Jagger ‘makes best’ of undemanding career

Mick Jagger is proud of his achievements as frontman of the Rolling Stones – but he admits to sometimes wishing he’d followed another path.

He says his job is “undemanding” when compared to being a teacher, politician or journalist.

Ahead of the Stones’ long-awaited headline slot at Glastonbury tonight, Jagger tells the BBC: “I’m sure everyone wishes they’d tried to have been… I’d have been a dancer, if anything.

“A schoolteacher would have been very gratifying, I’m sure. There’s millions of things you would loved to have done – politician, journalist; I thought of being a journalist once.”

But he says he doesn’t suffer any regret. “You could think, ‘Well, I would have liked to have done that,’ but that’s completely pointless. Everyone wants to have done more things in their lives.

“I don’t feel frustrated for lack of control, and I’m very pleased with what I’ve done.”

He adds light-heartedly: “It’s a slightly intellectually undemanding thing to do, being a rock singer. But, you know, you make the best of it.”

Meanwhile, bandmate Keith Richards is looking forward to appearing on the iconic Glastonbutry Pyramid Stage this evening, because he feels the time is right.

“It’s almost as if you were finally destined to play Glastonbury,” he says. “There were many years when we were offered it, but we turned it down.

“I look upon it as a culmination of our British heritage – it had to be done, and it’s going to be done, and we’ll see what happens.”

Part of the Stones’ first-ever Glasto show will be broadcast on BBC Two at 10.30pm tonight, following a tense round of negotiations between the band and the broadcaster.

source: classicrockmagazine.com

The Rolling Stones join 12/12/12 Sandy benefit concert

NEW YORK — The Rolling Stones will join a star-studded lineup at a December 12 concert to benefit victims of megastorm Sandy, organizers said Friday.

Proceeds from the concert, which falls on the date 12/12/12, will be donated to a foundation for those impacted by the late October storm that plowed into the US northeast, including the hard-hit states of New York and New Jersey.

The storm killed more than 110 people and destroyed or damaged hundreds of thousands of homes, schools and hospitals.

Already slated to appear at Wednesday’s concert, to be held at Madison Square Garden, are New Jersey hometown favorites Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen, and other top names in rock, including Eric Clapton, the Who nad Paul McCartney.

On Saturday, the Stones will also be in New York for the first of three US concerts, as part of a tour celebrating the group’s 50th anniversary.

The tour kicked off in late November in London.

source: entertainment.inquirer.net

Rolling Stones Face Heavy Fine

Band could be charged £200,000 for breaking London curfew.

The Rolling Stones kicked off their "50 & Counting" shows Sunday in London before a packed 02 Arena crowd of 20,000 fans.

The Stones delivered a 2-hour plus set with hits taken from every decade of their career.

Although the Rolling Stones played to 20,000 ecstatic fans on Sunday, they could be facing a heavy fan for breaking curfew rules. The group started their two and a half hour set half an hour later than planned, and so were not wrapping up the show until after 11pm.

The Sun reports that the fine could be as much as £200,000.

The Stones will play a second night at the O2 Arena on Thursday, before heading across the Atlantic for three shows: New York’s Barclay Center on December 8, and the Prudential Center in Newark NJ on December 13 and 15.

Don't forget, YOU can win tickets to see that historic gig on Thursday, thanks to Planet Rock and Viagogo. Simply go to the home-page and answer our Rolling Stones question. Or if you are a VIP you can enter for free in the VIP Competitions section.

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source: planetrock.com

Rolling Stones Blow Through 12-Song Set in Paris

The Rolling Stones played their first show in five years yesterday, blowing through a 70-minute warm-up set for an crowd of 600 in the Paris club La Trabendo, according to multiple reports. The band made 350 tickets available for the show, at about $20 each.

The rockers played 12 songs spanning their career, including the classics "Tumbling Dice," "Midnight Rambler" and "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and the new song "Doom and Gloom," which comes from the band's new greatest his collection GRRR!, due November 13th.

The intimate gig was a test run of sorts for four much bigger shows to come: the Stones play a pair of dates November 25th and 29th at London's O2 Arena, and two more shows December 13th and 15th at the Prudential Center in Newark. The London shows sold out in just seven minutes. Tickets go on sale today at noon EST for the Newark shows.

Although the band hasn't yet announced any concerts beyond those four, guitarist Keith Richards recently told Rolling Stone, "We ain't doing all this for four gigs!"

The Rolling Stones' Paris set list:

"Route 66"
"It's Only Rock & Roll (But I Like It)"
"Shattered"
"When the Whip Comes Down"
"Champagne and Reefer"
"Doom and Gloom"
"Miss You"
"Start Me Up"
"Midnight Rambler"
"Tumbling Dice"
"Jumpin' Jack Flash"
"Brown Sugar"

source: rollingstone.com

Rolling Stones Announce London Dates

The band will play two shows next month

The shows at the O2 Arena in Greenwich take place on 25 and 29 November and they will be called 50 Years & Counting - Rolling Stones Live.

The two shows are the band's first live dates in five years, since the band last played at the same venue to close their Bigger Bang tour.

Mick Jagger commented, "Everybody loves a celebration, and London and New York are two good places to do it in!”

Keith Richards said, ”Sorry to keep you all hanging around but the waiting is over. I've always said the best place for rock and roll is on the stage and the same is true for the Stones. I'm here with Mick, Charlie and Ronnie and everything is rocking. See you very soon!"

Tickets for the dates are on sale on Friday at 9am.

