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==> Click here for the setlists (extra window) // Tour statistics anyone? Here's plenty! ==> Breaking news <== ==> Mick is 65 now, there's a NEW DEAL, NEW PLANS, Ronnie's Rehab, Antics and the next tour! => Pics of Ronnie as he took a walk outside the rehab centre on July 30th. He looks scared, unsure and vulnerable ... but serious. Some more pics you'll find in te dailymail.co.uk! I believe he'll be straight! Let's wish him all he needs to get sober and strong! => According to press-sources (showbizspy.com, digitalspy.com, people.co.uk), Ronnie called Mick yesterday to gratulate him for his birthday. Boozy Ronnie Wood vowed to dry out and tour with the Rolling Stones - as a birthday gift for best pal MICK JAGGER. In an emotional call from rehab, Ronnie, 61, told Mick, who was 65 yesterday: "Let's get the band on the road again before 2010." Now does this sound promising or WHAT!??! [...] But he knows his only hope of fulfilling the dream is to quit drinking. A source close to Ronnie said: "He wants to get better for his family - but also for the band. "They want to keep touring as long as they physically can and Ronnie doesn't want to let the others down. "He is doing really well in rehab and everyone close to him hopes he will make a full recovery and quit drinking once and for all. Mick has been really supportive and is delighted Ronnie has finally seen sense." VIDEO-TIP: SAINT OF ME from Bridges to Babylon #1 Our heartfelt greetings to Mr. Jagger as He just turned 65! As The Times says: He’s 65 - but Mick Jagger still looks as if time is on his side (not to mention the £225m) Quote: One thing that Sir Mick Jagger assuredly will not be worrying about this morning is how he is going to manage on his £87-a-week old age pension. [ ... ] Diffident [... compared to Ronnie and his recent antics ...] and rather quiet offstage, he remains a sizzling showman in front of an audience. Now branching out into film production, Mick the pensioner has achieved all the satisfaction he could want, and the Stones’ hit Not Fade Away still holds true. #2 The new deal Sir Mick Jagger yesterday supplemented his state pension by striking a £7.5 million deal that will take four decades of the Rolling Stones’ catalogue away from his long-time record company EMI. Albums such as Black and Blue and Exile on Main Street are estimated to generate about £1.5 million a year. A spokesman for the Rolling Stones said: "The band are looking forward to working with Universal Music and are excited about this new venture." Speaking last year Sir Mick insisted that the band had no intention of bringing their career to a close. "I'm sure the Rolling Stones will do more things and more records and more tours," he said. "We've got no plans to stop any of that really." [from several sources as quoted below:] => Rolling Stones leave EMI for Universal (telegraph.co.uk) => Rolling Stones back catalogue gets Universal approval (timesonline.co.uk) => Stones ditch EMI for Universal (thesun.co.uk) => Universal Music signs Rolling Stones deal (reuters.com) => No satisfaction for Terra Firma as Rolling Stones abandon EMI (ft.com) #5 shine a light - DVD is due these days! #4 Ronnie rehabs Ok, you might have already read all those bits about Ronnies affair with that russian waitress, his booze abuse, his wife Jo's wrath and his re-entering rehab. Latest news about Ronnie sound promising: he's out for walks, does some football kickabout and still wears his wedding ring; Jo is going to visit him tomorrow (July 27th). Some more from the SUN: Strolling Stone goes for ramble In case you missed something, here's the most reliable source for everything of this kind of tabloid smack: The Sun ... Recommended to read: the Financial Times' article "Lunch with the FT: Ronnie Wood" (ft.com). ==> Lea Wood marries The telegraph reports: " Keith Richards sported his familiar pirate look, replete with green headscarf, while the bride's father Ronnie Wood, 61, wore the kind of suit so skinny that only a living rock and roll legend could get away with. Wood's daughter Leah was resplendent in a pre-Raphaelite-inspired gown with pleated bodice and billowing skirt. Miss Wood, a 29-year-old model who also sings in a rock band, married Jack MacDonald, a television