Ep. 266: the altamont incident

Back in 1969, the Rolling Stones paid the world's most notoriously violent biker gang to do security for a hastily thrown together concert in exchange for beer. It went.... poorly. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the horrors of the Altamont Free Concert (make sure you listen to the companion ep. for free on our Ko-Fi!)[01:04:03] Summer is terrible, we reminisce on our blogging days, Marko saw monster trucks[01:17:40] What we watched: (Exhibit A, Faces of Death, It Ends, Infested, Buffet Infinity, The Blackening) Stuff we referenced: Inside the Rise of the Hells Angels, the World’s Most Powerful Biker Gang LIFE Rides With Hells Angels, 1965 'If Woodstock started it, we stopped it': How the Rolling Stones killed the hippie dream at Altamont What happened at the Altamont Free Festival? Altamont At 50: The Disastrous Concert That Brought The ‘60s To A Crashing Halt Altamont at 45: The most dangerous rock concert Who was to blame for the Altamont Free Concert tragedy? The Altamont Speedway Free Concert: The Deadly End To The Hippie Era Days Of Rage: The Rolling Stones' Road To Altamont The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter The Sixties aren’t dead... they’ve been rebooted on today’s American streets Angels & Abominations: The Altamont Tragedy KoRn at Woodstock '99