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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 […]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
Slipping Away: Great Album Closers From The Rolling Stones
When I flew back from Australia the other day I was skipping through the in-house listening – moving through some classical and jazz and then on to the “classic albums” section; I selected Sticky Fingers (a favourite) and when I realised I wasn’t going to have enough time to listen to the album right through […]Archive
March 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
But If You Try Sometime You Just Might Find You Get What You Need: 50 Great Things About The Rolling Stones
You are bound to find something you love, one album in particular, or several. Key songs – certain moments within a song, even. Dive right in. You’ll find it is music the whole family will love. Together. That might – ordinarily – sound horrible but the family that plays (music) together stays together. You will […]Archive
February 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Old, White and Soulless: Rockist, Sexist Tales of Debuachery, Depravity and Stupidity
Sex, drugs and rock’n’roll stories are overrated. By which I probably mean – sex stories: fine. Drugs stories: fine. Rock’n’roll stories: fine. But put them all together and there’s a desperation and a soullessness, some spiritually bankrupt loser trying to trade (forever) in a currency that allegedly makes them seem hip, cool, untouchable I’d rather […]Archive
February 23, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Picking The Right Time To Leave: When Leaving A Gig Early Goes Wrong
Have you ever walked out of a gig and then found out you missed the best bit? Not only the best song/s but something so amazing, something so powerful and poignant – the moment that encapsulated the gig for everyone else; a transcendental moment…yes, yes, if you walked out then how would you know you […]Archive
December 16, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Five Songs For Friday: # 5 – Five O’Clock World
5pm. Friday. That’s the end of the working week. Usually. I’m winding down, throttling back, etc. I’ve been pushing the podcast pretty hard the last couple of weeks so there’s plenty there to listen to over the holidays if you’re just catching up or if you tend to attack podcasts in full binge-mode, as I […]Archive
December 12, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Rolling Stones: Blue & Lonesome
The Rolling Stones Blue & Lonesome Interscope There are quite a few times, music-reviewing, when you’re sure you’re screaming that the sky is falling and no one is listening – other times you’re just flat out baffled when you read pull-quotes that reference “a lovely, childish innocence” and performances that are “honest, more rousing and […]Archive
October 26, 2016 by Simon Sweetman