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September 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Chris Garcia: Laughing And Crying At The Same Time
Chris Garcia Laughing And Crying At The Same Time aspecialthing records Comedian Chris Garcia’s debut comedy album is worth a go – I’m not sure how long you last with comedy albums these days, but give this one a whirl, I reckon there’s enough in it to justify the time and price. Worth it, in […]Archive
May 11, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 698
Los Lobos, How Will The Wolf Survive? (1984) I was having the conversation I feel like I so often have – once again just recently – where I defend Los Lobos and point out they were (and still are) more than the La Bamba soundtrack (not that there was anything wrong with that). A friend asked […]Archive
August 5, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Best Guitarist in The World: # 10 – David Hidalgo
A few years ago I was interviewing Mitchell Froom. In the 1990s Froom was one of those Everywhere Producers. He was married to Suzanne Vega and helped with her records, he produced Crowded House – and played the beautiful organ solo for Don’t Dream It’s Over. He had mega-hits with The Corrs and Sheryl Crow […]Archive
April 24, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Los Lobos: Disconnected In New York City
Los Lobos Disconnected in New York City 429 Records The decision to spend a bit of time going back through the (stunning) Los Lobos back catalog has me, finally, catching up with last year’s live album (recorded in 2012 in fact, as part of the band’s 40th Anniversary celebrations). It’s a labour-of-love of course working […]Archive
March 19, 2014 by Simon Sweetman