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June 27, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
In Praise of Charlie Watts
I think Charlie Watts is more than a wee bit great. Like fucking brilliant. Like, one of the best drummers ever. In fact I wrote about Charlie in my wee e-book called Drummers You Just Can’t Beat. But if you want a bigger book about how great Charlie Watts is (my e-book is about 19 […]Archive
January 16, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Mike Edison: Sympathy For The Drummer – Why Charlie Watts Matters
Sympathy For The Drummer: Why Charlie Watts Matters Mike Edison Backbeat Most people know that Charlie Watts matters – most people that would read a book about how Charlie Watts matters would already know I reckon…hell, I already wrote my own piece arguing much the same ages ago – but that didn’t stop me lapping […]Archive
January 11, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Trivial Pursuit/s
Phil Spector high on coke, shoves his gun at Leonard Cohen’s throat, says “You know, I love you Leonard” Cohen says, “I hope so!” There are other great stories – Charlie Watts putting on a suit and punching Mick Jagger in the face after the singer had told someone to fetch his drummer. “I am […]Archive
June 15, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 120 – Sam Cutler
Welcome to episode 120 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. Sam Cutler was tour manager for The Rolling Stones during their infamous 1969 tour of America, he went on to work for The Grateful Dead. You can see him in a small handful of documentaries focussed on that era […]Archive
October 26, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 13 – Charlie Watts
There’s Mick Jagger and he’s incredible really. At sixty-odd. He’s the Monkey when they perform Monkey Man; he ducks and dives across the stage as the band tears another hole in the tune that was Street Fighting Man and of course we all know which side he takes when they offer Sympathy For The Devil. […]Archive
May 9, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1130
Nicky Hopkins/Ry Cooder/Mick Jagger/Bill Wyman/Charlie Watts, Jamming With Edward! (1972) I remember, in the mid-90s when this was issued on CD, I was dead keen on it. A pretty keen Rolling Stones fan/collector I figured I must get it. I never did. It wasn’t all that easy to come by – not in the provinces […]Archive
February 4, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1639
The Rolling Stones, Emotional Rescue (1980) I get the feeling that this album doesn’t attract a lot of noise in the scheme of things, one of the lesser known/less acclaimed/less interesting albums by The Rolling Stones. We had the album on tape, round and round it would go in mum’s car – and those songs […]Archive
October 24, 2011 by Simon Sweetman