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Back in the '80s Keith Richards correctly predicted how we'd use music technology while discussing the Rolling Stones' battle with it: “We had this big deal called 'stereo' come along in the '60s, and all we did was put mono out of both speakers”

Turns out that success might not be about the gear you use, after all…

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"The money was tempting, I could have made a fortune, but my reputation would have been shot": why Jeff Beck turned down joining The Rolling Stones

In 1974, after Mick Taylor walked away from The Rolling Stones, Jeff Beck went to Holland to jam with the band, not realising he was being lined up as Taylor's replacement

Louder

Welcome to the ultimate Rolling Stones guitar lesson – a tab and audio deep dive into the styles of Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Brian Jones, and Mick Taylor

We can't make you look as cool as the Stones but maybe we can make you play like them. Here we'll be throwing our guitars into Open G and digging out the slide, with plenty of licks in standard tuning, too

Guitar World

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Maidstone stun Ipswich as Sam Corne seals FA Cup shock for the ages

Maidstone pulled off one of the great upsets in FA Cup history after the National League South club stunned the Championship promotion challengers Ipswich

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - The death of Pitchfork is a disaster for edgy young kids and music fans everywhere

Last autumn, I sat down to listen to the new Rolling Stones album, Hackney Diamonds. It had launched around the corner from my house, at the Hackney Empire. Pensioners could be heard on Mare Street that day, grumbling about the camera crews interrupting pavement access to the local Iceland. The…

Evening Standard

"Ozzy called asking me to help him out because Randy Rhoads had died. I asked for a private jet so he’d turn me down": Michael Schenker on UFO, Scorpions, and snubbing The Rolling Stones, Ozzy and Thin Lizzy

"I've had slaps in the face, but I'm still here, still growing and still learning": an epic Michael Schenker interview

Metal Hammer

Long John Baldry helped found the British blues scene, inspired Eric Clapton, discovered Rod Stewart, and gave his name to Elton John: He was also the voice of Sonic The Hedgehog's Dr Ivo Robotnik

A homage to Long John Baldry, a man whose influence on the bands and musicians of the British blues boom made him a pivotal figure in UK music

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FA Cup third round: 10 things to look out for this weekend

Maidstone chase history against Stevenage, Jack Clarke set for Tyne-Wear duel and Armando Broja spots chance

The Guardian - UK

Noname, Karol G, Rolling Stones, Olivia Rodrigo provided some of the best albums of 2023

Instead of embracing the antiquated practice of ranking very different albums against one another, we’re celebrating the best next to the best.

Chicago Sun-Times

Taylor Swift and Rolling Stones drive Christmas surge in UK vinyl sales

More than 250,000 vinyl records were sold last week, the most since the turn of the century

The Guardian - UK

"It would’ve been nice to have done more with Keith": Jimmy Page recalls 1974 jam with Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards which stayed in the vaults for 45 years

Jimmy Page on the "mutual respect" he shared with Keith Richards

Louder

"I don't think that song has any semblance of meaning - it's one of those rambling songs": Mick Jagger on the Exile On Main St classic that's the sound of a band at their peak

"I would never take Mick's recollection of anything seriously" - Keith Richards

Louder

Game-changers, taste-makers and trend-setters: here are 2023's guitarists of the year

We tip our hats to the players that made 2023 such a defining year in guitar history – and whose achievements we'll be talking about in years to come

Guitar World

“All of a sudden, he’s down to a T-shirt, and he’s ripped, and he’s 80, and he’s giving you full-blown Mick Jagger”: Andrew Watt on producing new Rolling Stones album Hackney Diamonds

Best of 2023: “It’s the greatest honour as a kid with a guitar who grew up idolising every single thing Keith Richards ever did,” he admits

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16 famous musicians who almost joined very famous bands

Best of 2023: What could have been: featuring The Rolling Stones, Guns N' Roses, Beatles, Van Halen, The Doors, Led Zeppelin and more

Cinemablend

Sydney Sweeney Does Not Agree She Was 'Objectified' In That Viral Music Video For The Rolling Stones

Sydney Sweeney opens up about her music video with The Rolling Stones', and disagrees with those who think she was "objectified."

Salon

Violent Femmes bassist on Beatles impact

On "Everything Fab Four," the folk-punk rocker discusses music with timeless appeal, from Rolling Stones and beyond

Guitar World

Alien rhythms, god-level chops and samurai guitar duels: these are the best guitar albums of 2023

Guitar World staff and readers reflect on the finest fretwork captured on record this year

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Hollywood star Nicholas Hoult embarks on an epic journey in new Rolling Stones video

X-Men and About A Boy star Nicholas Hoult stars as a video for the Charlie Watts-driven Mess It Up is launched

The Independent UK

Sir Mick Jagger celebrates Keith Richards on Rolling Stones rocker’s 80th birthday

Jagger and Ronnie Wood, as well as the late Charlie Watts’ estate, all took to social media to commemorate Richards’ birthday

Louder

“Eyeballs will go for anything – they’re the whores of our senses. Ears are a little more discriminating…” Keith Richards' Guide To Life

The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards Is 80 today. 10 years ago he took over BBC4 for a weekend of classic movies and vintage cartoons – he even made us a playlist. Here's what we learned…

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Keith Richards Turns 80, Announces 'Hackney Diamonds' Tour!

Turn your amplifiers to 80 for Keith Richards' birthday! Iconic riff master of Rolling Stones still rocks on. Ready for the AARP-sponsored tour?

Evening Standard

Keith Richards at 80 - the Stones axeman is still the embodiment of rock 'n' roll

Happy Birthday to the most unlikely octogenarian in music

Louder

"We actually took it to a musicologist because we didn’t want to get sued": the story behind George Thorogood & The Destroyers' Bad To The Bone

George Thorogood’s ode to brawlin’ and heart breakin’ Bad To The Bone was inspired by The Rolling Stones and almost recorded by Bo Diddley

Guitar World

“When Keith and I are together, we talk through our guitars. We never say, ‘You do this and I’ll do that.’ We weave”: How Brian Jones, Mick Taylor and Ronnie Wood made the Rolling Stones what they are today

The story of three different eras and three different players, all bound by the ability to bob and weave through Keith Richards' unforgettable riffs and drive the Stones ever-forward

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