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October 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Feature: The “Worst” Songs by The “Best” Bands
I’m usually on RNZ once a month to have a chat about some new albums. But now and then I present features on the show too. Last year I had nearly an hour to explore the music of George Harrison. I followed that up with a chat about Ringo Starr and played some of his best Beatles drum bits […]Archive
August 2, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Five Songs For Friday: 31 – Sustained Creepy Moods…
I like movie soundtracks – score. I like ambient music. I like heavy metal. I particularly love when two or three of those things can come together to create a sinister, creeping – creepy – mood. A sustained sinister creeping – creepy – mood, even. So I wanted to explore that today via five favourites. Five Songs For Friday has […]Archive
June 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Pink Floyd Tapes
12 and 13 and 14 years old and listening to Pink Floyd tapes. Roger Waters’ first two solo albums too. But it was the Floyd stuff that meant the most to me. Had me copying out the lyrics on an old typewriter. (Doing it the old-fashioned way). pause/rewind/play/ pause/rewind/play/ pause/rewind/play/ Syd Barrett’s solo material next. […]Archive
January 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Dark Side
I was the DJ at my brother’s 21st – reluctant too. I had wanted to be at a Red Hot Chili Peppers gig instead. And I say “DJ” – I was charged with making sure the CDs went on the stereo. It was the early 1990s. Guns N Roses was the theme for the night – pretty much. […]Archive
March 13, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Revisiting Live at Knebworth (1990)
The grounds of Knebworth House have played host to some huge rock concerts over the years. This British venue was where the re-formed Deep Purple first played in 1985. A year later it was where Queen played its final live show (with Freddie Mercury). In 1979 it was the scene for two Led Zeppelin shows, the band’s return to the UK stage after […]Archive
February 22, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: The Shadow Of Yesterday’s Triumph
He was in town for the rugby, mostly. But it was a rare visit where it was just him. Not mum. Down for the weekend – and my partner was away, so it was just me and him. I was in a small apartment at the time, one bedroom and so we had a late-night-laugh […]Archive
October 31, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 477
V/A, The Wizard of Oz [OST] (1939) It’s good! But you have to sync it up with some footage of Pink Floyd playing the songs off Dark Side of The Moon – preferably some 1972 concert footage – then mute that and let this wash over you. That’s the true magic maaan! Sample Track: Over […]Archive
October 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
David Gilmour: Live at Pompeii
David Gilmour Live At Pompeii Sony Music Canada Inc. It’s no substitute for the real thing – Pink Floyd – but the more I’ve listened to this I’ve found a way in. That’s just me being a die-hard Floyd fan, or at least a Floyd fan of a type. I wasn’t at all impressed on […]Archive
September 20, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: Bad Pillow Talk
SHE: What are you reading? HE: A book about Roger Waters. Really enjoying it actually… SHE: That’s good… HE: Yeah, I’ve realised he had a profound effect on me, as a lyricist – I mean some of his stuff is nonsense, platitudes and far worse…but there are lines that stick out, in a good way. […]Archive
June 14, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Roger Waters: Is This The Life We Really Want?
Roger Waters Is This The Life We Really Want? Columbia Over a quarter century after his last studio solo album, Roger Waters returns and fittingly – since we’d already amused ourselves to death he’s now concerned with whether this is the life we really want. As if he warned us back then and we didn’t […]Archive
March 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman