The short story of The Dirty Mac

For one night only on December 11, 1968, a few privileged ones were able to witness The Dirty Mac live, perhaps Rock’s finest supergroup ever formed

The Life and Style Of The Legendary Keith Richards in Photographs

The Stone Keith Richards it’s eternal, for decades he has embodied the spirit of “Sex, Drugs and Rock N’ Roll”, he also has been a fashion icon since the 1960’s, we revisit on photos his life and style that continues to influence fashion and looks today

The Legendary Human Riff Keith Richards celebrates 81 today

Keith Richards has been nicknamed “Keef” and The Human Riff”, one of The Rolling Stones founders, he is a strong survivor, and he embodies the Drugs, Sex and Rock N’ Roll motto. Today, Keith turns 81, we look back at his life and career

A Banquet After The Trip: Revisiting the 1968 Rolling Stones “Beggars Banquet”

The “Beggars Banquet” LP it’s part of what people usually call “The Rolling Stones Golden Period,” that saw the releases of sequential stunning and influential albums by the band, this was also the last album featuring Brian Jones as an active member of the band. Released on December 6th, 1968, we revisit this enormous Rock classic

The Rolling Stones’ Altamont Speedway Free Festival: The final stab on the 1960’s peace and love generation

December 6th, 1969, became one of the darkest days on Rock history, along with the Manson Family murders, The Rolling Stones’ Altamont Speedway Free Festival in California, gave the final stab on the 1960’s peace and love generation

Remembering the Rolling Stones Sax player Bobby Keys

Bobby Keys is mostly remembered for the work he did with The Rolling Stones since the 1970’s until 2013, the legendary sax player who played the “Brown Sugar” solo among many other famous sax parts for several Rock songs and artists, passed away at age 70 in 2014

In 1983 The Rolling Stones music video “Undercover of the Night” gets censored

The controversial Rolling Stones video “Undercover of the Night” was aired on the TV Show The Tube after an interview with Mick Jagger on November 11th, 1983, however, the part where Jagger gets shot in the head was edited out

The Rolling Stones debut at The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 followed by a riot

Still fresh from their recent success, The Rolling Stones played the famous The Ed Sullivan Show while in the U.S for the first time

It’s the “Stone Alone” Bill Wyman Birthday

He is one of Rock’s absolute icons, an essential part of the Rolling Stones early sound and music, though he quit the band in 1993, Bill Wyman it’s still seen as the “official” Stones bass player. Today, the “Stone Alone” turns 88

In 1973 France slams the door on Keith Richards and he’s sentenced to 1 year in prison for drug trafficking

Keith Richards certainly lived up to his reputation during the 1960’s and 1970’s, but in 1973 France slammed the door on Keef. Find out more about it

Why was the amazing “The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus” only released 28 years later after it was filmed

One of Rock’s finest moments, the TV special “The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus” was projected by The Rolling Stones to be a blend of Rock music and Circus acts and as a promotion for their album “Beggars Banquet,” featuring a parade of Rock stars such as John Lennon, Yoko Ono, The Who and Eric Clapton among others. However, the band shelved the film until 1996…find out why

“(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” The Rolling Stones definitive signature song

The Rolling Stones are one of the few bands that can have a signature song per year, but from all the songs in their career, there’s still unanimity in what is considered their overall signatures song, and that is “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”

Celebrating the talented Billy Preston

He is one of Rock’s music most important and influential musicians, having played a role in some of Rock’s most important moments and among the restricted group people that are considered the “5th Beatle”

The Rolling Stones “Goats Head Soup”: From Wild to Mild

Considered by many as the last of the great Rolling Stones albums, “Goats Head Soup” was released on August 31 in 1973 and featured absolute classics such as “Angie”

Match The Rolling Stones lyric!

Take this special guess the lyric Rolling Stones quiz and find out how much of a fan are you!

Les Yé-Yé: The French 60’s Pop Explosion Phenomenon

Exploring the fantastic French Pop music scene during the 60’s

The Rolling Stones “Paint It, Black” peaks to No.1 in 1966

Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards with an important contribution from Brian Jones, the Rolling Stones “Paint It, Black”, was one of the first the Stones developed during their experimental phase

The Rolling Stones classic “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” was first released on this day in 1968

Released on May 24, 1968, “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” was the Rolling Stones return to their Blues roots after their Psychedelic phase that culminated with the 1967 album “Their Satanic Majesties Request”

The legendary Rock royalty marriage of Mick and Bianca Jagger

Mick and Bianca Jagger married on May 12, 1971, in Saint Tropez and the ceremony became a legend of its own, featuring celebrity guests and embarrassing moments

The final chords of Brian Jones with the Stones

1968 marked the definitive departure of Brian Jones from the band he created, the Rolling Stones, by 1969, the split was inevitable and later that year, he tragically died at age 27

The NME Poll Winners Awards of 1964 gathered together some of the greatest Rock bands and artists ever on one stage, including The Beatles and The Rolling Stones

One of the greatest Rock events of all time, the NME Poll Winners concert of 1964 took place on April 26, 1964, at the Empire Pool, Wembley and it featured an all-star lineup

Revisiting “Sticky Fingers”, one of the Rolling Stones absolute masterpieces

One of Rock’s greatest and unbeatable albums, “Sticky Fingers” marks the beginning of a new era to the Rolling Stones, without Brian Jones

Revisiting The Rolling Stones 1964 debut album, that marked the beginning of their amazing journey

In 1964 the Rolling Stones began their amazing journey with their debut album “The Rolling Stones”. Essentially a Blues and Rock N’ Roll covers LP, the album also included some of the first compositions by the Stones and Jagger/Richards. We revisit this essential classic Rock album released on this day 59 years ago

The NME Poll Winners Awards of 1965, “the greatest pop show in the world”

On April 11 1965, after having gathered in 1964 The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Hollies and Roy Orbison among others, NME reunited again on the same night an amazing line up of performers

Legendary producer Jimmy Miller was born on this day in 1942

Jimmy Miller was responsible for producing The Rolling Stones string of hit albums between 1968 and 1973, but aside from the work he did with the Stones, he also produced several landmark albums. He was born on this day in 1942

On this day in 1965 the Rolling Stones peak to No.1 with “The Last Time”

“The Last Time” remains one of the Rolling Stones most popular songs. The song sparked some controversy in 1997 when The Verve sampled it

The Rolling Stones Studio albums 1964-1974

A look back at the Stones albums released during their most creative and enduring period

The Hit Songs Charts in mid 1967 from Germany, USA and UK

Check the most popular songs in mid 1967 as it was originally released on German magazine BRAVO. Spotify playlists included!

3 Page Special On Brian Jones Death by German Bravo Magazine 1969

Check these 3 page special on Brian Jones issued a few days after his death on the popular German magazine Bravo

50 Essential Albums From 1967

1967 was one of absolute golden years for music. A deeply culturally and socially important year with several changes around the world, on fashion, politics, technology and many other changes that were reflected on the music being made. We gathered together 50 of the best album releases from 1967 with no particular order, all of them are essential and timeless

Revisiting The Rolling Stones Psychedelic adventure “Their Satanic Majesties Request”

“An anomaly in The Rolling Stones” discography someone once said, but for many people it’s one of their top 10 favorite Stones albums of all time. “Their Satanic Majesties Request” was released on the 8th of December 1967

International Hit Chart from France, January/February 1967

The most popular international songs in France during January/February 1967 as issued on the magazine Salut Les Copains and listen to it on Spotify

Time Is Still On Their Side: Top 1960’s Acts Still Touring

These top acts from the 60’s are still touring and giving us new music. For these artists and bands there are no such thing as retirement, and their fan base keeps growing, proving that when you do good music, it can last and cross through the decades

The Rolling Stones are back on the road and just played their first concert of the 2017 “No Filter” European Tour

The band played the first concert of the “No Filter European Tour” last night at Festwiese am Stadtpark in Hamburg, Germany that featured some surprises

Listen and watch the videos of Mick Jagger’s new highly political songs

Listen and watch the videos of Mick Jagger’s new highly political songs “England Lost” and “Gotta Get A Grip”