Posts Tagged Neneh Cherry
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November 20, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Talking To Neneh Cherry About Seven Seconds
I wonder what it’s like living with a song like Seven Seconds. To know you’ve done something so huge, so special. I asked Neneh Cherry, one night on the phone. I was sat in my car, parked on the side of the road, at the top of Cuba Street. She was having breakfast at home. […]Archive
February 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 173
Neneh Cherry, Raw Like Sushi (1989) One of those albums I’ve always loved but never really owned. We were all over it at school – it was everywhere. Someone – or several people – had tape copies. I guess I had it on CD for a while – but it disappeared in the haze. I […]Archive
November 26, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Reviews: November 2018
Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now nearly three years into it. Last year I […]Archive
November 23, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Neneh Cherry: Broken Politics
Neneh Cherry Broken Politics Smalltown Supersound Four or five years is often thought a reasonably long time between records, but it’s very swift in the case of Neneh Cherry. She’s never rushed (five solo albums in nearly 30 years) but this follows, somewhat swiftly on the heels of the phenomenal return that was The Blank […]Archive
November 22, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 102: Youssou N’Dour – “Immigrés”
I guess my real intro to Youssou N’Dour, perhaps as with many people, was hearing Seven Seconds – the duet with Neneh Cherry. Many years on I got to ask Cherry all about that song. From there I heard N’Dour in the context of compilations – it was great in-store play back in the day […]Archive
July 12, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 390
Neneh Cherry, Inna City Mama [12” Single] (1989) Yes, yes I’ve gone about this enough I know – but when my son Oscar met Neneh Cherry it was a big deal for me, as was interviewing her and seeing the gig. She was one of those ones, one of the musical acts I felt like […]Archive
November 16, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Oscar & Neneh: Flashback!
I’ve had a few jobs in my life – I usually do more than one at any time. Some of them pay me a wage, others don’t – or barely do. Some of my jobs/tasks just feel like homework, the most relentless kind, self-imposed too, I guess. But the best job I’ve ever had is […]Archive
May 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Old Interview Haunts: Old Interviews Haunt
These days I do most of my interviews, face to face, in long form, for the podcast. And I love doing that. But I have a lot of time – too – for the old phoner. I’m always saying, on the podcast, that I hate/d the “15 minute phoner” and that’s true. I did. And […]Archive
October 16, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 807
Neneh Cherry, Buffalo Stance [Single] (1989) I was pretty chuffed to find this just recently – huge Neneh Cherry fan, loved this song from when I first heard it and kept up with her releases then got hooked again in a big way with the Blank Project album (leading to interviewing her and then meeting […]Archive
September 2, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Four Tet: Morning/Evening
Four-Tet Morning/Evening Text Records/Temporary Residence Ltd Four Tet – aka Kieran Hebden – has released just over a half-dozen albums under his preferred moniker, then there’s collaborations and production work, mix albums, “solo” albums (under his birth name). And he’s in the middle of an exciting period, following up stints producing Neneh Cherry’s incredible “comeback” […]Archive
March 5, 2015 by Simon Sweetman