Meanwhile, the band will also play two shows in New Jersey at the Prudential Center, Newark on 13 and 15 December.

 

source: planetrock.com

Rolling Stones release new song

PARIS – A new song by the Rolling Stones, one of two included in their forthcoming “Grrr!” greatest hits album, will be released on Thursday, the group’s Universal record label said.

“Doom and Gloom”, recorded in Paris over the summer, will be broadcast by radio stations and available as a digital download via iTunes from Thursday morning, the label said on Wednesday.

“Grrr!” will be released on November 12 and will also include another new song, “One Last Shot”.

Both songs are the result of the band’s first recording in seven years. Their last album “A Bigger Bang” was released in 2005.

The Rolling Stones celebrated their 50th anniversary this year.

The new album will be available in several formats including CD and vinyl.

On November 5, a remastered version of “Charlie is My Darling”, the first documentary about the Rolling Stones, will be released. The documentary by Pete Whitehead was filmed on September 3 and 4, 1965, after the release of “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”.

A poor quality 50-minute pirate version exists but the 65-minute official version has been painstakingly restored, Universal said.

source: interaksyon.com

Fans, filmgoers get look at vintage Rolling Stones

NEW YORK – Fans celebrating the Rolling Stones’ 50th anniversary get a never-before-seen look at the band on tour in 1965 with a new film revealing the young musicians chased by crazed fans, poking fun at musical rivals and playing raw versions of songs that would become legend.

“The Rolling Stones Charlie is my Darling – Ireland 1965,” premiered at the New York Film Festival held this week, featuring painstakingly restored footage from a hand-held camera of the band’s two-day journey to Belfast and Dublin.

Shot in the wake of the release of “A Hard Day’s Night” with its close-up look at the Beatles, the filming was an effort to get the Rolling Stones used to being followed around by a camera, said producer Robin Klein. It was shot by filmmaker Peter Whitehead.

“They didn’t know what they were going to do with it at the time,” she told reporters at the festival, which like the Stones is also celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. “It was just to have them in front of the camera.”

While edgier and darker than many of their musical contemporaries, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts nevertheless exude a youthfulness and affability as they cavort for the camera.

But their sophistication shines through, particularly in Jagger’s comments pondering the band’s success and the politics of the era. Also on display is the Stones’ sexual power, as the notorious front man seduces audiences into such a frenzy that the band is chased off stage in Belfast by excited fans.

The tour took place just weeks after “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” hit the top of the musical charts.

Behind the scenes, the film shows Jagger and Richards playfully singing the Beatles’ tunes “I’ve Just Seen a Face” and “Eight Days A Week” and imitating Elvis Presley crooning “Are You Lonesome Tonight.”

“Charlie” features more than 90,000 hand-restored individual frames, and more than half of it has not been seen publicly before, said director Mick Gochanour.

Two earlier and shorter versions were made from the footage in the 1960s but never formally released, although they made their way into the bootleg market, said film publicist Tracey Jordan.

“Charlie is my Darling,” will be released in DVD and Blu-ray formats as part of a box set on sale worldwide on Nov. 6.

source: interaksyon.com

What Is Rockabilly Music?

What is rockabilly music? I've had to think long and hard to answer that question! Technically, rockabilly is a particularly wild and unrestrained form of music that grew out of the roots of country music and blues music in the early 1950s. It raged strong into the early 60s when it was overshadowed by forms that grew out of it, particularly acts that were part of the British invasion. But the form never really died and it was further defined by a resurgence in the 1980s when elements of punk and jazz were infused into the basic form. It continues to evolve today more than 50 years after it first appeared on the pop scene.

Rockabilly music has undoubtedly influenced virtually every form of rock and roll that has come after it. The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and countless other bands and artists site rockabilly music and rockabilly musicians as the most influential force in their development as musicians. Once you become familiar with the sound of rockabilly, you will hear it in many popular songs that you've known and loved for years never realizing from where the roots sprung.

By and large, the original rockabilly musicians remain mostly unknown to most lovers of modern pop music and of those that they do know, they don't really understand their rockabilly roots. For example, Elvis Presley is, as everyone knows, the King of rock and roll. But most people don't really understand where Elvis started: with rockabilly music. In fact, he's considered one of--if not the--inventor of the genre.

Similarly, virtually everyone knows the song "Blue Suede Shoes" and they may know it as an Elvis song. However, the song was written by a rockabilly legend named Carl Perkins who had an even bigger hit with it than Elvis did. Carl never had another big hit and is sometimes shrugged off as a "one-hit wonder" because of the fact. However, what most people miss when they dismiss him like this is the incredible influence Perkins has had on modern rock and roll music. The Beatles' George Harrison idolized Perkins and studied his music intensely. And he was by far not the only one who cites Perkins as a major influence. Perkins' guitar playing has served as the basis of education for countless young guitarists throughout the years.

So, does any of that actually answer the original question? What is rockabilly anyway? Rockabilly is raw excitement. It's unrestrained music created by brash, young musicians who were inventing the rules as they were going along. It's no-holds-barred fun. It makes you dance. It makes you smile. And it makes you want to hear more. To millions of fans throughout the world, it's the perfect form of rock and roll music!

Buster Fayte is an author and rockabilly musician. He has written several books including the Complete Home Music Recording Start Kit. He also maintains the Rockabilly Romp blog at http://rockabillyromp.info where he writes about the passion he shares with millions of musicians and fans for rockabilly and oldies music. He writes original songs, sings, and plays both guitar and bass.

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