R.I.P.: Sky Saxon

AUSTIN, Texas — Sky Saxon, lead singer and founder of the 1960s band the "Seeds," who had a Top 40 hit in 1967 with "Pushin' Too Hard," has died after a brief illness.
Saxon's Publicist said he died Thursday but did not have other details. He was in his 60s.
The Seeds sprang up in California, and their garage-band sound with Saxon's distinctive vocals became a favorite of the flower power generation. Another hit single of 1967 was "Can't Seem to Make You Mine" and their song "Mr. Farmer" was included in the soundtrack for the movie "Almost Famous."
The Mick Jagger-influenced vocals by Saxon (born Richard Marsh) dominated the sound and in turn influenced later punk rockers.
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Marianne Remains Faithfull

Marianne Faithfull came to prominence in the 60s in pop and rock and relationships with Mick Jagger and other rock figures. She dropped out for awhile due to a struggle with drug abuse, but has now had a distinguished long career in many different areas, working as a singer, songwriter, actress and diarist. She has collaborated with such people as David Bowie, Beck, Keith Richards, Tom Waits, Roger Waters and The Chieftains. She ranked No. 25 in VH1’s “100 Greatest Women in Rock and Roll.”
The new album, EASY COME, EASY GO finds a serene, 62-year-old Faithfull decades removed from her tortured depths, singing with an almost regal calm. Faithfull's guests include Nick Cave, Cat Power, Antony Hegarty, Rufus Wainwright, and Kate & Anna McGarrigle.
sample music HERE and HERE

The Beatles & The Stones

Mick Jagger. All photographs by Bob Bonis, copyright 2009 by 2269 Productions, Inc.

Above, the Beatles at Key West. All photographs by Bob Bonis, copyright 2009 by 2269 Productions, Inc.

Forty-five years after the The Beatles and The Rolling Stones first came to America, an extraordinary collection of "lost" photos of the young bands has just been discovered. The 3500 photographs—extraordinary, intimate and unpublished—were taken by Bob Bonis, their U.S. Tour manager, during their first U.S. tours (1964, 1965 and 1966) and document perhaps the most critical point in their careers: coming to America.
press release HERE
slideshow HERE

Senator Al Franken

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MINNESOTA: The Minneapolis Star Tribune writes that “Al Franken's 225-vote lead in the marathon U.S. Senate recount was unanimously certified Monday by the state Canvassing Board..."
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High Karate!

Mick shows us his moves...
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Streets of Stones

The town where Mick Jagger and Keith Richards grew up is to name streets in a new estate after Rolling Stones hits.
The 13 streets in phase three of the Bridge development in Dartford, Kent, are to be given names such as Little Red Walk and Satisfaction Street.
BBC report HERE

Peter Tosh 1944 - 1987

Ron Wood pulls a Mick

Ronnie Wood faces a £50million divorce pay-out after his wife Jo called in lawyers in exasperation at his continuing relationship with 20-year-old Russian Ekaterina Ivanov.
story is HERE

Sir Mick Jagger : Rock 'n Roll's Alive at 65

Happy Birthday Sir Mick...


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the Jagger Dagger

Mick and Bianca's kid scores...
The fabulous "Jagger Dagger," designed by rock 'n' roll legacy and celebrated jewelry designer Jade Jagger, boasts an 18-carat white gold hilt studded with 12 carats of brilliant-cut diamonds, 42 stunning pieces of pale sapphire and is inlaid with a central blue lapis lazuli square sitting above the blade. The Jagger Dagger's handle is bound with a twisted thread of white gold and crowned with a giant moonstone and lapis lazuli bead.
A limited number of these ultimate ice daggers will be created, each with a retail value exceeding $250,000. The Jagger Dagger's blade is crafted from mirror-polished carbon steel and adorned with an engraving of the delicate frosted tree branches that decorate the Belvedere Vodka bottle itself. The ice daggers will be sold at a select number of world-famous retailers, including Harrods in London. A range of identical-looking daggers-studded with 12 carats of white topaz, 42 pieces of stunning aquamarine and valued at $10,000 each.
more HERE and HERE
...so, it's a quarter of a million dollar ice pick...right?
...right

1969: Jagger Escaped Assassination by Hells Angels

Rolling Stones frontman Sir Mick Jagger escaped an assassination attempt at the hands of Hells Angels in 1969, a BBC Radio 4 documentary has claimed.
The Hells Angels were hired by Jagger to work as security at the infamous Altamont Speedway free concert in California , but were subsequently fired after the incident.

