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October 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 490

John Lennon, Watching The Wheels [Single] (1981) The best solo song by John Lennon – well, up there anyway, my personal favourite. A song I’ve always loved, one I link to trying to process his death at a very young age, at knowing that it meant something, one I link to understanding him as something […]

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August 14, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 175 Epidural

It was John’s idea initially. He’s an old friend and drinking buddy and an excellent sound engineer and musician in his own right. He came to a Spines practice with his laptop and some good mics and tried to record us rehearsing. It was like a dry run. Our time in the practice space is […]