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Keith Richards Duets With George Jones

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:48:26 -0400

Keith Richards duets with country star George Jones on the title track of Jones' recently released Burn Your Playhouse Down: The Unreleased Duets. The album, out on Bandit Records, features never-before-released duets
between Jones and a host of varied musicians recorded over the last five decades.

Keith first met George Jones when the Rolling Stones shared a bill with him in 1964 on their first tour of the
US. Three decades later, Keith took a break from the band's 1994 mixing sessions for Voodoo Lounge to record "Say It's Not You" for Jones' album, The Bradley Barn Sessions.

Now, 14 years later, fans can again enjoy the interplay between the two. Click here to get your copy of Burn Your Playhouse Down: The Unreleased Duets or download the title track from Amazon or iTunes.

RollingStones.com Celebrates The Release Of 'Shine A Light' On DVD And Blu-ray With A Preview Of The Brand New Featurette

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:56:36 -0400

Celebrate 30 Years Of 'Some Girls'

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:25:55 -0400

On June 9, 1978, The Rolling Stones released Some Girls, re-establishing their reputation as the pre-eminent rock 'n' roll band of their time.

In an era dominated by punk and disco, Some Girls managed to absorb the sound and swagger of both while reclaiming lost ground for rock 'n' roll and belonging entirely to the Stones. No small feat and neither was what would follow.

Some Girls shot to #1 on the US charts and #2 in the UK upon its release and the album's first single, "Miss You" - with its pulsing drums and Sugar Blue's wailing harmonica - became the band's eighth #1 single in the US and a staple of the band's live show for the next 30 years. Many of the other tracks on Some Girls would go on to be released as singles - "Beast Of Burden", "Respectable", "Shattered" - and even more would work their way into the band's set lists in the years to follow. Fans will take note that the band's recently released, Martin Scorsese-directed concert film, "Shine A Light," featured more songs from Some Girls than any other one album in the band's catalogue.

In the end, Some Girls' greatest legacy may not be what it brought to the world, but what it brought to The Rolling Stones, in the form of Ron Wood. The studio sessions, and proceeding 25 date tour of the US, marked the beginning of Ron Wood's fulltime appointment to the band and, 30 years later, no one's looked back.

In honor of 30 years come and gone, The Rolling Stones official store is pleased to announce a special 30 hour anniversary sale. Beginning on June 9 at Noon EST and lasting until June 10 at 6 PM EST, all items in the Some Girls department will be 30% off in honor of 30 years of Some Girls.

Celebrate 30 years in style - get your Some Girls merchandise while the anniversary sale lasts.

And enjoy our brief look back on Some Girls through the years, complete with quotes from the band, a bit of memorabilia and a mix of live and promotional videos. Members of RollingStones.com are invited to weigh in on the legacy of Some Girls on the message boards all this week.

Click the "Miss You" single sleeve to watch a classic performance of "Miss You" from our archives.

"There aren't any filler tracks on this album. The band was most aware of avoiding that. From the start we KNEW the album was going to be full of strong tracks. Anything slightly dodgy was shelved. I know people expect this album to be great. And I don't think anyone will be disappointed." - Ron Wood, 1978
Click the "Far Away Eyes" single sleeve to enjoy a video of a studio performance of "Far Away Eyes."

"Some Girls was kind of like Beggars Banquet. Like we'd been away for a bit, and we came back with a bang." - Keith Richards, 1982
Some Girls was not without its fair share of controversy. Lucille Ball, Marilyn Monroe and others protested the use of their images on the cover, and ultimately the band put their own faces in place of the famous women. The original cover finally saw the light of day with the Virgin re-release of Some Girls in 1994, and has since gone on to grace a variety of Rolling Stones products over the years, including a Some Girls puzzle. Click the puzzle for a never-before-seen performance of "Shattered" taken from a recent band rehearsal.

Click on the original album cover below to watch the band performing "When The Whip Comes Down" during the 2002 - 2003 Licks Tour.

"It was a really great record. I seem to like records that have one overriding mood with lots of little offshoots. Even though there's a lot of bases covered, there's lots of straight-ahead rock and roll. It's very brass-edged. It's very Rolling Stones, not a lot of frills." - Mick Jagger, 1995
So throw on your Some Girls LP, or get your copy from iTunes, and groove to Sugar Blue's wailing harmonica on "Miss You," and be sure to head over to The Rolling Stones official store to celebrate 30 years in style.

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Rolling Stones Set To Release 'Shine A Light' On Blu-ray And DVD

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:51:51 -0400

On July 29, Paramount Home Entertainment will release Shine A Light, the much heralded concert film from Academy Award®-winner Martin Scorsese and The Rolling Stones, on Blu-ray and DVD. Filmed during The Rolling Stones' historic 2006 two-night stand at the legendary Beacon Theatre, Shine A Light thrilled audiences in theatres and IMAX across the map earlier this year before making its debut for the home theatre.

Along with a brand new featurette with a behind-the-scenes look at The Stones rehearsing on stage at New York's Beacon Theater, candid moments with the band and celebrity guests and archival footage not included in the feature film, the Blu-ray and DVD release of Shine A Light will come to viewer's homes with four never-before-seen bonus performances from the historic run, including "Paint It Black," "Little T&A," "I'm Free" and "Undercover of the Night."

Whether you missed Shine A Light in theatres or just want to relive the action from the comfort of your couch, be sure to get your copy of the movie Jeffrey Lyons called "one of the most thrilling films in years" and the New York Times labeled as "a rip-roaring concert documentary."

The Shine A Light DVD is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 TVs with Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround and English, French and Spanish subtitles. The Blu-ray disc is presented in 1080p high definition with English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD and English 5.1 DTS Master Audio and English, English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles.

'Shine A Light' Reaches Toward Top Of UK Charts

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:15:26 -0400

The soundtrack to the Martin Scorsese-directed concert documentary, Shine A Light, debuted at #2 on the UK charts last week, tying the chart position of the band's 2005 release, A Bigger Bang. The album which features guest performances from Jack White, Christina Aguilera and Buddy Guy is available worldwide.

Click here to purchase it in North America.

Click here to purchase it in Europe.

Click here for more international purchase opportunities.

Click here to purchase it on iTunes.

Click here for more information on Shine A Light.

Scorsese & The Stones Come Together

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:34:42 -0400

On April 4th, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese and The Rolling Stones joined forces to bring audiences around the world the year's most extraordinary concert documentary, Shine A Light.

To celebrate these two legends coming together, Poll The People has launched a double poll. Not only do you get to vote for your favorite Stones song, you also get the opportunity to vote for your favorite Scorsese film and win prizes.

Click here to vote and to enter for your chance to win one of 5 limited edition USB key chains of the album, in the shape of the Stones famous lips logo!

Vote Now!

Haven't seen Shine A Light yet? Get your IMAX tickets today.

Win A Custom 'Shine A Light' Fender Telecaster Guitar From RollingStones.com

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:36:43 -0400

USA Today Covers 'Shine A Light'

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:00:13 -0400

USA Today discusses Shine A Light with Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger.

Early in Shine a Light, assistant director Joe Reidy warns his boss about a searing special effect deployed during Sympathy for the Devil: "If Mick stands in front of the light for more than 18 seconds, he's going to burn."

Martin Scorsese ponders this.

"You mean, like, flames?" he says. "We cannot burn Mick Jagger."

Ultimately, the singer gets pressure-cooked but not charbroiled by the scalding lights trained on the Rolling Stones in Scorsese's documentary, opening Friday in theaters and on 93 IMAX screens.

Click here to read the rest of the article.

Newsweek Has Fun With Mick & Keith

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:54:01 -0400

Newsweek reports:

Can you picture yourself at age 60 doing what you're doing now?" asks Dick Cavett of Mick Jagger in a 1972 TV interview. "Easily. Yeah," replies the soft-spoken, impossibly sexy rock star. Back then, of course, nobody knew what a 60-year-old rock-and-roller looked like--the question itself implied that the notion was comical. Cut to the stage of the Beacon Theatre in New York in the fall of 2006, where Martin Scorsese and a team of 17 cinematographers captured the Rolling Stones for Scorsese's dynamite concert film "Shine a Light." The eloquent creases in Jagger's face testify to his 62 years, but the crazily lean, prancing and spinning body tearing up the stage is, if anything, even more exuberant than the boy I remember setting ablaze the Boston Garden in 1965. If there's comedy in it, it's the sweet smile of survival that lights up Keith Richards's grandly depraved face--he looks more and more like a Tolkien tree creature who's gathered a lot of moss. Or the ageless dexterity of Ronnie Wood's finger work--and his undying devotion to his Rod Stewart shag cut. Or the look of winded amazement on Charlie Watts's poker face after the group has polished off an incredible smoking version of "She's So Hot."

That 1982 song from "Undercover," the third in their set after "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Shattered," may be the least-known song on the playlist, but it's the moment when "Shine a Light" totally takes off--check out the erotic body language between Mick and backup singer Lisa Fisher--and Scorsese delivers a Stones concert film of shimmering intimacy. "Shine a Light" has a few tasty backstage glimpses of Scorsese and the Stones preparing for the gig (the co-host that night is none other than Bill Clinton). There are snippets from early press conferences with Jagger and Richards and Watts, playing coy ingénues to the inevitably square men who ask them the inevitably clueless questions about Youthful Rebellion.

Read more from Newsweek.

Rolling Stone Magazine Covers 'Shine A Light'

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:16:26 -0400

The April 17 issue of Rolling Stone Magazine features interviews with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and their Shine A Light collaborator, Jack White. Get a sneak peek of their coverage before it hits newsstands:

Rolling Stone Magazine: In your mind, what's the difference between the Stones we see in this movie versus the Stones in, say, 1972?

Mick Jagger: Much older [laughs]! I'm still singing the same old songs, you know. It's just a more matured style of playing, with maybe some of the more extravagant edges taken out. You know, the band -- they were very inconsistent back then. They would do a fantastic show one night, fucking raise the roof and be amazing, and the next night they would do a terrible show, where the tempos are wildly wrong -- too fast, too slow, terrible train wrecks and awful mistakes. Now it's a much more consistent-playing group.

Read more from Rolling Stone Magazine's interview with Mick Jagger.

Rolling Stone Magazine: Keith, what do you think of "Shine a Light"?

Keith Richards: I'm just seeing what Marty Scorsese sees in the Stones. I was never aware of the cameras. I knew they were there. But once you go to work, your job is to give the audience what they want and, at the same time, get yourself off. I've no doubt that Mick was far more aware that he was making a movie. But once I get going, I just look at Charlie.

I've always been amazed by how much fuss goes on around us -- the big screens, the technology. And it has to be coordinated. Mick loves to coordinate. But I'm selfish. I gotta feel good. I can't go up there worrying about things. I go onstage to get some fucking peace and quiet.

Read more from Rolling Stone Magazine's interview with Keith Richards and Jack White.

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Blackpool Ban On Rolling Stones Lifted After 44 Years

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:09:32 -0400

Reporting by Herald Sun

The Rolling Stones have had a ban from a British seaside town lifted. 44 years after they were banished from Blackpool after one of their concerts ended in a riot.

During their performance at the Empress Ballroom in 1964, fans smashed crystal chandeliers, tore up seats and trashed a grand piano, while hurling bottles and stones.

Around 50 members of the audience had to be treated in hospital and the rockers were told they could never return.

But present Blackpool council leader Peter Callow has said the band are now welcome back to the resort.

He said: "We are writing to the group to say the ban has been lifted and they are welcome to play here again."

Continue reading the article here.

The Rolling Stones Launch 'Shine A Light' Soundtrack Online

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:58:23 -0400

Win Signed Guitar & IMAX Tickets On Facebook, The Rolling Stones' Store

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:45:21 -0400

On April 4th, Shine A Light, the Martin Scorsese-directed Rolling Stones concert documentary, will be released in theatres and IMAX nationwide. Until then, The Rolling Stones are offering fans plenty of ways to get in on the excitement.

To celebrate what critics are already hailing as "an invigorating musical trip," The Rolling Stones have asked us to make sure all their fans are onboard. To help spread the word, we went ahead and launched an official Facebook profile for the band's fans on Facebook. Fans on the band's page will automatically become eligible to win tickets to an IMAX showing of Shine A Light. Visit The Rolling Stones on Facebook to take part.

Also for fans of The Rolling Stones on Facebook, we've added the Party On application. With Party On, fans around the nation can assemble their own Shine A Light movie nights and be automatically entered to win a PEAVEY® AG RIFFMASTER™ GUITAR CONTROLLER signed by The Rolling Stones just for taking part. Visit The Rolling Stones on Facebook for more information.

While you're on Facebook, you'll notice we've also given fans an easy way to pre-order the Shine A Light soundtrack, along with Shine A Light-inspired shirts, hats and more, with the band's MusicShop application. When you shop in the Shine A Light store (either on Facebook or in the band's on-line store), you'll automatically be entered to win tickets to an IMAX showing of Shine A Light.

That's three ways to win! Visit The Rolling Stones on Facebook for your chance to win. Winners will be selected on Tuesday, April 1st, the same day that the Shine A Light soundtrack and merchandise pre-orders will arrive in your mailbox if you order with express shipping.

(And, don't forget to add the band as a friend on MySpace for your chance to win tickets to the premiere of Shine A Light).

Join The Rolling Stones For The UK Premiere Of 'Shine A Light'

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:05:00 -0400

Don't miss your chance to join Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie as they bring Shine A Light home for the UK's biggest premiere!

On Wednesday April 2nd, the Rolling Stones will be on the red carpet in London's Leicester Square for the UK premiere of Martin Scorsese's remarkable motion picture Shine A Light, beamed live via satellite to 100 specially selected cinemas nationwide, allowing you to be part of the magic. Not only will you get to see the film before anyone else in the country, you'll also get to share in the excitement and take in the atmosphere of a truly unique and spectacular music and film event.

Shine A Light sees Oscar-winning director Scorsese (Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, The Departed) capture Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie as never before; putting you in the front row, lifting you up onto the stage, and taking you behind the scenes for an access all areas backstage pass to the heart of the Rolling Stones.

Tickets are on sale now at £12.50 to include a special edition tour t-shirt.

Go to www.shinealightmovie.co.uk to find your nearest cinema and book your tickets for a one night stand with the world's biggest band.

"If you have ever wondered what it must be like to be on stage with The Rolling Stones on top form, Shine a Light will supply the answer."
Esquire

"a spectacular, right-down-the-front view of arguably the best performers in rock history, courtesy of arguably the best filmmaker ever"
Maxim *****

Get An Inside Look At 'Shine A Light'!

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:27:03 -0500

Exclusive Clip

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:23:14 -0500

Check out the exclusive clip from Shine A Light, in theaters April 4th.

Rolling Stones' 'Shine A Light' Tracklistings confirmed

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:23:41 -0500

Confirmed tracklistings for the double cd of the Shine A Light Soundtrack:

DISC 1:

Jumping Jack Flash

Shattered

She Was Hot

All Down the Line

Loving Cup

As Tears Go By

Some Girls

Just My Imagination

Faraway Eyes

Champagne & Reefer

Tumbling Dice

Band introductions

You Got the Silver

Connection

DISC 2:

Sympathy for the Devil

Live With Me

Start Me Up

Brown Sugar

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

Paint it Black

Little T&A

I'm Free

Shine A Light

Confirmed tracklisting for the single disc (USA only):

Jumping Jack Flash

She Was Hot

All Down the Line

Loving Cup

As Tears Go By

Some Girls

Just My Imagination

Faraway Eyes

Champagne & Reefer

Band introductions

You Got the Silver

Connection

Sympathy for the Devil

Live With Me

Start Me Up

Brown Sugar

Continue to check in with RollingStones.com for the latest coverage on the forthcoming Shine A Light film and soundtrack.

Rolling Stones' Album Artwork Unveiled

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:51:41 -0500

Shine A Light, the soundtrack to the Martin Scorsese-directed film of the same name, will be available worldwide in March 2008.

For further information about the Shine A Light soundtrack, be sure to revisit past news items.

Continue to check in with RollingStones.com for the latest coverage on the forthcoming Shine A Light film and soundtrack.

Rolling Stones Unveil 'Shine A Light' Poster On Eve Of Film Festival Premiere

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:37:16 -0500

With barely two months until the release of their ultimate concert film, and just days before the premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival, The Rolling Stones lifted the veil on the poster art for the Martin Scorsese-directed Shine A Light.

We will continue to bring you the latest Shine A Light news as it becomes available,. If you haven't been following along, be sure to watch the trailer in Virtual Ticket.

For further information about Shine A Light be sure to revisit past news items for all the details.

Click here for information about the Shine A Light soundtrack.

The Rolling Stones To Release 'Shine A Light' Soundtrack

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:46:19 -0500

The Rolling Stones have announced that Universal Music Group (UMG) will release the band's next album, the soundtrack album from director Martin Scorsese's film Shine A Light, worldwide in March 2008. The album will come out on Interscope Records in the U.S. and Polydor Records in the U.K.

Shine A Light, set for theatrical release in April 2008, was shot at The Rolling Stones' acclaimed performances at New York's Beacon Theatre in the autumn of 2006. With special guests Buddy Guy, White Stripes' Jack White and Christine Aguilera joining the Stones onstage, the Oscar-winning director captured two once-in-a-lifetime performances from the band. The film also integrates rarely seen archival footage of the Stones for a unique cinema experience.

A spokesman for The Rolling Stones said, "The band are looking forward to working with Universal Music and are excited about this new venture."