producer and her boyfriend of 11 years at Southwark Cathedral, close to the banks of the Thames in London." ==> RIP Bo Diddley! Primal rock and blues musician Bo Diddley, who helped cast the sonic template of rock more than 50 years ago with a signature syncopated rhythm that became universally recognized as "the Bo Diddley beat," died Monday. He was 79. Diddley died of heart failure at his home in Archer, Fla., spokeswoman Susan Clary said. Jagger said the US rock 'n' roll pioneer, who has died at the age of 79, was "a wonderful, original musician". Jagger, whose band recorded cover versions of Mona and Crackin' Up, said: "He was very generous to us in our early years and we learned a lot from him. ... We will never see his like again." BBC-Video about the man => L.A. Times: His Beat marked Rock'n'Roll => Australien News: Diddley's influence from Stones to U2 => Rolling Stone => Bo Diddley: The Rolling Stone Interview (by Kurt Loder, Feb 12, 1987) ==> A good read: What's in it for the Rolling Stones? ~ Sex, drugs and celluloid: the unlikely sheltering of Jagger & co ~ Under this title you'll find some good lines to read about the Stones and their latest film. It's by the honorable Times of England and written by Alan Jencins, Deputy Editor of the TLS which is "The Times Literally Supplement" - no less! [Here is a small sample; you'll find the link to the complete text below] "No such misgivings are allowed to mar Shine a Light, which is all rolling, rollicking fun from beginning to end, and even features a turn by the blues legend Buddy Guy, declared inspiration of both Richards and Rocking Ronnie Wood (who have the best moments of their evening jamming with him). “Comical little geezer”, James Fox’s hard man calls a capering Turner/Jagger in Performance; “You’ll look funny when you’re fifty.” At over sixty, he doesn’t look funny at all; he looks as if he’s enjoying himself, doing the only thing he knows how to do. The Rolling Stones are not quite what they were, or what they set out to be all those years ago, but they seem grateful enough to still be here, living the music, performing their songs. Ronnie Wood puts this nicely in his book when he says that, what with all the paraphernalia of fame, the meeting-and-greeting, the press and the photo shoots and the small army of helpers, family, friends and hangers-on that accompanies the band everywhere on their practically non-stop tour of the world (only Bob Dylan seems a more indefatigable survivor), he and Keith look forward to getting out on stage, for a bit of peace and quiet. Of course: that’s what’s still in it, for all of them." [Read the complete article at timesonline.co.uk] ==> Keith and 3000 guitars: museum? Keith owns about 3000 (three thousand, in words) guitars, maybe more, maybe less. Anyway, he calls this an "incredible collection of beautiful instruments" and due to the fact that he can't and even didn't has played all of them - as he claims, he plays only 10 of them haww, haww... - he thinks about opening up a museum. He even started to give them away: you might have seen the scene in Shine A Light where he gave his guitar away to Buddy Guy. All those guitars, and all of them such beautiful instruments. He comments: "I don't know what I've done to deserve that. I've been one of the biggest assholes in the world!" Read on here (cmj.com) and here (monstersandcritics.com) and here (sofeminine.co.uk) ==> STones filmography Still Rolling: 40 Years of The Rolling Stones on Film Matt Singer from IFC.com has written something like a filmography about the Stones on film. He writes: "In honor of their 40 years on movie screens, from 1968's "Sympathy for the Devil" to last week's release of "Shine a Light," we're taking a look at The Rolling Stones' filmography, featuring enough collaborations with great directors to make any actor jealous and enough abandoned or aborted projects to give any movie investor heartburn." Part 1: Sympathy for the Devil (1968), directed by Jean-Luc Godard Part 2: The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg Part 3: Gimme Shelter (1970), directed by Albert Maysles, David Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin Part 4: Cocksucker Blues (1972), directed by Robert Frank and Shine a Light (2008), directed by Martin Scorsese ==> Stones