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October 17, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Music Feature: Steve Gadd
I’m usually on RNZ once a month to have a chat about some new albums. But the other day I got the call up to present a Music Feature for the Afternoons show. Well, actually, I was on-air talking about some albums in my regular review slot and I was promoting the back that legendary drummer Steve […]Archive
August 17, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 129 – Suzanne Vega
Welcome to episode 129 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Here I talk with one of my all-time musical heroes, Suzanne Vega. We are in a hotel restaurant and there is some background noise. Just a warning. What a thrill to meet her and speak with her. I flew […]Archive
June 29, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Five Songs For Friday: # 15 – Enduring Favourites, Revisiting Legends…
Been a while since I’ve done a Five For Friday so I’m going old-school – old, old school – in the sense that everything here is something I’ve loved for a long time – these artists are in my special list of all-time favourites; in a lot of cases I come and go, give them […]Archive
June 20, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Rickie Lee Jones
sings of love as “a healing thing”, her singing “when you give everything/You’re loving the world – The world gives you love to hold onto” in a voice that sounds like love, in a voice that could have you in love, in a voice that loves the listener, in a voice the listener loves “when […]Archive
November 2, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
It’s Like This: Rickie Lee Jones’ Great Covers Collection
I am listening (as I often do) to an album by Rickie Lee Jones. It’s called It’s Like This – and it is my favourite album of hers. She’s a great singer and I have followed her career right through from her debut eponymous album. I have – at one point – owned everything she […]Archive
August 23, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Beth Orton: Kidsticks
Beth Orton Kidsticks ANTI I’ve tried to stick by Beth Orton – because, at the time, I loved those first two records – but it really is a career of diminishing returns. What felt like, almost, the start of a mild comeback with Sugaring Season (and also – not really much of one either) further […]Archive
August 14, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 651
Tuck & Patti, Love Warriors (1989) Husband and wife duo Tuck & Patti were new to me when I heard this gorgeous sound – the voice was fine, lovely, really good but what really sold me was the guitar playing, it was a cover – I spotted it, though I’d never quite heard it played […]Archive
June 30, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Rob Wasserman
Rob Wasserman has died. The bassist – predominantly playing acoustic and electric upright bass – was a prolific session musician and composer. He toured with many of music’s big names, he was co-founder of RatDog, an outlet for The Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir and there’s a good chance he’s on one of your favourite albums […]Archive
April 27, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Steve Martin & Edie Brickell: So Familiar
Steve Martin & Edie Brickell So Familiar Rounder Here is the second collaborative album from Martin and Brickell, accurately named since the pair work so well together and here particularly it feels seamless – in fact Martin is essentially the sideman, could have gone unnamed; why then is it Steve Martin and Edie Brickell not […]Archive
March 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: God Don’t Never Change – The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson
Various Artists: God Don’t Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson Alligator Records/Southbound Tribute albums are always a tricky prospect – who are they for? Fans and those in the know are interested in the original source, and when we’re talking blues purists it might be hard to get them to bend to cover […]Archive
January 10, 2012 by Simon Sweetman