The Rolling Stones

Tennent's Mutual promises a more inclusive approach for Scots music fans

24 Apr 2008

Following the announcement that this year’s Triptych festival will be the last, Tennent’s lager has revealed its latest venture, The Tennent’s Mutual. In a move to make music fans active participants in the all-new project, interested parties will…

Rolling in it: two year Stones tour reaps $560m

5 Oct 2007

The Rolling Stones earned almost $560 million for their two-year Bigger Bang world tour, which conclude at London’s O2 arena in August. The figures were revealed by the band’s producer Michael Cohl, which show the Stones trouncing the previous world…

Organic Rolling Stones

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19 Mar 2008

The Rolling Stones have been put on an organic diet by Ronnie Wood's wife. Jo Wood embraced the healthier form of eating after suffering a perforated appendix, and says it was easy to persuade the wives of Ronnie's bandmates - Sir Mick Jagger, Keith…

Gimme Shelter

14 Aug 2008

DOCUMENTARY (E) 91min (Warner Home Video DVD retail) The second Maysles brothers documentary to be given a new lease of life on DVD in so many months, Gimme Shelter is by far their most contentious film, and arguably the most tragic film ever made…

Top earners the Rolling Stones

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8 Jul 2008

The Rolling Stones have been named the highest-paid private performers. The band, fronted by Sir Mick Jagger, command a staggering £3.5 million per private performance, a new book has revealed. Author Imogen Edward-Jones made the staggering…

Shine a Light

10 Apr 2008

DOCUMENTARY/CONCERT (12A) 122min It was customary in early Greek and Roman books to have the portrait of the author on the opening page. Martin Scorsese brings this tradition to his Rolling Stones concert movie. The opening exchanges depict the…

Rolling Stones' beach return

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27 Mar 2008

The Rolling Stones have had a 44-year ban from a British seaside town lifted. The legendary group were banished from Blackpool after a concert at the Empress Ballroom ended in a riot in 1964. During the show, fans smashed crystal chandeliers, tore…

Girls Aloud and Rolling Stones make Guinness World Records

27 Sep 2007

Pop group Girls Aloud and rockers the Rolling Stones have cemented their place in history, winning places in the new Guinness World Records book. The winners of ITV’s Pop Stars: The Rivals competition, Girls Aloud have notched up the most consecutive…

Tim Reis - CD review

Tim Reis

4 Sep 2006

JAZZ New York jazzman Tim Reis has been playing saxophone with The Rolling Stones since 1999, and has used that experience as the launching point for jazz arrangements of ten Jagger/Richards tunes, recorded in different times and places with a galaxy…

Rolling Stones roll on

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22 Jul 2008

The Rolling Stones will tour next year with or without Ronnie Wood. Frontman Sir Mick Jagger is determined to embark on a European "mini tour" even if guitarist Ronnie - who is currently in rehab following his well-publicised alcohol binge with…

Stones' light still burns bright

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4 Apr 2008

It's 1972 and a fresh-faced Mick Jagger is asked by dubious-sounding TV interviewer Dick Cavett whether he can see himself rocking on until he has reached the ripe old age of 60. "Yeah, easily," the now 64-year-old Knight of the Realm shoots back…

Ronnie Wood's Scorsese wish

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3 Apr 2008

Ronnie Wood wants to star in a Martin Scorsese gangster movie. The Rolling Stones guitarist - who featured in the legendary director's 1978 concert film 'The Last Waltz', as well as his new Stones documentary 'Shine a Light' - would love to appear in…

Keith Richards' cannabis confession

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31 Mar 2008

Keith Richards "smokes weed all the time". The Rolling Stones guitarist - who was treated for heroin addiction in the late 70s - admits he still loves getting high on cannabis, but no longer dabbles in hard drugs. He said: "I smoke my head off. I…

Former Stone’s photo exhibition to roll into Peebles

25 Sep 2007

A town in the Borders has joined the likes of San Francisco, LA and Tokyo to host a photo exhibition by former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman. The town is the only UK location to show the collection of pictures, which include the 70-year-old bassist’s…

Stones will roll again – after a rest

31 Aug 2007

The Rolling Stones will not split after their A Bigger Bang tour, which ended in London last weekend, according to a resolute Ronnie Wood. Claiming he and his compadres will take a well earned rest after the 30-date European tour, Wood - who is the…

Richards demands apologies from Swedish reviewers

30 Aug 2007

Keith Richards has demanded that two Swedish newspapers apologise for slamming a performance by the Rolling Stones, which he claims ‘cheapened’ the experience for fans. The guitarist was criticised for appearing ‘super drunk’ in a headline for…

Bigger Bang tour lands O2 arena in hot water

23 Aug 2007

The management of the O2 arena have been reprimanded after two members of the Rolling Stones flouted England’s new smoking ban and lit up on stage. Bosses were cautioned but escaped a fine after Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood were pictured…

Rolling Stones film gathers moss until 2008

10 Aug 2007

The movie release of Martin Scorsese’s concert documentary about the Rolling Stones will not be released until next April, according to distributor Paramount Classics, to give more time for a promotional campaign.