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May 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Talking With A Living Legend: The Aaron Neville Interview
Aaron Neville is 76 years old. He is – in so many ways – a giant of American music. Aaron Neville is the owner of a distinctive voice – one that soars, almost implausibly – at least in the sense that it does not look like it comes from its owner. It’s a voice that […]Archive
April 4, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 721
V/A, This Is Charly Soul (1987) I’m a sucker for a soul comp. I like to get the full records of artists I love – even if I just plan to (mostly) thrash one song, but a good way of consolidating is via these sorts of compilations: The Meters, Gene Chandler, Jerry Butler, Solomon Burke, […]Archive
November 10, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Allen Toussaint
Allen Toussaint has died. He was 77. His influence on the music we love and know and feel is incalculable – there’s every chance he put the wiggle in your stride. Maybe you didn’t even know it was him. But he did it. He was all at once the spirit of New Orleans and the […]Archive
April 5, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1152
V/A, The Rough Guide To The Music of New Orleans (2012) It’s just a snapshot – but it plays out nicely, from the obvious stuff like Jessie Hill’s Ooh Poo Pah Doo and The Meters’ Look-Ka Py Py through to revivalists like Kermit Ruffins and some of the Treme soundtrack stuff…I bought this LP at […]Archive
July 13, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Willy DeVille: In New Orleans
Willy DeVille In New Orleans Big Beat UK Willy DeVille passed away in 2009, leaving behind a rich, varied musical history. DeVille, with his band Mink deVille, brought heart and art and intelligence to punk-rock, performing ballads from swamp-pop, funk, soul and blues traditions during the punk era. His approach to songwriting melded classic pop […]Archive
February 17, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1419
The Neville Brothers, Brother’s Keeper (1990) I grew up with Yellow Moon (as I told you recently). I never really grew up with Brother’s Keeper. I mean, there was that cover of Bird On A Wire, which was everywhere, and I had some interest in the singles, but actually I never heard the whole album. […]Archive
February 14, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1420
The Neville Brothers, Yellow Moon (1989) This is the album that introduced me to The Neville Brothers. My parents, shortly after we acquired our first CD player, purchased this – it was, in fact, I’m sure, the very first CD they paid full-price for; $35, something like that. And it was new to the whole […]Archive
April 25, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1517
Dr. John, In The Right Place (1973) I guess the new Dr. John album has me re-enthused. It’s great when that happens. The new album is good – as good as a Dr. John album in 2012 could/should be – but the best by-product has been going back through his early work. I checked out […]Archive
May 16, 2011 by Simon Sweetman