Sid Smith

Sid Smith

@sidsmith.bsky.social

Freelancer writing about music & musicians in print & online. I share an office with a cat called The Bug. Contact me here or via thesidsmith@gmail.com

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Sid Smith
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This is one of several albums that knocked my world off its axis during 1973. It still glows with a feverish, emotional intensity, even after all these years, as the rush of goosebumps along my arms and neck confirms during "Easy To Slip Away." Impressed by how good these new LP editions sound.

Sid Smith
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Catching up on the recent Peter Hammill reissues that arrived while I was away. I've always been fond of Fool's Mate's fledgling material, mostly composed in the '60s. However, the real emotional jolt for me with solo Hammill came in 1973 with Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night. Still floors me.

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Matthew Kilburn
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I'd missed that Future was in trouble - not that long ago they were being praised for an online-savvy publishing strategy, though eyebrows were raised when they added GoCompare. news.sky.com/share/13603560

news.sky.comStruggling London-listed media group Future rebuffs interest in The WeekAdvisers claiming to act for DMGT made an approach to Future in recent months with a tentative offer for the London-listed company's weekly current affairs magazine, Sky News understands.
Sid Smith
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With all the ongoing cheerleading and apparent certainty that the Dems are going to win big in the forthcoming midterms, I am reminded that on this day in 2016 the polls were saying this…

Sid Smith
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Fond memories of seeing KC on this tour. “The Complete 19-date 2014 King Crimson USA tour is released this month. 2 Blu-Ray discs packaged in a miniature gatefold sleeve with 24-page booklet and new sleeve-notes from King Crimson biographer Sid Smith.” Pre-order: burningshed.com/kingcrimson/...

Sid Smith
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The forthcoming Soft Machine box has a small feature in Mojo. I’m very happy to have written the 8,000-word essay accompanying this truly massive box of audio/visual treats of the Softs kind.

Sid Smith
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I’ve just stumbled upon a review of a gig I attended in 1976. Featuring George Duke/Billy Cobham band, Shakti, and Weather Report, I hitched from Newcastle to London on the day of the gig being unable to afford the bus or train. Seems mad to have done it now but I’m very glad I did.

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Richard Morris
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'Hammersmith Bridge from Chelsea.' Throughout his life Edward Seago was intensely interested in the transformation of the cityscape in various weathers and times of day. Here he captures a smoggy London afternoon in late autumn. This was painted around 1950.