Posts Tagged Nostalgia
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March 12, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Sometimes You Kick, Sometimes You Get Kicked
the INXS Kick album is 30 years old. I remember it so well. (Still dig it – Side One especially). It’s linked to when I had my first overseas trip. To the Gold Coast and Sydney. I’d saved my pocket money for a Walkman. My folks were going to buy me some jeans. Basketball boots […]Archive
February 14, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 435
The Madcaps, Harmonicapers (1953) This little curio spoke to me – just recently. It was almost love at first sight – a novelty record. But I had to give it a quick spin, just in case I was buying a cover and title only, there had to be some sort of music; the record (a […]Archive
November 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Back To The Future: The DVD Player as CD Player – Strange Revelation
Last night I found an old DVD player – I remember buying it a few years back, using it for a while, but it wouldn’t play any multi-zone discs and so it was tucked away in a cabinet. I bought an even cheaper model ($19.99 in a supermarket) and that one works brilliantly; plays everything. […]Archive
October 31, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Aimee Mann: Mental Illness
Aimee Mann Mental Illness SuperEgo Records In the world of the Aimee Mann fan – even casual admirers – there is no bad record. Hers is a catalogue of utmost consistency. There have been risks, sure. Concept albums, soundtracks, decisions to not just do the same thing over and again, and yet, also, and quite […]Archive
August 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 515
Felix King and His Orchestra, Presenting Felix King & His Orchestra, Vol.1 (?) I love a wee look in the charity shops – you don’t find much, record-wise; it’s usually all stuff you already have or have passed by long ago – so many copies of the same old things and lots of (bad?) classical […]Archive
June 29, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 536
The Les Humphries Singers, Kansas City (1974) Not much says “chuck your keys in a bowl” quite as much as The Les Humphries Singers. Alright, maybe The Ice Storm or, you know, actual key parties…but it’s the image I have when I see this cover or listen to this band. In fact this appeared – […]Archive
June 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 539
Harry Secombe, This Is My Song (1967) It was very strange to hear this – I know of Harry Secombe the comedian – part of the Goons, I know he was a singer too, an all-around entertainer, comedian with extras…but I find his voice hard to enjoy, hard to grab. It’s that very weird thing […]Archive
March 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: Discovering (My) Duality
I bought an Elvis Presley compilation record for my mum one Christmas – it was 1987 and so this album was subtitled the “10th Anniversary Commemorative Album”. And it was the first set of Elvis songs I heard. I knew a few of the big, big hits: Hound Dog and That’s All Right Mama and […]Archive
March 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Royksopp’s Melody A.M. and their Late Night Tales: Late Night Driving Favourites
I forgot all about Royksopp. I loved their debut, Melody A.M. – I was working in a music store at the time and new music was arriving, daily. (Obviously). It was a good time to be working in music retail – for a start there were still customers. And though, very swiftly, the various taglines […]Archive
February 20, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Five Albums From 1995: The Year I Left Home
In 1995 I moved to Wellington, ostensibly for university, but in reality it was to start an enormous CD collection. Most of that collection has now been replaced by vinyl – and/or Mp3s. That’s because 1995 is closer is more than 20 years ago now. But at the time I was buying up music, having […]Archive
December 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman