A clump of Sir Mick Jagger’s hair has fetched £4,000 at auction, twice its estimated sale price and more than four times the £900 raised for a lock of bandmate Keith Richards’ barnet.
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Rod Stewart's 'private' model railway off-limits to BBC film crew for documentary Can't Stop Me Now
Tuesday 02 July 2013
Veteran rocker Rod Stewart banned a BBC film crew from filming his model railway because it is "private" despite opening up on screen about his hard-living days on the road and complicated private life.
Let’s spend the night together: Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis says the Rolling Stones 'weren't at all greedy'
Tuesday 25 June 2013
Despite The Rolling Stones charging hundreds of pounds for tickets to their shows Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis has said that the veteran rockers "weren't at all greedy" when they agreed to headline at Worthy Farm this weekend.
Lock of Mick Jagger's hair to be sold at auction
Tuesday 18 June 2013
A clump of Mick Jagger’s hair cut before his Rolling Stones days is to be auctioned at Bonhams in London.
Come On! The Rolling Stones mark 50 years since debut single with rare live rendition
Friday 07 June 2013
The Rolling Stones celebrated the release of their first single "Come On" by giving it a rare live performance to mark its 50th anniversary.
Rolling Stones hint they'll add extra dates to American tour
Friday 05 April 2013
If you're upset that the Rolling Stones are not coming to your city on their upcoming nine-date American tour, don't be too stressed — the rockers have hinted that more appearances might be added.
Bonnet rippers: a new kind of romantic fiction
Monday 25 March 2013
This week I learnt about a new genre of literature. In a fascinating article in the LA Review of Books, writer Valerie Weaver-Zercher explored the growing popularity of Amish romance novels (including the ones pictured). The headline? Bonnet Rippers. I LOVE it. An update on the bodice ripper, but so much more chaste.
Paperback review: The Rolling Stones: Fifty Years, By Christopher Sandford
Friday 22 March 2013
It seems as if The Rolling Stones have an infinite amount of rock ‘n’ roll memories to mine for all the biographies written about them.
Shine a light... on the Rolling Stones: Bill Wyman's photography exhibited
Sunday 24 February 2013
The Stones' drummer, Charlie Watts, gazes sardonically into the camera, relaxed and unguarded. In this case, the photographer was his bandmate Bill Wyman, who played bass for the band for 30 years, before leaving in 1993. Now Wyman has delved into his archives to showcase unseen pictures from four decades in a new exhibition beginning in London this week.
Ronnie Wood to persuade Rolling Stones to headline Glastonbury
Tuesday 12 February 2013
Rolling Stones star Ronnie Wood has revealed he is planning to persuade the rest of the band to headline Glastonbury this year.
Live music: How to put on a charity mega-gig
Thursday 13 December 2012
On Wednesday night, New York City hosted the star-studded 12-12-12 concert for Hurricane Sandy relief. Thankfully it obeyed almost every charity gig rule in the book:
IoS Books of the Year 2012: Pop music
Sunday 02 December 2012
Some heavyweight rockers are lined up to compete for your attention this Christmas. Just remember, size isn't everything
1D in 2D? One Direction made out of tickets
Friday 30 November 2012
...or 3D? We're not quite sure what dimension origami exists in
But I am the one and only! Chesney Hawkes insists he is famous enough to open a Christmas ice rink
Thursday 29 November 2012
Hastings locals launched a Go Away Chesney campaign after disappointment that he was the "mystery celebrity" coming to visit
Music: Growing old like a Rolling Stone
Thursday 22 November 2012
The Rolling Stone's new video, Doom and Gloom has just been released and already it has been labelled "controversial".
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