…why side two of Between The Buttons is a classic… Or, part six of a quest to discover whether it’s worth buying those early Stones albums on vinyl… (…read part one here to make more sense of what is… Read More ›
Mick Jagger
Rolling Stones’ Aftermath: More Sexist Than Benny Hill Singing Whitesnake’s Greatest Hits in a Male-only Golf Club
Or, part five of a quest to discover whether it’s worth buying those early Stones albums on vinyl… Aftermath Aftermath was the most difficult album to find on vinyl at a decent price – most copies were on sale for… Read More ›
Why a Rolling Stones Record Sleeve Was Discussed in the Houses of Parliament…
…Five Reasons To Hear The Rolling Stones No 2… …and part three of a quest to discover whether it’s worth buying those early Stones albums on vinyl…(Part one is here) Whilst a mint copy of The Rolling Stones’ imaginatively… Read More ›
Why Sticky Fingers on Vinyl Isn’t Always A Bad Thing…
Ten reasons why The Rolling Stones’ Classic Sticky Fingers should be in your record collection Classic Rock Magazine this month is a particularly excellent read as it is a “Vinyl Special”. They have some things that regular readers of Every… Read More ›
Rock Stars in Comics: Coldplay, McCartney, Elvis and Kiss
Despite the obvious merits of the comic books I enjoyed many years ago such as Sin City, Watchmen, The Dark Knight Returns and so on (I lost touch with things in the mid-nineties) comic books have unfortunate baggage that accompanies… Read More ›
Rock Star Quotes Quiz
Rock Star Quotes can be fun to look back on… OK, so Christmas is over, but perhaps you have some time off, and there’s a quiet morning stretching ahead of you. Or maybe you are sitting through the Christmas special… Read More ›
A Music Quiz For Christmas
Yes! A Music Quiz! Here’s the picture: You have been up and down serving drinks like a Vegas waitress, only without the tips. It’s debatable whether you would look better as you are – wearing a jumper with a reindeer… Read More ›
Is This The Hard Rock Cafe’s Greatest Treasure?
The Hard Rock Cafe in London’s Piccadilly contains some most amazing treasures. As the silver-cross-wearing and black-nail-varnish sporting readers amongst you may know, Black Sabbath got back together in 2012 to perform a few shows. Regrettably, original Sabbath drummer Bill… Read More ›
Rolling Stones 50: Photo Exhibition at Somerset House
A Rolling Stones Photo Exhibition is a wonderful thing. There’s rock history seeping from every image. Once the place where every proud father in London would go to register the birth of his new-born child, this most British of… Read More ›
Rock’s Greatest Frontman
Who is Rock’s Greatest Frontman? The question of who is Rock’s Greatest Frontman has taxed the minds of the finest academics across the land, and has been debated in some of the most important arenas including Cabinet Rooms, Parliament… …Buckingham… Read More ›
Every record tells a story 