A drummer’s contribution to one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands
American soul icon Percy Sledge, best known for the 1966 hit "When a Man Loves a Woman," died Tuesday at the age of 74.
Mick Jagger has reportedly left Perth, where the band is set to play, after the death of his girlfriend, fashion designer L’Wren Scott in the US.
Fashion designer L’Wren Scott, the girlfriend of Mick Jagger, has been found dead at her apartment in New York.
The Rolling Stones have returned to London’s Hyde Park with a concert that saluted both the band’s past and the fleetingly idyllic English summer.
The rock giants are taking desperate measures to ensure full houses for their anniversary US gigs, writes Ed Helmore.
Mick Jagger may rethink the words he sang over 45 years ago – "what a drag it is getting old" as the Rolling Stones enjoy 50 years in the industry.
As the Christmas shopping rush really kicks into gear, the <em>M&G</em> looks at three new music DVDs that could fill the stocking of a loved one.
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/ 11 October 2008
Pop culture icons John Lennon and Mick Jagger were clever capitalists who cashed in on the mood of the 1960s, says a British academic.
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews photographer Annie Leibovitz’s Annie Leibovitz: Life through a Lens.
The sounds of the Rolling Stones pour from the speakers while beer glasses are filled. It’s just another night at the office for Carmine Sodora, certified public accountant. Sodora founded Tavern Tax in 2005. For 10 weeks leading up to the April 15 deadline to submit United States income-tax returns, he brings his tax-filing services to bars.
Deborah Kerr in The King and I recommended whistling a happy tune when afraid, but now Americans can sing along to their favourite tracks while shooting anyone who causes them consternation with a 50Â 000-volt electric charge.
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/ 17 October 2007
Madonna’s landmark deal with concert promoter Live Nation marks the latest move by the music industry to find new ways to profit from artists as CD sales slip and the internet changes the way music is delivered. The deal, officially announced on Tuesday, gives the company an all-encompassing stake in her music.
Former South African president Nelson Mandela on Wednesday announced a giant benefit concert in London next June to promote his 46664 campaign against HIV/Aids. The gig will take place in Hyde Park on June 27 to mark his 90th birthday the following month, Mandela said at the unveiling of a statue of him in London’s Parliament Square.