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August 25, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Bill Conti Scores The Great American Novel

People talk about The Great American Novel like it’s a thing. It is a thing – but it’s not a book, and it’s never going to be. Bruce Springsteen probably thinks he’s written The Great American Novel. But he just dragged John Steinbeck down into rock’n’roll. There are many photographers that have taken The Great […]
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April 30, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Little Steven: Soulfire

Little Steven Soulfire UMe On an album that features very little resembling either ‘soul’ or ‘fire’ we have erstwhile Southside Johnny/Miami Steve – now better regarded for his acting performances (Sopranos/Lillyhammer) and best known – always – as the “Little Steven” that struts and, er, frets for hours on stage next to The Boss, his […]
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January 14, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Matthew Weiner: Heather, The Totality

Heather, The Totality Matthew Weiner Little, Brown and Company; First Edition edition Matthew Weiner is best known as the creator of the TV show Mad Men, ahead of that he was a writer on The Sopranos – this is his first novel. It’s a slim volume, almost a novella really – the prose is sparse, […]
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April 23, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Radio on the TV: My Top 10 All-Time Favourite TV Themes

The other day I was listening to Carl Stalling for the first time in a while – his bonkers-brilliant cartoon music puts you right there. You no longer need the images. The same is true of any great soundtrack composer, for film or TV. I regularly give Danny Elfman’s Music For A Darkened Theatre a spin […]
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