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May 30, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Monkees: Good Times!

The Monkees Good Times! Rhino Records Perhaps no one expected that a new album by The Monkees in 2016 would get rave reviews, but Good Times! is deserving of a great gush. For a start it’s fun (with an exclamation mark to remind us – though it almost evokes that famous question-mark from those hippie-times, […]

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November 19, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

New Street Adventure: No Hard Feelings

New Street Adventure No Hard Feelings Acid Jazz Formed around the guitar and vocals of Nick Corbin this British five-piece creates a nice line in indie-pop music using classic soul feels and rhythms to propel their original songs. It’s the Paul Weller of Style Council but pushing a Northern Soul feel in place of that […]

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November 1, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1505

The Style Council, Our Favourite Shop (1985) I really do think  Paul Weller is pretty fuckall in the scheme of things. I quite like The Jam but it’s all a bit classless-Kinks and Small Faces without the sophistication. Weller is nothing that special as a songwriter. Not anymore. And his albums that roll out now every couple of years – […]

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March 31, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1552

Phil Collins, No Jacket Required (1985) The rules are pretty simple. You are allowed to like Phil Collins for his early work with Genesis (especially when he was a drummer). You are in fact allowed to like him as a drummer. This means you can even go back to Brand X and you can certainly […]