team up with youtube The Rolling Stones and the YouTube video Web site have teamed up to launch a new entertainment channel. According to a statement from the band and record label Universal, fans can upload questions to the Stones about "Shine a Light", a new documentary about the veteran rockers directed by Martin Scorsese, as well as "any other burning questions." [more] ==> Blues Brothers - The Rolling Stones and Jack White shine a light on the roots of their music Read excerps of the interview in Rolling Stone with Keith and Jack White and Mick There's also a making of from the Cover Shoot ; it reads: What happens when you stick a trio of rock legends in the same room for a Rolling Stone cover shoot? They crack a bottle of wine, grab some acoustic guitars and get comfortable chatting about playing live and Martin Scorsese’s new documentary Shine a Light. Click above to check out Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Jack White in action as photographer Max Vadukul snapped away. Oh, and also something worth reading: A gem from the past, a comment from Eric Hellweg about Cocksucker Blues - "A rare public glimpse of the Stones at their darkest" ==> Shine A Light premieres in London! The Rolling Stones attend the premiere of their "rockumentary", Shine A Light, in London's West End. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts were hosting a unique party in London's Leicester Square to mark the premiere of Shine a Light, the new Stones film directed by the highly acclaimed Martin Scorsese... ==> Pressconference for shine a light: the newest pics, clips & more! ==> 23rd Album Plans!!!! The Rolling Stones are planning to head back to the studio later this year to begin recording their 23rd studio album. [more] ==> 10 new clips from Shine a light! ==> Ronnie to form supergroup Ronnie Wood, who is promoting the forthcoming Stones documentary Shine A Light, said he was hoping to go into the studio with a host of stars before heading out on a live tour over the next year ... [more] ==> WOAH! 44-year ban lifted! Hilarious! In 1964, the boys were banished from the town of Blackpool after a concert at its Empress Ballroom ended in a riot. Now, though, the ban from Blackpool has been lifted and the band is welcomed and free to return. A spokeswoman is said to ... [more] ==> A must-read: THE GQ&A: KEITH RICHARDS ==> 2 versions of shine a light // Rolling Stones Radio returns! ==> Watch Some Girls from SHINE A LIGHt [complete] ==> Keith as Louis Vuitton model [see the making-of!] ==> Jagger escapes assassins and Stones will attend the London premiere ... Tickets for the premiere screenings will be on sale from March 7. For more information and tickets visit Shinealightmovie.co.uk ==> New Double CD out on April 4th! Stones in Berlin! ==> The Stones team up with youtube ... According to Reuters, the statement said that "By visiting www.youtube.com/livinglegends, viewers will be able to upload footage of themselves asking their questions to Mick Jagger and/or Keith Richards," "The best questions will be personally answered, with the subsequent footage of the Rolling Stones available to watch exclusively on this new YouTube channel in a few weeks' time." Here's their message: ==> Shine A Light premieres! Here is the BBC video report (3 min. report with interviews) Some gossip needed? Here we have a discussion on Mick on highheels and his ladyfriend L'Wren Scott from the Daliy Mail: High heel sneakers give Mick Jagger a lift on the red carpet with lofty L'Wren And this is a really cute pic of them: Stones roll in for Scorsese premiere (guardian.co.uk) Rolling Stones light up premiere (bbc.co.uk) It’s only a rock ’n’ roll film but they like it (timesonline.co.uk) ==> Shine a light: Press Conference in NY! Here's a clip from the shooting for the new Rolling Stone Cover with Mick, Keith and Jack White... Another vid, this is from SkyNews: Another gallery! You simply must see this gallery at Glenn Schneider Studios with 48 really great pictures from this event! Here are just three litttle teasers among the other bits: In between: You gotta see CBS news interviews with the boys!! ==> 10 clips: to see before official release! Go here: celebritywonder.com The Rolling Stones are Planning Their 23rd Album!! [Now this is definitely good