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May 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 57: The Dictators – “Go Girl Crazy!”

I had never heard this – well, obviously, that’s the case with all of the albums in this challenge. But I’m glad for the chance. By no means a classic as far as I’m concerned but the energy and spit and fun and mock-snarl of this gets it over the line. It’s a bit New […]

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September 9, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Radio Nowhere by Michael Ross: # 5 My Favourite Doll: Johnny Thunders’ So Alone

Some albums just make you want to write them a love letter. No matter how imperfect they might be, they hooked you in at some point, and never let you go. I probably have a dozen or so of those albums. The really special albums. This is one. The New York Dolls were a mystery […]

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June 26, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 866

V/A, New Wave (1977) I bet this was formative for a lot of people – one of those perfect/imperfect compilations that takes you into a whole new world. Well, it wasn’t for me. But the music on it – most of it – meant a whole lot to me. I just heard it in other […]

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April 4, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

PCP Eagles: I Hate The Mall

PCP Eagles I Hate The Mall Rhythmethod This 7-track EP is just 14 minutes long – but I’ve been pretty into it for a while now. Songs about pro-wrestler Ric Flair, songs about Taumaraunui, songs about hating the mall (no surprise there I guess). Songs that reference The Sex Pistols through the riffs, songs that […]