"Pirate Radio," set during the swinging '60s of pop music when giants like the Kinks and the Who roamed the earth, was called "The Boat That Rocked" in its original UK release.
Madonna, the Stones, even the Monkees inspire the much-anticipated album
The One Day at a Time star details her shocking family secret in a new memoir
British police are reviewing the death of Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones, 40 years after the hard-living rocker was found dead in a swimming pool.
Two titans of showbusiness have come together in a perfect pairing: The Rolling Stones, the world's greatest band, play two nights at New York's intimate Beacon Theatre; capturing the night on camera is celebrated film director, Martin Scorsese.
Music manager Allen Klein, whose clients included the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, died Saturday after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease, his publicist said. Klein was 77.
Photographer Terry O'Neill is famous for his iconic images Hollywood stars in the 1960s and 1970s.
Ask Steve "Lips" Kudlow how his band, Anvil, overcame bad management, a dead colleague, cruddy jobs, unpaid tour bills, raging arguments and now mockery as a Spinal Tap clone, and he has one word: "kismet."
Charlize Theron and Penélope Cruz join Bono to belt out "Stand By Me"
The Italian-Scottish singer talks Coachella and opening for the Stones
"Pirate Radio," set during the swinging '60s of pop music when giants like the Kinks and the Who roamed the earth, was called "The Boat That Rocked" in its original UK release.
Madonna, the Stones, even the Monkees inspire the much-anticipated album
The One Day at a Time star details her shocking family secret in a new memoir
British police are reviewing the death of Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones, 40 years after the hard-living rocker was found dead in a swimming pool.
Two titans of showbusiness have come together in a perfect pairing: The Rolling Stones, the world's greatest band, play two nights at New York's intimate Beacon Theatre; capturing the night on camera is celebrated film director, Martin Scorsese.
Music manager Allen Klein, whose clients included the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, died Saturday after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease, his publicist said. Klein was 77.
Photographer Terry O'Neill is famous for his iconic images Hollywood stars in the 1960s and 1970s.
Ask Steve "Lips" Kudlow how his band, Anvil, overcame bad management, a dead colleague, cruddy jobs, unpaid tour bills, raging arguments and now mockery as a Spinal Tap clone, and he has one word: "kismet."
Charlize Theron and Penélope Cruz join Bono to belt out "Stand By Me"
The Italian-Scottish singer talks Coachella and opening for the Stones
"I like L.A., but there sure are a lot of ugly bastards running around here," says James Hunter, with a set of grotesque joke teeth in his mouth -- and tongue firmly in cheek.
The rocker even cracks up the Benjamin Button star at London's BAFTA Awards
Of all the unique oddities of my career, I am perhaps proudest of the fact that I am forever linked with Buddy Holly.
Dylan and Springsteen can be heard in a White House once ruled by Pat Boone
With stories on hybrid convertibles and Brad Pitt rebuilding New Orleans, not to mention headlines like "There's a bear in my begonias," the Mother Nature Network aims to put some pizzazz into green news.
One of our favorite tabletop radios in recent years was the Boston Acoustics Recepter, which combined straightforward design with great sound. Flash forward a few years, and the Recepter's replacement is finally here.
Legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and made key recordings with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, has died
But, the rock icon warns, the singer "isn't going to be around long unless she sorts herself out"
Mike Smith, the lead singer of The Dave Clark Five, has died at age 64.
The Rolling Stones announced Thursday they have signed a deal to release the soundtrack to their Martin Scorsese-directed concert film through Universal Music Group
The record company's response to dwindling CD sales is cutting up to 2,000 jobs worldwide in an attempt to save $400 million
They have been described by critics as the definitive heavy metal band, they released eight studio albums in just 10 years and have sold more than 300 million records worldwide. And now, one of the best rock acts of all time is back.
He has been the Rolling Stones' hard-living guitarist for more than three decades. Now he is telling it all in his autobiography, Ronnie. Ron Wood will now take your questions
Seahawks defensive tackle Craig Terrill plays guitar in a band called The Strangers and is in his fourth NFL season. The 27-year-old majored in journalism and has written pieces for Gold and Black Illustrated and The Spokesman Review.
This month Richard Quest puts on his blue suede shoes and heads backstage for an insider's guide to rock 'n' roll -- not simply a musical form, but an attitude that changed the world.
When Scott Baio found out that he and his fiancée, actress and former Playboy model Renee Sloane, were going to become parents, he hoped that it would be a boy.
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has demanded an apology from Swedish newspapers for their scathing reviews of the group's performance in the country earlier this month.
Bosses of the O2 arena were cautioned but escaped a fine on Wednesday after two members of the Rolling Stones defied England's new anti-smoking law and lit up on stage.
After canceling two opening gigs for the Rolling Stones originally scheduled for this week, "Rehab" pop star Amy Winehouse is pulling the plug on the remainder of her performances in August, her rep announced Thursday.
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has signed a deal reportedly worth more than $7 million to write his autobiography, a tome that will trace his trek from cherubic choirboy to rock 'n' roll survivor.
Publishers vying for the rights to rocker Keith Richards' autobiography have pushed up the Rolling Stones guitarist's advance to $7.3 million, according to a report.
Christina Aguilera says she's reading scripts in search of the right role to launch an acting career.
As CEO of Live Nation, Michael Rapino is one of the few people in the music industry who has managed to grow revenue lately. He has done it the old-fashioned way, by domination; in this case, of th...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- A story about models and rock stars needs to be written here. After all, long before Sports Illustrated brought the two groups together for this year's Swimsuit Issue, the Chateau Marmont helped facilitate their rendezvous inside the various suites, cottages and bungalows nestled alongside this hill overlooking Sunset Blvd.
Imagine if you could have invested in the Rolling Stones in 1964. Well, you can't always get what you want - but now you can buy the shares you need from SellaBand, a German company that lets music...
Someone wise once made the observation that in the entire history of humankind, nobody had ever washed a rental car. Likewise, do you think anyone has ever chosen to watch a game on television because of the announcers? Maybe now, maybe someone decides to watch -- or not to watch -- the Academy Awards because of who is hosting. But a ballgame -- because of the announcers. . . .?
A fire destroyed a Northern California lodge popular with celebrities, abruptly halting holiday vacations for Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal and a dozen or so other guests.
James Brown, one of the pioneers of soul music, has died at 73.
James Brown, the legendary R&B belter, a singer and songwriter who created a foundation for funk and provided the roots of rap, a man of many nicknames but a talent that can only be described as one of a kind, is dead.
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As with the original game, "Guitar Hero II" is played with a guitar-shaped controller that plugs into the console. You can buy one with the game as a bundle for $79.99 (which now includes a "classic red" Gibson SG controller) if you don't already own an older one. The stand-alone game costs $49.99.
Richard Quest takes a breather from life on the road to indulge in a trip down memory lane of highlights from the past year.
CBGB, the legendary rock club long associated with the bands that spawned the punk-rock music scene, closed its doors early Monday morning after a farewell performance featuring poet-musician Patti Smith.
Eva Longoria says she's done with television after "Desperate Housewives" ends.
As recently as the 1970s, you could reach 90% of the U.S. television audience just by buying ads on the three networks at 9 P.M. Today's marketers have it tougher. They must sell to a highly fragme...
Former President Bill Clinton has been celebrating his 60th birthday at breakneck speed and he will be continuing to do so for months to come, according to news reports. Given the many laughs he has afforded me over the years, I hope he will proceed at a more restrained pace. I could not bear to see him make another run to the emergency room. The sudden whitening of his hair since his retirement from the White House and shrinkage of his once fleshy physique should admonish voluptuaries everywhere of the potential health threats from recreational sex.
As recently as the 1970s, you could reach 90% of the U.S. television audience just by buying ads on the three networks at 9 P.M. Today's marketers have it tougher. They must sell to a highly fragmented audience of Internet empowered, channel-surfing, TiVo-happy consumers whose tastes change on a dime. Make a mistake, and capital markets hammer your company's stock.
