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March 11, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Grieving Neverland? – Michael Jackson’s Music Was Well On The Way To Cancelling Itself, All This Discussion Is Bringing It Back
The argument around Michael Jackson – specifically around “cancelling Michael Jackson” is essentially about the price of fandom, that being that some people believe their fandom to be worth more than a victim’s story. The film Leaving Neverland has had people in a flap, long before even seeing it. News of Michael Jackson’s alleged pedophilia and the processing of it […]Archive
March 9, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Remember When Prince Was The Weird One?
Remember when Prince was the weird one? Taking Kim Basinger on a date to a cemetery, recording a duet of Scandalous black roses strewn – and they fucked on the floor on the studio, or did they? Darling Nikki and the right to fap – created the parental advisory sticker, had Tipper Gore all in a flap, the purple one mystical as shit the rumours swirling like paisley park pinwheels blowing in a manufactured […]Archive
February 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Ndugu Chancler
Leon “Ndugu” Chancler has died. He was 65. The pop, soul, funk, disco, jazz, R’n’B and rock drummer will be remembered best as the drummer on Thriller. The creator of the perfect beat in Billie Jean but he was a veteran who had worked with masters including Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, George Duke, Jean-Luc Ponty, […]Archive
August 13, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 516
Jackson 5, 20 Golden Greats (1979) Never mind 20 Golden Greats, I would have wanted this just for one song…okay, two songs, alright, definitely three songs…well, look, I’m not saying that all 20 are absolute must-haves, but it’s one of those great Greatest Hits where the further you go down the list, the further you […]Archive
June 23, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
From The Archives: The Jennifer Batten Interview
Here’s an interview I did a few years ago with Jennifer Batten. It was fun talking to her, interesting getting her insight on working with a) one of pop music’s biggest stars – and b) one of the most respected guitar heroes on the planet. * Jennifer Batten made her name as the shock-haired guitarist […]Archive
April 17, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Susan Fast: Michael Jackson’s Dangerous (33 1/3)
Michael Jackson’s Dangerous (33 1/3) Susan Fast Bloomsbury Academic At their best, the slim volumes of the 33 1/3 series should make you reconsider an album you possibly dismissed, or at the least go back to a record and find something new. They can even introduce you to albums – though I’m sure most 33 […]Archive
December 11, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 31 – Michael Jackson, Auckland, 1996
I remember the announcement – and wondering if I should camp out overnight for tickets. Couldn’t quite bring myself to do that, wasn’t enough of a fan but certainly grew up with Michael Jackson’s music and recognised that his 1996 show in New Zealand – part of that HIStory “comeback” hits tour – was likely […]Archive
August 18, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Kimbra: The Golden Echo
Kimbra The Golden Echo Warners There are some great moments on Kimbra’s second album, really great – unfortunately they’re ruined by the busy, buzzy, fizzy, frenetic feel and the often absurd splatter-paint pop music effect that she’s clearly going for; better, she seems to think, to suggest herself as pop music’s great tourist with a […]Archive
May 19, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Michael Jackson: Xscape
Michael Jackson Xscape EpicArchive
March 4, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Pharrell Williams: G I R L
Pharrell Williams G I R L Columbia There is nothing on Pharrell Williams’ new album G I R L that you can’t hear more convincingly, slicker, sharper, better on anything that Jamie Lidell has pulled out of the bag in recent years (take his most recent album, for starters and work back from there). But […]Archive
January 6, 2014 by Simon Sweetman