Mick Jagger


  • Girl, You Know It’s False: The Milli Vanilli Lip-Sync Scandal

    In the glittering circus of pop music, where smoke, mirrors, and synthesized beats reign supreme, few scandals hit harderโ€”or landed messierโ€”than the Milli Vanilli debacle of 1990. This wasnโ€™t just a little hiccup in the pop machine. This was a full-on implosion, a moment when the flashy veneer of the music industry was peeled back,…

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  • The Night Ed Sullivan Swore Off the Rolling Stones (But Couldn’t)

    In the autumn of 1964, America was a cauldron bubbling over with change. The civil rights movement was in full swing, the Vietnam War was escalating, and the Beatles had already ignited a British Invasion that left teenagers screaming and parents scratching their heads. But on October 25th, a new kind of British export hit…

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  • Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson’s Unreleased 1983 Recording Sessions

    In the pantheon of rock and pop gods, few names resonate as powerfully as Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson. Now imagine, if you will, the sheer cosmic magnitude of these two titans crossing paths, not on a stage, but in the intimate confines of a recording studio. Yes, it happened. Freddie Mercury, the flamboyant frontman…

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  • Inside the Rolling Stones’ First US Tour

    The Rolling Stonesโ€™ inaugural U.S. tour in 1964 was a wild ride of rock โ€˜nโ€™ roll chaos and cultural clashes. Hereโ€™s a deeper dive into the anecdotes and adventures that marked this historic tour, setting the stage for the bandโ€™s legendary status. The Flight That Almost Didnโ€™t Happen Before the Stones could even set foot…

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  • Disco and Debauchery: A Night at Studio 54

    Studio 54 flung open its glamorous doors on April 26, 1977, and with its opening, it instantly cemented itself as the crown jewel of Manhattanโ€™s nightlife. This wasnโ€™t just a club; it was a nocturnal kingdom where the elites of Hollywood, fashion, art, and music came to play. The stories of its decadence, celebrities, and…

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  • The Rolling Stones:  Hackney Diamonds Review

    The best Rolling Stones album since Lady Gaga was a toddler.

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  • Review: Little Feat / Sailinโ€™ Shoes and Dixie Chicken 2023 Reissues

    Both Sailinโ€™ Shoes and Dixie Chicken, freshly remastered, sound as relevant today as they did 50 years ago.

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  • Rock Chronicles, Part 5 โ€” Mad Dogs & Englishmen

    In our last episode, Joe Cocker had just fired the members of his Grease band after recording his newest album, Cocker! His manager, Dee Anthony, was looking forward to returning to the U.S. to promote the highly anticipated album that featured Cocker originals and unreleased Beatles songs.

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  • The importance of Exile: the 50th Anniversary of the Most Rolling Stones of Rolling Stones Albums

    The Taxman. Thatโ€™s why. Exile On Main St., released on May 26, 1972, may or may not be the greatest Rolling Stones album, but it is undeniably the most Rolling Stones album the band has ever done. A gritty, grinding amalgam of everything that influenced them, it took running away from home to an entire…

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  • Rock Chronicles, Part 3 โ€” The British are coming!

    Last we heard, producer David Anderle and recording engineer John Haeny had given British producer Glyn Johns a test pressing of Delaney & Bonnieโ€™s new album, Accept No Substitute, which wound up in the hands (and ears) of George Harrison.

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