Posts Tagged Pop Music

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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 […]