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May 21, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sherman Alexie: Thunder Boy Jr.

Thunder Boy Jr. Sherman Alexie (Text) with Yuyi Morales (Illustrations) Little, Brown/Hachette The great Sherman Alexie (I believe he could write a shopping list and I’d buy it as well as all it detailed) teams up with veteran illustrator and author of children’s books Yuyi Morales for his first foray into the world of children’s […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Book, Book Review, Children, Children's Book, Drawings, Illustrations, Kids, Picture Book, Poetry, Sherman Alexie, Thunder Boy Jr., Yuyi Morales ·

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January 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Questlove: Soul Train – The Music, Dance, and Style of a Generation

Soul Train: The Music, Dance, and Style of a Generation Questlove Harper Collins Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is one of the greatest drummers around and with a trainspotter’s knowledge across so many styles and genres of music – as both player/participant and as observer/listener – he’s already proved himself a talented writer across a range of […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Ahmir Thompson, and Style of a Generation, Book, Book Review, Coffee-Table Book, Dance, DJ, Don Cornelius, Drummer, Music, photos, Picture Book, Soul Train, Soul Train - The Music Dance and Style of a Generation, Soul Train: The Music, The Roots ·

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May 7, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 70 – Simply Red, Wellington, 2010

I am by no stretch of the imagination a Simply Red fan – in a weak moment I might have a go at defending Picture Book, certainly my reasons for holding onto the $1 copy I bought many years ago. But I find the music – mostly – awful. And everyone knows Mick Hucknall is […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2010, Best Live Singer, Blog On The Tracks, Dominion Post, Gig Review, Holding Back The Years, Letter, Live, Live Gig, Mick Hucknall, Picture Book, Simply Red, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 70 – Simply Red, Wellington ·

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December 18, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1711

Simply Red, Picture Book (1985) I am not a Simply Red fan. But I do own this album. And I’m happy to have it in my collection. No shame. There’s a lot of average stuff on this – even if it is the band’s best album, the debut that justifies (in some way) part of […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1985, Heaven, Holding Back The Years, Mick Hucknall, Money's Too Tight To Mention, Picture Book, Simply Red, Talking Heads, Vinyl ·

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