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June 26, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Michael Herr
Michael Herr has died. He was 76. He wrote the greatest book about war, one of the greatest non-fiction books you might ever read. I first came across Herr’s name – and extracts of his work – in the extra reading around the very best university class I took; perhaps the only one that stuck. […]Archive
January 20, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 762
Paul Hardcastle, 19 [Single] (1985) I was such a fan of this song as a kid – it was so weird, unlike almost anything else I’d heard on the pop charts, its video too, the backstory about the war became intense when married up with images; well, I was only about nine or so…And then […]Archive
June 1, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 883
V/A, Tour of Duty 4 [OST] (1989) I had the first four of the Tour of Duty soundtracks on tape. A huge education – formative stuff. I was young, fascinated by all this music. And to this day the first volume remains a favourite for me, handy for DJ sets, good to play at home […]Archive
February 18, 2014 by Simon Sweetman