news, right? There are at least two credible sources for this ant you can read a few more lines of this issue there: Starpulse.com and Contactmusic.com. Ok, here goes:] The Rolling Stones are planning to head back to the studio later this year to begin recording their 23rd studio album. As soon as they get a break, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards will sit down and write new tracks. Guitarist Richards reveals, "I think we might make another album. Once we get over doing promotion on this film." He adds some remarks about longevity: "We love what we do, simple as that. We were the whipping hounds, you know, but that's calmed down. Now we're the wrinkled rockers, right? But I still have the energy. I put that down to not eating a lot. And drinking a lot. Not eating a lot, and good weed. Honestly I'd do this job even if I were in a wheelchair." [We even have a comment from Charlie and this counts double, I think:] Drummer Charlie Watts is particularly keen to keep working, claiming he gets ill whenever he stops: "I think we should carry on. It seems that whenever we stop I get ill. The last time we had a break I got throat cancer. I do all my exercises, I don't smoke, and I don't drink, yet I'm the one in the band that got it." Ronnie plans his next solo project He reports that apart from promoting the current Stones documentary, Shine A Light, he sais: "I've got a few things up my sleeve. I'm hoping to put my next studio album out once we get a break from promoting this documentary ... I'm planning on bringing in The Charlatans, Kelly Jones from The Stereophonics and Paulo (Nutini) and I'm going to get my old drummer Andy Newmark back together again. We're going to go in the studio and then take it live once the record comes out." [Read it in full] Ban lifted after 44 years! Hilarious! Blackpool has lifted his ban on the band from the year 1964. Now the Stones are free to perform in Blackpool again, and I think, they should do so immediately! ;-) Much more so, because Keith already said, that he suffers from some serious case of tour-withdrawal (breakingnews.iol.ie)! However, as the artlicle about the Blackpool-ban (metro.co.uk) sais, a Spokeswoman of the Stones said, there are no concrete plans for another tour. YET, I might add! A must-read: THE GQ&A: KEITH RICHARDS Warning: Fifty years of smoking, boozing, snorting, touring, and screwing will kill you. Unless you are Keith Richards [go reading!] 2 versions of the soundtrack are to be released! The soundtrack for the Rolling Stones movie 'Shine A Light' will be released as both a single and double CD. The double album will feature 2 tracks while the single disc has 16 songs. Both versions will feature special guests Jack White, Buddy Guy and Christina Aguilera. Here's the tracklistings: SINGLE DISC EDITION DELUXE VERSION Jumpin' Jack Flash Shattered She Was Hot All Down The Line Loving Cup (with Jack White III) As Tears Go By Some Girls Just My Imagination Faraway Eyes Champagne & Reefer (with Buddy Guy) You Got The Silver Connection Sympathy For The Devil Live With Me (with Christina Aguilera) Start Me Up Brown Sugar DISC 1: Jumpin' Jack Flash Shattered She Was Hot All Down The Line Loving Cup (with Jack White III) As Tears Go By Some Girls Just My Imagination Faraway Eyes Champagne & Reefer (with Buddy Guy) Tumbling Dice You Got The Silver Connection DISC 2: Sympathy For The Devil Live With Me (with Christina Aguilera) Start Me Up Brown Sugar (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Paint It Black Little T&A I'm Free Shine A Light Some Girls: complete version from shine a light! Watch it HERE at amazon Rolling Stones Radio to return PressRelease: Channel dedicated to the Rolling Stones will return in conjunction with the release of the Scorsese film 'Shine A Light' NEW YORK, March 17 - SIRIUS Satellite Radio announced today that it will launch Rolling Stones Radio, an exclusive channel dedicated to rock icons the Rolling Stones. The channel will debut in conjunction with the release of Shine A Light, the Martin Scorsese film chronicling concerts from the band's 2006 "A Bigger Bang Tour" performed in New York City's Beacon Theater. ... Rolling Stones Radio originally launched on SIRIUS in the summer of 2005 with the release of A Bigger Bang, The Stones' 22nd