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August 17, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Los Lobos: Just The Greatest Band From East L.A.
I love the band Los Lobos. Love them. The two times I’ve been to mainland America in the last decade I’ve searched and searched in hope of a Los Lobos gig somewhere within a 5-10 hour drive of where I’ve been staying. But no luck. And so I’ve probably missed my chance to ever see […]Archive
August 6, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Reviews: August 2021
Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. This month I talked about two records from artists that have written their own songs but were here paying tribute to […]Archive
July 29, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Los Lobos: Native Sons
Los Lobos Native Sons New West Records Los Lobos is getting close to celebrating its 50th Anniversary – and without any line-up changes too. This band continues, this band endures – so crucial to its secret has been the live shows. So when Covid put paid to that, the group started plotting this tribute record, […]Archive
January 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 185
Los Lobos, Will The Wolf Survive? [Single] (1985) I probably didn’t really need this – but when has need really ever been the case with records and collections and especially with record-collections?! I wanted it. I wanted to have this. So I got it. Because I love Los Lobos and I’m also a bit of […]Archive
December 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Los Lobos: Llego Navidad
Los Lobos Llego Navidad Rhino Records From collections of Disney songs to old rock’n’roll covers if you need a band to deliver the goods – and reflect their own unique skill and flavour all the while then Los Lobos is a safe bet. So it’s no real surprise they’ve released my favourite new Christmas album […]Archive
April 22, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Joni 75 – A Birthday Celebration
Various Artists: Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration Decca Like most tributes – and as all tributes should be I guess – Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration is most certainly well-meaning. And for the most part it gets the tick. Of course it’s a little safe, focussing, as it does, on the most mainstream success (1971-1974) of Joni’s output…but there are little glimpses of utter magic, […]Archive
December 16, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Five Songs For Friday: # 5 – Five O’Clock World
5pm. Friday. That’s the end of the working week. Usually. I’m winding down, throttling back, etc. I’ve been pushing the podcast pretty hard the last couple of weeks so there’s plenty there to listen to over the holidays if you’re just catching up or if you tend to attack podcasts in full binge-mode, as I […]Archive
October 11, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 617
Los Lobos, La Pistola y El Corazón (1988) This “mini-album” is longer than an EP (9 tracks) but it runs in at just over 25 minutes in length. That’s actually a pretty-perfect listening experience these days. Well, it’s always a pretty perfect listening experience when it’s Los Lobos – almost always anyway. I so love […]Archive
July 28, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 663
Los Lobos, Del Este De Los Angeles (Just Another Band From East L.A.) (1978) We are driving around Los Angeles and I’m playing this album in the car – and lamenting the fact that some of the really great Los Lobos albums (which is most of them, I guess) are not that easy to find […]Archive
May 30, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Los Lobos: Gates of Gold
Los Lobos Gates of Gold 429 Records I love Los Lobos so this album is in no way a total dud, but it is a let-down. We start off okay with the predictable feel of Made to Break Your Heart where the band is in a comfortable glide, it’s better for When We Were Free […]Archive
May 11, 2016 by Simon Sweetman