Filed under: News Mark Milan/FilmMagic The Rolling Stones have cycled through their fair share of axemen. However, if things had shaken out differently, their longest-serving guitarist-not-named-Keith might have been in Led Zeppelin . During an episode of his Absolute Radio show, Ronnie Wood revealed that he turned down an offer to join an early incarnation of Zep before hitching his wagon to the Stones.
I really love when these kind of goofy, 40-year-old stories come out: According to a recent story in the NME, ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ ron-wood-could-have-joined-led -zeppelin-allegedly/61738/
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland announced yesterday its 2012 class of inductees, and it includes the rockin' British quintet the Faces. Finally! The Faces rocked the late 1960s and early 1970s like no one else, including the Rolling Stones. First known as the Small Faces, the core group of keyboardist Ian McLagan, bassist Ronnie Lane and drummer Kenney Jones found themselves at a crossroads when lead singer Steve Marriott left the group. Salvation came in the form of two new members: guitarist Ron Wood and singer Rod Stewart. So in 1970 the [...]
Se você é um garoto (a) que como aquele da música, amava os Beatles e os Rolling Stones , prepare-se para sentir uma pequena inveja dos fãs londrinos presentes no mais recente show de Macca na capital inglesa, parte da revolucionária turnê Band on the Run (na qual Paul está testando inúmeras músicas incomuns em sua setlist). Mas a última inovação da turnê é ainda mais histórica. Ronnie Wood , guitarrista do The Rolling Stones , subiu ao palco do O2 para acompanhar Paul [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive , Spinner Interview , New Releases , Q + A Kevin Mazur, WireImage When Keith Richards calls Spinner on a rainy Wednesday evening, he's in a jovial mood. The Rolling Stones are about to release a deluxe edition of their 1978 classic album 'Some Girls' on Nov. 21 and Keef recently revealed that he'll be jamming with bandmates Ronnie Wood [...]
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Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Dave M. Benett, Getty Images In case it was somehow unclear, Ronnie Wood has illustrated that it is indeed completely wild to be a Rolling Stone . According to the Daily Mail , Wood and his new girlfriend, stylist Nicola Sargent, made their public debut at his art exhibition opening, 'Faces, Time and Places.' That alone isn't really big news, but there is one eye-catching aspect: She's [...]
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Filed under: News Eric Ryan, Getty Images It looks like the eighth time in rehab was the charm for Ron Wood . The Rolling Stones guitarist recently told UK's Daily Mail that he's been sober for well over a year. "Sixteen months now," he said. "The war is over. I'm not fighting or struggling -- not thinking, 'Can I? Can't I?'"
Ron Wood - Act Together [ buy ] "Don't expect it to last forever, it never does But it sure beats talking about the weather, it surely does And I like what you're singing to me But it's better with a little bit of harmony." In 1974, Ron Wood had his own album to do. The Faces were still playing live, but they never really recovered from Ronnie Lane 's departure in '73, let alone Rod Stewart 's periodic forays into solo mega-stardom. [...]
Yesterday, Wolfgang's Vault unveiled a Video Vault featuring 50 years worth of footage lovingly restored by archivist Braden Towne and his team. Towne detailed the painstaking process of prepping this footage for the internet age in a fascinating blog entry . Best part? You can stream each video for free. Since I've spent most of the last 24 hours checking out videos on the site, I thought I'd make a list of the best clips I came across for this week's B List. I stuck with clips from the '70s [...]
My big sister's bedroom is still locked tight - you think she's on to me? Well, since we can't riffle through her record collection I might as well share an LP from mine. Today we're spinning Mahoney's Last Stand , a 1976 soundtrack album by Ron Wood and Ronnie Lane, both members of the Faces. The soundtrack music - mostly instrumentals - was recorded for the 1972 Canadian movie Mahoney's Estate , which starred Sam Waterston and Maud Adams. The soundtrack was originally supposed to be released in North America but some kind of legal hassles [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Rolling Stones devotees can expect the revered band to tour again, according to drummer Charlie Watts . The 69-year-old kit man confirmed that the group will likely start things up again in 2011. "We're discussing it at the moment," Watts told Le Parisien (according to Gibson ). "We said that if we do something, it will be next year or the year after."
Filed under: News , New Music Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood has enlisted a variety of A-list rockers for his new studio album, 'I Feel Like Playing,' which is slated for release on Sept. 27. For the set, Wood tapped Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder , former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash and Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea among others. Boasting 12 new tracks, [...]
Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood to roll out new solo album this fall. Ronnie Wood - Rolling Stones - Mick Jagger - Music - Arts
Ron Wood talk's about his birthday party: " My sons band played. Beforehand he said "Dad, we can't go up. We've all had too much to drink." I said "that's no excuse, son !" MiX GET SOME!
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive As part of Alternative Press magazine's 25th anniversary festivities, the publication is putting on an art show featuring works from Tool 's Adam Jones, Marilyn Manson , Shirley Manson , Pete Wentz , Rancid 's Tim Armstrong and many more. The exhibit opens at Los Angeles' Merry Karnowsky Gallery on Saturday, July 10, and there are plans to do a show in New York later this year. "We came up with a list of [...]
I'm leaving for the wonderful world of white blazes this weekend (not pictured above), so get at me if you'll be around the NY/CT border. We'll see about drinking some beers as the sun goes down. Hope it's good for everyone. MP3: Graham Parker - Silly Thing MP3: Lowell George - What Do You Want The Girl To Do [...]
Nas and Kelis, legally single and ready to mingle, just as soon as they get that allowance thing worked out
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