UNCOVERED: 15 | History Defined

Five Great Reads: stripping naked for a dating show, epic record collection seeks new home, and stopping microplastics

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

The Guardian - AU · Nov 17, 2023

“I really wanted to be accepted in that purist world of punk and hardcore. You plug your guitar in and boom! Instead we had 10 guitars... all broken and rejigged”: Thurston Moore on Sonic Youth, taming feedback and musical epiphanies

Reflecting on a life of warping electric guitar norms, Moore discusses punk's duality, guitar technique, environmental sound, and taking his sound beyond the boundary

MusicRadar · Nov 17, 2023

New Beatles and Rolling Stones music owes much of its success to the psychology of nostalgia

Throughout the 1960s, the Rolling Stones and the Beatles were engaged in a friendly rivalry. Despite being amicable in person, they were in competition for record sales, cultural influence and aesthetic credibility.

The Conversation · Nov 16, 2023

Rolling Stones bring the noise to small New York club in surprise show

The veteran rockers promoted their new album Hackney Diamonds in front of a celebrity-studded audience at Racket NYC

The Guardian - US · Oct 20, 2023

Mick Jagger admits he's become a 'laissez-faire' dad but says it's 'fun'

The Rolling Stones rocker admits he's become 'laissez-faire' about fatherhood

Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2023

Last night the Rolling Stones played a secret gig with Lady Gaga to their launch new album

Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz were among the lucky fans

Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2023

Rolling Stones Hackney Diamonds: track list, release date, and where to listen to the new album

The legends are back with new music — here is everything we know

Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2023

The Rolling Stones review, Hackney Diamonds: Rock legends prove age hasn’t dulled their shine

Appearances from their creakier contemporaries like Elton John and Paul McCartney give the album a sense of career closure

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023

What's that bar band playing "Jumpin' Jack Flash"? Oh, it's the Rolling Stones!

The Rolling Stones celebrated the release of their first collection of new original songs in 18 years with a club gig in Manhattan Thursday before a few hundred invited guests

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023

‘The more children you have, the more laissez-faire you get’: Mick Jagger on ageing, rage and missing Charlie Watts

With the first new Rolling Stones songs in 18 years, the band’s frontman is kicking himself for taking so long. He reflects on turning 80 in a worsening world – and the style and humour of his late drummer

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023