studio album and the much anticipated follow up to 1997's Bridges to Babylon. To learn more about Rolling Stones Radio on SIRIUS, please visit http://www.sirius.com/rollingstonesradio . Keith is the new front model of Louis Vuitton. See for yourself: And guess who the potographer was ... of cause: Annie Leibovitz! => Torn and Frayed (boston.com) | Stones guitarist is new frontman for Louis Vuitton (AFP) | Rolling Stone Keith Richards takes time out from rock n' roll to model for Louis Vuitton (dailymail.co.uk) | Mick escaped assassination in 1969 As the Telegraph.co.uk reports, the Hells Angels planned to kill Mick because of his refusial to work with them again after te famous desaster at Altamont Speedway. A boat of Hells Angels was set out to take revenge on the singer at his holiday home in the Hamptons, Long Island, New York but failed to succeed due to bad weather conditions... => Hells Angels plotted to kill Mick Jagger (telegrapg.co.uk) | The Rolling Stones without Mick Jagger? (timesonline.co.uk) | Jagger escaped murder plot, ex-FBI agent tells BBC (afp) | Rolling waves saved Rolling Stone for ages (Arizona Republic) | Jagger Death Plot (nytimes.com) ... and more than 400 others ... Unbelievable - those rumours were continuing for almost 40 years now... And I still doubt that the Hells Angels were hired by the Stones - it were the Greatful Dead who suggested the Angels... Stones to attend premiere in London All four members of the Rolling Stones will attend the London premiere of ‘Shine A Light’ on April 2nd. => Gigwise.com Rolling Stones - Shine A Light CD Article from: berlinista.com; Tracklisting also from rollingstones.com (of cause) The double cd “Shine A Light” by the Rolling Stones will hit the shelves on April 4, 2008. Info about the Rolling Stones concert film “Shine a Light”: In the fall of 2006 the Rolling Stones permormed at New York’s Beacon Theatre. In the almost intimate atmosphere of the old theater it became obvious again why Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ron Wood and Charlie Watts are legends. In front of an enthusiastic audience, which included Hilary and Bill Clinton, the Stones performed their worldwide hits as well as lesser-known songs. Guest appearances by Christina Aguilera, the blues legend Buddy Guy and Jack White (White Stripes “) made the evening memorable. Along with the Stones themselves also stars such as Bill Clinton, Hilary Clinton, Christina Aguilera, Jack White and Buddy Guy are part of the action. And Martin Scorsese as a director is probably the best guarantee of truly great cinema. Tracklisting: Disc 1: 01. Brown Sugar 02. Champagne & Reefer - w. Buddy Guy 03. Connection 04. All Down The Line 05. Faraway Eyes 06. Just My Imagination 07. Jumping Jack Flash 08. Live With Me - with C. Aguilera 09. Loving Cup - w. J. White 10. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction 11. Shattered 12. She Was Hot 13. Shine A Light 14. You Got The Silver Disc 2: 15. Some Girls 16. Start Me Up 17. Sympathy For The Devil 18. As Tears Go By 19. Tumbling Dice 20. I’m Free 21. Little T&A 22. Paint it Black Confirmed tracklisting for the single disc (USA only): 1. Jumping Jack Flash 2. She Was Hot 3. All Down the Line 4. Loving Cup 5. As Tears Go By 6. Some Girls 7. Just My Imagination 8. Faraway Eyes 9. Champagne & Reefer - Band introductions - 10. You Got the Silver 11. Connection 12. Sympathy for the Devil 13. Live With Me 14. Start Me Up 15. Brown Sugar .       Stones say no to drugs! [...] While at the premiere of Martin Scorcese’s new Stones documentary, Shine s Light, in Berlin this week, Sir Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, warned all the young dudes and dudettes out about the dangers of drugs. “When we were experimenting with drugs, little was known about the effects,” Jagger told reporters. “In our time, there were no rehab centres. Anyway, I did not know about them.” [...] => Read the full article at exclaim.ca Red Carpet, Clips, Pics, Interviews and mayham Very entertaining, very much recommended: the complete press conference in *good* quality; no overdubbs. There is some from the photo-shooting in the beginning; then you can skip the pause and start with the PC at 6:50... A good read: Stones shine at Berlin Festival (BBC): Once underway, the tardy set