The Rolling Stones song Keith Richards thought sounded better live
Even now, with the band members in their 80s, The Rolling Stones remain a must-see live band. Worldwide, fans clamber at the chance to see the iconic troupe perform their […]
The two metal icons Keith Richards called “great jokes”
When The Rolling Stones surfaced on the global platform in 1964, they joined The Beatles in the so-called British Invasion. Together, this wave of bands brought the sound of rock […]
“Miserable Psychedelia”: The transitional song The Rolling Stones came to regret
In the early 1960s, rock ‘n’ roll momentum began to shift to the eastern side of the Atlantic. A two-year military term had broken the flow of Elvis Presley’s career, […]
The Rolling Stones album Keith Richards didn’t enjoy making: “None of it worked”
The Rolling Stones probably didn’t need to worry about expanding their sonic palette since the mid-1980s. That may have been when their mainline hits started drying up, but so what […]
Which covers do The Rolling Stones play live the most?
Spawning out of the British capital in the early 1960s, The Rolling Stones wholly embraced and embodied the sex, drugs and rock and roll lifestyle. Led by a formidable full-time […]
Who sang backing vocals on The Beatles song ‘All You Need Is Love’?
In May 1967, as they were reaching their artistic peak, The Beatles were asked to write and perform a song for the one-off television special Our World, to be broadcast […]
Ian Anderson explains how Mick Jagger failed to imitate John Lennon: “He’d fall over if you blew on him”
There are few more polarising questions in cultural history than The Beatles vs The Rolling Stones. At least, that’s when you preface it as a purely musical proposition. Oddly enough, […]
The Rolling Stones song that was “Charlie Watts’ meat and potatoes”
The heart of every good song by The Rolling Stones comes down to the groove. Even though the band have been known for making some of the fiercest riffs from […]
John Lennon Said 1 Song He Wrote Inspired The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
In an incredible moment that the world somehow forgot, John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote a song for The Rolling Stones together. John felt the song encouraged The Rolling Stones’ […]
The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones: Robert Plant Proposed Trading Paul McCartney to End the ‘Feud’ Between the Bands
Starting in the 1960s, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones became two of the biggest bands in the world. They dominated the rock charts, leading to speculation of a rivalry […]