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February 23, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Picking The Right Time To Leave: When Leaving A Gig Early Goes Wrong
Have you ever walked out of a gig and then found out you missed the best bit? Not only the best song/s but something so amazing, something so powerful and poignant – the moment that encapsulated the gig for everyone else; a transcendental moment…yes, yes, if you walked out then how would you know you […]Archive
May 13, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Gil Scott-Heron: Nothing New
Gil Scott-Heron Nothing New XL In the end it was hard (for me) to be excited about the “exclusive” Record Store Day list of releases – it was just too long and too much in the way of filler, I couldn’t fight my way through the list to even make a wish-list – obviously there […]Archive
March 20, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Begins
Gil Scott-Heron The Revolution Begins: The Flying Dutchman Masters BGP/Beat Goes Public When Gil Scott-Heron died the focus seemed to be on his comeback, a decade and a half in the wilderness – and at least a decade of not much before that – and then there was one terrific, sometimes terrifying album and a […]Archive
November 20, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1468
Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx, We’re New Here (2011) The very first time I heard this album I did not like it. I was convinced it was a dud – but in saying that I heard enough to be intrigued to want to hear more. That’s what you want with music – a reaction, and […]Archive
November 10, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
Gil Scott-Heron: The Last Holiday
Gil Scott-Heron The Last Holiday Canongate Reading this memoir is bitter-sweet for a couple of reasons, most obviously it’s a very clear reminder of the strong, proud, smart voice of Gil Scott-Heron; a presence so strong on the page. And of course this memoir has been released posthumously. Gil got the second shot at a […]Archive
November 10, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1767
Pretty Purdie & The Playboys, Stand By Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get) (1971) So many Bernard Purdie albums – this one credited to Pretty Purdie & The Playboys – and only recently I was struck by the idiotic desire to collect them all; everything. He’s only the most recorded drummer in history (and therefore […]Archive
August 16, 2011 by Simon Sweetman