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May 10, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

My Pink Floyd Tapes

There I was at 12 and 13 and 14,  listening to the music of Pink Floyd on cassette tape.  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. Old school: pause/rewind/play and then  pause/rewind/play and […]
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February 8, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Short Story: Eclipsed

I was the DJ at my brother’s 21st birthday. I was reluctant too, If I’d had my way, I’d have been at the Red Hot Chili Peppers gig instead. I say “DJ” – it was simply my job to make sure the CDs went on the stereo. It was the early 1990s. Guns N Roses […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Dark Side Of The Moon, Eclipsed, Pink Floyd, Short Story, Short Story: Eclipsed ·

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May 5, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Pink Floyd: Live At Knebworth 1990

Pink Floyd Live At Knebworth 1990 Legacy The Knebworth show from 1990 was really special to me – Pink Floyd was the closing act on the 1990 ‘Best of British’ bill. All the dinosaurs gathered – 30 years ago! – Status Quo and Dire Straits and Eric Clapton, Plant and Page, Elton John, Cliff and […]
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February 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 246: Jeremiah Ross (Module)

This is episode 246 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify […]
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February 16, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 43 – Candy Dulfer, “Saxuality”

Candy Dulfer, Saxuality, 1990 Around 1990 Candy Dulfer was having a moment. She had been doing session work with Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics and it had resulted in a charming wee instrumental called Lily Was Here – for a film of the same name. The song, barely a song – just a floaty little […]
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September 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Pink Floyd The Wall

I can’t listen to Pink Floyd The Wall. It is forever trapped inside a red Sony Walkman, hanging on a belt around some stonewash jeans. Unlaced basketball boots beneath it, peddling along as a flat-deck truck drives by with farm-hands hanging off the back yelling ‘homo’ at whoever they can, high-fiving in self-congratulation as the […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Hawke's Bay, Pink Floyd, Poem, Poem: Pink Floyd The Wall, Roger Waters, The Wall ·

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September 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 50

Pink Floyd, The Wall (1979) I’ve been a Pink Floyd fan forever. And sometimes I’ve been a tiny bit guarded about that. But usually what happens is I move to one end of the catalogue and just hang there – these days it’s the early stuff that pleases me most but it was definitely the […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1979, Another Brick In The Wall, Another Brick In The Wall (Part 1), Classic Albums I Can't Ever Listen To Again, David Gilmour, double-album, Film, Gatefold, LP, Movie, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Poster, Record, Richard Wright, Roger Waters, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 50, The Wall, Vinyl ·

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September 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets: Live At The Roundhouse

Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets Live At The Roundhouse BMG A couple of years back I read about Nick Mason’s new group – Saucerful of Secrets. He was tackling the pre-Dark Side Pink Floyd, the Syd Barrett years and some of the early years of when Roger Waters started to steer the ship. Essentially the […]
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June 24, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 218: Paul McLaney on the return of Gramsci

Welcome to episode 218 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved […]
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November 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Pink Floyd: The Later Years 1987 – 2019

Pink Floyd The Later Years 1987 – 2019 Legacy The post-Roger years examined, remixed – a few rarities…well, in fact this “Sampler” is just a taste of it. The actual “box-set” is still a couple of weeks away; the sequel – if you like – to The Early Years – 1965-1972 (an embarrassment of riches […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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