Concert promoter Live Nation said Monday it is buying a controlling stake in fan club operator Musictoday, a move that could bring fans closer to their favorite musicians.
In her first TV interview since her recovery, Kylie Minogue fought back tears as she described the moment she discovered she had breast cancer.
The Rolling Stones have rescheduled their European concert tour after guitarist Keith Richards made a complete recovery from his brain operation and apologized for "falling off my perch" while holidaying in Fiji.
In 1965 -- the year of "Satisfaction" -- the Rolling Stones were finally starting to make some rock-star money. The members of the group purchased houses, cars and started investing in their individual passions.
Keith Richards has returned to the United States after being treated for a head injury in New Zealand, his publicist said Monday.
The Scene meets Rio de Janeiro-born musician and actor Seu Jorge to hear how music offered him an escape from homelessness and the favelas.
The great bull market of 2006 is about to stall out. Why? Haven't you noticed? The price of a barrel of oil is nearly $70. Stocks cannot and will not climb in the face of that news I say.
Is musical talent something you're born with or something you acquire (like a skill or a rash)? And is it even important to succeed in the music business?
Singer Gene Pitney has died in the middle of his UK tour, his agent said.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - The concert business, like the rest of the music industry, has fallen on tough times during the past few years.
The Rolling Stones call themselves "the world's greatest rock 'n' roll band." The Clash was "the only band that matters."
How about going to the rim, dumping the groceries, and going to the birds? ...
The pace of home sales are slowing and sellers are finding a harder time getting their asking price for homes, according to a published report.
Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger has taken the highly unusual step of releasing a statement rejecting as "nonsense" reports that his girlfriend is causing a rift with the rest of the legendary rock band.
Boy, incipient senior citizenhood certainly is turning out differently for Paul McCartney than he -- or we -- once thought.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The Rolling Stones have fully embraced the digital music bandwagon. Is it time for the Beatles to do the same?
I think it was Broadway impresario David Merrick who once advertised a show using blurbs from people who had the same names as New York theater critics.
Nowadays, he's referred to as "Sir." But Mick Jagger certainly wasn't a respected member of the establishment 35 years ago -- at least not in the eyes of the police.
Rock & roll is about horrifying your parents, and nothing sends Mom and Dad up a tree faster than devil worship. That partly explains the Satanic imagery in a lot of rock music. In 1967 the Rolling...
In 1966, perhaps the greatest year rock 'n' roll has ever known, the biggest-selling album artist of the year wasn't the Beatles or Beach Boys or the Rolling Stones.
Some record producers like to dominate a song, piling on the instruments, echo and sonic devices. Think of Phil Spector with his Wall of Sound, Trevor Horn piloting Frankie Goes to Hollywood or Max Martin's teenybopper confections, for example.
The title of the new U2 album is "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb."
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Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has been given the green light to get back on stage and join Mick Jagger and other bandmates in a new world tour after winning a battle against throat cancer, according to a British newspaper report.
When Paul McCartney heard the Beach Boys' 1966 album "Pet Sounds," so the story goes, his reaction was, "This is the album of all time. What can we do to top it?"
I was born in 1950 and when I was a little girl I had something called a "siren suit."
Ron Wood could have just as easily been a painter.
How's this for a business model? Sell for 99¢ something the guy down the street is giving away for free. If Apple's new iTunes Music Store were a lemonade stand, it would already be out of busines...
There may be war in Iraq, but only one story matters here in Hong Kong--killer bugs. The city feels like something out of a Camus novel. Everyone is wearing masks; the pharmacies are sold out of t...
Mick Jagger is wearing a cool pink shirt, slim black trousers, and bright red socks. His hair is--well, there's a lot of it. But don't let the look fool you. Mick is all business. That's business w...
Say you're a piano player extraordinaire and your principal job is to wait for Mick Jagger to call you up every couple of years to tour with the Rolling Stones. Great, but what do you do with the r...
As designer Tommy Hilfiger announced another quarter of record results last month--sales up 46%, profits up 55%--Wall Street and the fashion community couldn't help asking:
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