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February 15, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Talking To John S. Hall
One morning I sat and chatted on the phone with John S. Hall for over an hour. He is the lead singer and writer for the band King Missile. They are mostly known for their silly song, Detachable Penis. But that’s so unfair. They have many more silly songs they should be known for. Some […]Archive
February 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
The Bee Gees – How Can You Mend a Broken Heart: Film
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart Director: Frank Marshall Diamond Docs / White Horse Pictures / HBO Documentary Films / HBO Max Oh, I love the Bee Gees! Wasn’t always the case. As a kid I feel like I was trained to laugh at them – via Kenny Everett and later […]Archive
September 30, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 232: Darren Watson’s Getting Sober For The End Of The World
Welcome to episode 232 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys 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 in your Spotify […]Archive
March 4, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 210: Jordan Luck
Welcome to episode 210 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys . 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 in your […]Archive
February 7, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 206: Kev Fitzsimons (Anxiety Club)
Welcome to episode 206 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
January 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 204: Margo Timmins (Cowboy Junkies)
Welcome to episode 204 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
November 7, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 192: Joan As Police Woman
Welcome to episode 192 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
August 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Nils Lofgren: Blue With Lou
Nils Lofgren Blue With Lou Cattle Track Road Nils Lofgren’s always been one of the great guitar-heroes of songwriting – which is to say he’s a hell of a player and a decent songwriter and he knows how to combine the two; maybe he’s learned a bit from serving at the feet of masters, certainly […]Archive
August 21, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 261
Prince, Originals (2019) So far, I have to say, they’ve hit it out of the park with the official posthumous Prince releases. I previewed this one a while back (unofficially) My prediction was the Kenny Rogers song would be ‘discovered’ as a lost-classic, a gem, and I’ve no way of knowing if that’s the case, it was just a feeling I […]Archive
May 22, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 169: Jon Toogood
Welcome to episode 169 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 in your Spotify library. This one is a conversation with Jon Toogood. […]Archive
January 24, 2019 by Simon Sweetman