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Never seen before pictures of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
This class picture of Mick (left) and Keith (right), from January 9 1951 at Wentforth
Primary school Dartford, is probably the very first of Mick and Keith together.
source: dailymail.co.uk
Mick Jagger to host and perform on 'Saturday Night Live' 37th season finale
Mick Jagger will host and perform on the 37th season finale of NBC's "Saturday Night
Live" on May 19, 2012. NBC made the announcement on May 3, 2012.
Although Jagger has been a performer on the show twice before (in 1978 with the
Rolling Stones and in 1993 as a solo artist), this will be the first time that he is hosting
the comedy/variety show on his own.
The Rolling Stones hosted "Saturday Night Live" in 1978.
source: examiner.com
Charlie Watts' A, B, C & D of Boogie Woogie band debut album: 'Live in Paris'
Since 2009, Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has been performing with the
jazz/boogie woogie band The A, B, C & D of Boogie Woogie. And now, the band is
releasing its debut album: "Live in Paris" (on Eagle Records) has a U.S. release date
of June 26, 2012.
Read more: examiner.com
The Rolling Stones have released LA Friday Live 1975
This is the third album in their bootleg series.
Remastered by Bob Clearmountain, the album was recorded on Sunday 13th July 1975 at
the band's show at the Forum in Los Angeles.
Although the album was recorded on a Sunday, it was mistitled by bootleggers as the Friday show.
Now available on MP3 and FLAC worldwide through StonesArchive.com and on MP3...
in the USA via Google Music, fans can enjoy this incredible recording of Ronnie Wood's first tour
with the band, on the legendary Tour of the Americas.
Joining Mick, Keith, Charlie, Ronnie, Bill and Ian "Stu" Stewart are Billy Preston on keyboards,
Ollie E. Brown on percussion and on saxophone Trevor Lawrence.
The set list is as follows:
1. Honky Tonk Women
2. All Down The Line
3. If You Can't Rock Me/ Get Off Of My Cloud
4. Star Star
5. Gimme Shelter
6. Ain't Too Proud To Beg
7. You Gotta Move
8. You Can’t Always Get What You Want
9. Happy
10. Tumbling Dice
11. Band intros
12 It's Only Rock N Roll
13. Heartbreaker
14. Fingerprint File
15. Angie
16. Wild Horses
17. That's Life (Billy Preston and the Rolling Stones)
18. Outta Space (Billy Preston and the Rolling Stones)
19. Brown Sugar
20. Midnight Rambler
21. Rip This Joint
22. Street Fighting Man
23. Jumping Jack Flash
24. Sympathy For The Devil
Rolling Stones Archives
Rolling Stones ask the public for help in gathering Rolling Stones archives
Rolling Stones want people to send them any rare and previously unreleased videos,
photos, audio that they have of the band.
Here is the announcement that was made on the Rolling Stones' official Facebook
page on March 28, 2012:
"Dear Rolling Stones fans,
"We're gearing up to celebrate our fiftieth anniversary with a lot of exciting plans, and
we'd appreciate your help with some of them.
"Have you got any interesting photos, videos or audio of the band or band members?
Maybe you filmed us on Super 8, stepping off the Isle of Wight ferry in 1964? Or
perhaps you have made a VHS recording of us hanging out backstage at MSG in
1981? Do you have a recording from our gig in Streatham in 1963?
"If you think you may have an amazing memento from our history we'd love to hear
from you. Send an email to: memorymotel@stonesarchive.com
"Thank you for being with us for all of these years, it's been a wild ride and there's
plenty more to come!
"Love from Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie"
Rolling Stones: 50' official 50th anniversary book is due out in July 2012
The book has been made possible by privileged access to superb reportage
photography from the Daily Mirror’s archive, the largest newspaper collection of Rolling
Stones photography, most of it hitherto unseen. The images tell their fifty-year history
like it’s never been told before. This photographic autobiography features images
selected by the band accompanied by their own words. The photographers include
Gered Mankowitz, Jean-Marie Périer, Dezo Hoffman, Michael Cooper, Terry O’Neill,
Bent Rej and Philip Townsend
source: www.rollingstones.com
To whet your appetite, the Mirror’s photographers have selected 50 great photos from
their archive, some of which will feature in the book.
To see the photo's click here
Rolling Stones 50th anniversary documentary film due in september 2012
In commemoration of the Rolling Stones’ 50th anniversary, Eagle Rock Entertainment
will release a documentary film about the band, directed by Brett Morgen. Destined to
be a classic work, this will be the first film to outline the Rolling Stones’ history from
1963 to the present day from the point of view of the band, itself. The film, which has
been officially authorized by the Rolling Stones, will make its debut in September as
part of the Rolling Stones 50th anniversary celebrations that
will ensue to mark the band's achievements.
The band announced last week that the peak of the band's silver anniversary
will culminate in tour dates in 2013
source:examiner.com
Rolling Stones WON'T be performing at Olympics gig
Once again, reports in the press have surfaced regarding The Rolling Stones partaking
in performances related to the Olympics - but an official statement has confirmed
otherwise. Today (February 10) a statement from Rolling Stones spokesperson
Bernard Doherty was issued following further publications regarding a performance by
the band relating to the London Olympics, it read:
'Contrary to a totally inaccurate report in the London Evening Standard today, The
Rolling Stones wish to point out that they are not performing at any concerts tied to the
2012 Olympic Games in Hyde Park or The Olympic Park .'
source: Music Week
Rolling Stones release 'Hampton Coliseum (Live 1981)'
The Rolling Stones have released their second official bootleg album, Hampton
Coliseum (Live 1981) through StonesArchiveStore.com. Following the success of their
first official bootleg The Brussels Affair in November, the band have now released the
oft bootlegged show recorded in Virginia on 18th December 1981.
