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November 16, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Ronnie Wood with His Wild Five: Mad Lad – A Live Tribute to Chuck Berry
Ronnie Wood with His Wild Five Mad Lad: A Live Tribute to Chuck Berry BMG Right Management (UK) Ltd Well-meaning they’ll say. “Live” the album title tells us – but is it less about the celebration and more about pinpointing an excuse for the sloppiness? Ronnie Wood can play, and I’ll defend that every time […]Archive
November 15, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 217
The Rolling Stones, Flowers (1967) I almost never feel like listening to The Rolling Stones these days – possibly because I’ve heard it all and heard it all for too long and too often. They were a band I really cared about for the longest time, but now it’s very rare I can make it […]Archive
October 8, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Bernard Fowler: Inside Out
Bernard Fowler Inside Out RHYME AND REASON RECORDS LLC Bernard Fowler has, for the last 30 years, been The Rolling Stones’ chief backing singer. He’s a journeyman vocalist that’s worked with Tackhead and Little Axe among others. And one day, during the Stones’ 2015 tour, Fowler stepped up at a soundcheck to deliver a tongue-in-chic […]Archive
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 […]Archive
September 7, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 234 – Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton, Wellington, 2016
I was looking forward to this – because I’d seen Lisa Fischer in her role with the Rolling Stones and she’s at the emotional heart of the film 20 Feet From Stardom and I’d checked out some of her other sessions and solo work. In short: I was a fan. But it wasn’t great. And […]Archive
January 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Stuff.co.nz Reviews The Rolling Stones, December, 2019
The Rolling Stones are the world’s biggest band. We asked Darren and Tamzin, on holiday from the gorgeous Crofton Downs, what they thought of the show. “It was good. But they didn’t play all the songs I expected”, said Darren. “Yeah, not even Hey Jude, which I was calling for”, laughs Tamzin. “I mean, I know they didn’t write it, but I would have liked to hear it anyway – I bet […]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
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 […]Archive
May 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Rocks Off
He had seen The Rolling Stones one hundred and one times, ask again in two weeks and that number’s gonna be 111! Ten more shows, as he follows them across the UK. He couldn’t pick a favourite, but the time they played in New Zealand and shortly after and off his tree – Keef fell […]Archive
March 14, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 42: Flamin’ Groovies– “Teenage Head”
Flamin’ Groovies – a simply kick-ass band that I only know about through compilations. For some (odd) reason I never followed through, never went looking for the albums. Well, that’s what this book – and this challenge – is about I guess. So here we have Teenage Head, the band’s third album. Released in 1971. […]Archive
April 19, 2017 by Simon Sweetman