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March 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Songs Sung Blue: Everybody Knows One…

People love Johnny Cash’s version of the Nine Inch Nails song, Hurt because of the timing; that video, his wife had died – then Johnny died shortly after. Complications resulting from a broken heart. It’s a good song, a good version. But the original is better. I know I’m not alone in thinking that – […]

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July 30, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Best Guitarist in The World: # 4 – David Kilgour

It was only recently, a couple of years ago, that I stumbled onto the best way to describe David Kilgour: his approach, his playing, his position. I considered him a nonchalant phenomenon. In fact I’d borrowed the term – overheard it on a Paul Kelly song many years earlier. But it seemed to sum up […]

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July 19, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Lambchop: Mr. M

Lambchop Mr. M City Slang From Nashville, and that’s almost as country as they get, Lambchop has been exploring a widescreen, windswept and interesting version of dramatic pop songwriting expanding the confines of indie music for a couple of decades now and Mr. M is a return to the magic of Nixon and Is A […]