The concert took place on Keith’s 38th birthday on the same night the concert was
filmed for pay-per-view television. The concert achieved notoriety in the history of the
band when a fan invaded the stage during (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction heading
towards Mick, and Keith intervened hitting the intruder with his Fender Telecaster.
(see youtube movie at the top of this page)
source: Examiner.com and Stonesarchivesstore.com
Rolling Stones open up the vaults, starting with '73 bootleg Brussels affair.
The Rolling Stones have unlocked the door to their archive, full of music, film and
memorabilia from their incredible, almost 50 year career. At www.StonesArchive.com
you can listen to unheard music, view unseen photographs and films,
and look at rare merchandise
source: rollingstones.com
Rolling Stones reunion this december?
Keith Richards inviting Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor to
Rolling Stones Jam Sessions next month.
Read the full interview here.
source: spinner.com
I want You To Hear This - new box Ron Wood
Following on from Ron Wood's last exclusive box set, I Feel Like Playing: Live at
the Ambassadors’. Ron Wood has been working on a new project, another very limited
edition (only 750 copies) CD box set, which includes:
A signed & numbered Ronnie Wood art print (The print is the size of a CD box).
Gold CD with 5 tracks, including a brand new track ‘Playin’ on my Mind’, a track from
‘Boogie For Stu: Live at the Ambassadors’, and three alternative versions of Ronnie’s
songs. Unseen photographs and bonus material.
See for more information: ronniewood.com
New details on the 12 Some Girls bonustracks
Click this link for some more information about the 12 bonustracks
and some youtube links of the previously unreleased songs.
'Some Girls' 2011 reissue: full review, including previously unreleased tracks
Click here for the review of the 12 bonus tracks on the 2011
“Some Girls” reissue by Carla Hay
Some Girls limited edition 12" coloured vinyl
To pre-order from October the 31th in the "Some Girls colours":
green, blue, yellow and pink
See: rollingstones.com
"No Spare Parts" on exclusive limited edition 7" vinyl
Universal Music Group has announced that The Rolling Stones will issue the previously
unreleased track "No Spare Parts" on exclusive limited edition 7" vinyl to mark Record
Store Day's "Black Friday", Friday, November 25. A digital download version of the
single will be available the week commencing November 14.
"No Spare Parts" is one of twelve bonus tracks that have been unearthed for inclusion
on the forthcoming deluxe and super deluxe reissue of The Rolling Stones' Some Girls
– widely regarded as one of the band's greatest albums. Some Girls will be released on
November 21.
"No Spare Parts" captures the daring and diverse spirit of the album's legendary
sessions. Recorded in Paris in 1978, the song tells the story of a trip from Los Angeles
to San Antonio, Texas featuring Mick Jagger on electric piano, Keith Richards on
acoustic piano, Ronnie Wood on pedal steel guitar, Charlie Watts on drums and Bill
Wyman on bass. With a country guitar twang, subtle groove, and soulful storytelling,
it's a powerful and poignant acoustic tune from The Rolling Stones, and an essential
addition to any fan's catalogue.
The limited edition 7" version of the single will also include Some Girls album track
"Before They Make Me Run" on the B-side.
Other never-heard-before tracks featured on the Some Girls reissue will include "We
Had It All", "I Love You Too Much" and "Don't Be A Stranger".
Source: PRNewswire/ Universal Music Group
New single Rolling Stones: No Spare Parts
The upcoming reissue of the classic Rolling Stones album "Some Girls" will include a
recently discovered track which will also be released as a single.
"No Spare Parts," which was recorded in Paris and was recently discovered by
producer Don Was for inclusion on the new editions of "Some Girls" due out on
November 21, tells the story of a trip from Los Angeles to San Antonio.
It features Mick Jagger on electric piano, Keith Richards on acoustic piano, Ron Wood
on pedal steel guitar, Charlie Watts on drums and Bill Wyman on bass, Universal
Republic Records said Thursday.
The label said the song, first recorded by Chris Kimsey in early 1978, features a
"country guitar twang, subtle groove and soulful storytelling," describing it as "a
powerful and poignant acoustic tune."
Interview Keith Richards in GQ Music Issue November 2011
The Survivors Q&A: Keith Richards
In case you're wondering, no, he didn't
think he'd still be here, either. So what
does sneaking up on 70 feel like when you're
Keef Richards? GQ's Chris Heath
speaks to rock's cat with nine lives about
being the guy who makes sure
the Stones keep on rolling
read more: GQ Music Issue November 2011
'Some Girls' 2011 reissue
The Rolling Stones 1978 album "Some Girls" is getting the deluxe reissue treatment.
A remastered reissue of the album will be released worldwide by
Universal Music on November 21, 2011. The reissue will include previously unreleased
songs, produced by Don Was, that started out as mostly unfinished tracks written in
the late 1970s when "Some Girls" was taking shape. The songs were completed in
2011. The song titles of these 12 previously unreleased tracks can now be revealed.
The 12 previously unreleased songs are:
Claudine
So Young
Do You Think I Really Care?
When You're Gone
No Spare Parts
Don't Be a Stranger
We Had It All
Tallahassee Lassie
I Love You Too Much
Keep Up Blues
You Win Again
Petrol Blues
The 2011 "Some Girls" remastered reissue will be available in the following formats:
CD (standard edition) with all 12 of the previously unreleased songs.
CD (box set) with all 12 of the previously unreleased songs; a single of the remastered
"Beast of Burden"/"When the Whip Comes Down"; a "Some Girls" book; a "Some
Girls" set of postcards; a "Some Girls" photo print by Helmut Newton; and a "Some
Girls" tour poster.
Digital with all 12 of the previously unreleased songs.
Vinyl with none of the previously unreleased songs. The track listing is the same as the
original "Some Girls" release.
Here are the track listings of all four formats of the 2011 "Some Girls" reissue:
"Some Girls" 2011 reissue CD (standard edition)
Disc 1
Miss You (remastered)
When the Whip Comes Down (remastered)
Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) (remastered)
Some Girls (remastered)
Lies (remastered)
Far Away Eyes (remastered)
Respectable (remastered)
Before They Make Me Run (remastered)
Beast of Burden (remastered)
Shattered (remastered)
Disc 2
Claudine
So Young
Do You Think I Really Care?
When You're Gone
No Spare Parts
Don't Be a Stranger
We Had It All
Tallahassee Lassie
I Love You Too Much
Keep Up Blues
You Win Again
Petrol Blues
"Some Girls" 2011 reissue CD (box set)
Includes a single of the remastered "Beast of Burden"/"When the Whip Comes Down";
a "Some Girls" book; a "Some Girls" set of postcards; a "Some Girls" photo print by
Helmut Newton; and a "Some Girls" tour poster.
Disc 1
Miss You (remastered)
When the Whip Comes Down (remastered)
Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) (remastered)
Some Girls (remastered)
Lies (remastered)
Far Away Eyes (remastered)
Respectable (remastered)
Before They Make Me Run (remastered)
Beast of Burden (remastered)
Shattered (remastered)
Disc 2
Claudine
So Young
Do You Think I Really Care?
When You're Gone
No Spare Parts
Don't Be a Stranger
We Had It All
Tallahassee Lassie
I Love You Too Much
Keep Up Blues
You Win Again
Petrol Blues
Disc 3
Beast of Burden (remastered)
When the Whip Comes Down (remastered)
Some Girls" 2011 reissue digital album
Miss You (remastered)
When the Whip Comes Down (remastered)
Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) (remastered)
Some Girls (remastered)
Lies (remastered)
Far Away Eyes (remastered)
Respectable (remastered)
Before They Make Me Run (remastered)
Beast of Burden (remastered)
Shattered (remastered)
Claudine
So Young
Do You Think I Really Care?
When You're Gone
No Spare Parts
Don't Be a Stranger
We Had It All
Tallahassee Lassie
I Love You Too Much
Keep Up Blues
You Win Again
Petrol Blues
"Some Girls" 2011 reissue vinyl album
Miss You (remastered)
When the Whip Comes Down (remastered)
Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) (remastered)
Some Girls (remastered)
Lies (remastered)
Far Away Eyes (remastered)
Respectable (remastered)
Before They Make Me Run (remastered)
Beast of Burden (remastered)
Shattered (remastered)
The concert film "Some Girls Live in Texas '78" will be released
worldwide on DVD and Blu-ray on November 21, 2011. (The DVD and Blu-ray releases
will have separate deluxe editions that will include a CD.) In October 2011, the concert
film began its limited release in cinemas in select countries.
Source: Universal
Keith Richards to receive Norman Mailer literary award from Bill Clinton
Keith Richards is getting yet another award for his critically acclaimed memoir, "Life,"
which immediately became an international bestseller when it was published in October
2010. The New York Post reports that former U.S. President Bill Clinton will present
Richards with the Mailer Prize for Distinguished Biography at the Norman Mailer
Center’s benefit at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City on November 8, 2011.
Richards has already received honors for authoring "Life" from the the 2011 GQ Men
of the Year Awards and Spike TV's 2011 Guys' Choice Awards. The audio book for
"Life" (the English-language version was mostly read by actor Johnny Depp and
musican Joe Hurley) received the two prizes at the 2011 Audio Publishers Association
Awards (or Audies): audio book of the year and best biography/memoir
Source: Examiner.com
Interview Mick Jagger about SuperHeavy and about the Rolling Stones.
Go to this BBC link to watch the interview
Interview Mick Jagger about SuperHeavy
Go to this page to listen to the interview
SuperHeavy album also available on vinyl!
Standard CD - jewel box with 10pg roll fold
LP - gatefold sleeve with printed inner bag
Deluxe - Digisleeve with inner wallet and 12pg booklet - limited edition
Tracklist standard album:
TRACKLIST: 1. Superheavy/2. Unbelievable/3. Miracle Worker/4. Energy/5.
Satyameva Jayathe/6. One Day One Night/7. Never Gonna Change/8. Beautiful
People/9. Rock Me Gently/10. I Can't Take It No More/11. I Don't Mind/12. World
Keeps Turning
Tracklist deluxe album:
TRACKLIST: 1. Superheavy/2. Unbelievable/3. Miracle Worker/4. Energy/5.
Satyameva Jayathe/6. One Day One Night/7. Never Gonna Change/8. Beautiful
People/9. Rock Me Gently/10. I Can't Take It No More/11. I Don't Mind/12. World
Keeps Turning/13. Mahiya/14. Warring People/15. Common Ground/16. Hey Captain
source: Universal Music
A tour in the pipeline? Rolling Stones make rare appearance together.
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Charlie Watts made a rare appearance
together yesterday, (september the 7th) sparking rumours a new tour or album was in
the pipeline. Mick, Keith, Ronnie and Charlie were spotted leaving an office in London.
read more: dailymail.co.uk
Rolling Stones' 'Ed Sullivan Show' appearances get two DVD releases in fall 2011
The Rolling Stones' performances on "The Ed
Sullivan Show" are being released on two DVDs.
"4 Ed Sullivan Shows Starring the Rolling Stones" goes on sale in the U.S. and Canada
on October 4, 2011. "6 Ed Sullivan Shows Starring the Rolling Stones" goes on sale in
the U.S. and Canada on November 1, 2011. Both DVDs are being released by Sofa
Entertainment and distributed by Universal Music.
The Rolling Stones appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" six times from 1964 to 1969.
source: Examiner.com
Rolling Stones books set for publication in 2011 and 2012
Here is a list of those books, as well as Rolling Stones-related books that have been
announced for 2012. All the books on this list are to be published in the United States,
Canada and/or the United Kingdom. Availability in other countries may vary.
2011
"The Rolling Stones' 'Some Girls' (33 1/3)
An analysis of the Rolling Stones' 1978 album "Some Girls"
Author: Cyrus R.K. Patell
Publisher: Continuum Publishing
On sale: May 19, 2011 (U.K.), June 16, 2011 (U.S.)
"Treasures of the Rolling Stones"
A photo book of rare Rolling Stones memorabilia
Author: Glenn Crouch
Publisher: Carlton Publishing
On sale: September 1, 2011
“Butterfly on a Wheel: The Great Rolling Stones Drugs Bust”
A book about Mick Jagger's and Keith Richards' 1967 arrests and trial for drugs and
the impact these legal problems had on the band
Author: Simon Wells
Publisher: Omnibus Press
On sale: September 5, 2011
"Jagger: Rebel, Rock Star, Rambler, Rogue"
A book that highlights and analyzes pivotal moments in Mick Jagger's life
Author: Marc Spitz
Publisher: Gotham Books
On sale: September 8, 2011
“Rolling Stones: 50 Years of Rock”
A biography about the Rolling Stones
Author: Howard Kramer
Publisher: Krause Publications
On sale: October 10, 2011 (U.S.), October 28, 2011 (U.K.)
"All Access: The Rock'n'Roll Photography of Ken Regan”
Not a book entirely about the Rolling Stones, but it has many Rolling Stones photos
from 1969 to 1989, as well as contributions from two of the band members: Richards
wrote the book's preface and Jagger wrote the book's introduction.
Author: Ken Regan, Jim Jerome
Publisher: Insight Editions
On sale: October 20, 2011
2012
"The Rolling Stones: One on One"
A photo book of the Rolling Stones, with most of the photos taken from 1965 to 1967
Author: Gered Mankowitz, Seth Egan
Publisher: Insight Editions
On sale: March 13, 2012
"Jagger: Satan From Suburbia"
A biography of Mick Jagger
Author: Philip Norman
Publisher: HarperCollins
On sale: September 13, 2012
source:Examiner.com
A Bigger Bash jubilee
Today it is exactly 5 years ago that Forty Licks Fanclub organized one of the
biggest international Rolling Stones fans conventions ever: the FLF Bigger Bash!
In the last week of july 2006 Stonesfans from all over the world could enjoy not only the Rolling Stones concert
in the Amsterdam Arena the 31th of July, but all kind of Stones related festivities in the city.
Fans could visit several art galleries in Amsterdam that exhibited Stones (-related) art,
such as the paintings of Ronnie Wood.
The 29th of July, The Amsterdam Bimhuis, one of the leading jazz venues in the Netherlands,
co-organized a jazz concert by Tim Ries : The Rolling Stones Project.
The actual convention took place on July 30st when rock temple club Paradiso opened its doors for
the FLF Bigger Bash.
Fans were able to enjoy all kind of Stones paraphernalia, films, exhibitions, art, a canal boat trip and…..
last but not least…. a special performance by Chris Jagger’s Atcha!
and a unique performance by Bernard Fowler, Blondie Chaplin, Bobby Keys, Tim Ries,
Michael Davis, Kent Smith, e.o.
Memorizing this jubilee, we want to express our gratitude to all the people who made this event possible.
We want to thank again all the musicians who gave us an fantastic evening,
the concert by all these talented performers, jamming together was simply amazing!
Especially when you keep in mind that the most of them had to perform the next evening with the Rolling
Stones! We also want to thank all the fans that came from all over the world to celebrate the Bigger Bash
with us and who turned Amsterdam a few days into Stonesworld!
Perhaps….until the next time……if the Stones get on the road again….!
In the meantime you can refresh your memory with a small photo impression by clicking this link.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIR JAGGER!!!
Today it's Mick Jagger's 68th birthday (26-07)
Mick Jagger's Super Heavy band launches official YouTube channel
Mick Jagger’s new band Super Heavy has now launched an official YouTube channel
with a 55-second video clip that is an abstract introduction to the band.
As previously reported, Super Heavy consists of Rolling Stones lead singer Jagger,
Eurythmics co-founder Dave Stewart, Joss Stone, Damian Marley and A.R. Rahman,
the Oscar-winning songwriter/composer who is best known for the music of "Slumdog
Millionaire."
source: Examiner.com
Keith Richards wins Brass Balls, Literary Achievement awards at Guys Choice 2011
photo: Getty Images
for more pictures click here
received the Brass Balls Award at the fifth annual Guys Choice event (a ceremony that
honors men's favorite entertainers and sports figures), which took place on June 4,
2011, in Culver City California. Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro presented the
award to Richards. Richards also won the prize for Outstanding Literary Achievement
for his best-sellng, critically acclaimed 2010 memoir "Life."
Spike TV will televise the show at 9 p.m. Eastern/Pacific Time on June 10, 2011.
Source:Examiner.com
Happy 70th birthday Charlie Watts! (02-06)
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Happy Birthday Ronnie Wood! (01-06)
Ron Wood celebrates his 64th birthday today
Mick Jagger working on solo music with Dave Stewart, Joss Stone, Damian Marley
photo: Getty Images
Mick Jagger is working on solo music, and his
collaborators include Eurythmics co-founder Dave Stewart, Joss Stone, Damian Marley
and Oscar-winning songwriter/composer A.R. Rahman, who is best known for the
music of "Slumdog Millionaire."
Continue reading on Examiner.com
Keith Richards at Jimmy Fallon's Late Night Show
photo: Getty images
On May 11, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards gave a lively interview with
Jimmy Fallon on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon."
Click here for the video
Ronnie Wood wins 2011 Sony Radio Academy Award for radio personality of the year
Ron Wood has been named radio personality of the year at the 2011
Sony Radio Academy Awards, which were presented May 9, 2011, at the Grosvenor
House Hotel in London
As previously reported, Wood had been nominated for DAB Rising Star and music
radio personality of the year for "The Ronnie Wood Show."
Source: Examinor.com
Keith Richards at the première of Pirates at The Caribbean
foto's Reuters
More pics on Reuters.com and Getty Images
Mick Jagger attends 2011 Costume Institute Gala
Mick Jagger was among the numerours celebrities who attended the annual Costume
Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. This year's event,
which took place on May 2, was also the official unveiling of the Costume Institute Gala
exhibit "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty," a tribute to fashion designer Alexander
McQueen, who committed suicide in February 2010.
Continue reading on Examiner.com.
For more pictures click here
Mick Jagger: Young In The 60s
Portraits of Mick Jagger taken in the 1960s will form a new display at the National
Portrait Gallery from 3 May – 27 November 2011. Documenting the singer’s early rise
to become one of the most influential singer-songwriters of the era the display will
coincide with the publication of Mick Jagger: The Photobook by Thames & Hudson.
source: www.mickjagger.com
Ronnie Wood: Second life
Continue reading the article on Ron Wood in the Guardian
Click here
Keith is Disruptive!
The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), in collaboration with noted Harvard Business School
professor Clay Christensen, held the second edition of the Tribeca Disruptive
Innovation Awards on April 26. Honorees included Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales,
Defense Advanced Research Projects Administration (DARPA) and author David
Brooks and our own Keith Richards!
Keith was recognized for his use of the "Open G Tuning" method of guitar playing.
Instead of the six strings used in standard guitar tuning, in the late 60's Keith created a
disruptive innovation by playing chords and riffs on five-string open G banjo tuning on
his electric guitar. "It changed my life," said Richards. This innovative use of Open G
tuning embodied the hallmark sound of the Rolling Stones, leaving an indelible mark on
rock and roll.
read more : www.keithrichards.com
Mick Jagger ranked No. 1 on Tim Rice's list of best lyricists of all time
"Jagger's underrated as a lyricist because he's such a brilliant performer".
Continue reading on Examiner.com
Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood, Bill Wyman, Mick Taylor play at Ian Stewart tribute
What may be the closest thing to a Rolling Stones concert in 2011 happened on March
9 at the Ambassadors Theatre in London. As previously reported in this column, Rolling
Stones drummer Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood and former
Rolling Stones bass player Bill Wyman were rumored to perform at a tribute concert in
honor the late Ian Stewart, who was an original member of the Rolling Stones. That
rumor turned out to be true, and former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor was also
part of the all-star event (consisting of two separate concerts in the same evening),
which was billed as a Ben Waters show "with special guests."
Continue reading on Examiner.com
'I FEEL LIKE PLAYING' LIMITED EDITION VYNIL BOX SET
Ronnie Wood's last gig ‘I Feel Like Playing – Live at the Ambassadors’ is going to be
available as a limited edition vinyl box set. 500 copies have been made which include 3
x 180g coloured vinyl, a signed Ronnie Wood photograph from the night, a show guitar
pick, set lists and a concert poster.
source: website Ronnie Wood
Mick Jagger working on new album with Dave Stewart
Mick Jagger is reportedly working on a new album with the Eurythmics star Dave
Stewart. According to Portuguese website RTP, Mick's brother Chris confirmed news
of their collaboration. Chris said: 'He's doing a record at the moment in Los Angeles
with Dave Stewart, he called me last night telling me what he was doing.'
source:M&C
Rolling Stones HD music downloads available online for the first time
Downloads of Rolling Stones music are now available in high-definition. ABKCO Music
& Records, which controls the rights to the Rolling Stones’ early catalogue of music,
has teamed up with HDtracks to sell the downloads, as of March 1, 2011
.
Continue reading on Examiner.com
Revamped lineup of the Faces featuring Ronnie Wood announces 2011 tour dates
Various websites are reporting that the reformed version of the Faces are set to go on
tour in Europe again. Ronnie Wood, who was a guitarist for the Faces before he joined
the Rolling Stones in the mid-1970s, is expected to be part of the 2011 Faces tour
Continue reading on Examiner.com
Mick Jagger has a new website!
Check it out!
www.mickjagger.com
Mick Jagger at the GrammyAwards 2011!
photo: Kevin Winter
photo: Larry Busacca
Clique the link for more photos
Mick backstage at the Grammy's 2011
photo's: Kevin Mazur.
Mick Jagger to make first appearance on the Grammy stage
The Rolling Stones frontman will perform at the Feb. 13 ceremony as part of a tribute to
soul great Solomon Burke, who died last year. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer opened
for the Rolling Stones several times during his career comeback late in life.
Jagger will perform with soul singer Raphael Saadiq during the 53rd annual Grammy
Awards, which will air live on CBS from the Staples Center in
Los Angeles (8 p.m. EST).
read more: Yahoo news
A Statement From The Rolling Stones
From The Rolling Stones via the band’s publicist:
“In light of recent reports surrounding the ‘Breach of Contract’ Court Case in America
between Live Nation Entertainment and former Live Nation chairman Michael Cohl, The
Rolling Stones wish to clarify their position regarding representation and touring.
“Following the end of the 2007 A Bigger Bang world tour, The Rolling Stones became
free from any contractual arrangements or agreements with Michael Cohl. He is neither
their representative nor their tour promoter. Also the Stones confirmed today they have
no firm plans to tour at this time.
source: Pollstar
Rolling Stones Cover Bob Dylan for 'Sixth Stone' Ian Stewart Tribute Album
The Rolling Stones will appear on an upcoming album by British piano player Ben
Waters that pays tribute to the late Ian Stewart, often referred to as the 'sixth Stone.'
Waters' management confirmed to Spinner that 'Boogie for Stu' will be released March 9.
The Rolling Stones have reunited with their former bassist Bill Wyman to record a
tribute song in honour of their late pianist Ian Stewart. The song is a cover of Bob
Dylan's 'Watching The River Flow'.
source: spinner.com
At Home with Keith Richards
If you did not get a chance to hear Keith Richards' BBC Radio 2 interview that most
recently aired on December 28, 2010, a replay is up for a limited time (until January 4,
2011) on the BBC website. The two-hour program, titled "At Home With Keith
Richards," is an interview that Rolling Stones guitarist Richards did with journalist Paul
Sexton at Richards' Connecticut home.
Personal top 10 playlist Mick Jagger: Classic Blues
clique the link to see the list
source: Rolling Stone
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEITH RICHARDS ! (18-12)
Today Keith Richards celebrates his 67th birthday
Mick Jagger on cover New York Times Style Magazine december 2010
Read the interview with Mick jagger in the NY Times Style Magazine
Top 10 playlist Keith Richards in Rolling Stone Magazine
clique here to see Keith's top 10
Keith Richards at the New York Public Library
"When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect you most
powerfully: the church which belongs to God, and the public Library, which belongs to
you. The public library is the great equalizer."
-Keith Richards-
clique here for the whole interview
Keith Richards at Waterstone's Londen
photos: Getty Images
Video Keith at Waterstone's
photo: Brian Rasic
LIFE - Keith Richard's memoir - out now!
Keith Richards at the Adrew Marr Show
clique the link for the interview
Keith Richards, Johnny Depp reunite for fourth 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movie
After months of speculation, it looks like the rumors are true: Rolling Stones guitarist
Keith Richards is set to reprise his "Pirates of the Caribbean" role as Captain Teague,
the father of Captain Jack Sparrow (played by Johnny Depp). Richards first made a
cameo as Captain Teague in the 2007 movie "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s
End," the third film in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series. According to a Reuters
article, Richards returns to the role in 2011’s "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger
Tides," the fourth film in the series
source: examiner.com
Blondie Chaplin tour Holland!
Forty Licks Fanclub is pleased to announce the Dutch Blondie Chaplin tour. From
September the 13th until the first of October, Blondie will give seven concerts in
Amsterdam. For Rolling Stones fans the concerts on the 16th and the 26th of
September are especially interesting because his performance is combined with a
Rolling Stones party and Blondie and band will play mainly Rolling Stones music on
these dates.
On September the 16th Blondie and band will play at the “Ladies and Gentlemen: the
Rolling Stones” afterparty, directly after the movie
“Ladies and Gentlemen: the Rolling Stones”.
On September the 26th Forty Licks Fanclub will organize another “Ladies and
Gentlemen: the Rolling Stones” (after)party with Blondie and band, for all the fans that
were not able to be at the party on the evening of the 16th.
For more information about the concerts of Blondie Chaplin in Holland and especially
the parties on the 16th and the 26th, see our “FLF agenda"
Keith Richards and Jay-Z are set to give talks on their life stories from
New York Public Library.
