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October 19, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Bands With Fans I Hate: It’s Not Them…it’s THEM!

You can’t love everything. I’m not only dubious about and suspicious of people who claim to not hate any bands, I can’t value their idea of liking a band, if they like everything – or say that they do. I’ve always maintained the list of bands I love is longer than the list of bands […]

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April 24, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Mali Mali

Mali Mali (a.k.a. Ben Tolich) is a songwriter and performer from Auckland, NZ. He’s about to go on tour in support of his new album As A Dog Dreams, his second album following Gather ‘round the Gooseclock (2013) and the Brotherly EP (2010). Here are five albums he’s loving right now… 1 – Damien Jurado, Visions […]

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March 7, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Sigur Ros: Valtari Film Experiment

Sigur Ros Valtari Film Experiment EMI This DVD collects 16 short films commissioned by a range of international directors, each charged with making a short-film rather than music-video but they would use one or more songs from Sigur Ros’ Valtari album. They were all given the same $10,000 budget. The result is as pretentious as […]

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December 30, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1694

The Album Leaf, There Is A Wind EP (2010) I like these sorts of things – created specifically to mark Record Store Day; a ltd edition-type deal. Good on the artists for wanting to offer something that rewards an audience. When I first heard The Album Leaf it was almost life-changing. It was just music […]