The Rolling Stones

The Beatles — The Beatles’ Christmas Record (Dec 17, 1963) The Fab Four’s fan-club holiday message became a cherished collectible and kicked off their annual holiday tradition. The Rolling Stones — Their Satanic Majesties Request (Dec 1967 impact week) Released earlier in December, this week marks its U.S. chart breakout, with “She’s a Rainbow” starting its climb.

Dec 16 — Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), born 1949 The bearded blues-rock wizard himself. Tone for days. Dec 16 — Benny Anderson (ABBA), born 1946 More pop than rock, but songwriting that influenced everyone. Dec 18 — Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones), born 1943 Human riff machine. Indestructible. Possibly immortal.

1. The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band – Mötley CrüeThe Mount Everest of sex, drugs and chaos. If you haven’t read this, your rock card is suspended. 2. Life – Keith RichardsKeef spills every cigar-stained secret from the riffs to the arrests. It’s like drinking whiskey straight from the bottle. 3. […]

Come on, it’s a killer riff that separates rock gods from roadies. You’ve heard it once and you’re air-guitaring down the highway in your car like it’s 1985 and your mullet still grew itself. These riffs weren’t songs, they were revolutions and they rewrote your DNA. Here is the list of the 10 most iconic […]

When the Rolling Stones recorded ‘Happy‘ in 1972, it became one of the most spontaneous—and iconic—moments in their long and legendary career. Featured on their Exile on Main St. album, the song stood out not only because of its raw, infectious energy, but also because it was one of the few Stones hits to feature […]

October has played host to some of rock’s most defining moments. It’s the month The Who released Tommy, Elton John dropped Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Def Leppard made their live U.S. debut. Rock legends like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lindsey Buckingham and Tommy Lee all celebrate birthdays this month, while fans remember the losses of Tom Petty and […]

We all loved rocking band tees in our 20s and some of us still do, but let’s be honest, there are a few bands where the logo or mascot made a bigger cultural dent than the music ever did. These six bands didn’t just play stages, they took over our wardrobes, lunchboxes and tattoo parlors. […]

‘Start Me Up’ is one of the Rolling Stones’ most iconic tracks, a song that came to define their 1980s resurgence and cemented their status as rock and roll legends across multiple generations. Released on August 14, 1981, as the lead single from the album Tattoo You, the track became a global hit, reaching No. […]

Mick Jagger’s Birthday and His Monumental Impact on Rock ‘n’ Roll On July 26, Mick Jagger turns another year older (82), but age has never slowed down the indomitable frontman of The Rolling Stones. With a career spanning over 60 years, Jagger remains a cultural icon whose influence on rock ‘n’ roll is nothing short […]

While both Live Aid (July 1985) and Woodstock (August 1969) are monumental in rock history, Live Aid arguably had a greater impact on rock ‘n’ roll’s global influence and legacy. Woodstock was a cultural watershed a symbol of the counterculture movement, peace and musical revolution. It defined an era and solidified the careers of acts […]

Music and movies have gone hand-in-hand since before the movies themselves had any audio. A soundtrack can make or break a movie, and a great song can immortalize an entire scene or even the movie itself forever, if it’s used just right. RELATED STORY: 25 Forgotten Hair Metal Songs That are Awesome RELATED STORY: 25 Rock Songs […]

Some Girls (released this week in 1978) stands as The Rolling Stones’ best album because it captures the band at a perfect crossroad; raw, reinvigorated and fiercely relevant. Coming off a string of uneven releases and facing the rise of punk and disco, the Stones responded not by clinging to the past, but by evolving. Some Girls is […]