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November 15, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 217
The Rolling Stones, Flowers (1967) I almost never feel like listening to The Rolling Stones these days – possibly because I’ve heard it all and heard it all for too long and too often. They were a band I really cared about for the longest time, but now it’s very rare I can make it […]Archive
November 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Aphex Twin: Peel Session 2
Aphex Twin Peel Session 2 Warp Records It’s anniversary time for Warp Records – 30 years, unreal! So various digs in the vault are happening, including the release of this – Aphex Twin’s second Peel Session from around the time of the peak years (’95) where he was still thrilling with drill’n’bass but also working […]Archive
November 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 218
Joan As Police Woman, Eternal Flame [Single] (2006) This world we live in! What a magical place it can be – I just get done chatting to Joan Wasser for my podcast after being a Joan As Police Woman fan for years – since that magical debut album in fact – and seeing a great […]Archive
November 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 219
Eric Clapton, E.C. Was Here (1975) I coveted this for a long time – long before I ever got around to owning it; Eric Clapton was my number one guitar guy for a while. Only a little while – but it was important (He was the first big-name live-gig I saw – and it was […]Archive
November 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 240 – Cuba Dupa, Wellington, 2015
Give me a name-tag and I’ll hide it. Lanyards. They go in my pocket. Backstage passes…even more cringe. And something with “VIP” on it. FUCK OFF! But – as you can see – I hold onto this shit. I keep the lanyards along with the ticket-stubs; I haven’t kept every single one, but a few […]Archive
November 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 220
Sharon O’Neill, Smash Palace [Single] (1982) I’m lucky enough to – finally – have found a copy of the film soundtrack, a gorgeous EP – but ahead of that, I settled for this single: The title track from the film and its soundtrack EP. I met Sharon a few years back and spoke to her […]Archive
November 11, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 221
Lou Reed, Growing Up In Public (1980) I’m sure this one rates pretty low down the list of Lou Reed albums – but I’ve always quite liked it. Some good songs (How Do You Speak To An Angel, Standing On Ceremony) and some stupid songs that you had to kinda laugh at (the title track, […]Archive
November 9, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 222
Mozart: Private Collection (1977) Was having a wee ramble with my father-in-law just the other night about how Mozart really was the great pop-song melody writer even before we had “pop songs” – and that, in fact, that was exactly why I got hooked on Mr Wolfgang Amadeus. A book or two and a movie […]Archive
November 8, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 223
David Kilgour, Bobbie’s a girl (2019) David Kilgour – something about how he plays the guitar and what he chooses to say and the phrasing of both, well it’s somehow a description of New Zealand’s isolation and contentment and it’s hard to further articulate, but there’s something warm and safe and interesting about David’s music […]Archive
November 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 13 – Guns N’ Roses, “Chinese Democracy”
Guns N’ Roses, Chinese Democracy, 2008 Obviously I was the perfect age to be a Guns N’ Roses fan – you can be a fan of any music at any age, but it was my timing to be getting turned onto the band at a time when I was learning so much about rock and […]Archive
November 2, 2019 by Simon Sweetman