"Some people think that's the best version of the Stones that existed" The rise and fallout of Mick Taylor in The Rolling Stones By Neil Crossley last updated 24 July 24 "We used to fight and argue all the time"
"The Beatles happened, and it became the thing to be in a beat group": Classic Charlie Watts interview By Rhythm magazine published 18 June 24 His heroes, the first recording session, jazz, and what made the Rolling Stones the best - "We swung, a lot"
"It's the oldest trick in the rock 'n' roll book but it's amazing how many people don't know that": Are you getting the most out of your power chords? Tom Bukovac has a tip from the Rolling Stones guitar playbook By Rob Laing published 31 May 24 The Nashville session man has more playing great playing knowledge to share
"It was like finding it on the street": The Beatles' Yesterday and five other songs that were inspired by dreams By Rob Laing last updated 17 May 24 How Keith Richards, Paul McCartney and Taylor Swift were visited by melodies
"He showed me some things that Charlie Patton and Robert Johnson had taught him – he knew those people": Hubert Sumlin, Howlin' Wolf and their legendary blues legacy By Julian Piper published 7 April 24 "Mick Jagger walked up to Wolf and said; 'I hope you didn't mind that we cut Little Red Rooster?' Wolf just smiled and said: 'No, man… you guys have put me on the map!'"
Back in the '80s Keith Richards correctly predicted how we'd use music technology while discussing the Rolling Stones' battle with it: “We had this big deal called 'stereo' come along in the '60s, and all we did was put mono out of both speakers” By Andy Jones published 20 February 24 Turns out that success might not be about the gear you use, after all…
16 famous musicians who almost joined very famous bands By Rob Laing published 23 December 23 Best of 2023: What could have been: featuring The Rolling Stones, Guns N' Roses, Beatles, Van Halen, The Doors, Led Zeppelin and more
Outraged Tony Visconti walks out of Rolling Stones gig before the band plays, and it’s partly thanks to Questlove's DJ set By Stuart Williams published 23 October 23 “I saw the Stones so many times back in the day with a better line up, even one gig with Brian Jones and Bill Wyman”, Visconti told his fans on social media
Keith Richards on the simple guitar trick at the heart of the Rolling Stones' sound: "Somehow that one extra note disappearing allows for all kinds of other instruments to come through" By Rob Laing published 19 October 23 "That's the sound of a Stones record; a five-string with a six-string on top"
Keith Richards reflects on his first memories of guitar and his playing now: "It's a work in progress – every time you pick the thing up there's a potential of finding something totally new" By Rob Laing published 13 October 23 How Keef's Grandad Gus helped to start a Stone rolling