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August 1, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Porno For Pyros: Perry Farrell’s True Masterpiece
I watched the footage of a reformed Porno For Pyros playing a couple of songs for the virtual version of Lollapalooza – and it wasn’t shit! It was pretty good. It filled me with nostalgia. I love this band. Or more particularly, I love the album also called Porno For Pyros, the band’s self-titled debut. […]Archive
July 24, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Billy Bruner: Billy Bruner
Billy Bruner Billy Bruner Athens of the North There’s so much music from the 1980s – there’s so much music everywhere, from all over and all the time, it floods in and feels impossible to get through. But the music from the 1980s is almost always the most obvious to spot – certain technical, erm, […]Archive
July 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 92
Phoebe Snow, Phoebe Snow (1974) Was Phoebe Snow underrated? Certainly by me! Every time I’ve heard her I’ve loved her – that Paul McCartney cover. Singing with Paul Simon. I used to have that single-disc Best of Phoebe Snow (on CD – though I thought I had the record too, apparently not). So I picked […]Archive
July 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Dinner Party: Dinner Party
Dinner Party Dinner Party Sounds of Crenshaw / EMPIRE What a supergroup! Dinner Party is the name of the band-project and the name of this 7-track mini-album/EP featuring Terrace Martin, Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper and 9th Wonder. That’s almost too much talent to pack into one studio on any given day – and this mini-album […]Archive
July 7, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Cassowary: Cassowary
Cassowary Cassowary Fat Possum The Cassowary is a flightless bird native to Papua New Guinea and parts of Indonesia. It’s known to come up in searches for the word ‘Cassowary’ when wondering about a brilliant musical project also named that.Archive
June 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 103
Blind Faith, Blind Faith (1969) When I first heard the Blind Faith album it was a revelation! I mean, this was back when you read about things and had to wait, had to imagine them first. Couldn’t just click and find out, trial and move on. I was a huge Eric Clapton fan when I […]Archive
June 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 111
Daryl Hall & John Oates, Daryl Hall & John Oates (1975) One song! Sara Smile. It’s the one that really made Hall & Oates – got them going properly; created enough interest for them to re-release a couple of earlier songs and then they were away. Next thing they’re on their way to being the […]Archive
April 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Shelby Lynne: Shelby Lynne
Shelby Lynne Shelby Lynne Everso Records marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers Shelby Lynne is a class act – one of the finest voices of the last 30 years, a great writer, also a producer and multi-instrumentalist, but that seems to be buried somewhat in the bio – never mind, it’s well on display here […]Archive
February 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 176
Peter Gabriel, Peter Gabriel [Security] (1982) Peter Gabriel – huge fan! I wonder sometimes how you couldn’t be a huge fan of his work. It’s almost perfect, and yet still almost always peculiar. That’s what I want. Weird. And Wonderful. Equal measures. I believe he has achieved that feat – and then made great commercial […]Archive
June 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 544
Elvis Presley, Elvis (1956) One of the problems with inheriting bulk-loads of records is that you find gems like this – and yet there’s no cover! My collector-tendencies bristle. I have to have the record, I am happy to hear this (and remarkably it plays well too, isn’t scratched) but there’s no sleeve. So it’s […]Archive
August 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman