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‘They were inventing a new definition of sexy’: stars and scenesters on the New York Dolls’ riotous rock

Fifty years on from their dissolution, admirers from Joan Jett to Dave Vanian explain the appeal of a band who ripped up rock’n’roll in high heels – and pointed towards punk

The Guardian - UK

Stanley Booth obituary

American music journalist who chronicled ‘the mystery of the Rolling Stones’ in their pomp

The Guardian - UK

“I discovered open tunings on the electric because of The Rolling Stones and Keith Richards. It opened up a whole new palette”: Meet Julian Taylor, the Canadian musical encyclopedia who plays a custom Tele called the ‘Barncaster’

Pathways finds the Canadian singer-songwriter welcoming soul, R&B, blues and folk into the mix and letting his guitar lead the way for the first time

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“The combination of music and sex was something I had never encountered in any other group”: How the Rolling Stones married sex, blues and rock’n’roll and launched themselves to notoriety

The story of the exhilarating early ’60s birth of the Rolling Stones

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“We once did a gig for deaf kids. They sat at the front of the stage, put their ears to the ground and soaked up the vibration. They loved it!”: An epic interview with Angus and Malcolm Young, the heart and soul of AC/DC

AC/DC played their very first gig on New Year’s Eve 1973 – 51 years ago today

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"We'd be up for days drinking, getting stoned and making music": How the Rolling Stones channelled chaos to make the final album with their most potent line-up

When Ronnie Wood, the Stones and some A-list mates holed up at his house to help with his solo album, it sparked a days-long party and a Rolling Stones hit

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The Clash and Prince to be honoured with Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards

London punk legends The Clash and and magical Minneapolis maverick Prince to be recognised for their "outstanding artistic significance"

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Top Concerts Of 2024: Mariah Carey, Missy Elliott, Bad Bunny

Experience a year of unforgettable concerts in New York with iconic artists and rising stars in 2024.

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“Rhythm guitar is the apex of guitar playing. Just look at Keith Richards or Steve Cropper. It’s not the solos, it’s the character in the chords. Most people can solo quite easily”: The Heavy Heavy have bottled rock ‘n’ roll soul – ready to shake up 2025

One of a Kind makes something anew out of familiar materials, and presents a sound that's a not just a celebration of the classics, but of rhythm guitar itself...

Guitar World

The Black Crowes enjoy Grammy Awards love again several decades after first nomination

The first time Chris and Rich Robinson were at the Grammy Awards, it was 1991

The Independent UK

Black Doves' real locations: a guide to the thriller's London sites from Regent Sounds to Liberty

The hit Netflix show has spies and shoot-outs galore playing out in iconic spots across the capital

Evening Standard

"Lady Gaga was swinging about on a JCB; it was a bit of a circus": Jeff Beck on awards shows, the end of Ziggy Stardust, and refusing to audition for the Rolling Stones

Late guitar innovator Jeff Beck lived rock'n'roll history - but was much more interested in the future

Louder

The numbers are in on the biggest grossing tours of 2024

It's not just Taylor Swift making money out there

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Bill Wyman thought Rolling Stones would split after Charlie Watts' death

Former Rolling Stones star Bill Wyman has admitted he was "surprised" kept going following the death of drummer Charlie Watts because it would have been a "good time for them" to part ways.

Guitar World

“I didn’t have a bass guitar, so I had to make one. Unknown to me at the time, I built the first fretless bass, about five years before they came out”: Before the Rolling Stones, Bill Wyman needed a good bass guitar – so he created his own

It's a tale as old as time: three guitarists, a need for a bass player, and no one wants the job. Eventually, Wyman took it on, and built himself a proto-fretless model in the process

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The Rolling Stones launch first fragrance

The Rolling Stones now have their own perfume, 'RS No.9’.

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"Phil wouldn't be afraid to throw a punch, but it was Eddie who gave people a battering": How Motörhead made their game-changing Overkill album and the anarchic tour that followed

An exclusive extract from Kris Needs' biography Make My Day: The Rock'n'Roll Story Of Eddie Clarke

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"We've got a new lot from Leighton Buzzard who're going to do their best for you." Keith Richards playing tuba on Sonny and Cher's I Got You Babe while The Rolling Stones' manager professes his love for Mick Jagger is peak '60s TV

How Mick Jagger helped Sonny and Cher get discovered, then wound up miming to their biggest hit on primetime television in 1965

Louder

Redefine your wardrobe with 25% off watches, hats, wallets and more at Nixon

Nixon Watches are offering 25% off on everything online, including pieces inspired by Nirvana and the Rolling Stones. Here’s what you need to buy…

The Guardian - UK

John Lennon letter inviting Eric Clapton to join supergroup to be auctioned

1971 letter proposes group including Klaus Voormann and Phil Spector to ‘bring back the balls in rock’n’roll’

MusicRadar

“I could see and hear my brothers dying. It was the worst thing that could ever happen to anyone”: The horror of a rock band’s plane crash - by the guitarist who survived it

Six people died, including the band's singer

Evening Standard

From David Bowie to Amy Winehouse: PR trailblazer to talk about 40 years of working with music's biggest stars

Alan Edwards will discuss an extraordinary career that started in the punk scene of Seventies London

Guitar World

“Dumble told me to bring it to him because he had a mod he could do. It’s the only Dumble Fuzz Face that I’m aware of”: Kenny Wayne Shepherd on unicorn stompboxes, the quest for feel and why budget guitars can make you a better player

Recording at Muscle Shoals is one of those pinch-me moments for Shepherd but then so too is owning one of Hendrix's Uni-Vibe. Here he talks vintage gear, tone philosophy, and onstage disasters

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Sam Fender announces three huge stadium headline shows to promote new album ‘People Watching’

In a record booking that overtakes The Rolling Stones, Sam Fender has announced three huge stadium headline shows for next summer in support of his forthcoming new album ‘People Watching’.

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