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December 7, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Rolling Stones: Steel Wheels Live

The Rolling Stones Steel Wheels Live Eagle Rock Entertainment When The Rolling Stones released Steel Wheels – they were oldies, apparently. Veterans. They had all but disintegrated, disbanded, Jagger and Richards made middling solo albums each, the rest of the gang sat back and watched their leaders feud – and then when they finally got […]

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May 18, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

An Evening with Sam Cutler: Film Screening and Q&A

UPDATE: The Wellington show has now been cancelled due to low ticket sales. Sam Cutler was tour manager for The Rolling Stones during the tumultuous Altamont show that capped the 1969 tour. He was left to clean up the mess – and eventually wrote about it, along with so many other stories from his life […]

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February 6, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 49 – The Rolling Stones, Auckland, 1995

My first time seeing The Rolling Stones – the whole family went to it, up in Auckland. Good show. Good setlist. A buddy had a ticket too, was supposed to come with us – he had some family reunion (of the more formal kind, not just a gathering at a Stones gig) and was gutted […]

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March 22, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1568

Neil Diamond, His 12 Greatest Hits (1974) Hmm…Why would you need this album, this compilation of Neil Diamond hits? Let me see if I can think of a reason. I can think of 12, actually. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Easy. Sample Track: (See all 12 above) The […]