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Violent Femmes bassist on Beatles impact

On "Everything Fab Four," the folk-punk rocker discusses music with timeless appeal, from Rolling Stones and beyond

Salon · Dec 21, 2023

Alien rhythms, god-level chops and samurai guitar duels: these are the best guitar albums of 2023

Guitar World staff and readers reflect on the finest fretwork captured on record this year

Guitar World · Dec 21, 2023

Hollywood star Nicholas Hoult embarks on an epic journey in new Rolling Stones video

X-Men and About A Boy star Nicholas Hoult stars as a video for the Charlie Watts-driven Mess It Up is launched

Louder · Dec 19, 2023

"We actually took it to a musicologist because we didn’t want to get sued": the story behind George Thorogood & The Destroyers' Bad To The Bone

George Thorogood’s ode to brawlin’ and heart breakin’ Bad To The Bone was inspired by The Rolling Stones and almost recorded by Bo Diddley

Louder · Dec 18, 2023

“When Keith and I are together, we talk through our guitars. We never say, ‘You do this and I’ll do that.’ We weave”: How Brian Jones, Mick Taylor and Ronnie Wood made the Rolling Stones what they are today

The story of three different eras and three different players, all bound by the ability to bob and weave through Keith Richards' unforgettable riffs and drive the Stones ever-forward

Guitar World · Dec 16, 2023

Hey, Mick Jagger, this artist pays homage to the Rolling Stones with her Near West Side murals

Debbie Peterson used the band’s signature lips logo and other images associated with the Stones on a building she co-owns because she loves their music: “They’re like family.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 15, 2023

Driven by an obsession and a devotion to music, John Brennan amassed a huge collection of rock star signatures - and now he's selling them off

John Brennan initially collected records, then slept out for concert tickets... but he had to get one step closer

Louder · Dec 12, 2023

Blur's Damon Albarn takes swipe at Rolling Stones and their new album Hackney Diamonds

Blur frontman says he can find "no joy" in Rolling Stones' new album and slams their promotional tactics

Louder · Dec 10, 2023

Damon Albarn slams The Rolling Stones and their new album Hackney Diamonds: “Making exactly the same music but not that good. There must be no joy in doing something like this"

“I love the idea of devoting your life to one thing, in search of the sublime. But the truth is, they’ve become worse”

MusicRadar · Dec 8, 2023

"I'm like... You sure that's what you want me to sing, honey?": How the Rolling Stones' Gimme Shelter represented the death of the 1960s spirit

Written by Keith Richards as he brooded over Anita Pallenberg's dalliance with Mick Jagger, Gimme Shelter represented something truly dark

Louder · Dec 5, 2023