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February 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Cool Summer: The Musical Rediscoveries of 2020/2021
Every year it’s music. All day it’s music. All the time. And if it’s not then there’s a film on – and I’m usually noticing the music. Or it’s a podcast. Which has music. Or is an interview about music. When I’m reading it’s a music biography or it’s poetry – which has its own […]Archive
October 3, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Tom Petty
What a day. First that awful news from Las Vegas. Many of us went to bed on that last night, woke to hear the full horror, from one death to twenty, then over 50, some 400 injured… For music fans the news didn’t get better as the new day started. First the story that Tom […]Archive
December 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Five Songs For Friday: # 4 – Five Great Tracks From Five Great Live Albums
Not all live albums are created equally – many are built in the studio after with overdubs, some just feature crowd-noise endlessly, Neil Young’s brand new live album has him substituting out the crowd for animal noise. There are some great, great live albums out there – where the energy of the crowd is so […]Archive
January 6, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Warren Zanes: Petty – The Biography
Petty: The Biography Warren Zanes Henry Holt & Co/First Edition edition Tom Petty – class act. Magnificent run of albums and singles, kick-ass live band, a bit of time out on his own, but a fantastic bandleader, also a member of music’s first serious attempt at a living Mount Rushmore of Rock band, The Traveling […]Archive
April 21, 2013 by Simon Sweetman