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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 […]