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December 14, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 94 – Adam McGrath (The Eastern)

Welcome to episode 94 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I had a terrific chat with Adam McGrath of The Eastern. Adam is also a solo artist – with his debut solo record due out early next year. But for the last half-decade and more he’s been the frontman […]
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October 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer: Not Dark Yet

Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer Not Dark Yet SILVER CROSS  RECORDS It’s the first album-length collaboration from sisters Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer – ten songs, nine of them covers, and just 37 minutes. It’s a harrowing, but lovely little ride through dark emotions. Plenty of baggage here. A cover of Townes Van Zandt’s Lungs, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Allison Moorer, Bob Dylan, Covers, Jessi Colter, Louvin Brothers, Nick Cave, Not Dark Yet, Shelby Lynne, Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer, Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer: Not Dark Yet, Singer/Songwriters, Sisters, Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt ·

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May 17, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Guy Clark

Guy Clark has died. He was 74. One of the great Texan songwriters, one of the great country music songwriters, one of the great songwriters, I first discovered Clark’s music through reviewing (it does have some perks). His was a name I already knew but what cemented it was hearing the Together at Bluebird Café […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Boats To Build, Country, Eulogy, Guy Clark, Live at Bluebird Cafe, Old No. 1, R.I.P., R.I.P. Guy Clark, Randall Knife, Singer/Songwriter, Songwriter, Steve Earle, Susanna Clark, Texas, Texas Cookin', The Cape, The Dark, The Essential Guy Clark, The Last Gunfighter Ballad, The Old Time Feeling, Townes Van Zandt, Workbench Songs ·

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October 30, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: #162 – Morcheeba, Wellington, 2014

I never cared for Morcheeba – at all. I liked a lot of the stuff around them but just never gave them much notice. Probably because working in music stores in the late 90s and early 2000s it was smart to separate yourself from a lot of what you had to play instore. So I […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2014, DJ, Dominion Post, Gig, Gig Review, Morcheeba, Motel, Steve Earle, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: #162 – Morcheeba, Vinyl, Wellington ·

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October 6, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Radio Nowhere by Michael Ross: # 6 – Gushing, Steve Earle’s I Feel Alright

Despite best-laid plans, it has been a while between blogs. My excuse is solid – I spent September travelling in America, travelling to a number of particularly musical places in America, to be vaguely specific. There’ll be more about that next time, but for now I’ve gone back to something I previously wrote for Simon […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blog On The Tracks, Dominion Post, Guest Blog, Guest Post, I Feel Alright, Michael Ross, Mike Ross, Radio Nowhere, Radio Nowhere # 6, Radio Nowhere by Michael Ross: # 6- Gushing, Steve Earle, Steve Earle's I Feel Alright ·

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March 17, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

James McMurtry: Complicated Game

James McMurtry Complicated Game Complicated Game It’s been nearly seven years since James McMurtry released his last full-lengther. I interviewed him around the time of that album (2008’s Just Us Kids) and I remember, long after our 15-minute chat, I was still unpicking (extra/hidden) meaning from the simple sentences he offered. He spoke in song […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Complicated Game, James McMurtry, Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove, Steve Earle, Writing ·

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October 9, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Marianne Faithfull: Give My Love To London

Marianne Faithfull Give Me Love To London Naïve/Dramatico Entertainment Ltd Here is Marianne Faithfull’s 20th solo album – it also sees her celebrating 50 years in music and entertainment, though of course – far more entertainment at times have been her hijinks and the published versions (her books are wonderful, must-read rock memoirs). That particular […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Anna Calvi, Brian Eno, Ed Harcourt, Give My Love To London, Hoagy Carmichael, Leonard Cohen, Marianne Faithfull, Nick Cave, Roger Waters, Steve Earle, Tom McRae ·

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September 7, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Justin Townes Earle: Single Mothers

Justin Townes Earle Single Mothers Vagrant Records/Warners Any time you watch Justin Townes Earle you see a class-act, a guy who can take you back to Hank, to wandering troubadours, gritty acoustic blues and all manner of country and folk stylings – then there’s always a handful of his own songs, usually good enough, sometimes […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Justin Townes Earle, Single Mothers, Steve Earle ·

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April 14, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Steve Earle & The Dukes (and Duchesses): The Low Highway

Steve Earle & The Dukes (and Duchesses) The Low Highway New West Records/Southbound Steve Earle records haven’t felt all that necessary lately. There’s always a great song or two (or three) but the albums have either been redundant (covers of Townes Van Zandt) or regurgitation (Washington Square Serenade). He’s been repeating himself to diminishing return, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Country, Invisible, New West Records, Steve Earle, Steve Earle & The Dukes (and Duchesses), The Low Country ·

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