list is broken up by amusing archive footage of the Stones in various interviews of the past, sometimes in a near catatonic state. "What is the most frequent question you're asked?" asks a reporter of an unlined Mick Jagger. "How long I'll be singing with the band for," he replies, without irony. There are laugh out loud moments provided by Keith Richards, especially when he's asked what he does before going on stage. "I wake up," he replies sincerely. Video: BBC News - A clip from the Stones in Berlin ! Video: One more from SKY NEWS - Mick interview Stones' magic gets Berlin film festival rolling - from Reuters with some more cool pics in a slideshow !! See some 106 pictures from the pressconference earlier this day from gettyimages! Some more pics from WENN: Stones film opens Berlin festival - BBC News Some video footage from german news sources: RBB-ONLINE Tagesthemen.de Where's the gig? The Berlinale Festival has it's english pages over here: berlinale.de/en/HomePage.html; they are going to stream from the events on the red carpet tomorrow! And there's a press release from today which reads: Feb 6, 2008 - A Dazzling Opening Night for the 58th Berlinale With the world premiere of the Rolling Stones concert film, Shine a Light by Oscar-winner Martin Scorsese, the 58th Berlin International Film Festival will open tomorrow, February 7, 2008. Director Martin Scorsese, and Stones Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ron Wood are all coming to Berlin to attend this big event ... more... If you don't mind some german, here are some more news sources: [Interview with Scocese] "Jagger ist ein Dinosaurier", sagt Scorsese [Jagger's a dinosaur, Scorcese says] (Opinion) Ja, die Rolling Stones gehören auf die Berlinale [Yes, the Stones DO belong to the Berlinale] According to another article (welt.de), Keith and Scorcese are already in Berlin. More to come... Rolling Stones to rock Berlin film fest opener (afp.com) "The Berlin Film Festival will start with a bang Thursday with the premiere of a Rolling Stones documentary by Hollywood legend Martin Scorsese, kicking off 11 days of star turns, live music and a race for the Golden Bear top prize."(afp.com) Even Chuck Berry will be there: on Wednesday he'll be there to pic up a Golden Camera whith which his lifetime achievement will be honored. If you know some German, just go here for infos from the official site ... (goldenekamera.de) Madonna, Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz, Daniel Day-Lewis and Bollywood heartthrob Shah Rukh Khan are among the stars who will follow Scorsese and the self-proclaimed "world's greatest rock'n'roll band" down the red carpet. The 58th edition will feature around 400 pictures from around the world. "Shine A Light", the Rolling Stones film, will screen out of competition. Stones and Madonna ready for Berlin close-up (smh.com.au) Scorsese aims to shine a light on the rock of age The DAILY MAIL has this article about the new film of Scorcese, o be shown at the Berlin film festival on February 7th. It is a joy to read - just a pleasure! The author, Baz Bamigboye writes: "I saw it this week and I don't think I've seen a rock artist so alive on screen. Jagger's a force of nature: bottle that energy and you'd have profits to rival Shell's. You don't stay at the top of your game for four decades, though, by being easy-going." Read it in full! OR HERE: (variety.com) Two weeks before the start of his seventh go-round and Berlin's 58th, Dieter Kosslick is bouncing off the walls of his spacious Potsdamer Platz office in anticipation of opening night. Like all fest directors, he's had his fair share of first-night duds -- "I have this saying that the opening-night film is also an opening nightmare film" -- but with the world preem of Martin Scorsese's Rolling Stones concert doc, "Shine a Light," he has no doubt that he's hit the jackpot. "People are already asking me," bubbles the 59-year-old Berlinale Direktor, "'Isn't it a bit early to make the biggest coup in your seven years by getting the Rolling Stones? How can you top that next year?'" That remains to be seen. ... Go read further ! More: Hot rocks, cool docs spice up fest - Berlin lineup takes more lighthearted approach . Stones sign with universal Sadly, it's only a one album deal and covers the