According to this very publication, the Rolling Stones’ new album Hackney Diamonds is the best the English rockers have sounded “in about half a century,” so there’s no better time for the new documentary The Stones and Brian Jones to hit theaters (and VOD). When documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield was …
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Not counting their blues covers record from 2016, the last time the Rolling Stones bequeathed us with an album of fresh material was during George W. Bush’s presidency.That record, 2006’s A Bigger Bang, was feisty but not especially memorable, and in the nearly two decades since, maybe even the Stones …
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Get ready for “Sweet Sounds of Heaven.” After announcing their 24thstudio albumHackney Diamonds, the Rolling Stones have released a preview of their new single featuring Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder. On the track,Gaga sings and Wonder plays keys and piano. The single is the second release from the album, following …
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Music video director François Rousselet had to fake nearly 40 billboards on the Sunset Strip to create the Rolling Stones‘ new clip for “Angry,” the first single off their upcoming Hackney Diamonds album. Inspired by photographer Robert Landau’s 2016 book Rock ‘n’ Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip — which …
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For the Rolling Stones‘ faithful fans, a very long wait is over: The seminal rock band is back with Hackney Diamonds, their first original studio album since 2005’s A Bigger Bang. The LP is set to debut worldwide on Wednesday with an exclusive YouTube livestream. The same event will feature …
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The Rolling Stones have existed for six decades, yet the women who influenced the members and their music have been largely overlooked and under-appreciated. But with her new book Parachute Women: Marianne Faithfull, Marsha Hunt, Bianca Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, and the Women Behind the Rolling Stones, Elizabeth Winder is attempting …
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Collaborating with iconic artists takes some significant patience and effort. During his interview with Rolling Stone for On Your Radar, Alok reveals that it took him 10 different versions to get Mick Jagger‘s final approval for his remix of Rolling Stones‘ “Living in a Ghost Town.” The Brazilian DJ recalls …
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In their latest edition of “First Drafts of Rock,” Kevin Bacon and Jimmy Fallon have taken on the Rolling Stones‘ 1966 hit “Paint It, Black.” In the clip, filmed for The Tonight Show, Bacon embodies Mick Jagger while Fallon becomes Keith Richards. In their “first draft” of the rock song, …
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The Rolling Stones have been doing Rolling Stones documentaries for nearly as long as they’ve been a band, and given their early goes, it’s impressive they’ve kept at it. The first, Charlie Is My Darling (1966), was shelved for decades due to legal fights and various shenanigans; The Rolling Stones …
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Mick Jagger remembered his late bandmate Charlie Watts, who died one year ago today, in a moving tribute on social media. The post features a video montage of Watts with a voiceover by Jagger. The clip is soundtracked by the Rolling Stones 1974 track“Till The Next Goodbye.” “I miss Charlie …
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