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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Brian Wilson, Charlie Watts, Leonard Cohen, Mick Jagger, Phil Spector, Poem, Poem: Trivial Pursuit, Poem: Trivial Pursuit/s, Trivial Pursuit, Trivial Pursuit/s ·

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December 9, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 18 – Mick Jagger, “Primitive Cool”

Mick Jagger, Primitive Cool, 1987 I’d argue this is the least crap of any of the Mick Jagger solo albums actually – but a lot of you didn’t think so. Including Jagger. I went with this – not only because I genuinely love it and it’s my favourite of his solo records (She’s The Boss […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1987, 80s, Crap Album I Love, Crap Albums, Dave Stewart, Jeff Beck, Mick Jagger, Mick Jagger - Primitive Cool, Primitive Cool, Shit That's Good, Shit That's Good - Crap Albums I Love, Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 18 – Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 10 – The Rolling Stones, “Undercover”

The Rolling Stones, Undercover, 1983 I’ll always love the Rolling Stones of the 1980s – because that’s when I met them; met their music that is. A car-trip down south and the Rolled Gold compilation was my introduction to their early greatness, a documentary celebration their then seemingly impressive 25-year history filled in the 70s […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1983, Crap Albums I Love, Keef, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones, Shit That's Good, Shit That's Good - Crap Albums I Love, Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 10, Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 10 – The Rolling Stones, The Rolling Stones, Too Much Blood, Undercover, Undercover Of The Night ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged 1969, A Long Strange Trip, Altamont, Australia, Author, Books, Charlie Watts, Chat, Conversation, Documentary, England, ep. 120, Europe '72, Festival Express, Gimme Shelter, Grateful Dead, Hells Angels, https://samcutlersbooks.com/, International, Interview, Jerry Garcia, Keith Richards, Le Petite Chocolat, Manager, Mick Jagger, Mick Taylor, Podcast, Roadie, Sam Cutler, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 120, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 120– Sam Cutler, T Leaf T, Talk, The Dead, The Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones, Tour Manager, Tours, UK, Writer, Writing, Yeastie Boys, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, You Can't Always Get What You Want ·

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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. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 13, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Daryl Jones, Drummer, Drummers, Drummers You Just Can't Beat, Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 13 – Charlie Watts, Drums, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Ron Wood, The Rolling Stones ·

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August 14, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Mr. Dynamite – The Rise of James Brown: DVD

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown Director: Alex Gibney HBO/Universal Music Group Alex Gibney’s great skill as documentary-maker – apart from his speed and ability to work on several projects simultaneously – is in unearthing the hard-to-find/previously-unseen footage.  Here with his “Dynamite” profile of the making of James Brown it would be a good […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Alex Gibney, Biopic, Doc, Doco, Documentary, DVD, DVD Review, Film, Film Festival, Funk, HBO, James Brown, JB, Mick Jagger, Mr. Dynamite, Mr. Dynamite - The Rise of James Brown, Mr. Dynamite - The Rise of James Brown: DVD, Soul ·

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February 15, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: VINYL (Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 1)

Various Artists: VINYL (Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 1) Atlantic Recording Corporation & Warner Bros. Records, Inc/WEA International Inc. The much-hyped Martin Scorsese/Mick Jagger-executive produced VINYL has debuted – bringing with it a first volume of soundtrack recordings. The plan – for a show called VINYL – is to have digital-only releases popping […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged [OST], 1970s, HBO, Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger, Music Industry, New York, Record Business, Richard Hell, Series 1, Series One, Seventies, Soundtrack, Sturgill Simpson, Television, The New York Dolls, TV, TV Series, TV Show, V/A, Various Artists, Vinyl, VINYL (Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 1 ·

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February 4, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Five Films That Stay With Me: Jimmy Jones

Jimmy Jones is a landscape gardener, constructor, designer etc.  He arrived in Sydney 17 years ago via Dunedin, Nelson, Motueka and well NZ in general. He’s never written about music or played in a band but has been surrounded by music, musicians, engineers, producers, writers et al since he was a teenager. His brother Damian […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged A Streetcar Named Desire, All About Eve, All About My Mother, Apocalypse Now, Australia, Barry Gifford, Bill & Ted, Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Burden of Dreams, Cafe Meow, Carnivale, David Lynch, Eraserhead, Film, Film Review, Films, Fitzcarraldo, Five Albums I'm Loving Right Now, Five Films That Stay With Me, Five Films That Stay With Me: Jimmy Jones, George Carlin, Heart of Darkness, Hearts of Darkness, Inland Empire, Jimmy Jones, Jodorowsky, John Waters, Kika, Klaus Kinski, Lost Highway, Mick Jagger, Movie Review, Movies, Mulholland Drive, Santa Sangre, Sante Sangre, Special Guest, Sydney, Werner Herzog, Wild at Heart ·

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September 27, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Keith Richards: Crosseyed Heart

Keith Richards Crosseyed Heart Republic The third solo album by Keith Richards, his first in over two decades, is easily his best. And while that might not say exactly a whole lot it’s also better – I’m sure of it – than if we’d been given a new Rolling Stones album this year. Okay, okay, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Black And Blue, Black'n'Blue, Crosseyed Heart, Gregory Isaacs, Guitar, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Slipping Away, Steel Wheels, Steve Jordan, The Rolling Stones, The Worst, Voodoo Lounge, Waddy Wachtel ·

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August 19, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Get On Up: Film

Get On Up Director: Tate Taylor Imagine Entertainment/Jagged Films/Wyolah Films This James Brown biopic has been on the cards a while – and then it just seemed to arrive, no real fanfare. And it’s hard to know what to say really – for is it a fairly typical, mostly terrible biopic? And are all Hollywood-infused […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Biopic, Chadwick Boseman, Film Review, Get On Up, James Brown, Mick Jagger, Music Film, Ray Charles, Ray!, Tate Taylor, The Rolling Stones, Walk The Line ·

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June 19, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1097

The Rolling Stones, The Rolling Stones [EP] (1964) Here it is – their debut EP and it all went to shit for The Rolling Stones after this. They never did anything better than this right here! Surprised they even had a future. Okay, I am joking of course. But there’s something pretty wonderful about going […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1964, Chess, EP, Keith Richards, LP, Mick Jagger, Poison Ivy, The Rolling Stones, The Rolling Stones EP, The Stones, Vinyl ·

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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 […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1969, 1972, Bill Wyman, Blow With Ry, Charlie Watts, Jamming With Edward!, LP, Mick Jagger, Nicky Hopkins, Ry Cooder, The Rolling Stones, Vinyl ·
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