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February 7, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
John Powell: Film Suites, Vol. 1
John Powell Film Suites, Vol. 1 John Powell / 5 Cat Studios John Powell is a British composer who has been based in America for most of the last quarter century. There he has quality amassed some 50 individual film score credits as sole composer and has collaborated with many other big names – including […]Archive
November 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Rhian Sheehan: Recollections, Vol. 1
Rhian Sheehan Recollections, Vol. 1 LOOP Rhian Sheehan has been releasing music under his own name for close to a quarter of a century now – and maybe it was the lockdown that forced a slow-down to take stock, though you could never say that Sheehan has rushed into anything with music. His albums, and […]Archive
August 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
My New EBook: Selected Interviews (Vol. 1)
I’ve just published my new e-book – a selection of some of my favourite interviews. There are new essays and context-notes around each interview and the range of subjects takes in not just musicians but two pro-wrestlers, a filmmaker and a comedian. There are 15 conversations documented from living legends (Joan Baez, Ry Cooder, Mavis […]Archive
June 7, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 113
Arthur “Duke” Reid, Treasure Dub (Vol. 1 Dub Series) (2018) Arthur “Duke” Reid was one of dub-reggae’s pioneers – running sound systems, record labels, DJing, talent spotting, promoting…and, having helped to create rocksteady, ska and early reggae music through the 1950s and 1960s he was one of the pioneers of dub music in the early/mid […]Archive
April 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Boy George: This Is What I Dub, Vol. 1
Boy George This Is What I Dub, Vol. 1 BGP Records If Lou Reed and Keith Richards were the two at the top of the list of rock stars most likely to not survive the 1970s then in the late 1990s and across the 00s it was the two Georges: Georgios Panayiotou (aka George Michael) […]Archive
November 28, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Lisa Crawley: Songs I Like But Did Not Write Vol. 1 [EP]
Lisa Crawley Songs I Like But Did Not Write Vol. 1 (ep) (Independent / Bandcamp) I’ve long been a fan of Lisa Crawley’s music – and part of her story, always, has been the work she’s done as a singer-for-hire, covers bands, weddings, piano bars, musicals; you only get to put your own songs out […]Archive
January 10, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Funky Summer (Vol. 1)
It was meant to be a DJ set in the summer sun but the rain kicked in that afternoon, a storm, add to that it was the very start of the year and people were looking for any excuse not to be out, a thunderstorm being just perfect. So I played a bunch of tunes […]Archive
November 29, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Remembering The Wilburys – Especially Vol. 1
The Traveling Wilburys were a big deal to me. I remember the news item announcing them. I remember my mum and dad took us out, family outing, Friday night (late-night) shopping, to buy the cassette tape. Not only that we took it home and sat and listened to it. The whole family. It was an […]Archive
August 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 515
Felix King and His Orchestra, Presenting Felix King & His Orchestra, Vol.1 (?) I love a wee look in the charity shops – you don’t find much, record-wise; it’s usually all stuff you already have or have passed by long ago – so many copies of the same old things and lots of (bad?) classical […]Archive
April 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Trading: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
I often see posts on Facebook complaining/warning people to be careful when buying records from TradeMe auctions. The warning/complaint usually suggests that – essentially – things aren’t always what they seem. This is part of buying goods when you can’t see/test them first. You can view pictures, sure, but with something as tactile as vinyl […]Archive
February 8, 2017 by Simon Sweetman