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September 14, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 18 – Mike D (Michael Diamond)

I realised, just recently, that I needed to include Mike D (or Michael Diamond) of the Beastie Boys in these files. There might not be many people out there that think of him as one of the world’s greatest drummers – but for me he was formative, crucial; super important. It comes from being the […]

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July 11, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 532

The Meters, Trick Bag (1976) I love The Meters – they came into my life at the right time; I was already a Neville Brothers fan and worked back to The Meters – only to realise they’d always been there for me, via my mum’s records, some compilations with key tracks and in hip-hop samples. […]

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April 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Taking The Power Back: Ten of the Most Important Hip-Hop Albums in my Life

We all know that lists are subjective – that is the point of them. So I’ve decided to do a series of top ten albums across genres. They’ll appear sporadically. And rather than call them “Top Ten” I will call them ten of the most important – sorry if that sounds pretentious. It’s not meant […]