Roger Daltrey is the latest rock legend to drag the Rolling Stones, with the Who singer likening the group to “a mediocre pub band.” In October, Paul McCartney first took a dig at the Stones when, after being asked to compare the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, he said, “They’re …
Read More »The Rolling Stones Behind the Scenes: Intimate Photos From Bill Wyman's Personal Archive
“I took photos long before I was a musician,” former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman tells Rolling Stone. “I started out using an old Brownie box camera my uncle Jack Jeffrey gave me as a boy.” Photography followed Wyman into his music career (“I find photography and music similar mathematically,” …
Read More »Pioneering Rock Writer Ellen Sander on the Joy and Terror of the Sixties Scene
Name an iconic Sixties rock moment and Ellen Sander was probably there. Dylan going electric at Newport, the Who destroying their gear at Monterey Pop, Hendrix reshaping the National Anthem at Woodstock, the Stones recording Beggars Banquet, John and Yoko talking peace and protest during their Canadian Bed-In visit, the …
Read More »Hear Kurt Vile Cover Rolling Stones' 'No Expectations'
In a session for Spotify’s Singles series, Kurt Vile covered the Rolling Stones‘ “No Expectations” as well as an intimate, stripped down version of his Bottle It In opener “Loading Zones.” “No Expectations,” the Beggars Banquet track known for Brian Jones’ silky slide guitar, sounds like an entirely different song …
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