Keith Richards will speak on October 29 at the library's main branch on
5th Avenue to promote his memoir, Life.
source: the Press Association
Bill Wyman on Making The Rolling Stones' Exile On Main St.
read more in Bass Player
Ladies and Gentlemen to Hit Cinemas across the Globe!
Filmed in Texas, 1972 over the four nights of the Exile on Main Street tour – this film
was billed as ‘the most powerful rock film ever made’. And now it get's a 2010 cinema
release, which includes an exclusive interbiew with Mick.
Global screen dates are...........
Austria
23 September 2010 UCI Kinowelt
Belgium
16 & 23 September 2010 Utopolis
Croatia
16 & 18 September 2010 - Movieplex -
Denmark
16 September 2010 – Cinemaxx
France – TBC
Germany
23 September 2010 – UCI Kinowelt
Iceland
23 September 2010 – Samfilm
Ireland
16 September 2010 – More2Screen
Italy – TBC
Luxembourg
23 & 29 September 2010 – Utopolis
Netherlands
16 September 2010 – Pathe
Poland
16 September 2010 – Multikino
Spain
23 September 2010 – Cinesur
UK
17 September 2010 – Showcase -
16 September 2010 – Vue -
21 September 2010 – Picturehouse -
USA
16 September 2010 –
source: rollingstones.com
Interview Ron Wood Uncut magazine
Ron Wood studied art at Ealing’s College of Art. Despite being told by his bandmates to
“stick to playing guitar”, he’s persevered and now, with an exhibition of his art running
at Manchester’s Richard Goodall Gallery until January 5, he talks to UNCUT about his
second career as “Ronnie Rembrandt”.
HAPPY BIRTDAY MICK JAGGER!
Mick Jagger was born 67 years ago
Ron Wood's new album is due out 27th September
Eagle Records are delighted to announce the release of Ronnie Wood’s brand new
studio album “I Feel Like Playing”. The album is released on 27 September 2010.
Featuring twelve brand new cuts, written specially for this release, “I Feel Like
Playing” takes its name [and cover] from one of Ronnie’s most vibrant recent artworks.
The colour and verve of the artwork is equally reflected in the swagger and roll of the
music on the album. The album boasts an amazing set of guest artists who have
colluded with Ronnie to create something truly special.
source: ronniewood.com
Jagger, Scorsese Team for HBO Music Drama
Martin Scorsese is taking his love for rock'n'roll from the silver screen to the TV screen,
and Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger is onboard for the effort.
According to Deadline, the Academy Award-winning director (The Departed) and the
rock legend are developing a series for HBO called History of Music, which is a period
drama that "follows two friends through 40 years in the music business, from the early
days of R&B to contemporary hip-hop."
source: spin.com
Sir Mick Jagger visits his old school in Dartford
Sir Mick Jagger has been reliving his youth at his old school, Dartford Grammar
School for Boys.
The Rolling Stone frontman opened an extension to its arts centre, the Mick Jagger
Centre, ten years on from when he first launched the centre.
He also returned to see how the centre is working to foster new musical talent.
Sir Mick funds a project which delivers music tuition to over 150 local children.
source: BBC
French photo festival puts Jagger in spotlight
photo: Jean Marie Perier
Mick Jagger is the main attraction at the 41st annual Rencontres d'Arles photography
festival in the south of France, with organisers hoping that he will
put in a personal appearance.
The Rolling Stones frontman is the subject of about 70 portraits on display
in Arles by the likes of Cecil Beaton, Anton Corbijn, Annie Leibovitz and Peter
Lindbergh, tracing his life from the 1960s until today.
Source: smh.com.au and telegraph.co.uk
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival with Ron Wood
Ron Wood Chicago June the 26th
source: Rolling Stone
click here for a video (Youtube)
Mick Jagger cheers for England
Mick Jagger watches the soccer match between Germany and England
June 27 South Africa
Photograph: People's daily online
Keith Richards To Release Second Wingless Angels Album
Keith Richards is to release new music as the Wingless Angels, a project the Rolling
Stones guitarist started in the mid 70s with Jamaican singer Justin Hinds, exploring
Rastafarian spiritual music
read more
source: UltimateGuitar
Don Was discusses his work on the reissue of 'Exile On Main Street'
Musician and producer Don Was discussed his work on the reissue of the Rolling
Stones Exile On Main St. at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles,
a work that included ten previously unreleased bonus tracks.
click the link for the full interview
source: Examiner
New album Ronnie Wood coming soon!
More information on Ron Wood's website
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHARLIE WATTS!!! (02-06)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY RON WOOD (01-06)
'Exile on Main Street' becomes Stones' first No 1 album in 16 years
The Rolling Stones were celebrating their first album number one in 16 years last night,
as a re-released Exile on Main Street hit the top spot.
Originally released in 1972, the remastered version of Exile on Main Street features songs such as
"Tumbling Dice" and "Rocks Off" along with 10 bonus tracks including the single "Plunder My Soul".
source: The Independent
After ExileOn Mainstreet...
Universal is in talks with the band about finalizing the next project, with the label keen on
one or two major reissues per year. Universal's deal covers the catalog from "Sticky
Fingers" onward, and Andrew Daw, marketing director of the Universal Strategic
Marketing division of Universal Music Group International, cites next year's 30th
anniversary of "Fingers" as one possible project with strong commercial potential.
