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April 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The State of Play: Fame Goes, Music Remains…
“We live in an age of music for people who don’t like music. The record industry discovered some time ago that there aren’t that many people who actually like music. For a lot of people, music’s annoying, or at the very least they don’t need it. They discovered if they could sell music to a […]Archive
February 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 151 Good Sunday
We almost always have our Spines practice on a Sunday although over the last few weeks it’s been for recording this album we’ve been working on. Today however everyone was busy with other things and I found myself with a day off – always dangerous. I got up early and did some chores then thought […]Archive
February 12, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
What’s The Most You’ve Spent On A Record?
What’s the most money you’ve ever spent on a single album? I ask this because I had a flashback to a garage sale we had – the one and only garage sale I’ve hosted/been to. My parents were moving to a new house oh, nearly 20 years ago now. And they wanted to get rid […]Archive
June 21, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
No Money, Only Petrol Vouchers – But It’s Great For Your Brand!
The other day I received a message inviting me to speak at a literary event. It’s a small thing – but they had a couple of great guests. They needed one more. I was pretty chuffed to be considered for the bronze medal… Until I read on. “We have a really small budget – so […]Archive
February 2, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: Trickle-Down Clown
He woke up shouting, “I won $20,000 in my dream!” He was still dreaming. His dream-wife nodded and mumbled, “that’s so great – finally…” She was still sleeping. Both kept dreaming. He wanted it so bad – he didn’t want to wake up, wanted only to dream about waking up. Carpe diem – but only […]Archive
July 11, 2014 by Simon Sweetman