The Rolling Stones

Britpop Music Journalism 

A Ready, Steady, Revolution!

October 15, 2020October 16, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments and power-brokers Andrew Loog Oldham, Andy Neill, Chris Stamp, Donovan, Marvin Gaye, Mick Jagger, Otis Redding, Pete Townshend, Ray Davies, Ready Steady Go!, Rod Stewart, The Animals, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, The Supremes, The Who

A new book on the groundbreaking British television program, Ready, Steady, Go! documents pop’s primetime emergence

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Music Journalism 

It’s Almost Time For The Rock Revival

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Marcus K. Dowling 0 Comments 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Billie Eilish, Bob Dylan, Brian Eno, Bruce Springsteen, Daft Punk, David Bowie, DJ Shadow, Elton John, Kraftwerk, Massive Attack, MTV, Robyn, Rolling Stone, technology, The Beatles, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, The Who

Rolling Stone’s 500 Best Albums List notes how technology fails Rock & Roll

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Glam Music Journalism 

REQUIRED READING: Trouser Glitter

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 Jim Allen 1 Comment 1977, Alex Harvey, Ira Robbins, Irvine Welsh, Marc Bolan, Roxy Music, Sparks, T.Rex, The Clash, The Damned, The Jam, The Rolling Stones, The Sex Pistols, Trouser Press, Trouser Press Books

Ira Robbins goes glam in his novel ‘Marc Bolan Killed in Crash’

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Rock 

WATCH: The Rolling Stones Release New Original Song

April 23, 2020April 23, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2020, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards, Living In A Ghost Town, Mick Jagger, Ron Wood, The Rolling Stones

Dig the premiere of “Living In A Ghost Town” here at 11 AM PST/2 PM EST

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Records 

Young Men Take A Look At Your Lives

March 6, 2020March 9, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Elvis Costello, Free Four, Help the Aged, Neil Young, Old & In The Way, Old Man, Picture Book, Pink Floyd, Pulp, She's So Cold, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Magnetic Fields, The Rolling Stones, When I'm Sixty Four, When You're Old and Lonely

10 songs about aging in rock ‘n’ roll from legendary acts in the prime of their youth

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Alternative Rock Power Pop Punk 

IN CONCERT: Cherie Currie and Co. Fire It Up at Hot Stove Cool Music

February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Bill Janovitz, Boston, Buffalo Tom, Cherie Currie, Gail Greenwood, Greg Hawkes, Hot Stove Cool Music, Jen Trynin, Kay Hanley, Kim Shattuck, Letters To Cleo, Tanya Donnelly, Ted Leo, The Cars, The Rolling Stones, The Runaways

The onetime Runaway is joined by members of Buffalo Tom, The Cars, Letters To Cleo, Belly, Speedy Ortiz and more at the 20th anniversary blowout for famed Boston rock ‘n’ jock charity event

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Blues Rock 

From Babylon to Buenos Aires: The Rolling Stones Revisit Their 1998 South American Extravaganza

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1998, Bridges To Babylon, Bridges To Beunos Aires, Charlie Watts, Darryl Jones, Eagle Rock Entertainment, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones

Mick and the boys went deeper into their catalogue on the second live set from the Bridges To Babylon Tour

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Blues Records Rock 

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: The BEST Stones Album Turns 50

December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 Robert Baird 0 Comments 1969, ABKCO, Bill Wyman, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards, Let It Bleed, Mick Jagger, Mick Taylor, The Rolling Stones

Digging into the anniversary box commemorating Let It Bleed

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Music Journalism Rock 

Charlie Watts: No One Dances To The Guitar Solo

November 18, 2019November 22, 2019 Eric Davidson 1 Comment Bad Brains, Charlie Feathers, Charlie Watts, Dead Kennedys, Edison Rocket Train, Gimme Shelter Ed Sullivan, Grandmaster Flash's The Message, Learn to Whap-A-Dang video, Link Wray, MC5, Mike Edison, Minor Threat, Motörhead, Raunch Hands, Sex Pistols, Sonics, Sympathy for the Drummer, The Rolling Stones, The Trashmen, The Who, We Never Learn, Why Charlie Watts Matters

An interview with Mike Edison regarding his new book about the Rolling Stones drummer

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Alternative Rock 

Pop Top 40 – Modern Rock Tracks: Week Ending October 14, 1989

October 14, 2019October 18, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments Big Audio Dynamite, Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks, Deborah Harry, Depeche Mode, Erasure, Exene Cervenka, Flesh For Lulu, Hoodoo Gurus, Max Q, Melissa Etheridge, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Squeeze, Tears For Fears, The B-52's, The Cure, The Innocence Mission, The Mighty Lemon Drops, The Ocean Blue, The Rolling Stones, The Sugarcubes, The The

Billboard’s Modern Rock chart was just 13 months old in October ‘89 and it was… well, kinda weird

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Records Rock 

Just A Shot Away: Through the Past, Darkly at 50

September 18, 2019September 18, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Bill Wyman, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones, Through The Past Darkly

Second volume of their “Big Hits” series found the Rolling Stones at the crossroads

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Pop 

Pop Top 40 – Hot 100 Singles: Week Ending August 30, 1969

August 28, 2019September 4, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments A Boy Named Sue, Aretha Franklin, Billboard, Bob Dylan, Choice of Colors, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Easy to Be Hard, Get Together, Green River, In the Year 2525, John Lennon, Lay Lady Lay, Mama Cass, Neil Diamond, Polk Salad Annie, The Archies, The Rolling Stones, The Youngbloods, Tom Jones, Tommy James and the Shondells

A look back at the pop charts as the Summer of ’69 drew to a close

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Blues Pop Rock 

Step Right Up: The Blurry Eyed Royalty of the Rolling Stones’ Rock and Roll Circus

June 9, 2019June 11, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Jethro Tull, John Lennon, Marianne Faithfull, Taj Mahal, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Yoko Ono

A new box set looks back at the quintessential rock commune under the Big Top

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Rock 

Has Mick Jagger Lost The Plot?

May 22, 2019May 22, 2019 Tim Sommer 1 Comment Jack LaLanne, Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones 2019 No Filter Tour, The Rolling Stones

As a new video depicts the 75-year-old Rolling Stones frontman dancing away after heart surgery, Tim Sommer wonders if its just another cheap trick from rock’s greatest stunt queen

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Funk Soul Spoken Word 

He’s The Boss: Bernard Fowler Reinvents The Stones

April 26, 2019April 26, 2019 j. poet 1 Comment Bernard Fowler, Chuck D, Spoken Word, The Rolling Stones

The longtime backup singer for The World’s Greatest Rock & Roll Band pays tribute to his bosses by turning their songs Inside Out

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