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December 28, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
In Praise of Paul Hertzog’s Martial Arts Soundtracks
I know I’ve told you at least once already that I’m a huge fan of listening to soundtracks and in the last couple of years I’ve really decided to embrace that. In fact part of the decision to downscale my record collection is around the focus on film scores – I’m teaching myself to be […]Archive
December 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
In Praise of 2021’s TV Shows (TIME Magazine’s List)
It’s the time of the year where we get – and share – lists. Some of us make them. And I’m not talking about lists of gifts we want. I mean the annual line-up of best films, best books, best albums and so on… Well, earlier I read TIME magazine’s 10 Best TV Shows of […]Archive
December 4, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
In Praise of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
In late 2007, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss released Raising Sand. What an album. I remember it well – the release and early years of playing it, I mean. The album is still with me now. A forever favourite. A modern classic that feels like it was beamed in from another time entirely. I was […]Archive
November 24, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
In Praise of ‘The Morning Show’
Over the weekend we finished the final episodes of season two of The Morning Show. I liked this show a lot. It’s a smart soap-opera, a compelling and very straight-faced satire. The Morning Show debuted in 2019 as a flagship for then-new streaming platform, Apple TV+ and its stacked cast – Steve Carrell, Jennifer Aniston, […]Archive
November 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
In Praise of Tom Scharpling
Some days I reckon Tom Scharpling is one of the funniest people alive. Certainly, Tom Scharpling is one of the great underground wizards of radio, and podcasting. I don’t know how I first heard about him – or when I first started tuning in properly, but he has backstory and projects for days. And as […]Archive
November 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
In Praise of The Tank and The Bangas Tiny Desk Concert
One of my favourite music clips to watch over and again is Tank and the Bangas when they won a spot on the Tiny Desk – their concert happened in 2017. And I saw it for the first time shortly after. And I was mesmerised. But it’s the gift that keeps on giving. For instance, […]Archive
November 1, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
In Praise of John Carpenter
By the time I first became aware of John Carpenter I’d already seen a few of his movies. I’d seen Big Trouble In Little China, certainly and most of They Live and of course Christine – which I really just watched as “a Stephen King film”, paying no attention to who made it. But the […]Archive
October 31, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
In Praise of Lana Del Rey
There’s a new Lana Del Rey album out. This is not a review. A preview at best. But the reason I’m mentioning this now – and in this way – is because this is the first Lana Del Rey record that has been released since I’ve been a fan. I’m often asked about times I […]Archive
October 24, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
In Praise of Audible Plus
I’ve signed up to Audible again. I’ve done a few free trials over the years and bought a three-month membership and so on. But I always break-up with Audible, because I feel like I’m cheating on podcasts… Remember, we talked about audiobooks – when I wondered if they ‘counted’ as reading. (They do, by the […]Archive
October 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
In Praise of ‘Sad’ Songs
I love a good sad song. There might not be anything better in music. Sad music that elevates you. Sad music that takes you away from who you are. That lets you wallow for that moment in someone else’s problems. You gain a perspective from hearing your own pain placed in minor chords or a […]Archive
October 16, 2021 by Simon Sweetman