soundtrack of "Shine A Light", but who knows what's about to come within the next months? However, the Stones have left troubled EMI and I bet they got their share... Here's the press, some of the m a n y: Rolling Stones Sign Deal With Universal - AP Rolling Stones To Universal: Gimme Shelter - Forbes.com Rolling Stones May Leave Hands's EMI, Person Says (Update2) - bloomberg.com EMI rival confirms album deal with Rolling Stones - AFP The Rolling Stones Are the Anti-Radiohead - new york magazine Listen to Keith's single Here is Run Rudolph Run, and over here's the Pressure Drop ! Stones to open Berlin Film Festival Scorsese and the band are both expected to make appearances at the festival on February 7th in the german capital. In making the announcement, Festival Director Dieter Kosslick said "We are extremely excited to have the World Premiere of this magnificent film as our opening gala. Martin Scorsese has again set the gold standard when it comes to capturing the pure essence of an iconic band on the big screen." The film will be released in North America, UK and most of Europe on April 4th, 2008 by Paramount Classics. => Links: uncut.co.uk, BBC News, rollingstones.com Mr. Wood weeps at wedding The Mirror writes: ... Supermodel Kate hugged Ronnie, 60, when it all got too much for him during Jamie's wedding to his long-term love Jodie. The tabloid insider firther noted that "Ronnie wept as Jodie produced a framed photo of the grandparents and Ronnie's brothers who have died. It was all very emotional." At the reception, Ronnie sang songs from his recent First Barbarians CD - and some Stones classics. => Links: mirror co.uk And he still recovers: all best wishes to him for his full recovery! => BBC News If you haven't already, SEE THE TRAILER NOW:   Ronnie: The Autobiography Guitarist reveals a 'rock-star wife swap' and Keith Richards threatening him with a knife. Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood tells just about all in his new memoir, from how Keith Richards urged him to sober up at knifepoint, to a possible Faces reunion with Rod Stewart and a "sort of a warped rock-star wife swap." ... Read more on Ronnies book in the Globe & Mail or at The Guardian. Could his book become a movie??? Rolling Stones guitarist fesses up - Ron Wood's new book could become movie (from billboard.com, fount on ohio.com): Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood's Ronnie: The Autobiography (St. Martin's Press) has just hit U.S. bookshelves, but he's already talking about another volume — and even a film adaptation. In fact, Wood said he's ''already been approached'' by producers interested in putting his life story on the big screen. ''I think it would make quite an interesting one, actually,'' he told Billboard.com. ''They're all saying, 'Who is gonna play you in your movie?' 'What?! I have no idea.' That'll be a challenge.'' Read more... Stones release Rolled Gold+ on USB-Stick Review (4/5 stars on musicomh.com) Originally released in 1975, the updated ‘Rolled Gold+’ - released on November 5th - will feature all the original tracks as well as twelve that were not included on the retrospectives initial release. Among the album’s forty tracks will be classic hits, ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,’ ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash,’ and ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’ which was written for the band by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. As well as a traditional 2-CD, ‘Rolled Gold+’ will become the first album to be released on USB memory card in the UK. It will also be available on an environmentally friendly deluxe double jakebox pop-up case and traditional digital download formats. 'Rolled Gold+' will feature extensive liner notes by music journalist and Rolling Stones expert Pierre Perrone, as well as a track by track breakdown of the songs by a number of music industry figureheads. Sources for this so far are Gigwise, entertainmentwise.com and angryape.com BB-Tour grosses more than $ 500 million ... (bizjournals.com and many others...) Six interview videos @ amazon Part 1 -- Keith Richards Part 2 -- Mick Jagger Part 3 -- Keith Richards Part 4 -- Mick Jagger Part 5 -- Keith Richards Part 6 -- Mick Jagger and Keith Richards German TV Station ZDF also has some really nice english (!) interviews with Charlie (8:54), Mick (9:16), Keith (8:01) and Ronnie (7:29) - a bit dated, but hey, doesn't matter! 