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March 4, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: A Year of Little Somethings….

Every week – as part of my Substack newsletter I share a weekly playlist. A Little Something For The Weekend. That’s what I call it. It’s there on my Spotify for anyone to check out of course. But it arrives in your inbox when you subscribe to the newsletter. Every Friday, a new playlist. The same rule […]
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February 22, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

“Sounds Good” Turns 1: My Substack Newsletter Has Been Going For One Year

“Sounds Good!” on Substack is one. A year of writing and sending out newsletters. If you’re signed up and following you might remember that as recently as two weeks ago I shared all the Friday playlists in one go – 50 weeks of A Little Something For The Weekend playlists. I called that that anniversary […]
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January 23, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Playlists By Writers

Just the other day this Stephen King playlist took my interest. A story of King’s ultimate selection. I had to hear this. And wow. Some pretty great choices. Now I have Stephen King’s favourite music to listen to when I’m reading a Stephen King book. Or as I’m writing. It won’t ever make me write […]
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August 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: Spines Album Release Party (DJ Set)

Recently the Spines released their new album Epidural (excellent) and I was on hand to play some tunes in between the bands that night. It was a great night, a good fun set and so I wanted to share it. Perfect for the start – or end – of your Friday or Saturday night I […]
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August 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

I Love A Good Artist-Curated Compilation Album: Bobby Gillespie’s “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down” Nails The Format

I’m a sucker for a great compilation that’s been put together by someone in the know, someone with knowledge that’s of interest, someone connected to the music – and showing that connection through the tunes chosen. We call them mixtapes most often, we make our own now. We can use Spotify or YouTube or MixCloud […]
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December 30, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: All You Need For New Year’s Eve

I’ve been making a few playlists recently – check them all out from here – and so for your New Year’s Eve party – or even for the following day – I present All You Need For New Year’s Eve, a summary taken from all of the recent playlists and with a few new tracks […]
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