​Nick Broomfield’s new ​documentary recounts the life and death o​f one of rock’s most tragic characters

He began with bubblegum pop in the Yardbirds, then moved on to psychedelia, funk, jazz fusion, even techno – but no matter what the genre, Beck was always ahead of the curve

The Police and Bruce Springsteen drummers share memories of their late Rolling Stones counterpart, explaining his technical brilliance, his verve – and his clothes-folding skills

5/5 A full six decades after Mick Jagger and Keith Richards first laid eyes on each other, they remain in rude health

On April 16th 1964, The Rolling Stones released their eponymous debut album with covers of Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Jimmy Reed and three original compositions.

The Rolling Stones legend Charlie Watts died at the age of 80 earlier this week. Here's a look at how he rose to fame as an unlikely rock legend who enjoyed a quiet life

THE ROLLING STONES will this month announce a European tour to mark their 60th ­anniversary – including a gig at Liverpool. The legendary rockers — Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood — wil…

No longer solely dependent on Jagger's ambition, the band are back to their 1970s best thanks to a sober Wood and musically reborn Richards

Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder help push the Stones to heights they haven't reached in decades for this soulful, gospel riposte to old age

A spokesman for The Rolling Stones said that drummer Charlie Watts, 80, underwent a 'successful procedure' in London after a routine check-up highlighted a problem.

Recorded during several hedonistic months in a fabulous Cote d’Azur villa, Exile on Main St is seen as the Stones’ epic, creative peak. As the classic album turns 50, stars tell us how it got their...

Two decades before the Seattle rock scene exploded, Keith Richards says The Rolling Stones beat everyone to the punch with one of their legendary records.

Chuck Leavell almost quit music in the '80s, but got a call to join The Rolling Stones. He's been recording and touring with the band ever since.

One of the most versatile artists of the history of music, the late David Bowie influenced many generations of musicians with albums like “The Man Who Sold the World” (1970), “Aladdin Sane” (1973),...

Ángeles González-Sinde, the president of the museum’s Royal Board of Trustees, recounts the Rolling Stones star’s visit one day before his concert in the Spanish capital

Mick wanted the new record done quick – and cracked the whip to get the boys to knuckle down, as the ghost of Charlie Watts hovered ‘right there, over our shoulder’ during recording. And Keith? Well,...

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The British musician has had several brushes with death in her 74 years. But Covid-19 and its long-haul symptoms didn’t derail her latest project: a spoken-word tribute to the Romantic poets.

About ten years ago, I had the opportunity to interview Charlie Watts. He was promoting Live In Paris, by his band The ABC&D of Boogie Woogie. Boogie-woogie is a piano-driven, blues-based type of...

Laine, who sang Go Now and co-wrote Mull of Kintyre, had suffered lung disease in recent years

The 'prefab four' were dismissed as fakes by rock snobs. But to their cerebral, erudite guitarist and songwriter, they were anything but

For almost 60 years, Charlie Watts has set the pace for the Rolling Stones. As the drummer celebrates his 80th birthday, he's going back on the road with the band.

Dhani Harrison, Klaus Voormann, and others look back on George Harrison's 'All Things Must Pass,' and detail a new reissue.

We are looking back at when The Smiths guitarist and all-around hero, Johnny Marr, picked out the album that changed his life forever

The group were left devastated by Charlie's passing on Tuesday aged 80 but they are said to believe he would have wanted them to carry on with the shows.

Singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull was released from a London hospital Wednesday after being treated for the coronavirus.

While it covers a well-traveled topic, "Life and Death of Brian Jones" presents new accounts of the Rolling Stones cofounder and his demise.

The announcement follows a cryptic teaser campaign, in which the band’s iconic mouth and tongue logo was projected onto the façade of major landmarks

THE Rolling Stones took the stage for an impromptu jam last night to celebrate the life of fallen bandmate Charlie Watts. They gathered at the drummer’s favourite jazz club, Ronnie Scott’s, in the …

Paul McCartney is not the only one to accuse The Rolling Stones of copying The Beatles but on one particular album, Keith Richards admits their imitation failed

Influential singer of hits including Be My Baby, who married abusive producer Phil Spector, dies of cancer

Ahead of the release of their new album, the Stones have shared the viral video for "Angry" -- which encapsulates them perfectly.

Following the landmark acquisition of Bob Dylan's back catalogue, Sky News takes a look at why music rights are big business.

In an exclusive interview about Nick Broomfield’s doc ‘The Stones and Brian Jones,’ the ex-Stone recalls the band’s founder and most tragic figure.

In 2021, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood spoke about the recently departed Charlie Watts.

Innovative German artist recorded group’s rise to fame after seeing them play in Hamburg

The Rolling Stones have seen how technology has affected the music industry first hand. Here, Keith Richards explains the dangers of relying on it too heavily.

One of the most influential guitarists of all time, Keith Richards is a member of The Rolling Stones since their foundation in 1962 and during the last 6 decades he was able to hear many artists,...

Brian Jones revolutionised British rock and pop through the lens of American blues. He taught Jagger harp and blew crowds away with his slide guitar.

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The Rolling Stones were at the centre of a national scandal - and the eye of the storm was a cottage in West Sussex

Anita Pallenberg died in 2017 at age 75, but her life as an actress and a muse to the Rolling Stones lives on in a sensational new documentary called “Anita.” It’s directed by Alexis Bloom and...

With the likes of The Beatles, David Bowie, Bob Dylan Louis Armstrong and more, Iggy PoIggy Pop'p selects his favourite 12 albums of all time.

1971: The Year Music Changed Everything brings The Rolling Stones in from Exile for the story of their iconic work.

The Rolling Stones have teased a snippet of a new song, 'Angry', potentially from their rumoured album 'Hackney Diamonds'

The guitarist led a group of about 30 touring musicians and crew on a visit to the Detroit landmark whose music influenced the Stones' work.

From My Bloody Valentine to Saint Etienne and Ricardo Villalobos, Andrew Weatherall sprinkled magic throughout his career

Rock legends Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood are planning a tour of the UK and Europe this summer and are set to announce a headline show for Hyde Park's BST festival.

Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger's younger brother Chris - who worked as a cabbie and wears charity shop clothes - opened up about his life in his new book, Talking To Myself

Known as the mother of the miniskirt, clad in her signature play clothes and boots, with huge painted eyes, fake freckles and a bob, she epitomized London’s Swinging Sixties.

The story of Brian Jones has long been focused on his troubled demise. But his contributions to the early Stones are worth another listen.

The British guitar legend on his enduring love affair with the instrument, choosing projects and chasing tones, and why there is something noble about the idea of a guitar hero

Matt Lee, who is recognised by Guinness World Record as having the largest Rolling Stones memorabilia collection is showing all he has in a new publication

Shirley Watts, the wife of the late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, has died. The couple married in secret in 1964.

The Pretty Things were known for wild 60s singles and the album SF Sorrow. From starring in a sex comedy to a lifetime ban from New Zealand, they share 50 years of anecdotes

Bronze statues of two Rolling Stones members are set to be installed in a Kent high street.

Bill Wyman, Rolling Stones bassist, has described going on tour with BB King in 1969.

Alexis Bloom and Svetlana Zill’s documentary captures the sheer charisma of the actor, model and 60s rock survivor, though little of her background

An "official" biography about late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, authorized by both the band and his family, will arrive this fall.

Greetings again from the darkness. Nick Broomfield has been making documentaries for nearly 50 years. The list of subjects is quite diverse, yet his interest in musicians seems to recur periodically,...

Fights, car crashes, affairs with starlets – Jet Harris set the template for British bass players and bad behaviour, and along the way inspired everyone from McCartney to Lemmy

This is the band’s first album of original material in 18 years.

Friends since the '90s, two of rock's grandes dames gather to discuss Faithfull's new album, “She Walks in Beauty,” and their near-death experiences in 2020.

Ron Wood said he recorded new music with surviving Faces bandmates Rod Stewart and Kenney Jones in July 2021.

He was cartoonish – once warned by David Bowie to tone down his makeup – and ‘built like a hod-carrier’, but Priest’s camped-up performances defined glam rock

The Lyrics, a ‘self-portrait in 154 songs’, will look at the people, places and circumstances behind songs written in boyhood, with the Beatles and beyond

The Rolling Stones are approaching their sixth decade as a band so we thought we'd take a look back at their enigmatic debut album 'England's Newest Hitmakers'

Listen to this episode from Andrew Loog Oldham's Sounds and Vision Podchat on Spotify. Check out the Sounds and Vision podchat, audio/visual shownotes. Each link will bring provide listeners with a...

Brian Jones, founding member of The Rolling Stones, is one of the most iconic yet flawed individuals in music history. On his 80th birthday, we tell his story.

Singer Marianne Faithfull is currently hospitalised in London.

Mick Jagger’s moves are smooth as ever as he joins the growing octogenarian workforce.

Reflecting upon an appearance made by Charlie Watts from The Rolling Stones on the BBC's Desert Island Discs where he named his favourite songs.