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July 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Poetry at The Fringe – Sunday, 19 July 2020
Well, there I was – it was only February and I was welcoming back Poetry at the Fringe and looking forward to all the sessions to come in the year. But it was not to be. Covid-19 had other plans… In fact there was a session planned for March and it turned out to be […]Archive
June 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 217: Freya Daly Sadgrove
Welcome to episode 217 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 […]Archive
June 3, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 30 – The King, “Gravelands”
The King, Gravelands, 1998 Actually his real name is James Brown – something pretty funny about a white Irishman named James Brown who makes a crust by impersonating someone else; not only just someone else – but Elvis (“the King”): A white singer who made his name and based his act on sounding as black […]Archive
May 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 120
Augustus Pablo, El Rocker’s (2000) I remember being introduced to the music of Augustus Pablo – early 2000s. Like many things with music (and you don’t often know it when it’s happening) it came at exactly the right time. I was a fan of some reggae and dub music but didn’t know a lot and […]Archive
May 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 122
Roots Radics, Dubbing At Channel 1 (2017) Lockdown has reconnected me with reggae, with dub, with lovers rock, ska, rocksteady – and holy shit maybe even dancehall. Jamaican music and the versions of it that appear throughout the world (especially the UK scene/s) has been a crucial part of the soundtrack to lockdown in my […]Archive
May 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
I Miss Podcasts – And Podcasting…
A lot of decisions were made for us when we went into Lockdown – a lot of things just suddenly didn’t seem so important. I decided, straight away, to put my podcast on hold. I’d been doing it every week for four years and it’s coming up to five years old in total (for the […]Archive
April 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Rain On Your Parade
The rain kicking in – maybe for the whole weekend – over lockdown. So I made a playlist for that mood and some moods pending. I hope you like it. I do. But I wanted to share it as I’m enjoying making these 20-25-track/two-hour-ish Spotify mixes of random old favourites and new-to-me songs. This one is […]Archive
April 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Lock Down Chill Out
I haven’t made a playlist for a while – so I jumped on the old Spotify and pulled together a few old favourite tunes – and a couple of new favourites too…and plenty of newly rediscovered old favourites… Anyway, click on the link here or check it out below. You can follow me on Spotify for more playlists. […]Archive
April 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman