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“Iggy ran from one side of the stage to the other and head-butted the wall. I was covered in blood, because he’d come up and danced around me”: The Pretty Things singer Phil May’s wild tales of Hendrix, Zeppelin, Iggy Pop and Judy Garland

Late Pretty Things singer Phil May was mates with Hendrix and Page, a rival of the Stones and an accidental drinking buddy of Judy Garland

Louder

Drug runs for the Stones, a love triangle with Joni Mitchell: has Chris O’Dell had the music industry’s wildest career?

She managed tours for Queen and Led Zeppelin and was at George Harrison’s house when the Beatles split – but O’Dell is most proud of her legacy as a woman in a macho industry

The Guardian - UK

Richard Branson saved Keith Richards from gun-toting man

Sir Richard Branson has revealed that he once saved the life of The Rolling Stones rocker Keith Richards, when a man with a gun showed up at his house looking for him.

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“Jimi was staying at a hotel in Times Square. He had his hair set in pink curlers and we would just talk band drama”: Electro-Harmonix founder Mike Matthews on befriending Hendrix, booking Chuck Berry and the birth of pedal culture

The EHX pioneer is one of the guitar world's most colorful characters. He tells us what happened when Hendrix bought one of the first Big Muffs, how the Rolling Stones got him started in the pedal biz, and why the "overdesigned" POG3 is an unlikely triumph

Guitar World

"We were just hanging out on the beach and sipping cool libations; Keith Richards was totally living the rock’n’roll lifestyle": Billy Gibbons’ wild tales of The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Muddy Waters and Ministry

Meet the only man to have played with Hendrix, the Stones and Chad Kroeger from Nickelback

Louder

Max Romeo was a great social commentator, railing against inequality and discord

The reggae singer best known for War Ina Babylon and Chase the Devil was most productive in the febrile political climate of 1970s Jamaica, but his influence remains undimmed

The Guardian - UK

Mick Jagger's former penthouse has one of the most unique velvet walls I've ever seen – the boho-style home is on the market for $7 million

The musician's former home in Marylebone, London, has hit the market, and it features 4 bedrooms, high ceilings, and incredible history

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Mick Jagger’s £5.5m London party house up for sale for the first time in 30 years

Property was the site of parties, fights, drama and was the backdrop to the success of the Rolling Stones

The Independent UK

Moves like Jagger: The Rolling Stones' former Marylebone party pad for sale for first time in 30 years

For sale for the first time in 30 years, Mick Jagger’s former party pad can be yours for the rock ‘n’ roll price of £5.5 million

Evening Standard

Croatian singer Marko Perković to break record for most tickets sold for a single concert in history

Have you heard of Marko Perković Thompson? Well, the Croatian musician at the centre of many a fascist controversy will dwarf the likes of The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and Tina Turner in July when it comes to ticket sales.

Euronews

“Our manager said Mick Jagger and Jeff Beck were in the crowd. I had to put it out of my mind and play”: The epic story of Living Colour, the band that revolutionised 80s hard rock

Living Colour are the black rock band who blazed a trail through the 80s and 90s music scene

Louder

“There was chicken-wire around the stage. Al Jourgensen was climbing around like a caged beast. I knew this was a guy for me”: Billy Gibbons’ wild tales of Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Muddy Waters and Ministry

Meet the only man to have played with Hendrix, the Stones and Chad Kroeger from Nickelback

Louder

CBS Opened March Madness Coverage With Emotional Tribute to Greg Gumbel

"A void was left that will never be filled."

Sports Illustrated

“It was a complete and utter shock to my system – when his tech came in, he was like, ‘Keith’s using your rig!’” The night Keith Richards rocked up unannounced to an LA jam night

Singer-songwriter Jason Sinay is best known for his work with Heartbreaker Mike Campbell, and has recalled a career of amazing guest spots – including one from a Rolling Stone

Guitar World

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Loved by rockers and royals, Eel Pie Island is threatened by tide of red tape

Changes in flood status raise fears for the future of the island where the Rolling Stones and David Bowie played

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I've been inspired by the 70s, says Sienna Miller

Sienna Miller has admitted to being inspired by the sights and sounds of the 70s.

The Guardian - UK

Wild, waspish and whip-smart, there are few rock stars as great as David Johansen

He looked the part – and sounded even better. And the frontman of New York Dolls, who has died aged 75, was deeper than many gave him credit for

Guitar World

“During the first song at Woodstock the amp blew up. They gave me another. It sounded terrible. I cringe when I think about it”: Harvey Mandel replaced some of guitar’s biggest names – but Keith Richards cost him a spot in the Rolling Stones

The two-hand tapping pioneer on playing with Canned Heat, Jerry Garcia and John Mayall, getting beaten to the Stones gig by Ronnie Wood – and that time he was kidnapped by Alvin Lee and Mick Taylor

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“Tell me another band ever in history that has made a latter-day album that good in their 80s, with that level of songwriting, that level of performance?”: Producer Andrew Watt defends the Rolling Stones’ Best Rock Album win at the Grammy Awards

Watt also reveals that he’s been “working on stuff” with Paul McCartney

The Independent UK

Noteworthy and influential people who've died in January 2025

The world said goodbye to several influential figures in January

MusicRadar

“I see songwriting as having to do with experience - the more you've experienced, the better it is”: How the Rolling Stones drew on their own - and imagined - lives for songwriting inspiration

For some, songwriting is all about honesty and injecting lived experience into the lyrics, yet as Mick Jagger will tell you, sometimes you have to play fast and loose with the truth

MusicRadar

“Radio stations all said Layne’s voice is wrong”: Alice In Chains and Jane’s Addiction producer Dave Jerden helped to define the sound of alternative rock

Jerden also worked with The Rolling Stones

The Guardian - AU

Peter Garrett: ‘This is the worst deal ever done by a sovereign Australian government’

The Midnight Oil frontman, former Labor MP and conservationist muses on politics, prescient lyrics, and whether the Rolling Stones should give up touring

The Conversation

Is this 2025, or 1965? Grammy wins for the Beatles and the Rolling Stones keep the rock canon in the past

History has repeated in the rock category at this week’s 67th Grammy Awards. Best rock performance was awarded to the Beatles for their song Now and Then, while the Rolling Stones took home best rock album for Hackney Diamonds.

Metal Hammer

Gojira, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and St. Vincent win the rock and metal prizes at the Grammys

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