Meanwhile, this fall will bring the release of a remastered collector's boxed set of all 14
post-1971 studio albums on heavyweight vinyl, although future plans will ultimately be
dictated by the success of "Exile
source: billboard, click here
Charlie Watts on Exile On Mainstreet
The Rolling Stones drummer remembers....click here
source: clashmusic
Mick Jagger in Cannes
Mick Jagger was in Cannes to promote the Stones in Exile documentary
source: Metro.uk
Mick Jagger on Larry King
See the video
ROLLING STONES PRODUCER SAYS 10 ALBUMS OF OUTTAKES POSSIBLE
Rolling Stones producer Don Was says that there are easily enough gems in the
band's vaults to release 10 new high quality studio albums. Was, who remixed and co-
produced the newly finished tracks on the upcoming Exile On Main Street reissue due
out on May 18th, told Rolling Stone that if he had his druthers he'd dip next into the
band's late '70s Paris sessions, saying, "There's a lot from the Some Girls and
Emotional Rescue period. There are eight or nine really good songs that don't go on
the album each time for some reason -- maybe there's too many ballads or something
like that. But they could make a lot of albums from unused material."
source : M&C click the link
Ronnie Wood will scrap plans to re-form The Faces if Rolling Stones need him
Ronnie Wood will reportedly discard plans to re-form band The Faces
if there is a chance the Rolling Stones will tour or record new material.
read more
source: M&C
Following the River
Videoclip Following the River, one of the new songs from Exile,
on Rollingstones.com
Click here
Keith Richards: 'I'm probably more aligned to Lucifer and the dark side'
Interesting interview with Keith Richards.
About Exile but also about his upcoming biography
read more: NZHerald.co
Sir Mick Jagger goes back to Exile
video and article
source: BBC news
Latest issue Rolling Stone: The making of Exile
Latest issue Classic Rock
Mick Jagger on Dutch tv
Interview with Mick Jagger recorded april 29th
click here to see the interview
Rolling Stones in New York to launch 'exile' documentary
Three of the Rolling Stones were at New York's Museum of Modern Art
last night for the premiere of a documentary on the band.
Stones In Exile, which includes previously unseen images of the group,
is being brought out to coincide with the re-release of their 1972
album Exile On Main Street next week.
source: Londen evening standard
MoMa premieres Rolling Stones Documentary
look at the video NY1
The Rolling Stones' Exile On Main St reissue reviewed track-by-track
Remastered and boasting unreleased tracks, this Stones masterpiece
is MusicRadar's Classic Album Of The Month
click here
source: MusicRadar
The Rolling Stones return to Exile
foto: Dominique Tarlé
I 1971, the Stones decamped to France as tax exiles. The result?
One heck of a house party and their greatest LP.
Paul Sexton hears the inside story of the reissued Exile on Main St
from Mick, Keith and Charlie
click here for the full story
source: Mailonline
The making of Exile On Mainstreet
Sex, drugs, rock ’n’ roll. The Rolling Stones didn’t invent the formula. But they lived it
like no other band in history. And when the rapacious taxmen of England came
demanding more cash than Mick Jagger and Keith Richards — not to mention
bandmates Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor — had or cared to pay in the
spring of 1971, the Stones moved their party to the South of France
read more
source: The New York Post
The Stones and the true story of Exile on Main Street
It's nearly 40 years since the Rolling Stones fled to the French Riviera and
recorded their masterpiece,
Exile on Main St. On the eve of its relaunch, Sean O'Hagan marvels
that the album was made at all…
read the full story
source: The Guardian
Plundered My Soul in
the Netherlands at nr 3!
Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood To Host Weekly Radio Show
Ronnie Wood is to present a weekly radio show
on Absolute Radio.
The Ronnie Wood Show will broadcast on digital station
Absolute Classic Rock on a Friday night at 6pm and be repeated on
Absolute Radio every Saturday at 10pm.
source: Gigwise
The Rolling Stones to reissue 'Exile On Main Street' with 10 unreleased songs
The Rolling Stones are to reissue their 1972 album 'Exile On Main Street'
with 10 previously unreleased tracks.
The reissue is set to come out on May 17, coinciding with
a newly filmed documentary called Stones In Exile, which will be broadcast in May.
As well as the original album, the new release also features 10 previously unreleased
Rolling Stones songs from the period that were unearthed while working
on the reissue project.
Those tracks include the likes of 'Plundered My Soul', 'Dancing In The Light',
'Following the River' and 'Pass The Wine'. Meanwhile, alternate versions of
'Soul Survivor' and 'Loving Cup' are also included.
The release will be available as both the original 18-track release,
and a deluxe edition with the 10 bonus tracks.
Meanwhile, a super deluxe package also includes vinyl, a 30-minute documentary
DVD, and a 50-page collector’s book.
source: NME
Mick Jagger watches the soccer match between Germany and England
June 27 South Africa
Photograph: People's daily online
July 26th: birthday of Sir Mick.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIR JAGGER!!!
Keith Richards honored with biography award at 2011 Norman Mailer Center Gala
Richards was honored with the Distinguished Biography award for "Life," his best-
selling, critically acclaimed 2010 memoir. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton made an
introductory speech before Richards received his award.
photo: Joe Corrigan
Keith Richards at the 3rd annual Norman Mailer Center Gala in New York City,
on November 8, 2011
source: examiner.com
Rolling Stones reunion?
Keith Richards inviting Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor to
Rolling Stones Jam Sessions next month.
Read the full interview here.