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March 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 146
The Beatles, The Essential Beatles (1972) I didn’t grow up with this odd-af compilation – but I know a lot of people that did. I did grow up with The Beatles though – I sometimes wonder why anyone wouldn’t. And the compilation I grew up with (as well as the albums in general) was Beatles […]Archive
February 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Brad Mehldau: Mon chien Stupide (Bande originale du film)
Brad Mehldau Mon chien Stupide (Bande originale du film) Same Player Sign me up for the film straight away: A French translation of the John Fante novella (My Dog Stupid from the posthumous collection West of Rome in which a middle-aged couple with marriage troubles have a big ‘Stupid’ dog come between them – written, […]Archive
January 29, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 205: Steve Gunn
Welcome to episode 205 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 24, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Jeff Denson: Jeff Denson Live
Jeff Denson Jeff Denson Live Ridgeway Records Bassist, singer, composer Jeff Denson returns with his seventh album as a leader – his first live outing. And what a band. What a set of tunes. What a delight. Saxophonist Lyle Link, drummer Dillon Vado and pianist Dahveed Behroozi get deep inside these tunes with Denson a […]Archive
January 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Five Songs For Friday: 34 – 2020 – 1st Edition
It’s a new year – welcome, belatedly to 2020. You’ve arrived already of course, but here now is the first edition of the staggeringly inconsistent Five Songs For Friday for the new year. No theme. Just songs that are on my mind at the start of this year. Or on my turntable. Or in my […]Archive
January 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Motivation
My new film script imagines a world where Richard Curtis never existed. It’s called ‘Tomorrow’.Archive
January 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 202: Matthew Bannister
Welcome to episode 202 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. This is episode 202 of Sweetman Podcast – my conversation with Matthew Bannister. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get […]Archive
January 5, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Yesterday: DVD
Yesterday Director: Danny Boyle Perfect World Pictures/Working Title Pictures/Decibel Films / Universal Pictures So, here’s the set-up – an earnest young singer/songwriter named Jack Malik (Himesh Patel) is struggling to get anywhere and the only one that believes in him still is his friend and manager Ellie (Lily James). She’s been a fan since she […]Archive
December 25, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 194
The Big Dish, Prospect Street [Single] (1986) I know nothing about The Big Dish – apart from what I’ve just googled – and this single and b-side, which I’ve just listened to for the first time. Scottish band. And I can hear that instantly and line them up somewhere between Simple Minds and The Blue […]Archive
December 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: The Chairman of the Bored
Frank Sinatra called Something by The Beatles the greatest love song of all time. Then when he sung it he ruined it by adding the name “Jack” to the end of the line about sticking around. Some people don’t know jack. But Frank knew Jack very well. Most people called him Mr. Daniel – but […]Archive
December 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman