The Rolling Stones Go to College
The Cambridge Companion to the Rolling Stones, the first book of academic essays about the band, considers not only what the band accomplished but why, 60 years since they formed, the Rolling Stones still matter.
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The Rolling Stones’ Charlie Watts Matters, Dammit! An Interview with Biographer Mike Edison
Mike Edison's biography on the Rolling Stones' Charlie Watts, Sympathy for the Drummer is a full-throated assault on the notion that, in music, more is better, and that perfection is a friggin' virtue.
The Rolling Stones Roll Out a Deluxe Edition of ‘Let It Bleed’
Although created in the midst of personal and global turmoil, the Rolling Stones' 1969 studio album is routinely considered one of their best. A 50th anniversary deluxe edition is now out and celebrates this masterpiece.
The Spitfire Rumble of the Rolling Stones: Director Oliver Murray on ‘The Quiet One’
For director Oliver Murray, music exists in the air, but the emotional archives of former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman gives viewers a tactile experience of this band's story in The Quiet One.
The Rolling Stones Curate ‘Confessin’ the Blues’
Confessin' the Blues highlights the importance of blues music, but next time, remove the Rolling Stones from the conversation.
Rolling Stones, Covered in Blues
On Chicago Plays the Stones, ten Chicago-based blues artists remake a dozen Rolling Stones compositions, with mixed results.
The 10 Most Famous Albums That Never Saw the Light of Day
Here's 10 albums that never happened but are still discussed among fans and often recreated in some shape or form by the original artists, inspired musicians, or just hungry fans.
One Life, Breathlessly Lived: On Artist and ’70s Scenster Duncan Hannah’s Memoir
Things get hazy with drugs and bloody with violence, but hipster Hannah remains happy.
The Rolling Stones: On Air
This set of early Rolling Stones recordings by the BBC is a lively, energetic revisiting of the band ready to invade the world between 1963 and 1965.
The Rolling Stones: Their Satanic Majesties Request (50th Anniversary)
Despite (or perhaps because of) the outside pressures the Rolling Stones faced in recording Satanic Majesties, it stands 50 years later as arguably the most experimental, tongue-in-cheek, and underappreciated album of their long history.
Professor Randall E. Auxier Is My Bass Player — and Philosopher
Metaphysical Graffiti is a greatest hits rock/philosophy compilation that showcases the coolest professor around.
The Rolling Stones: Blue and Lonesome
On their new album, the Stones return to their origins -- but now with greater authority and skill