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February 28, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Art Garfunkel: What Is It All But Luminous
What Is It All But Luminous: Notes From An Underground Man Art Garfunkel Knopf; First Edition edition Something like starting from the beginning feels like the right thing to do… Do you remember that clip of Art Garfunkel talking absolute-fucking-balderdash between takes in the studio? For his memoir he’s essentially done the same thing. Why […]Archive
February 22, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 104 – Megan Dunn
Welcome to episode 104 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I had a chat with Megan Dunn – she’s an artist, art-critic and writer. She’s recently released the book Tinderbox – which I loved. I contacted Megan for a chat because I’d enjoyed some of the press and interviews around Tinderbox […]Archive
February 22, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
John Mellencamp: Plain Spoken – Live from The Chicago Theatre
John Mellencamp: Plain Spoken – Live from The Chicago Theatre Enliven Entertainment/Eagle Rock Netflix Bruce Springsteen is the boss. And John Mellencamp is, at best, 2IC. Which is plain to see. Even more obvious to hear. And here he takes his Plain Spoken album – the 20-something-th of his career and places it in the live context, a […]Archive
January 25, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Tex Perkins (w/ Stuart Coupe): TEX
TEX Tex Perkins (w/ Stuart Coupe) Macmllan Australia Tex Perkins’ version of hard work involves a hell of a lot of partying and good times. And his memoir, scratched into place in perfectly digestible bite-sized pieces, has a hell of a lot of great stories.Archive
January 20, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Tex Perkins’ Soundtrack For His Book “TEX”
I’m mid-way through Tex Perkins’ Autobiography – a terrific read so far. Lots of fun, great yarns, and some reminders of brilliant music – not just the music Tex has been part of under various band guises either. The music fan comes through page after page. And a quick skip to the final pages shows […]Archive
November 19, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Truly Bizarre: The Story of ‘How Bizarre’
How Bizarre is 20 years old. In fact a little older now even. When I was asked to write a book about important/favourite songs I was encouraged to make it a personal selection but there was a list supplied of obvious contenders. Top of that list was How Bizarre.Archive
October 18, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Roxane Gay: Difficult Women
Difficult Women Roxane Gay Grove Press Roxane Gay is working on a graphic novel, has released a striking, stunning memoir and there’s also this volume of short stories. A busy year. Yet another. All on the back of being a public intellectual with a mega-popular book of essays and other, earlier fiction. There are speaking […]Archive
October 10, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Brent Williams/Korkut Öztekin: Out of the Woods
Out of the Woods: A Journey Through Depression and Anxiety Brent Williams (Text) Korkut Öztekin (Artist) Educational Resources Ltd; New Edition edition Across 150 pages this graphic memoir offers an explanation and understanding of depression and anxiety – it’s a profound and profoundly moving reading experience; Brent Williams lays his life down in these lines, […]Archive
August 30, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Roxane Gay: Hunger – A Memoir of (My) Body
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body Roxane Gay Harper Roxane Gay is a very good writer – and across so many disciplines. She’s prolific too, or it seems that way at least – online journals, fiction – long and short, essays, comic books, memoir. Sometimes she blends memoir with fiction, the essay form being creatively […]Archive
August 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Ariel Leve: An Abbreviated Life – A Memoir
An Abbreviated Life: A Memoir Ariel Leve Harper Ariel Leve doesn’t name her mother – we can Google and find out her name of course – but I guess it’s a gesture around dignity; proof that this isn’t a Mommy Dearest-styled hatchet-job memoir; in fact it’s about memory, recovery and growth, about understanding and conquering, […]Archive
May 29, 2017 by Simon Sweetman