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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 […]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
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