The fabled “Summer of ’69” began well enough with the Rolling Stones’ free concert in London’s Hyde Park on July 5, joined by established bands Family and the up-and-coming King Crimson.  The Stones hadn’t performed in public in over two years and they’d shelved their plans to release Rock And Roll Circus, but they had a […]

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I know a guy who estimates he goes to something like a hundred and fifty rock concerts each year. From stadiums to bars, he sees them all. That’s his thing – it’s what he does. Much as I love rock music, historically I’ve tended to be a bit discriminating, stingy even, about where I spend […]

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