The Rolling Stones' soundtrack Shine A Light for the Martin Scorsese rockumentary of the same name will be available in two version: a two-disc, 22-track live album and a 16-track soundtrack. Both albums, recorded at New York's Beacon Theatre on October 29 and November 1, 2006, contain Stones classics and not one track from the band's most recent studio album, A Bigger Bang, which the Stones we...
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Legendary rock band The Rolling Stones have emerged as one of the favourites to headline next year’s Glastonbury festival. 2010 will mark the 40th anniversary of the famous event, and festival-goers have been promised an extra special weekend to mark the anniversary.The Rolling Stones are 4/1 at bookmakers William Hill, followed by Coldplay and David [...]
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The Rolling Stones have left EMI for a deal with the Universal Music Group, the same label behind their most recent release -- the soundtrack to the Martin Scorsese documentary Shine a Light. While EMI struggles to get into a groove under the new control of private equity firm Terra Firma, it seems the Stones were happy with the way UMG handed the soundtrack's release. It debuted at Number 11 ...
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You know that rule of thumb, the one that goes -- some things are better left unsaid? Well, Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts should have taken notice of the saying when talking to BBC 6 Music about the Martin Scorsese-directed rockumentary Shine A Light, starring his band. The media have been feeding like a pack of hungry wolves on Watts' blunt review, and somewhere out there Marty Scorsese...
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Ethan Russell traveled with The Rolling Stones during their legendary 1969 tour that ended with the historic Altamont concert in San Francisco. Many of the photos that Russell snapped along the journey have never been published until now, with the release of a collector's book of glossy photographs titled "Let it Bleed: The Rolling Stones 1969 U.S. Tour."The limited edition book contains hundr...
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The Rolling Stones lead the pack of highest-earning entertainers, with a pocket full of $88 million in income between June 2006 and June 2007, according to Forbes. The US money/business magazine credits the large earnings from the band's successful A Bigger Band world-tour, which grossed $437 million. The Rolling Stones ability to cross-over and have huge followings in other countries also hel...
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i cannot wait. i LOVED the dylan biography "no direction home" - this should be a winner.
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Caught “Shine a Light” the other night. It’s the latest concert documentary to feature what remains of the former “World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band” – the Rolling Stones. Drawn from two rather intimate shows at New York City’s Beacon Theater during the ex-British Invasion icons’ recent tour to promote their umpteenth album A Bigger Bang, the film was directed by no less than A
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The Rolling Stones bassist, Ronnie Wood has checked himself into rehab to combat his longstanding battle against the bottle. A spokesperson for Wood said:"Following Ronnie's continued battle with alcohol, he has entered a period of rehab. His close family and friends say he is seeking help and look forward to his recovery." Wood's wife Jo, 53, left him after widespread reports of his binges an...
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Universal Music Group is pleased to announce the reissue of five Rolling Stones live albums on November 9, 2009. Recorded between 1975 and 2002, ‘Love You Live’, ‘Still Life’, ‘Flashpoint’, the “much-loved” ‘Stripped’ and ‘Live Licks’, showcase the “world’s greatest rock ’n’ roll band” in its natural habitat—on stage. Continuing UMG’s comprehensive release pro
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The original hand-painted, black and white Rolling Stones lips logo, was recently sold to London's Victoria and Albert Museum. The artwork was painted in 1970 by then art student John Pasche, who got the idea from his first meeting with the Stone's frontman Mick Jagger."Face to face with him," Pasche told the Gaurdian, "the first thing you were aware of was the size of his lips and his mouth."So t
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Rock n roll pioneers the Rolling Stones have signed a contract with Universal Music Group that will see the release of the band's music as featured on the soundtrack to Martin Scorsese's film Shine a Light.Scorsese's film is a career-spanning rockumentry that also includes live concert footage filmed during the Stone's A Bigger Bang 2-night stint at New York's Beacon Theater. The soundtrack wil...
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When I first read the headline "Assassination attempt made on Mick Jagger," I thought it was a load of ... you know, hard to believe. Then last night, while watching Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN another report on the topic surfaced, so I decided to take it a bit more seriously. Seems that after the "Rolling Stones 1969 Altamont, CA concert, where one fan was stabbed to death by the Hells Angels ...
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The Rolling Stones have donated a portion of the proceeds from their concert in Warsaw on July 25 in memory of the 26 locals killed in a bus crash earlier that week, according to NME.The bus crash happened last Sunday (July 22) in the French Alps and was carrying 50 people back to Poland after a visit to a Catholic shrine, with 26 people were killed and 24 were injured. The Stones show started ...
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Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones and Nick Mason of Pink Floyd have come out with statements putting down the Guitar Hero and Rock Band series of video games, saying that they take youth's time and interest in learning real instruments.Wyman told the BBC, "It encourages kids not to learn, that's the trouble. It makes less and less people dedicated to really get down and learn an instrument. I ...
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