I recently stumbled across the audio recordings of some of my interviews for ROCKS OFF. Here is one with producer/engineer Andy Johns, recorded August 30, 2012. It is one of three interviews with him I did within a few weeks. In this one we discuss Sticky Fingers; Exile on Main St; recording at Mick’s house, Stargroves; …
I was on a treadmill circa 2002 when this song first punched me in the gut. When Tom Waits came to the last bridge and verse of “Take It With Me,” it took the wind out me and I had to stop running. Children are playing at the end of the day Strangers are singing …
This just came up on shuffle. I have loved this song deeply from the moment I bought the album, the (on cassette!) day it came out. So I figured I would excerpt the entry for the song, from my book, Rocks Off: 50 Tracks That Tell the Story of the Rolling Stones. Forgive the lazy lack of formatting. …
Demonization is natural and can even be enjoyable, particularly in the hands of someone who is sharp-witted, sharp-tongued, a great writer, or rhetorical speaker. Many of us love to throw sharp jabs, flip and cutting remarks, or witty rebuttals to those whose positions seem indefensible to us. Especially in the age of social media, when …
My love for this song grows each time I hear it. I feel it would have been one of the best songs on the original Exile on Main St. release had they finished it. So here I revisit the final chapter of my 2013 book, Rocks Off: 50 Tracks That Tell the Story of the …
Some years ago, I think in 2006, my group, Crown Victoria were recording something at Q Division and then we had some time at the end of the night. At least that’s how I think it went down. So we opened up a microphone near the upright piano. I played acoustic, drummer Tom Polce played electric, …
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Shows! We had a nice rehearsal last night, the first in over a year. We are getting excited for two interesting sets at the Paradise in Boston on June 21. That might end up being our only US show for 2014. In addition, though, we will be playing this fantastic festival on Vlieland, an island …
Anthony DeCurtis writes: That historical context is an important aspect of the book’s great appeal. In the section on “Sway,” a lesser-known song on “Sticky Fingers” that is a favorite among Stones aficionados, Janovitz makes reference to the deaths of Brian Jones, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, as well as the drug problems of Keith …
