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April 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 413
Snap!, Mega Mix (1991) Oh man did I love the band Snap! Maybe I still do. Maybe it’s guilty-pleasure stuff. (Maybe it’s not). Once a year or so I dig out a burnt-CD copy of World Power and crank it. I used to have the tape. (And the original CD). One day I’ll find the […]Archive
April 14, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 414
Flanders & Swann, The Bestiary of Flanders & Swann (1963) I got onto Flanders & Swann – the comic-songwriting duo of Michael Flanders and Donald Swann – as part of my tenure at the CD Store. Reviewing music and then listening to it all day as a retailer I was burnt out! But I was […]Archive
April 11, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Rick-Rolling Through My Tape Collection: Remembering The Generation of Cassette Tapes
I own Rick Astley’s Whenever You Need Somebody on tape. I bought it when it was released. I found that old tape just recently. (I have it on vinyl as well – nutcase!) Buying tapes – it dates you. I mowed lawns to earn money to buy tapes. Then I’d listen to the new tape […]Archive
April 11, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 50: Hawkwind – “Space Ritual”
“Not this band – they’re always on. CRAP!” “What about some Hawkwind or Marillion!?!” That’s my reference point. For Hawkind. (And I guess Marillion). I’ve never – knowingly – bumped into either band since hearing about them on that episode of The Young Ones. I hold The Young Ones as dear to my heart as my […]Archive
April 10, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 415
Eddy Grant, Gimme Hope Jo’Anna [Single] (1988) I remember this song – and a few others – so well from my childhood. It was (and is) all at once terrific and fucking annoying. I remember, sometime back, a very decent compilation turned up for me to review. And I remembered how much I had really […]Archive
April 9, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
I Wrote The Liner Notes For Darren Watson’s New Album – Too Many Millionaires
I’ve been asked a few times to write testimonials – mostly for funding applications, for an artist seeking a residency or some such. Once or twice I’ve been asked to writer liner notes. Most recently Darren Watson asked me if I’d contribute some words to his brand new, upcoming album, Too Many Millionaires. I was […]Archive
April 7, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 416
Diana Ross, Diana (1980) I’ve wanted this record for a while – a killer set of tunes, a killer band and production (basically Chic – this album just another of the great Nile Rodgers efforts). And so even if it wasn’t Diana Ross on vocals it would be great – but it’s part of a […]Archive
April 6, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 110 – Jeremy Taylor of Slow Boat Records talks Record Store Day
Welcome to episode 110 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This one is a chat with a person I’ve talked to previously. You may remember episode 69 was a long conversation with Jeremy Taylor. He’s been a food-blogger, a rugby writer, musician, RNZ music reviewer – he wears many […]Archive
April 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 417
Ray Parker Jr., Ghostbusters [Single] (1984) For some reason I felt the need to have the theme song from Ghostbusters in my collection – so I bought it. Just recently. I loved the original film as a kid – and its sequel (at the time, but not lasting). And if you must know I loathed […]Archive
March 27, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 419
Engine Summer, Trophy Kids (2017) When I (recently) reviewed this album I wrote “Engine Summer is a three-piece out of Chicago and Trophy Kids is a ripper of a record” – and, at first, I wanted to leave it there. Because, you see, the band writes short, sharp blasts of power-pop; all angles. But I […]Archive
March 25, 2018 by Simon Sweetman