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April 7, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

News of the World: My Favourite Album by Queen

Regular readers (ah, hello…!?) will know that I am not really a fan of Queen’s music. I grew up with those compilations Greatest Hits and Greatest Hits II being all but forced down my throat. My brother was a fan. My parents were fans. And, early on, so was I. I’d rather down ipecac than listen to Queen’s Greatest Hits/Greatest Hits […]
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May 24, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

It Was The Worst: # 15 Interviewing the Drummer from Duran Duran

For a while I only ever seemed to interview drummers. It just happened. I never planned it. You’d get the call that there was an interview-opportunity, that someone from the band would be available. And then it was the drummer. I talked to Alex Van Halen and he was great. I spoke with local drummers […]
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