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February 21, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 99 The Stones
It was my mate Geordie who first got me into The Rolling Stones. He was from Newcastle and brought his record collection with him when his family moved to Hamilton. His albums had more elaborate covers than the versions we got out here. He had a great passion for the Mick Taylor years, had seen […]Archive
September 19, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Keith Richards – Under The Influence: Film
Keith Richards: Under The Influence Director: Morgan Neville Tremolo Productions/Radical Media/Netflix Premiering on Netflix this film about Keith Richards was conceived as a promotional video to accompany his new solo album, his first in over two decades. And for the first half of its feature-length running time Keith Richards: Under The Influence still feels like […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
February 4, 2012 by Simon Sweetman