I love Peter Gabriel. I love his Genesis stuff – I love almost all of the Genesis stuff, with him, without him and certainly everything he’s done since. I love the soundtracks, […]Archive
October 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Five Songs For Friday: 20 – New Discoveries/New Rediscoveries
Today it’s all about new things – new songs by new discoveries, new to me at least. Not everything here is brand new, but it’s brand new to my ears. Lots of great music this year, and almost every year – but certainly some new things over the last week or two that I’ve really […]Archive
September 22, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Five Songs For Friday: 19 – Album-Length ‘Songs’
It’s been a while – and since the big news for a lot of people this week was the announcement that Sleep will be playing NZ shows next year (for the first time ever) I thought, in honour of the album Dopesmoker we could look at four single-track albums; album-length songs. So here goes…Archive
August 10, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Five Songs For Friday: 17 – (New and Old) Favourite Instrumentals
It’s been a big week of podcast-edits for me, and as well as layering in loads of music (often instrumentals) I’ve been listening to lots of instrumental music even when not editing. There are some new and old favourites here. Something for everyone, hopefully. Five things that I dig at any rate.Archive
July 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Five Songs For Friday: 16 – Brand New Music From Old, Old Favourites
This week it’s all about new music from old favourites. Simple theme. So here goes… 1. Melvins, Christ Hammer There’s a brand new – double – album from the Melvins – I love this band. It all fell into place seeing them live the first time (I’ve caught them three times now, in three different […]Archive
June 29, 2017 by Simon Sweetman