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January 1, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. MF Doom
The rap visionary – one of the greatest MCs in the game – MF Doom has died. He was just 49. He passed away on October 31, his family grieving him in private before announcing the news just as 2021 started. Sad news for many of us waking up to a new year. In fact […]Archive
December 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Harold Budd
Harold Budd has died. The composer and pianist was 84. It’s said he died due to complications from coronavirus. Budd was a poet, an avant-garde composer, a musician for hire and someone who released solo albums and collaborated – including John Foxx of Ultravox and a long-running partnership with Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins. He […]Archive
November 30, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Ryan Brady (Take It Away Podcast)
There’s a special bond that develops with radio hosts – and now podcast hosts – and their long-time listeners. Usually we don’t meet, we often have no idea what the person looks like. But we carry their voice in our head. We listen to them for hours and hours and we form a picture in […]Archive
October 31, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Larry Willis: I Fall In Love Too Easily
Larry Willis I Fall In Love Too Easily Highnote This was the final session for journeyman jazz pianist and composer Larry Willis. He died just shortly after this 2019 set of recordings – released in 2020 as his final album. It’s a beautiful set of tunes from a hugely talented writer and player. In his […]Archive
October 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Diane di Prima
The poet Diane di Prima has died. She had suffered a long illness and was 86. She was a force. Feminist writer and activist, memoirist, a poet from her teen years – she was known not just for her own brilliant work but as a teacher and for her friendships with other important writers, among […]Archive
October 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 234: A Tribute To Eddie Van Halen (with Ben Fulton)
Welcome to episode 234 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 […]Archive
October 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Look At This Photograph of Geri Allen Just Doing Her Job at The Piano With A Fucking Baby On Her Back!
I keep looking at this photo. Until a few weeks ago I had never seen it. I still don’t know how I arrived at it. I believe – after a bit of searching – that it was taken in 1997 by a photographer called Mark Miller. I assume it’s a festival gig. I do know […]Archive
October 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen
Eddie Van Halen has died. He was 65. Cancer finally took him after 15-20 years of on/off battling. He had recovered. He was back. And then he wasn’t. In recent times it’s clear he was ‘hidden’ from public, the band’s run over. Their final album arriving some years ago now. It was Wednesday morning, NZ […]Archive
October 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Diary Of A Van Halen Fan
10 years old, listening to Jump, wondering where the fuck that guitar solo burst from – and how was it made and what sort of ideas do you have running through you and how do you just return to normal straight after playing that (I don’t think I ever returned to normal after hearing it […]Archive
September 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Stanley Crouch
The jazz critic and writer Stanley Crouch has died. He was 74. He published widely, including essays, novels, plays and poetry – but he is best known for his music criticism. And within that jazz. He was a rigid purist. He hated hip-hop, he was in vocal opposition to rap and its tendencies to lead […]Archive
September 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman