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Richard Ashcroft: Netflix Wanted Bitter Sweet Symphony Row Tv Show
Richard Ashcroft has claimed Netflix wanted to make a TV show about 'Bitter Sweet Symphony'.The Verve's 1997 song was famously at the centre of a copyright row with the Rolling Stones over the use of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 November 2021
Brian Wilson: Beach Boys And The Beatles Always Shared Love And Respect
Brian Wilson says The Beach Boys and Beatles have "always" shared a "mutual love and respect".The 'God Only Knows' hitmaker - who has named 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Brand' as his favourite ever album...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 October 2021
60 Years On The Same Train: Mick Jagger And Keith Richards Mark Six Decades Since They Met
Sir Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have marked the 60th anniversary of their first encounter at Dartford railway station.The Rolling Stones bandmates first spoke at the Kent railway station in South East England, six decades...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 October 2021
Brown Sugar Isn’T The Only Problematic Song In Rolling Stones History
News broke this week that The Rolling Stones would (finally) be dropping their hit song Brown Sugar from their US tour setlist - at least for now. The act comes in the name of racial...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 14 October 2021
Sir Paul Mccartney: The Rolling Stones Are A Blues Cover Band
Sir Paul McCartney has called The Rolling Stones a "blues cover band".The Beatles legend has made no secret of the fact he believes the 'Let it Be' hitmakers were better than the 'Honky Tonk Women'...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 October 2021
The Rolling Stones Play Connection For First Time In 15 Years
The Rolling Stones performed 'Connection' for the first time in 15 years in Nashville at the weekend.Keith Richards was behind the gem from their 1967 album 'Between the Buttons’, which the iconic rock group hadn't...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 12 October 2021
Ringo Starr Will Miss 'Beautiful' Charlie Watts
Ringo Starr will miss "beautiful" Charlie Watts.The 81-year-old musician paid tribute to his fellow drummer - who passed away aged 80 last month - and spoke of how he used to enjoy "hanging out" with...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 September 2021
Richard Ashcroft Drops Acoustic Rendition Of This Thing Called Life
Richard Ashcroft has released a stripped-back version of 2010's ‘This Thing Called Life’.The new cut is taken from the former Verve frontman's upcoming acoustic greatest hits collection, 'Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1'.The original featured hip-hop star...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 September 2021
Lady Marmalade Singer Sarah Dash Dies Aged 76
Sarah Dash has died.The co-founding member of iconic R&B girl group Labelle, who are best known for their 1974 hit 'Lady Marmalade', has sadly passed away at the age of 76.Sarah performed right up until...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 21 September 2021
Richard Ashcroft's Acoustic Greatest Hits Collection Features Liam Gallagher
Richard Ashcroft's acoustic greatest hits collection, 'Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1', features Liam Gallagher.The 49-year-old rocker has recorded stripped-back renditions of his most popular songs from his revered solo career and his time in The Verve.The...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 September 2021
Lars Ulrich Hails Charlie Watts The 'Underrated Part' Of The Rolling Stones' Sound
Lars Ulrich has hailed the late great Charlie Watts the "underrated" part of The Rolling Stones' sound.The Metallica sticksman has paid a touching tribute to the 'Satisfaction' group's drummer - who passed away at the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 27 August 2021
Kenney Jones Says Charlie Watts Was Stones' 'Secret Ingredient'
Late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has been described as the band's "secret ingredient" by his friend, Faces rocker Kenney Jones.Kenney, 72, was grieving just like the rest of the rock community after hearing of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 August 2021
Rolling Stones' Tattoo You Album Features Unreleased Songs
The Rolling Stones' anniversary edition of 'Tattoo You' will feature nine previously unreleased songs.The iconic band are set to release a 40th anniversary, expanded edition of their 1981 album on October 22, and it's been...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 August 2021
Guitar Shot At By Keith Richards To Go Under The Hammer
A guitar Keith Richards once allegedly shot a hole in is estimated to fetch $250,000 at auction.New Jersey's Gotta Have Rock and Roll auction house has already had a starting bid of $150,000 on the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 August 2021
Charlie Watts: The Show Must Go On
Charlie Watts insisted "the show must go on" after pulling out of the Rolling Stones' US tour.The 80-year-old drummer is "unlikely to be available" to join his bandmates on the US leg of their 'No...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 August 2021
Charlie Watts To Sit Out Rolling Stones' Us Tour After Undergoing Operation
Charlie Watts has pulled out of the Rolling Stones' upcoming US tour after undergoing surgery.The 80-year-old drummer's operation was “completely successful” but he's "accepted" that it will take him "a while" to get back on...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 August 2021
The Faces Recording New Music
The Faces are recording new music.The ‘Ooh La La’ group split in 1975 and have reunited several times in the years since, though without the full surviving members of the original line-up until Sir Rod...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 July 2021
Noel Gallagher Told Keith Richards Liam Gallagher Is Worse Than Sir Mick Jagger
Keith Richards once asked Noel Gallagher who is worse out of Sir Mick Jagger and Liam Gallagher.The former Oasis guitarist has recalled bumping into The Rolling Stones rocker, 77, in the Bahamas on New Year's...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 June 2021
Album Of The Week: The 50th Anniversary Of Sticky Fingers By The Rolling Stones
Way, way back when Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were in the prime of their life, at the ripe old age of 27, the pair of them, together with fellow band mates Bill Wyman, Charlie...
By Andrew Lockwood in Music / Festivals on 23 April 2021
Sir Mick Jagger And Dave Grohl's New Song Eazy Sleazy
Sir Mick Jagger has teamed up with Dave Grohl on a new song, 'Eazy Sleazy'.The Rolling Stones rocker unveiled the brand new song - which he worked on with the Foo Fighters star and producer...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 April 2021
Jon Bon Jovi's Fake Band With Mick Jagger
Jon Bon Jovi has revealed Sir Mick Jagger once pretended to be in a band with him before he was famous.The 'Livin' On A Prayer' hitmaker has recalled his time working at the Power Station...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 March 2021
Sir Mick Jagger Narrates Poignant Short Film To Mark Royal Albert Hall's 150th Birthday
Sir Mick Jagger has narrated a poignant short film to mark the Royal Albert Hall's 150th birthday.The Rolling Stones frontman, 77, reads from WH Auden’s poem 'For Friends Only' in the 90-second clip titled 'Your...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 23 February 2021
John Mayall: The Blues Have Given Me Musical Freedom
John Mayall doesn't compare his success to that of his former Bluesbreakers bandmate Eric ClaptonThe 87-year-old blues legend recruited the 75-year-old guitar hero to join his influential group John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers in 1965.Over...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 February 2021
Noel Gallagher Reveals Paul Weller Has Recorded New Album
Noel Gallagher has revealed Paul Weller recorded a new album in lockdown.The former Oasis rocker - who is good friends with the 62-year-old musician - has seen his pal during the coronavirus pandemic, and he's...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 February 2021
Imelda May Recruits Noel Gallagher And Ronnie Wood For New Song Just One Kiss
Imelda May is set to release a collaboration with Ronnie Wood and Noel Gallagher.The Irish singer/songwriter has joined forces with her longtime pal, Rolling Stone Ronnie, and the former Oasis rocker on the track 'Just...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 27 January 2021
'My Favourite Flavour, Cherry Red': The Rolling Stones To Launch Their Own Chocolate Bars
The Rolling Stones are set to launch their own chocolate bars.Sir Mick Jagger and co already have an extensive line of merchandise to their name, and now they've added the sweet treats to the mix...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 20 January 2021
Plant'n'roll: Keith Richards Takes Up Gardening In Lockdown
Keith Richards has taken up gardening amid the coronavirus pandemic.The 76-year-old Rolling Stones rocker found himself a new hobby to keep him occupied during the first lockdown - and he's loving his "more normal way...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 November 2020
Friday The 13th Special: The Five Creepiest Stories Of The Music World
Happy Friday the 13th to those who love all things strange and sensationalist! Today we thought we'd feed that morbid streak by exploring some of the craziest things that have happened in the music industry...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 13 November 2020
Keith Richard; Rolling Stones Album May Be 'Fractured'
Keith Richards has warned the new Rolling Stones album may be "a bit fractured".The veteran rockers had been working on their first studio LP since 2005's 'A Bigger Bang' until the coronavirus pandemic hit and...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 November 2020
Keith Richards: I'll Croak When I Croak
Keith Richards admitted "every day is a pleasure" as he reflected on mortality. The 76-year-old Rolling Stones rocker has escaped death several times over the years, from drug addiction and house fires to stage accidents,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 November 2020
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