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April 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Stray Cats: 40
The Stray Cats 40 Surfdog Records / BMG Rights Management (US) LLC You sometimes worry for these sorts of reunions – and certainly The Stray Cats never worried about anything crucial like developing; theirs was a loving pastiche – a style already there that they lifted and ran with, bringing 50s rockabilly to the 70s/80s […]Archive
March 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Friends Just Can’t Be Found
Here’s the key thing about Bridge Over Troubled Water: when Paul Simon wrote it – he had just two verses. He took it to Art Garfunkel and asked what he thought. Artie told him to go away and write a third verse – told him he had half a good song but it needed finishing. […]Archive
November 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 226
Blam Blam Blam, Untitled Tour EP (2019) A reissue/replication of the band’s early work – the classic songs – put together for the recent tour which was brilliant. I was too young to catch Blam Blam Blam the first time, but I wasn’t going to miss them on this reunion and it was brilliant. Three […]Archive
September 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 9 – BBM, “Around The Next Dream”
BBM, Around The Next Dream, 1994 The short-lived “supergroup” BBM was basically the Cream reunion that Eric Clapton wasn’t interested in, so they subbed in Gary Moore. There had been a Cream get-together ahead of this and then a documented one a decade after – but this was, briefly, an exciting thing. Particularly because it […]Archive
September 15, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Fleetwood Mac (September 12, Akld)
Fleetwood Mac Spark Arena, Auckland Thursday, September 12 I was so into this – and very nervous. I’m a mega Fleetwood Mac fan, I love all periods of the band, all versions. But it’s ten years since I last saw them (back when Lindsey Buckingham was still front and centre) and I just had to […]Archive
September 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 184: Don McGlashan
Welcome to episode 184 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. 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 […]Archive
June 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Mazzy Star: Still EP
Mazzy Star Still EP Rhymes of an Hour Records Mazzy Star – never ones to rush eh…there were three fairly-perfect albums across the band’s first half-decade; they continued to tour through into the very early 2000s and then Hope Sandoval released a decent solo album and appeared on some tracks with Bert Jansch – this […]Archive
May 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Luna: A Sentimental Education
Luna A Sentimental Education Double Feature When Luna reformed we were treated to a spectacular show – and now the band’s return to recording, roughly a decade and a half after its last official release sees this charming set of record-collection pop and rock covers. Often there can be an underwhelming feeling attached to a […]Archive
March 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 106 – Andrew Fagan
Welcome to episode 106 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I nabbed a wee chat with Andrew Fagan – he of the Mockers and of course his own career, poetry, songs, a life on the seas – a stint as a radio programmer and DJ, first as a Kiwi […]Archive
February 27, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Mockers: Live At The Powerstation
Mockers Live At The Powerstation (Independent) The recent reunion tour of the Mockers was a triumph – here’s the (lasting) proof, the band’s Powerstation gig from its national tour captured on double-CD and DVD. In the time since the band broke up its guitarist Brett Adams went away and became one of the best and […]Archive
April 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman