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September 4, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
TVNZ Rebooting The Apprentice Was A Truly Horrifying Thing
TVNZ rebooting The Apprentice was a truly horrifying thing. Actually, no, that’s too dramatic. It’s just downright embarrassing is all. They’ve tried to brush away the fact that it brings Donald Trump back to mind – saying comparisons are inevitable; well of course they are it is the very platform that made latter-day Trump a […]Archive
February 22, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sebastien Tellier: A Girl Is A Gun (Music From The Original Series)
Sebastien Tellier A Girl Is A Gun (Music From The Original Series) Record Makers I have no idea about the TV series – but I’ll give it a chance now that I’ve heard its soundtrack. I’d listen to any movie or TV soundtrack by the prolific and multi-talented Sebastien Tellier. He sings in English, French and Italian, […]Archive
December 10, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 460
Mike Post, The Theme From Hill Street Blues [Single] (1981) Mike Post did the heavy lifting when it came to 1980s TV theme tunes – such a huge impact on my crazy little kid-brain; these themes all stay with me. None more so than Hill St. Blues though – a TV show I watched because […]Archive
November 23, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Music on Mastermind: What Would Your Mastermind Specialist Topic Be?
“I’ve started…so I’ll finish…” I was an avid fan of Mastermind. Couldn’t get into the re-boot. As a kid I watched it – obsessed. Even the topics/questions I didn’t really understand. I certainly ‘got’ that people were smart, passionate, engaged, a bit mouth-breathy at times…but it was just inspiring watching these nerds dribble out the […]Archive
October 23, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Fabulous Return of The Monkees: Comeback of the Year
The Monkees are often mentioned as a manufactured band – made for TV. It’s true, ads were placed and the aim was to make an imaginary band, an American version of something that channelled the spirit of Beatlemania. The band members would eventually go on to show their enormous musical talent – in some cases […]Archive
October 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 618
The Monkees, The Monkees (1966) I’ve always loved The Monkees – I remember, vividly, the summer that the TV show came on the telly when I was little. It was a series of re-runs – but it was the first time in my life the TV show was around. Part of a wave of 60s […]Archive
August 31, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 641
Bob James, The Genie: Themes & Variations from The TV Series “Taxi” (1983) If you’ve read almost any of my posts you’ll know I’m obsessed with Angela – The Theme From Taxi by Bob James. I set off to someone’s house to pick-up my first ever TradeMe vinyl purchase just so I could get a […]Archive
July 2, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 675
The Wombles, Greatest Hits (1976) An album from my childhood – though I never owned a copy. But one of the cousins did. And it was on whenever we were around there, for a while at least. It was a favourite. We each had a different Womble soft toy and we loved the TV show. […]Archive
February 15, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: VINYL (Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 1)
Various Artists: VINYL (Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 1) Atlantic Recording Corporation & Warner Bros. Records, Inc/WEA International Inc. The much-hyped Martin Scorsese/Mick Jagger-executive produced VINYL has debuted – bringing with it a first volume of soundtrack recordings. The plan – for a show called VINYL – is to have digital-only releases popping […]Archive
June 8, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Entourage: Film
Entourage Director: Doug Ellin Closest To The Hole Productions/Entourage Holdings/HBO The reviews of Entourage (the movie) have not been kind. I’m not entirely sure why. It’s by no means a great film – but it’s consistent with the TV show. It presents the same characters, in the same sorts of situations and is a logical […]Archive
May 30, 2015 by Simon Sweetman