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June 25, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Matangi / Maya / M.I.A: DVD

Matangi / Maya / M.I.A Director: Steve Loveridge Madman  The Amy Winehouse documentary was devastating – of course. But what was amazing about it – as is the case with documentary subjects that came of age across the last two decades – was the gathered footage. Home videos, goof-offs, early social media…
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July 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: She-Bop (DJ Set)

Earlier in the year I played a DJ set called She-Bop – it was simple really, just play a bunch of tunes by or featuring women. It was a great night – from slow, low-key beginnings to a big, long, loud party… Well, I’m doing it all again with She-Bop 2 so thought I’d share the […]
Posted in Blog, Playlists · Tagged DJ, DJ Set, DJ Setlist, Female, Playlist, Playlist: She-Bop (DJ Set), Pop Music, Records, San Fran, She Bop, She-Bop 2, Spotify, Vinyl, Women ·

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May 18, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 63 – DJ Bill E

Welcome to episode 63 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys. We say goodbye and thankyou to L’Affare; they supplied me and the guests with coffee across the last year. And it was always a treat. But, speaking of treats we have a new sponsor, Le Petite […]
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May 3, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Whitney, Can I Be Me: Film

Whitney, Can I Be Me Director: Nick Broomfield and Rudi Dolezal Lafayette Films/Passion Pictures/Showtime Networks A subtly powerful documentary that gets its strength and credibility through the use of footage from a never-before-seen fly-on-the-wall 1999 tour doco (that’s Dolezal’s footage, hence the co-directing credit), it seems important to get out of the way, right away, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Bobby Brown, Can I Be Me: Film, Can I Be Me?, Cissy Houston, Clive Davis, Diva, Doc, Doco, Documentary, Documentary Edge, Documentary Edge Festival, Film, Film Festival, Film Review, Movie, Movie Review, Nick Broomfield, Pop Music, Robyn Crawford, Rudi Dolezal, Soul Train, Whitney, Whitney Can I Be Me, Whitney Houston ·

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January 28, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

DJ Setlist: She Bop – All The Best Tunes From The Best Women Making Pop Music, San Fran, Friday, January 27, 2017

It was an idea – thrown together at the last minute in the end (well, I’ve wanted to do a DJ set of all women artists, and mostly 1980s) but a gap in the schedule needed filling, so I was called up to throw something together. It was a long-haul set too 7pm-2am, so it […]
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