The world of rock and roll seemed to come easily to Keith Richards. He was never going to be one of the biggest heartthrobs in the world whenever he played, but his gig was always about supporting The Rolling Stones from the back and making some of the greatest riffs that the rock and roll […]
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When you flick back through the musical history book, one page jumps out as the potential number one year of them all – 1971 was an unrivalled year of musical greatness, which saw some of the very best records of all time released. Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On, Carole King’s Tapestry and Joni Mitchell’s Blue […]
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For more than half a century, they have existed side by side like twin pillars of modern music, shaping different paths that somehow led to the same destination. One was forged from thunderous blues and mythic ambition, the other from rhythm, swagger, and an unbreakable bond with the crowd. Now, against every expectation, Led Zeppelin […]
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History does not always announce itself with noise. Sometimes it arrives quietly, asking only to be witnessed. In June 2026, at a legendary open-air venue in England, exactly 31,115 people will gather for a night that is not designed to impress, but to conclude. ONE LAST RIDE TOUR 2026 is not a revival, not a […]
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Home / The Beatles / RISK TURNED INTO REVOLUTION THAT NIGHT — How a Quiet Insult Pushed The Beatles to Rewrite the Rules of Music London, 1965, was thick with confidence. The city hummed with new sounds, new faces, new certainty about who mattered and why. Inside a crowded studio party, laughter bounced off the […]
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What is the secret sauce that bands like The Rolling Stones possess that allows them to keep writing such good songs decade after decade? If you could bottle whatever talent it is they have and sell it, then you’d make millions in moments, there’s no doubt about it. However, if you speak to the majority […]
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For the most part, the music made y the greatest bands of the 1960s was born out of two genres: blues and rock ‘n’ roll. Whether it was The Beatles, Led Zeppelin or, indeed, The Rolling Stones, those two genres seemed to dominate the construction of all of their new-fangled pop hits. But while The […]
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For two people who have been defining cultural icons for upwards of half a century, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger have inexplicably managed to remain fairly enigmatic figures: rock and roll aliens beamed down to Earth with the sole purpose of keeping the spirit of rock alive. If there is anybody who truly knows the […]
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Given the longevity of The Rolling Stones, it’s easy to forget that there was once a period when they genuinely didn’t think they’d survive. The music was bad, the atmosphere was worse, and the situation was really, really nasty. There had been plenty of other incredibly rocky moments for the band. As the situation with […]
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No member of The Rolling Stones signed up for being a rock and roll star, thinking that they needed to be the next Bob Dylan or anything. They were trying to make the best blues covers they could in the beginning, but the more that people gravitated towards songs like ‘Satisfaction’, it made a lot […]
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