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April 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 253: Margot Pierard
Welcome back for another week and another new guest, this is episode 253 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to […]Archive
July 19, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Nina Simone: Fodder On My Wings [Reissue]
Nina Simone Fodder On My Wings [Reissue] Verve Though Nina Simone’s very fine Baltimore was a wonderful ‘comeback’ album (in 1978) – and the biggest seller of her career. It was not only not the artist’s favourite, it was a reminder that she had so often been caged and controlled, forced to do things she […]Archive
May 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Ulysses Owens Jr: Songs of Freedom
Ulysses Owens Jr. Songs of Freedom Resilience Music Alliance LLC Drummer Ulysses Owens Jr. has two previous albums as a leader and is known for his work with Kurt Elling, Wynton Marsalis and Christian McBride among others. But for Songs of Freedom it’s his work with Elling that provides an obvious link – for this audacious project […]Archive
November 8, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 18: Nina Simone – “Wild Is The Wind”
I’ve listened to a lot of Nina Simone – compilations and albums – and there are so many gems still to find. I had never, until this challenge, heard Wild Is The Wind (the album). I know the song, of course and many of the songs on here, but this album is still pretty wonderful […]Archive
May 28, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 551
The Modern Jazz Quartet, Plays The Music of Porgy and Bess (1965) I’ve never seen a production of Porgy and Bess, never seen one of the filmed versions either…but I know the music well, from so many different records and renditions. I think I first heard it through my grandfather; one of the only ways […]Archive
December 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Music Biopics Usually Get It Wrong: The Problem Is Taking The Page To The Stage
The music biopic has a tough job I guess – it has to satiate the fan, someone who might know it all or be pretty sure they do. It has to also introduce people to the music, it has to explain why there is a narrative fictional film about this person – or at least […]Archive
July 27, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Josh Hetherington
Josh Hetherington is a DJ (Josh On Decks), photographer, Super 8 filmmaker and musician. His current band, Show Me Where It Hurts will release their new EP this weekend, Friday, July 29 with a launch at The Thirsty Dog in Auckland, Saturday, July 30, 8pm featuring special guests Cold Harvest Trust. Previously, he was the […]Archive
May 11, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Nina: Film
Nina Director: Cynthia Mort Ealing Studios Entertainment/Londinium Films In a new low for the music biopic Nina makes the recent James Brown-mess, Get On Up feel like Coal Miner’s Daughter. The film, shot four years ago and sitting on the shelf all this time, had to weather a storm of bad publicity around the choice of […]Archive
November 9, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 796
The Roots, …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin (2014) My least favourite album by The Roots – easily. But a bad Roots album is still good, right? Well, er, nearly…in the case of this there are really only a couple of decent songs (rather worrying, especially when one is actually a Nina Simone song they’ve […]Archive
September 11, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Nils Frahm: Late Night Tales
Various Artists Late Night Tales: Nils Frahm Late Night Tales The Late Night Tales series, when it works properly (and it usually does) gives some insight into the artist’s influences, more than that though it’s a mixtape of hopes and dreams. And also it’s designed – the very concept of it is – to suggest […]Archive
January 19, 2015 by Simon Sweetman