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==> Lea Wood marries
The telegraph reports:
" Keith Richards sported his familiar pirate look, replete with green headscarf, while the bride's father Ronnie Wood, 61, wore the kind of suit so skinny that only a living rock and roll legend could get away with.
Wood's daughter Leah was resplendent in a pre-Raphaelite-inspired gown with pleated bodice and billowing skirt.
Miss Wood, a 29-year-old model who also sings in a rock band, married Jack MacDonald, a television producer and her boyfriend of 11 years at Southwark Cathedral, close to the banks of the Thames in London."
=> A small pics-gallery from the telegraph, 8 pics
Whereas before we heard that the Stones might end their relationship with EMI, we now are informed that the Stones deny all these speculations.
What a pity! Why? Because not only would the deal involve - and that's the major bit of any deal with the Stones - the back catalog of the Stones (and that's a huge pile of sound) but it would also encompass future albums and tours and THAT'S what we all pray for, right?
However, The Rolling Stones denied through a spokesman on Monday that it is in recording contract negotiations with Live Nation. Reuters reports:
"We are not in talks with Live Nation in connection with any record deal," London-based Rolling Stones spokesman Bernard Doherty said on Monday, reading from a brief statement.
EMI was not immediately available for comment.
The Observer weekly newspaper reported on Sunday that the Stones were on the verge of ending their relationship of more than 30 years with EMI and were "close to clinching a deal with Live Nation". It quoted unspecified "sources".
Aside from having recorded some of the best rock songs of all time, the Rolling Stones are the kings of today's live music industry, with some tours grossing nearly three quarters of a billion dollars. Under terms of the deal, according to The Observer, Live Nation would run those tours in addition to handling the band's recorded music business.
EMI acquired the band's post '71 catalog in the early '90s when it purchased Virgin, which had itself acquired the catalog in the late '80s. The albums are said to earn EMI about $3 million per year.
==> meanwhile, some gossip ...
Satisfaction from Rolling Stone Sir Mick Jagger for L'Wren Scott?
[This is a report from telegraph.co.uk]
Mandrake is the stepson of Sir Mick’s brother Chris, and since
he disclosed last summer that L’Wren Scott was keen to
bear Sir Mick Jagger’s eighth child, the Rolling Stones singer has
shown little inclination to provide her with the engagement ring
she craves first. Some members of his family believe that Sir Mick
may, however, now be contemplating making L’Wren, who is 23 years
his junior, his third wife.
"Mick and L’Wren are very happy together, so, yes, there is
a possibility they might settle down," the singer’s nephew Arthur
Potts Dawson said last week. ...
==>Stones to perform at Wood kid's wedding?
Maybe the Stones have another gig! The Rolling Stones reportedly are to
perform at the upcoming wedding of Leah Wood, the daughter of Stones
guitarist Ronnie Wood, in Surrey, England. A spokesman for Wood confirmed
to the Daily Telegraph that dwarves are "one of the ideas that's been discussed."
"We
want to keep back a few surprises for guests," he added.
The Rolling Stones
are also scheduled to play during the celebration at Wood's home in Kingston-on-Thames,
Surrey, the Telegraph said.
Also in the news:
==> Ronnie Wood plays guitar on new Starsailor album:
The band has
finished work on their fourth studio album and wrapped up the record,
tentatively titled 'All The Plans',
in May, and are now waiting for their label to finalise a release
date. The Rolling Stones' Ronnie
Wood plays guitar on the track 'All The Plans We Made'. Starsailor frontman James
Walsh said the cameo came as a surprise to them;
he said: "We kept asking him [Ronnie Wood] if he'd be up for
playing some guitar on the record, and at the time he was busy promoting the
film ('Shine A Light') so there were a couple of months
where he just wasn't available to do it." However, Walsh got an early morning call confirming Wood could
play on the tune.
He added: "Then I got a call about half-past-six one evening from his son Jesse saying,
'My dad really wants to do this now. Can you be at the studio [at] nine o'clock?'
So from having sort of given up the ghost it all came together out of the blue.
It was amazing; he stood there playing the guitar, saying the song reminded him
of 'Maggie May' - quite high praise, indeed."
==> Keith was seen (according WZLX Boston's classic
rock station) in Boston on Friday, 6/5/08 at the Four Seasons and
is attending the Celtics/Lakers game on Saturday...
==> RIP Bo Diddley!
Primal rock and blues musician Bo Diddley, who helped cast the sonic template
of rock more than 50 years ago with a signature syncopated rhythm that
became universally recognized as "the Bo Diddley beat," died Monday. He
was 79.
Diddley died of heart failure at his home in Archer, Fla., spokeswoman
Susan Clary said.
Jagger said the US rock 'n' roll pioneer, who has died at the age of
79, was "a wonderful, original musician".
Jagger, whose band recorded cover versions of Mona and Crackin' Up, said: "He
was very generous to us in our early years and we learned a lot from
him. ... We will never see his like again."
==> A good read: What's in it for the Rolling Stones?
~ Sex, drugs and celluloid:
the unlikely sheltering of Jagger & co ~
Under this title you'll find some good lines to read about the Stones
and their latest film. It's by the honorable Times of England and
written by Alan Jencins, Deputy Editor of the TLS which is "The Times
Literally Supplement" - no less!
[Here is a small sample; you'll find the link to the complete text below]
"No such misgivings are allowed to mar Shine a Light, which is all rolling,
rollicking fun from beginning to end, and even features a turn by
the blues legend Buddy Guy, declared inspiration of both Richards
and Rocking Ronnie Wood (who have the best moments of their evening
jamming with him). “Comical
little geezer”, James Fox’s hard man calls a capering Turner/Jagger
in Performance; “You’ll look funny when you’re fifty.” At
over sixty, he doesn’t look funny at all; he looks as if he’s
enjoying himself, doing the only thing he knows how to do. The Rolling
Stones are not quite what they were, or what they set out to be all
those years ago, but they seem grateful enough to still be here,
living the music, performing their songs. Ronnie Wood puts this nicely
in his book when he says that, what with all the paraphernalia of fame,
the meeting-and-greeting, the press and the photo shoots and the small
army of helpers, family, friends and hangers-on that accompanies the band
everywhere on their practically non-stop tour of the world (only Bob Dylan
seems a more indefatigable survivor), he and Keith look forward to getting
out on stage, for a bit of peace and quiet. Of course: that’s what’s
still in it, for all of them."
Keith owns about 3000 (three thousand, in words) guitars, maybe more, maybe less. Anyway, he calls this an "incredible collection of beautiful instruments" and due to the fact that he can't and even didn't has played all of them - as he claims, he plays only 10 of them haww, haww... - he thinks about opening up a museum. He even started to give them away: you might have seen the scene in Shine A Light where he gave his guitar away to Buddy Guy.
All those guitars, and all of them such beautiful instruments. He comments: "I
don't know what I've done to deserve that. I've been one of the biggest
assholes in the world!"
Read on here (cmj.com)
and here (monstersandcritics.com)
and here (sofeminine.co.uk)
==> STones filmography
Still
Rolling: 40 Years of The Rolling Stones on Film
Matt Singer from IFC.com has written something like a filmography about
the Stones on film. He writes: "In honor of their 40 years on movie
screens, from 1968's "Sympathy for the Devil" to last week's release of "Shine
a Light," we're taking a look at The Rolling Stones' filmography, featuring
enough collaborations with great directors to make any actor jealous
and enough abandoned or aborted projects to give any movie investor
heartburn."
The Rolling Stones and the YouTube video Web site have teamed up to launch
a new entertainment channel.
According to a statement from the band and record label Universal,
fans can upload questions to the Stones about "Shine a Light", a
new documentary about the veteran rockers directed by Martin Scorsese,
as well as "any other burning questions." [more]
==> Blues Brothers - The Rolling Stones and Jack White shine a light
on the roots of their music
There's also a making of from the Cover
Shoot ; it reads:
What happens when you stick a trio of rock
legends in the same room for a Rolling Stone cover shoot?
They crack a bottle of wine, grab some acoustic guitars and get
comfortable chatting about playing live and Martin Scorsese’s
new documentary Shine a Light. Click above to check out
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Jack White in action as photographer
Max Vadukul snapped away.
Oh, and also something worth reading: A gem
from the past, a comment
from Eric Hellweg about Cocksucker
Blues - "A rare public glimpse of the Stones at their darkest"
The Rolling Stones attend the premiere of their "rockumentary", Shine A Light, in London's West End. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts were hosting a unique party in London's Leicester Square to mark the premiere of Shine a Light, the new Stones film directed by the highly acclaimed Martin Scorsese...
Ronnie Wood, who is promoting the forthcoming Stones documentary Shine
A Light, said he was hoping to go into the studio with a host of
stars before heading out on a live tour over the next year ... [more]
In 1964, the boys were banished from the town of Blackpool after a concert at its Empress Ballroom ended in a riot. Now, though, the ban from Blackpool has been lifted and the band is welcomed and free to return.
A spokeswoman is said to ... [more]
well, stonesnews.com is about Stones-news, basically!
;-)
Something from Charlie?? No problem; I'll recommend these
2 minutes:
Here, congrats to Charlie's birthday; but see him explain his dances
(Keith joins in) as a pre-gig ritual he took off from the Cotton
Club jazz scene ...
I try to keep up with the latest news about The Rolling Stones as soon
as I can find them. So if you want to know what's going on you can look
it up right here - I'll do the searching for you ;-)
@ NEWS, you'll find the latest
of general news and reports..
@ ON TOUR I will gather informations
around the new tour
@ ARCHIVE you'll find a selection
of better reports and pictures. Although they might not be of latest
date, they'll provide you with a interesting and good read. Here's also
the place for the 40 Licks
Tour Setlists
@ RIDDLES you can try your
knowledge about those little soundbits (now all in MP3) and if you're
good at it, you'll be able to give the right answeres!
With Buddy Guy, Milwaukee, Aug 5th, concert #8
Results earlier polls (thanks to you all who voted!)
- What will be the name of the new album? (105 votes)
Neo-Con:
38.1%
- 40 votes
Manhattan Beach:
25.71%
- 27 votes
Blessed Poison:
13.33%
- 14 votes
A Bigger Bang:
12.38%
- 13 votes
I don't care
10.48%
- 11 votes
- How do you like the new design? (295 votes)
excellent:
68.81%
- 203 votes
very good
14.24%
- 42 votes
ok
8.14%
- 24 votes
not so good
5.08%
- 15 votes
rubbish
3.73%
- 11 votes
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(the first 5 pics are from Toronto, 27th july 2005 - thanks a
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