Name: Sid Smith
Dateline: Whitley Bay, UK
Weblog: sidsmith.blogspot.com [RSS]
Articles: 13
First Published: Tuesday, August 8, 2006
Last Published: Saturday, September 23, 2006

Sid Smith is a freelance writer from the North-east of England. He’s written sleeve notes for albums on major and independent record labels as well as contributing articles and reviews for national and local press in the UK. As well as copy-editing for publishers, and providing online content for seversal music-related website including the Robert Fripp / King Crimson online archive, DGMLive, Sid is the author of a critically acclaimed biography, In The Court of King Crimson (2001), and Northstars (2005), Granada TV’s Royal Television Award winning series profiling musicians from the North-east of England. Sid has been blogging since 1999 about music, movies, books, art, kids, politics and life in general.

Currently listing articles 13-1:

13. Bassist Boz Burrell: 1 August 1946 - 21 September 2006

    — Sid Smith on King Crimson and Bad Company bassist and singer, Boz Burrell, who has died at the age of 60.

    OPINION in Music on September 23, 2006

12. Music Review: Free - Live At The BBC

    — Rough but more than ready - first time out for many vintage BBC radio sessions by blues-rock legends, Free

    REVIEW in Music on September 20, 2006

11. Music Review: John Martyn - In Session At The BBC

    — A space cadet in old folkie's clothing

    REVIEW in Music on September 19, 2006

10. DVD Review: Bruford - Rock Goes To College

    — Bruford's blurring of rock and jazz is a reason to throw your cap in the air!

    REVIEW in Music on September 18, 2006

9. Music Review: Fripp and Eno - The Cotswold Gnomes - Unreleased Works Of Startling Genius

   — The virtuoso and intuitoso are it again with a new download-only album that provides a fascinating insight into the artistic process.

   REVIEW in Music on September 09, 2006

8. Book Review: The Year Of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

   — Loss and grief explored by one of America's finest writers.

   REVIEW in Books on September 04, 2006

7. Movie Review: Luc Besson's Angel-A

   — The pair who fell to earth...

   REVIEW in Video on August 23, 2006

6. Music Review: Ahead Rings Out - Blodwyn Pig

   — Welcome reissue for ex-Jethro Tull man with the blues, rock, and jazz.

   REVIEW in Music on August 17, 2006

5. Music Review: Living Life Backwards: The Best Of Pete Brown

   — Poetic justice for Pete Brown - the cat that got the Cream and then some.

   REVIEW in Music on August 16, 2006

4. CD Review: Down By The Jetty by Doctor Feelgood

   — Surly pub rockers show prog and punk a thing or two in this remastered two-disc set.

   REVIEW in Music on August 15, 2006

3. CD Review: Colin Scot

   — Long lost album from UK folk singer who mixed it up with with the 70s prog-rock crowd.

   OPINION in Music on August 09, 2006

2. CD Review: The Modern Dance - Pere Ubu (Dual Disc reissue)

   — Weird boys from Cleveland make an avant-garde modern dance noise here

   REVIEW in Music on August 09, 2006

1. CD Reviews: Captain Beefheart Reissues

   — Not as tragic nor quite so magic as the good Captain is cracked up to be.

   REVIEW in Music on August 08, 2006