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June 11, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 216: David Cormack
Welcome to episode 216 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys . Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your […]Archive
May 24, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: I Grew Up Watching Mork & Mindy and Popeye and Good Morning Vietnam and Listening to Live At The Met…
Robin Williams only had a few bits and he did them over and over again, talk show to talk show to stage and screen always on, always braving it strong with the same set of voices, the same comedic choices – a hyperdrive improviser he bought and sometimes stole his material but there was never […]Archive
April 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The O’Jays: Live In New York
The O’Jays Live In New York S-Curve Records / O’Jays Gigs, Inc. The “final” victory lap of The O’Jays culminated in this TV special in late 2019 recorded live for DVD and also released as an album. As they showed with final studio album – The Last Word – this version of The O’Jays (founders […]Archive
March 30, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 142
Kermit Schafer, Pardon My Blooper! (1954) It’s credited to Kermit Schafer – an American TV and radio writer and producer. But that doesn’t concern me at all. This silly, dated, embarrassing, unfunny collection of bloopers is on vinyl. It comes from the 1950s. Many of the moments wouldn’t even raise a dry smile, let alone […]Archive
March 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Deep Water: DVD
Deep Water Directors: Harry Wootliff, A Mackay, Jim Loach Kudos / ITV / Beyond Unfairly reported as being “The British Big Little Lies”, Deep Water is a six-episode series based on two books by author Paula Daly. Yes, there are some similarities to Big Little Lies, but, if you’ll pardon the pun, this is just […]Archive
March 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 155
Mike Post, Television Theme Songs (1982) I feel like I learned about Mike Post from school – not that there were any of his songs to ‘sing’ (or his TV themes, rather) but his classic Hill Street Blues Theme was a staple of piano lessons. Ah! I’ve got it. We did sing one of his […]Archive
January 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 203: Dave Armstrong
Welcome to episode 203 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved […]Archive
January 11, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: When I Met Ian Gillan
The first really famous person I met – at least as far as I can remember – was Ian Gillan from the band Deep Purple. I was super exited, too, I loved Deep Purple (still do). Great band. Great singer. And it seemed kinda odd, kinda brilliant to be meeting him on the set of […]Archive
December 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Hildur Guðnadóttir: Chernobyl [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Hildur Guðnadóttir Chernobyl [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Deutsche Grammophon One of my favourite albums of the year, and my favourite film score, was Hildur Guðnadóttir’s music for the film Joker. (I didn’t exactly like the film). But the must was sublime, both in the movie-watching experience and removed from it. Ahead of that I had […]Archive
December 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Jenny Slate: Little Weirds
Little Weirds Jenny Slate Little, Brown and Company Jenny Slate’s had a busy year of recalibration – a Netflix special of so-so comedy mixed with her charming kookiness and some deep-cut home videos to soften the blow of mistimed punchlines. And now this book of “essays” – and the accompanying promotional book-tour. A few bit-part […]Archive
December 11, 2019 by Simon Sweetman