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In a previously unpublished interview from 2013, Watts goes deep into his favorite drummers, what the Stones do better than the Beatles, and outlasting almost every band
The guitarist also weighs in on the Black Lives Matter protests: “It’s about bloody time”
Song, which originally appeared on his 1992 solo LP Main Offender, is being re-released on vinyl for Record Store Day
The guitarist talks about new Stones music, his ‘Goats Head Soup’ memories, and how he hopes they’ll celebrate their 60th anniversary
Disparaged at the time, the follow-up to ‘Exile on Main St’ now feels historic
The Rolling Stones revisit one of their most misunderstood LPs for an epic reissue – and tell us what it would take for them to get onstage again
Regina Spektor, R.E.M and others also sign letter objecting to use of campaign music at political rallies without permission
Awesome rock & roll reads, from Keith Richards and Patti Smith to Slash and Nikki Sixx
Producer behind Lou Reed and Marianne Faithfull staged numerous tribute albums and was pivotal in the career of Jeff Buckley
Their 1969 classic remains the band’s darkest LP, and that’s why it sounds perfect right now