"They were gong to kill him for retribution for firing them," former FBI agent Mark Young told the documentary.
BBC article HERE

The program will be broadcast on 11 March at 1545 GMT
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Keith calls Mick "A Maniac" & "Power Freak"

In a wide-ranging interview, Keith Richards, 64, spoke about his relationship with Sir Mick Jagger, the Rolling Stone's energetic frontman.

Keith said, "Mick's a maniac. He can't get up in the morning without knowing immediately who he's going to call.
"Meanwhile, I just go 'Thank God I'm awake' and wait for three or four hours before I do anything. He is a power freak and there's nothing we can do about it. I don't want to do anything about it. Let him bugger about. It doesn't make any difference to what we do."

The legend was speaking from his home in the Turks and Caicos Islands to promote Shine A Light, Martin Scorsese's documentary about the Rolling Stones.
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Jagg Off

"Shine a Light" trailer Released

See it HERE

Sir Mick Engaged...?

Sir Mick Jagger has sparked reports of an engagement to his longtime girlfriend L'Wren Scott, after the former model was seen showing off a diamond-and-sapphire sparkler on her ring finger at an Indian music festival over the weekend.
The Rolling Stone rocker, 64, was in Rajasthan for a folk festival when his dark-haired girlfriend was spotted flaunting the striking piece of jewelry.
But Jagger has continuously dismissed rumors of a wedding to his lover of five years, after his previous two marriages -- to models Bianca Perez Morena de Macias and Jerry Hall -- both ended in divorce.

Remembering Bill Graham...

Today marks the 15th anniversary of Bill Graham's death in a helicopter accident in Northern California....
No one cared about a music fan the way Bill did and no one ever threw a party the way he did either...
Some fond memories...
The Rolling Stones shows on Mick Jaggers birthday and one on Halloween; Led Zeppelin's final US performance; Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page performing on stage together at The Cow Palace; the New Years Eve shows; the 'Day on the Green' shows; The Grateful Dead for 15 nights in 20 days at The Warfield; and Santana performing for free in Golden Gate Park the weekend before Bill's tragic accident are just a few of the special moments he offered to the San Francisco Bay Area...there were 100's of others...
Every live musical experience is better today because of Bill Graham...

We will never forget the good times he created out of thin air...

Journey at the Bill Graham Memorial

Bill Graham Interview PT 1
Bill Graham Interview PT 2
Bill Graham at the Fillmore
Bill Graham Estate

"Hello, Kettle? ...this is the Pot...and..."

You have to have a pretty nasty drug habit when Keith Richards, of all people, confronts you. But that's what relatively low-key Rolling Stone guitarist Ron Wood says happened when his penchant for freebasing cocaine began to grate on drugs elder statesman. Richards' intervention didn't go so well — because the communication associated itself with a gun and a knife on Ronnie, but a talking-to by singer Mick Jagger proved more successful, prompting Wood to check into rehab.

Mick Jagger and Muddy Waters

Mick Jagger and Peter Tosh

The Very Best of Mick Jagger

The earliest track on the album is "Memo From Turner," a raw, R'B burner (showcasing Ry Cooder on slide guitar) that was featured in the seminal 1970 film Performance, in which Jagger also starred. The most recent track, "Old Habits Die Hard," also references Jagger's film career. It originally appeared on the soundtrack (produced by Jagger and former Eurythmic Dave Stewart) of the 2004 film Alfie, and it won a Golden Globe for "Best Original Song."
The sizzling "Too Many Cooks (Spoil The Soup)," was produced by John Lennon and recorded by Jagger in 1973 in Los Angeles. The track features an all-star lineup that includes guitarists Danny Kortchmar and Jesse Ed Davis, keyboardist Al Kooper, bassist Jack Bruce, drummer Jim Keltner, and, on background vocals, singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson. It has never previously been released.
Reuters interview...



available with bonus DVD
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