2010: Keith's memories are to be published! Rolling Stones guitarist Richards signs book deal (reuters.com) "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. [...] The memoir will hit stores in the fall of 2010, said New York-based publisher Little, Brown and Co., which partnered with Britain's Weidenfeld & Nicolson to secure worldwide English-language rights. Media reports said on Tuesday a bidding war pushed the price above $7 million, a hefty sum given that music-based books are traditionally not big sellers. [...] Richards, 63, will collaborate on the book with James Fox, author of the 1982 murder mystery 'White Mischief.'" Autobiography by Stones' Richards will be good, but not great (observer-reporter.com) =>The new DVD-Set <= On the official site (RS.com), you can watch selections from each of the 4 discs! Thanks to BigDoug for this; see also the infos at Bestbuy! More Details on Disk 4 by erikjjf - thanks! This also at futureshop.ca. Disc 1: Zilker Park, Austin, Texas Opening (intro) 1.You Got Me Rocking 2. Let's Spend The Night Together 3. She's So Cold 4. Oh No, Not You Again 5. Sway 6. Bob Wills Is Still The King 7. Streets Of Love 8. Ain't Too Proud To Beg 9. Tumbling Dice 10. Learning The Game 11. Little T&A 12. Under My Thumb 13. Get Off My Cloud 14. Honky Tonk Women 15. Sympathy For The Devil 16. Jumpin' Jack Flash 17. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 18. Brown Sugar Bonus Features: 1. Austin Mini-Documentary 2. “I Can't Be Satisfied” from Milan, Italy 3. Jukebox Feature   Disc 2: Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Opening (intro) 1. Jumpin' Jack Flash 2. It's Only Rock 'n Roll 3. You Got Me Rocking 4. Wild Horses 5. Rain Fall Down 6. Midnight Rambler 7. Night Time Is The Right Time 8. Happy 9. Miss You 10. Rough Justice 11. Get Off My Cloud 12. Honky Tonk Women 13. Start Me Up 14. Brown Sugar 15. You Can't Always Get What You Want 16. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Bonus Feature: Rio de Janeiro Documentary Disc 3: Rest Of The World Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan Opening (intro) 1. Let's Spend The Night Together - Sapporo (segue) 2. Rain Fall Down - Tokyo Dome (segue) 3. Rough Justice Cherry Blossoms (segue) Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China Opening (intro) 1. Bitch 2. Midnight Rambler 3. Gimme Shelter 4. This Place Is Empty - That's What I Do (segue) 5. It's Only Rock 'n Roll - China, A Slow Process (segue) River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina Opening (intro) 1. Worried About You - Football Chant (segue) 2. Happy 3. Miss You - Ronnie & Audience (segue) 4. Paint It Black 5. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Featurettes: 1. Bonnie Raitt featurette “Shine A Light” 2. Eddie Vedder featurette “Wild Horses” 3. Dave Matthews featurette “Let It Bleed” Duets: 1. “Shine A Light” featuring Bonnie Raitt 2. “Wild Horses” featuring Eddie Vedder 3. “Let It Bleed” featuring Dave Matthews 4. “Wild Horses” featuring Cui Jian Jukebox Feature Disc-4: Salt Of The Earth A Bigger Bang Tour Documentary Bonus Songs: 1. “Get Up, Stand Up” 2. “Mr. Pitiful” Bonus Features: 1. If It Ain't Got That Swing featuring Charlie Watts 2. “Hurricane” featuring Keith Richards 3. Outlets Of Emotion featuring Ron Wood 4. Busking featuring Mick Jagger A Bigger Bang Tour Documentary - 100 Min) "Let Me Have it All" - Chapter Listing 1. Tour Rehearsals & Club Show 2. Boston - Opening Night at Fenway Park 3. Sympathy - Montage 4. Super Bowl 5. Back of my Hand 6. Rio 7. Buenos Aires 8. Shattered 9. China 10. Extended break 11. Milan 12. Midnight Rambler - Montage 13. Vancouver - End of Tour Bonus Features: Archive Duet Performances: (20 Min) (Some Duets TBD) 1. "Salt Of The Earth" with Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin of Guns ‘N Roses 2. "Little Red Rooster" with Eric Clapton 3. "No Expectations" with Lenny Kravitz 4. "Let It Bleed" with Hubert Sumlin Bonus Songs (Never Before Release) Get Up, Stand Up - Toronto Club Show 08/10/05 - Toronto Mr. Pitiful - Toronto Club Show 08/10/05 - Toronto Virtual Ticket Hot Link Virtual Store Hot Link   .