#thestones
Music | Music News
"Some people think that's the best version of the Stones that existed" The rise and fallout of Mick Taylor in The Rolling Stones
"We used to fight and argue all the time"
Music | Music
The Keith Richards riff machine is still in fine working order as the Rolling Stones return with new single Angry
The first single from long-awaited new studio album Hackney Diamonds proves that after all these years no-one does rock 'n' roll guitar quite like the Stones
Music | Music
Rolling Stones Fans Theorize Cryptic Newspaper Ad Might Be New Album Announcement
The ad run in a U.K.-based local newspaper for ‘Hackney Diamonds’ reads ‘When you say Gimme Shelter we’ll fix your Shattered windows’
Music | Music
The Rolling Stones welcome back original bassist Bill Wyman
After a 30 year absence, Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman has returned to the band to play on a few tracks on their upcoming album.
Music | Music
Listen to Brian Jones' isolated guitar on 'Get off My Cloud'
Listen to Brian Jones' melodic isolated lead guitar tracks from The Rolling Stones' third UK number-one single from 1965, 'Get off My Cloud'.
Music | Music
Rolling Stones Stun Audience With First-Ever Live Performance Of 1960s Classic
The band kicked off its 60th-anniversary tour with the debut of a 1966 hit never before performed in concert.
Music | Music
Rolling Stones: Are They Announcing More U.S. Tour Dates?
The Rolling Stones are preparing to announce... something. A new social media post has fans pretty excited.
Music | Music
The Rolling Stones' 10 most memorable concerts
Join us as we revisit ten of the most iconic, memorable, and occasionally controversial live concerts in The Rolling Stones' explosive career.
Music | Music
The Rolling Stones’ Famous, Secret 1977 El Mocambo Shows To Have Full Release
The Rolling Stones’ secret 1977 shows at the Toronto club the El Mocambo are to be released on album for the first time on May 13.
Music | Music
The Rolling Stones to announce 60th-anniversary tour – with first gig in Liverpool
THE ROLLING STONES will this month announce a European tour to mark their 60th anniversary – including a gig at Liverpool.The legendary rockers ??
Music | Music
Half-Hour of Lost Footage of Rolling Stones’ Altamont Festival Unveiled by Library of Congress
The Library of Congress has posted 25 minutes of newly found footage from the Altamont festival of the Stones, CSNY, Gram Parsons and more.
Music | Music
Mick Jagger explains why he visits local spots while touring with The Rolling Stones: “Each town has something of great interest”
Mick Jagger has shed some light on why he visits local haunts while on tour with the Rolling Stones – excursions he documents on Instagram.
Music | Music
Steve Jordan on Touring With the Stones: ‘It Was Like Being Strapped to a Rocket Ship’
Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage
Music | Music
Claudia Lennear, The Inspiration Behind 'Brown Sugar,' Regrets Song Leaving Rolling Stones' Live Set
Claudia Lennear has been a witness to some peak moments in rock and soul. First as a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, she’s sung backup on
Music | Music
Rolling Stones live up to legendary reputation with an incendiary Austin concert
Closing out a 13-show run of stadium-sized U.S. venues, the Rolling Stones lit up Circuit of the Americas in Austin with an incendiary show Saturday.
Music | Music
The story behind Start Me Up by The Rolling Stones
With its short, sharp, instantly recognisable opening riff, insistent chorus, characteristically lascivious lyric, upfront handclaps and irresistibly pounding backbeat, Start Me Up is about as iconic a composition as the Rolling Stones have ever produced.
Music | Music
The Rock Hall was going to honor The Rolling Stones' Charlie Watts, but ran out of time?
While we won’t get the official lowdown of what went on at the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony until it’s aired on November 20th, Go-Go’s bassist Kathy Valentine has already revealed a major tribute was left out of the show.
Music | Music
Why The Rolling Stones Remain The Most Electrifying Show In Music After Six Decades
Why does every Rolling Stones tour feel like a can't miss event? Because when you add up the personalities, the songs and the showmanship it is.
Music | Music
The Rolling Stones Dazzle Los Angeles in Latest No Filter Tour Stop
The Rolling Stones returned to Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium on their second and final show in the area on their No Filter tour
Music | Music
Mick Jagger Snarks Back About Paul McCartney's 'Blues Cover Band' Diss - Variety
At an L.A. gig Mick Jagger snapped back at Paul McCartney after the ex-Beatle suggested the Stones never escaped being 'a blues cover band.'
