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December 21, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 113: Fishbone – “Truth and Soul”

I never ever listened to Fishbone – but I have a feeling I meant to. At least at one point or other. I recall reading about their drummer, Phillip “Fish” Fisher – and I had them somewhere between Bad Brains and Living Colour and maybe that’s exactly where they are. And maybe it’s not. But […]

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April 11, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Lie: Theatre

The Lie Direction: Ross Jolly (written by Florian Zeller; translated by Christopher Hampton) Circa Theatre; Circa One (April 7 – May 5) The Lie is the latest by the brilliant French novelist and playwright Florian Zeller. Here, again, translated by Christopher Hampton and directed for Circa by Ross Jolly – as was the case, last […]

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October 22, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Marc Maron: Too Real

Marc Maron: Too Real Director: Lynn Shelton Netflix Marc Maron’s sharper, funnier now than he’s ever been and yet Too Real, his latest comedy special – this one taped for Netflix – isn’t at all laugh-out-loud funny. But that’s okay! I’ve struggled through some of Maron’s specials, but I’m dedicated to the cause; a regular […]

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February 3, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1194

The Jeff Beck Group, Truth (1968) I was in on The Yardbirds first, having heard some Jeff Beck I guess, and having heard all about that “holy trinity” of British guitarists, so I bought a great Yardbirds comp for $2 (on tape) and played it over and over – but then on some rock doco […]