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August 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Theo Parrish: Smile
Theo Parrish Smile Sound Signature Theo Parrish has built a timeless sound within techno – his version of soulful, relaxed, broken-beat boogie and moody house is a blueprint now, or perhaps Footprint is the better term. And so I wonder sometimes about his modern music – whether it was made way back…Archive
July 19, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Angel Dream (Songs from The Motion Picture “She’s The One”)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Angel Dream (Songs from The Motion Picture “She’s The One”) Warner Bros. We’ve been lucky to receive a lot of great Petty reissues in the wake of his death. Not too much to get your head around, nothing so cynical it feels like a cash-in, and all respectfully done. The […]Archive
July 19, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
The Rolling Stones: A Bigger Bang Live On Copacabana Beach
The Rolling Stones A Bigger Bang Live On Copacabana Beach Mercury Studios Another month, another live Rolling Stones album. It got a bit boring a while ago. And then very boring some time shortly after that. I say this as a card-carrying Stones fan for some 35 years of my life. But I called time […]Archive
July 12, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Drive-By Truckers: Live at Plan 9 July 13, 2006
Drive-By Truckers Live at Plan 9 July 13, 2006 New West Records Fifteen years ago the Drive-By Truckers played one hell of an in-store. They were at Plan 9 Records to help the store celebrate its 25th Anniversary. This resulted in a two-hour grab-bag of the band’s best material up to that point. It was […]Archive
June 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Marc Ribot: Marc Ribot Plays Solo Guitar Works of Frantz Casseus [Reissue]
Marc Ribot Marc Ribot Plays Solo Guitar Works of Frantz Casseus Knockwurst Records Marc Ribot’s contribution to the guitar is enormous – his catalogue is vast, he’s one of those players you’ve heard, even if you don’t know it. Alongside his own idiosyncratic catalogue he has recorded sessions or played live for soul giants (Wilson […]Archive
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 […]Archive
April 28, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
The KLF & The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu: Come Down Dawn
The KLF & The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu Come Down Dawn KLF Communications The KLF – and the Timelords and The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu and all the affiliates – long ago deleted their entire catalogue. They also burned a million pounds and filmed it. So, you know. This strange, brilliant duo made […]Archive
March 23, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Aretha Franklin: The Genesis of Aretha: 1960-1966
Aretha Franklin The Genesis of Aretha: 1960-1966 Columbia There are so many Aretha compilations on the market – but this one, one of the first since her passing, is a goodie. Its well established that between 1967 and 1972 Aretha Franklin was crowned the Queen of Soul and in that five year period there are […]Archive
March 20, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Richard Pryor: ‘Craps’ (After Hours) – 50th Anniversary
Richard Pryor Craps (After Hours) Omnivore Recordings In the Richard Pryor story it’s often mentioned that as he was climbing the mountain of stand-up he had to shed the clothes of Bill Cosby Clone. Mentioning Cosby might be triggering enough these days but there’s no denying that in the 1960s Cosby was one of comedy’s […]Archive
February 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sun Ra: Haverford College, Jan. 25, 1980 (Solo Rhodes Piano)
Sun Ra Haverford College, Jan. 25, 1980 (Solo Rhodes Piano) Enterplanetary Koncepts Sun Ra has become shorthand for a kind of controlled chaos – exploratory in the extreme. Herman Poole Blount – aka Le Sony’r Ra or “Sun Ra” was a person, but Sun Ra wasn’t just a musician, Sun Ra was a kind of […]Archive
February 17, 2021 by Simon Sweetman