Music | Music News
What did Mick Taylor play at his final Rolling Stones show?
At the last stop on The Rolling Stones 'Goats Head Soup' tour in 1973, Mick Taylor proved why he just might be the best guitarist to ever play in the band.
Music | Music News
Rolling Stones Drop ‘Brown Sugar’ Over Slavery Lyrics
The Rolling Stones have reportedly retired one of their most popular rock songs because the lyrics pertain to slavery.
Music | Music
The Rolling Stones touch down at Hollywood Burbank Airport as their No Filter tour continues
The Rolling Stones touched down at Hollywood Burbank Airport on Monday ahead of their anticipated gigs at SoFi Stadium.
Music | Music
'You haven't heard the last of Charlie': Rolling Stones on a bittersweet tour and new music
Mick, Keith, Ronnie and Steve Jordan on saying goodbye to Charlie Watts, filling a legend's drum seat and why it was 'the right decision to keep going.'
Music | Music
The Rolling Stones rock Pittsburgh with plenty of hits, energy
The extension of the pandemic has kept several bands away from Pittsburgh this year. But it was going to take a lot more than the threat of covid-19 variants to prevent The Rolling Stones from coming to Pittsburgh, the latest stop on the group’s &ld
Music | Music
Mick Jagger Answers Those Who Say the Rolling Stones Should Quit
Mick Jagger said in October 2021 that late drummer Charlie Watts wanted the band to carry on with their No Filter tour.
Music | Music News
Rolling Stones review – a funky, heavy first show without Charlie Watts
<strong>The Dome at America’s Center, St Louis, Missouri</strong><br>The veteran rockers return to the road with an emotional tribute to their longtime drummer and a reinvigorated sense of purpose
Music | Music News
The Rolling Stones Reflect on Loss of Charlie Watts, Detail Plans for Upcoming Tour
Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage
Music | Music News
The Rolling Stones Remember Charlie Watts With Touching Tribute Video: Watch
The Rolling Stones is honoring its "engine room" and virtuoso drummer Charlie Watts in a touching tribute video three days after he died at the age of 80. Watch.
Music | Music
Rolling Stones will tour US next month after Charlie Watts' death
The Rolling Stones will reportedly still go on their US tour in September despite drummer Charlie Watts' recent passing.
Music | Music
“Never Call Me Your Drummer Again!” The Time Charlie Watts Punched Mick Jagger
Charlie Watts has passed away, so let's revisit the glorious moment when The Rolling Stones drummer punched Mick Jagger.
Music | Music
Flashback: Charlie Watts’ Final Performance With the Rolling Stones
This rain-soaked “Satisfaction” was the final moment of Watts’ 58-year stint in the Stones
Music | Music News
Charlie Watts Was the Coolest Rolling Stone
Remembering legendary Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, who died today at 80.
Music | Music
Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies aged 80
Musician’s publicist says he died peacefully in a London hospital surrounded by his family
Music | Music News
The Rolling Stones Tee Up Deluxe 'Tattoo You' With Rocking Unreleased Track
The Rolling Stones have announced the October release of a 40th anniversary deluxe edition of their chart-topping, multi-platinum 1981 album ‘Tattoo You.’
Music | Music
Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts sitting out band's US tour
Rolling Stones’ drummer Charlie Watts, who has been with the band since 1963, is likely to miss their upcoming U.S. tour this fall, according to reports.
Music | Music
'We're back on the road!' The Rolling Stones return in September with No Filter stadium tour
The Rolling Stones' postponed No Filter stadium tour will resume in September and play 13 shows in the U.S. Here's how you can get tickets.
Music | Music News
How Keith Richards wrote the riff for The Rolling Stones song 'Gimme Shelter'
A wandering guitar lent a hand
Music | Music News
Looking back at the moment The Rolling Stones went disco with 'Some Girls'
By 1978, with the release of The Rolling Stones’ new album Some Girls, there was the smell of change in the air. The old boys of rock had been largely kicked to the curb in favour of two new potent strains of popular music.
Music | Music
The Story of the Rolling Stones: A Selection of Documentaries on the Quintessential Rock-and-Roll Band
The Rolling Stones define the rock-and-roll band, as they have for nearly six decades now. Open Culture, openculture.com
Music | Music News
Is ‘Shine A Light’ The Rolling Stones’ Best Concert Film?
