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October 6, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Ginger Baker
Ginger Baker, the influential drummer from Cream and Blind Faith is dead. He was 80. He had been in poor health for years. A week or so ago we all got wind that his final breath was drawing near. By the time you read this the news is already everywhere. Ginger Baker is dead. He […]Archive
September 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 9 – BBM, “Around The Next Dream”
BBM, Around The Next Dream, 1994 The short-lived “supergroup” BBM was basically the Cream reunion that Eric Clapton wasn’t interested in, so they subbed in Gary Moore. There had been a Cream get-together ahead of this and then a documented one a decade after – but this was, briefly, an exciting thing. Particularly because it […]Archive
February 20, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Five Albums From 1995: The Year I Left Home
In 1995 I moved to Wellington, ostensibly for university, but in reality it was to start an enormous CD collection. Most of that collection has now been replaced by vinyl – and/or Mp3s. That’s because 1995 is closer is more than 20 years ago now. But at the time I was buying up music, having […]Archive
July 19, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1076
Cream, Disraeli Gears (1967) Weird – but this was my favourite album for a long time, or one of, before I’d even heard it. How does that work? Fucked if I know – but here goes, I’ll try take you back to how that played out…You see, I loved Cream (still do, some days at […]Archive
July 11, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Charlie Haden
Man. This was sad news to wake up to. To hear that Charlie Haden has died – he seemed so vital, so urgent – prolific. And all the while he was fighting an illness. You couldn’t hear that in his playing. All I heard was warmth and strength, that which he gave too as the […]Archive
July 7, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Ginger Baker: Why?
Ginger Baker Why? Motema Music If you’ve seen the 2012 documentary film Beware of Mr. Baker (and if you haven’t – you really should) you’ll be somewhat excited and nervous at the thought of new music from Mr. Baker. Actually, Why? – you could easilyt be convinced the title is his hi-hat’s only response to […]Archive
November 10, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Tony Allen: An Autobiography of The Master Drummer of Afrobeat
Tony Allen: An Autobiography of The Master Drummer of Afrobeat Tony Allen with Michael E. Veal Duke University Press Books So, in the end, I was quite disappointed with this book – I had been pretty excited about reading it; the best thing about this book is that it has in no way dulled my […]Archive
August 4, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Beware of Mr. Baker: Film
Beware of Mr. Baker Director: Jay Bulger Vivendi Entertainment This film, a documentary of legendary Cream/Blind Faith tub-thumper, Ginger Baker, gets off to a flying start with Baker butting the filmmaker with the end of his cane – a bop on the nose as if a mad flam intro and then off into a 5/4 […]Archive
November 18, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1472
Cream, Best of Cream (1969) This record was a life-changer – and I never owned it. I had a long-term loan of what was left of my uncle’s record collection. He had some great stuff, metal, hard rock, blues, blues-rock, some prog and all the things that fit in the spaces in-between. And I took […]Archive
February 23, 2012 by Simon Sweetman