Keith Richards

Echo Park's Little Joy gives dive-bar fans a reason to rejoice

2013-04-05 00:00:00

Things have been done in the bathrooms of Little Joy that would make even Keith Richards' skin crawl. The Echo Park dive bar was also notorious for the amount of times drunk, scrappy rockers got beat up outside of it. (Nobody likes a drunk, scrappy...

Rolling Stones unveil 2013 world tour

2013-04-03 07:57:00

In the better-late-than-never department,� the Rolling Stones on Wednesday announced a 2013 tour, as close to a full-fledged 50th anniversary "50 and Counting" tour as "the world's greatest rock 'n' roll band” could muster, opening in May in Los...

Juanes' autobiography to be released in English and Spanish April 2

2013-03-22 12:07:00

Rock 'n' roll autobiographies and memoirs have become a growth industry lately, with the likes of Keith Richards, Patti Smith, Rod Stewart et al. spilling their tales of vinyl glory in print. But none of these former enfants terrible turned belle...

First major Rolling Stones exhibit opening May 24 at Rock Hall

2013-02-27 13:01:00

“Rolling Stones: 50 Years of Satisfaction,” billed as “the first ever major exhibition” on the group long-ago dubbed “the world’s greatest rock 'n' roll band,” will open May 24 for what is slated to be a 10-...

Last night at Musso & Frank's: 'Wizard of Oz' Munchkin Jerry Maren honored

2013-02-13 18:45:00

Last night at Musso & Frank Grill, the big man was Jerry Maren, who happens to be only 4-foot-3. Lots of people -- famous people -- have held court at Musso & Frank's, including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Raymond Chandler and Orson Welles, but none had been a...

Rare artist interviews now streaming at Library of Congress site

2012-11-28 12:26:00

Want to hear Mick Jagger talk about the Beatles? Tony Bennett laud the genius of Louis Armstrong? B.B. King express his blues over the future of the blues? Audio interviews with those and dozens more of the biggest names in rock, pop, jazz, blues,...

Rolling Stones may face fine after violating London curfew

2012-11-27 11:53:00

This post has been updated. See note below for details. Maybe the Rolling Stones should work up Chuck Berry’s “Reelin’ and Rockin’ ” -- the proto-rock hit in which the singer keeps checking his watch -- now that the group...

Rolling Stones launch 50 & Counting tour in London

2012-11-26 08:37:00

Cresting a virtual tidal wave of publicity, the Rolling Stones kicked off their 50 & Counting tour Sunday night in London with a 2 1/2-hour concert that pulled from throughout the band's half-century career and included guest appearances by Mary J. Blige,...

Coachella keeps Rolling Stones rumors moving along

2013-01-05 08:52:00

Last month the Rolling Stones set off speculation that they're scheduled to play this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival after a fan noticed that the venerable English band's mobile app included a listing for a mid-April concert date in...

Best of 2012 Pop Music: Singles

2012-12-27 05:00:00

Here are the Top 10 singles of 2012, as selected by Times pop music staff writer Mikael Wood 1. Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe.” What else? With nearly 400 million views on YouTube – and nine straight weeks atop Billboard's Hot 100...

Paul McCartney, Nirvana members jam at '121212' concert

2012-12-13 11:53:00

The reunion of the three surviving members of Nirvana with guest singer Paul McCartney for the “121212: The Concert for Sandy Relief” brought the first live performance of a new song they’d created together while jamming recently, the...

Review: Rock legends take over Sandy concert

2012-12-13 05:10:00

Critiquing the broadcast of the 12-12-12 Sandy benefit concert on Wednesday night is like assessing the food at a bake sale: Maybe the muffins are oversalted or the cookies are stale, but that's not the point. The point is charity and drawing attention to...

Members of the British rock band The Rolling Stones pose in Paris on March 28, 1966. Right to Left: Brian Jones, Bill Wyman, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger.

2013-04-03 08:27:00

Rolling Stones member Keith Richards arrives at the UK premiere of "Shine a Light" on April 2, 2008 in London, England.

2013-04-03 00:00:00

Lady Gaga joins Mick Jagger, guitarist Keith Richards and drummer Charlie Watts at the Rolling Stones' 50th anniversary concert in New Jersey.

2012-12-17 11:41:48