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Questlove performs DJ set at Rolling Stones secret Hackney Diamonds gig in New York
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

“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

Gigs & Festivals
Photo of ROLLING STONES and Keith RICHARDS, Keith Richards performing on stage, playing Fender Telecaster
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

"That's the sound of a Stones record; a five-string with a six-string on top"

Guitars
Keith Richards
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

How Keef's Grandad Gus helped to start a Stone rolling

Guitarists
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
“He doesn’t do Zoom”: Mick Jagger reflects on how his songwriting partnership with Keith Richards has changed and discusses Paul McCartney’s bass playing on new Rolling Stones album Hackney Diamonds

By Ben Rogerson Published

“I wouldn’t even play guitar half the time,” Jagger says of his early collaborations with Richards. “I’d just be writing the toplines for Keith’s chord sequences”

Singles And Albums
Jethro Tull posed in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1972. Left to right: Ian Anderson, Barriemore Barlow (Barrie Barlow), Jeffrey Hammond, John Evan, Martin Barre
5 essential Jethro Tull songs guitar players need to hear

By Neil Crossley Published

"And here was Jimmy Page waving like mad… I'm thinking, 'I can't wave back, or I'm going to blow the solo'”

Guitarists
Steve Jordan performing with The Rolling Stones
Five songs drummers need to hear featuring… Steve Jordan

By Stuart Williams Published

From funk and soul to blues and rock 'n' roll, the Rolling Stones' drummer has covered a lot of ground as a session player

Drummers
Rolling Stones Hackney Diamonds tongue
Watch the Rolling Stones reveal details of their first album of new songs since 2005: "Let me put it this way, you haven't heard the last of Charlie Watts"

By Will Groves Published

Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood will talk Hackney Diamonds live tomorrow (6 Sept)

Singles And Albums
Rolling Stones
Have the Rolling Stones just announced their new album with a local newspaper ad for a glass repair company?

By Will Groves Published

Hackney Diamonds ad promises Satisfaction

Singles And Albums
The Rolling Stones in New York City, May 1978. Left to right: Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger.
Happy 80th birthday Mick Jagger: here's 5 of the Stones' finest moments on record

By Neville Marten Published

Nobody has moves like Jagger – follow his evolution in The World’s Greatest Rock ‘N’ Roll Band

Guitarists
Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger on a train from London Euston station to Bangor on 25 August, 1967
Beatles and Rolling Stones members reportedly collaborating on new album

By Rob Laing Published

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to unite with Stones – but it's not their first crossover rodeo

Singles And Albums
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