Equally split between big hits and deep cuts, the song selection will satisfy both casual and hardcore fans.
Music | Music News
'Undercover': The Rolling Stones' Dark, Exhilarating Entry Of 1983
Nineteen years, 17 UK studio albums. That was the scorecard for the Stones in November 1983, as they released their new 'Undercover' set.
Music | Music
The reason why The Rolling Stones hated ‘Between The Buttons’
Why did The Rolling Stones hate 'Between The Buttons'? Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have both been extremely critical of the 1967 record over the years.
Music | Music
Keith Richards: "This thing is designed to keep us apart, and everything we want to do is be together"
It’s doubtful that there’s any single individual in the rock firmament more deserving of the accolade ‘needs no introduction’ than Keith Richards. In living the ‘Human Riff’ legend for almost 60 years, the Rolling
Music | Music
The Rolling Stones are set to get The Crown treatment in new TV series about their origins
The team behind Netflix's royal hit will be bringing the story of how Mick Jagger and Keith Richards formed the seminal 1960s rock band to the small screen
Music | Music
Keith Richards Is Riding Out the Pandemic in His “Comfies”
A far-ranging conversation with the legendary Rolling Stones guitarist on pandemic life, making music, his new box set, and, yes, his sweatpants.
Music | Music
Hear Rory Gallagher, Jerry Lee Lewis' Unreleased Cover of the Rolling Stones' 'Satisfaction'
Track will appear on upcoming comp, The Best of Rory Gallagher
News | News
Keith Richards on COVID: 'I’m impervious... like Trump' - Los Angeles Times
Keith Richards on his X-Pensive Winos reissue, a new Rolling Stones album and living in American during COVID.
Music | Music
Keith Richards says he "can't imagine" The Rolling Stones ever retiring
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has spoken about the future of the band, saying he "can't imagine" them ever retiring.
Music | Music
Mick Jagger gives fresh update on new Rolling Stones material
Mick Jagger has given an update on the progress of new music by The Rolling Stones, revealing that he's been working on the material during lockdown
Music | Music News
A note which hilariously details The Rolling Stones’ complex hotel requirements
Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood, and Charlie Watts and their touring life was that of rock 'n' roll legend.
Music | Music
Revisit the moment Keith Richards was nearly electrocuted on stage with The Rolling Stones
We take a look back at the moment Keith Richards was nearly electrocuted to death when performing with The Rolling Stones in 1965
Music | Music
The Pandemic Kicked The Rolling Stones Off The Road, So Ronnie Wood Revived His Art Studio In Quarantine
The collages and etchings caught the eye of Other Art Fair founder Ryan Stanier, who met with Wood to the rocker’s London studio and discuss the art.
Music | Music News
The Rolling Stones Hit Number 1 on iTunes (First Time Ever) with Spectacular Quarantine Anthem “Living in a Ghost Town”
The Rolling Stones haven’t had a number 1 hit probably since 1981’s “Start Me Up.” They’ve had scattershot singles since then– they were never a great singles ch…
Music | Music
The Rolling Stones Release Timely New Song ‘Living In A Ghost Town’ – Watch The Video
The Rolling Stones, who had planned a major tour before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the world, have done the next best thing: Released a new song and video that, as Mick Jagger says, "would resonate through the times that we’re living in right now." I
Music | Music
What The Hell Was Rolling Stones' Charlie Watts Playing Last Night?
Was he just air drumming or was something else going on?
Music | Music
Charlie Watts’s awesome air-drumming and other ‘One World: Together at Home’ highlights
The Rolling Stones' drummer stole the show... without even playing at all.
Music | Music
Coronavirus Updates: The Rolling Stones Postpone ‘No Filter Tour’
The Rolling Stones have postponed their upcoming "No Filter Tour" dates because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. See the schedule now.
Music | Music
The Rolling Stones Behind the Scenes: Intimate Photos From Bill Wyman’s Personal Archive
Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage
Music | Music
Keith Richards quits smoking in advance of U.S. tour
Richards, who quit drinking in 2018, says he hasn't had a cigarette since October. He once said quitting nicotine was harder than kicking heroin.
Music | Music
The Rolling Stones Unveil 2020 ‘No Filter’ Tour Dates!
“We had the best time on the road last summer,” Keith Richards said in a statement. “And we are ready to do it again!”
Music | Music
‘Mysterious’ Rolling Stones banner appears outside Raymond James Stadium
If you've driven past Raymond James Stadium on Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa recently, you may have noticed a new addition near the photo of Jameis Winston and O.J. Howard.
Music | Music
Rolling Stones will release new album and tour in 2020
Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood told Simon Boyle’s “Bizarre” column of the British newspaper The Sun that the band has been working on unpublished material for some time and a new album will be released. In addition, the band will go on a w
Music | Music News
Keith Richards’ Wildest Escapades: 19 Insane Tales From a Legendary Life
Keith Richards may have mellowed with age, but as anyone who has read his memoir can attest, the iconic Rolling Stones guitarist has raised enough hell to fill several lifetimes. We look back on the wildest and weirdest moments in Richards’ 50-plus-year tear through the limelight.
Music | Guitar: Gear & Tips
Keith Richards reveals his 10 all-time favorite Rolling Stones riffs and the stories behind them
How the guitar used to record Gimme Shelter disintegrated immediately after the song's completion, and other incredible stories
Music | Music News
‘Gimme Shelter’ Remains Gripping 50 Years After The Bloody Conclusion To Altamont
When The Rolling Stones finally take the stage they look meek and impotent, surrounded by bikers twice their size and throngs of traumatized fans.
Music | Music
In Depth Look: The Rolling Stones, Tattoo You
Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit the Rolling Stones’ 1981 album, a blueprint for how to exist as an aging, internationally famous rock ban
Music | Music News
Ronnie Wood discusses addiction in new film trailer
Ronnie Wood has discussed his struggles with addiction in a trailer for new film 'Ronnie Wood: Somebody Up There Likes Me'
Music | Vinyl Records!
The Rolling Stones Announce Let It Bleed 50th Anniversary Reissue | Pitchfork
The remastered album in stereo and mono plus a hardcover book, a 7" single, and more
Music | Music
The Rolling Stones in Phoenix: raw, scrappy and unpolished in concert. And that's how it should be
During their tour stop in the Phoenix area on Aug. 26, the Rolling Stones still rocked with a youthful abandon.
Music | Music
Phoenix Was Part of The Rolling Stones' History 38 Years Ago | Phoenix New Times
Relive the historic 1981 show at Sun Devil Stadium
Music | Music
The Rolling Stones at the Rose Bowl: Alive and Kicking
The band's Pasadena performance follows Mick Jagger's heart surgery, and they sounded fit, loose and energized.
Music | Music
Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones visit The Menil Collection after Houston show
Even rock stars like to take in a little culture.
Music | Music
Resurrected Stones Film Finds Pivot Point In Rock History : NPR
In December of 1968, some of the biggest names in rock and roll came together to film The Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Circus. The film was recently given a 4K restoration.
Music | Music
CRITICAL MASS: Gone for 50 years — The Rolling Stones was Brian Jones' band
You might dispute that. You might point out that little Keith Richards and Michael Jagger rode tricycles together until Jagger's family moved the five miles from Dartford to Wilmington, Kent in 1954.
Music | Music
The Best Rolling Stones Songs That Don’t Really Sound Like the Rolling Stones | Pitchfork
Ten times they transcended their blues-rock traditions
Music | Music
Rolling Stones make triumphant return following Jagger's reported surgery
CHICAGO - For anyone who ever doubted Mick Jagger was superhuman, the Rolling Stones’ Soldier Field show Friday would make you a believer.
Music | Music
The Rolling Stones on How They Craft the Perfect Set List
What’s Keith’s favorite show-opener? Why doesn’t Mick like playing “Beast of Burden?” The band shares how they plan a gig ahead of their U.S. tour launch
Music | Music News
To Celebrate The Band's 55th Anniversary: Every Rolling Stones Album, Ranked
To celebrate the Rolling stones' 55th anniversary we take on the daunting task of ranking their entire discography. Here are the best Rolling Stones albums from Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Ronnie Wood.
Music | Music News
‘The Quiet One’: Bill Wyman Doc Trailer Highlights Elusive Ex-Rolling Stones Bassist
The film traces the long life and career of the Rolling Stones bassist using his archives of unseen audio and video
Music | Music
The Best Rolling Stones Songs That Don’t Really Sound Like the Rolling Stones | Pitchfork
Ten times they transcended their blues-rock traditions
Music | Music
Mick Jagger 'will undergo heart valve replacement surgery this week' after postponing The Rolling Stones' US tour
MICK Jagger is set to undergo heart valve replacement surgery this week after postponing The Rolling Stones’ US tour, The Sun can reveal. The 75-year-old rocker will be having the op in New Y…
Music | Music News
Mick Jagger Spotted for First Time Since Tour Postponement
Mick Jagger was in good spirits Sunday after announcing he wasn't well enough to tour with the Stones.
Music | Music
No word yet from Jazz Fest about Rolling Stones ticket refunds
The Rolling Stones cancelled their May 2 appearance, leaving ticket holders in limbo.
Music | Music
Rolling Stones’ ‘Circus,’ once lost and unfinished, will receive a theatrical release
For over two decades, “The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus” was a lost film, unfinished and unseen, more rumor than pop culture memory. Now, in time for the North American leg of the Stones’ ongoing No Filter Tour, “Circus” has been remaster
Music | Music News
Rolling Stones’ Charlie Watts Opens Up to Chad Smith in Rare Interview
Watts traces his musical roots in unusually candid sit-down
Style & Fashion | Don't Dress Like A Slob
The 50 Most Stylish Musicians of the Last 50 Years
Musicians may get famous for their, well, music, but their senses of style are another iconic part of their personas and performances. Here, a look back at some of the most stylish music men of the past 50 years. They do not disappoint.
Music | Music News
Keith Richards Shares MAJOR News About The Future Of The Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has answered a question that fans of the rock legends have been questioning forever. In a recent interview with NME, Richards revealed that...
Music | Music News
Ronnie Wood Welcomes 'Perfect' Twin Girls
The Rolling Stones guitarist says he's looking forward to changing nappies and getting involved in taking care of the newborns.
Music | Music News
Are The Rolling Stones headed to the Las Vegas Strip? - Las Vegas Sun Mobile
Is Britain’s longest-reigning rock group headed to the Las Vegas Strip? I can reliably confirm that initial discussions have been held for The Rolling Stones to play the new T-Mobile Arena before year’s end.
Music | Music News
50 Years Ago: The Rolling Stones Inch Toward Greatness on 'Out of Our Heads'
Up until the release of Out of Our Heads, the Rolling Stones were primarily known as a group that reworked blues and R&B songs to fit their British background. But with their fourth U.S. album — which was released on July 30, 1965 — the Stones inched toward the greatness.
Music | Music News
Exclusive: Check Out 9 Rarely-Seen Photos of the Rolling Stones
Nine rarely-seen photographs of the Rolling Stones, taken from TASCHEN's new Los Angeles gallery show 'It's Just a Shot Away: The Rolling Stones in Photographs.'
Music | Music
NME News One Direction perform with Ronnie Wood on 'The X Factor' – watch | NME.COM
Rolling Stones guitarist joined boy band for performance on last night's series final. The boy band played their song 'Where Do Broken Hearts Go' with Wood joining in half-way through the performance on guitar.
Read more at http://www.nme.com/news/one-direction/81746#FkkGHXQsqXVOwafr.99
Music | Music
Rolling Stones' Keith Richards Remembers Saxophonist Bobby Keys | Rolling Stone
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards penned a touching tribute to his friend and sideman Bobby Keys.
Music | Music News
Rolling Stones Saxophonist Bobby Keys Dies at 70 | Nashville Cream | Nashville Scene
Photo: Eric EnglandBobby Keys in 2012 Bobby Keys, longtime saxophonist for The Rolling Stones, has died. Michael Webb, keyboardist for Bobby Keys and the Suffering...
Music | Music
Rolling Stones kick off Australian tour seven months after postponement for death of L'Wren Scott - Telegraph
"We're sorry we kept you waiting," jokes Mick Jagger, as Rolling Stones play postponed Adelaide concert of Stones on Fire tour seven months after death of L’Wren Scott
Entertainment | Celebrities!
Rolling Stones' Sir Mick Jagger has a swamp creature named after him! Is Anyone Surprised?
HE may not have had the moves like Jagger, but this newly-discovered ancient swamp creature certainly had lips like Sir Mick.
Music | Music
Mick Jagger talks ‘Get On Up’ film, personal life with TODAY
The past year has been a full and difficult one for Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger. While the singer-songwriter juggled professional...
Music | Music
Flashback: Keith Urban Covers the Stones on 'Fallon'
Performance doubles as tribute to flood-ravaged Nashville
