Posts Tagged Live
Archive
November 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 15
Van Morrison, Live At The Grand Opera House Belfast (1984) Yeah, yeah,Van Morrisonis a cunt – most recently he’s come out on the wrong side of, well, science. Releasing anti-lockdown songs and he still won’t shut up about being poorly treated by the music industry. Which is a joke given he’s basically music industry royalty. […]Archive
November 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
It Was The Best Gig Ever # 19: Stevie Wonder, Christchurch 2008
I’ve loved Stevie Wonder’s music my whole life. My mum tells the story that one of the records they’d rock me to sleep with was Songs In The Key of Life – which was born the same year as me and makes me think my folks were pretty fucking hip. And so, of course I […]Archive
November 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Return To Greendale
Neil Young & Crazy Horse Return To Greendale Reprise I like Neil Young most of the time. Or even love Neil Young’s music most of the time. But I think I like him best when he’s being wilfully obscure, or chasing his own vision more directly than the handful of times when he’s just Making […]Archive
November 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Rhian Sheehan: Recollections, Vol. 1
Rhian Sheehan Recollections, Vol. 1 LOOP Rhian Sheehan has been releasing music under his own name for close to a quarter of a century now – and maybe it was the lockdown that forced a slow-down to take stock, though you could never say that Sheehan has rushed into anything with music. His albums, and […]Archive
October 29, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 236: Claire Mabey (Verb Festival)
Welcome to episode 236 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify […]Archive
October 27, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Melinda Hill: Inappropriate
Melinda Hill Inappropriate Comedy Dynamics, A Nacelle Company Melinda Hill’s latest comedy album (and it’s available to watch on Apple TV) is bold and funny and deep – and speaks to her development as a joke-writer and deliverer, but also arrives at exactly the right time.Archive
October 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Ella Fitzgerald: The Lost Berlin Tapes
Ella Fitzgerald The Lost Berlin Tapes Verve One of the things I love most about Ella Fitzgerald’s voice – particularly in live performance – is how you could feel the smile. It was often present, but it was always implied. You could hear it in her voice, you can almost even see it when you’re […]Archive
October 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 34
Ramones, It’s Alive (1979) The Ramones are likeAC/DCfor me – in that it feels like they’ve always just been there. Doing the same song, serving it in the same way, the same setting. And I’ve been a fan forever but I’m not a hardcore, more a fairweather fan. In the case of both bands I […]Archive
October 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Nore Davis: LIVE From The Comedy Trap House
Nore Davis LIVE From The Comedy Trap House Blonde Medicine, LLC Nore Davis is a stand-up and sketch comic – you might have seen him on Amy Schumer’s show for instance. And he has a couple of comedy albums under his belt already. This latest is an interesting one – as much for the medium […]Archive
October 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Queen + Adam Lambert: Live Around The World
Queen + Adam Lambert Live Around The World Hollywood Records It’s fair to say no one needs this live album by half of Queen and all of Adam Lambert. But there are probably a few psycho-fans that WANT it. So here it is. I enjoyed a Queen + Adam Lambert concert way more than I […]Archive
October 5, 2020 by Simon Sweetman