International news archive 2004

Dec. 22 2004 : Merry Christmas !!!

Due to technical problems, there could be no recent news updates.
I am sorry, but things will be back to normal in a few days.
Until then, I wish you all happy holidays and a merry Christmas !!!! 

Dec. 18 2004 : Happy Birthday Keith !!!

Today is Keith Richard's birthday. Best wishes !!!!

Dec. 12 2004 : Queen back on tour.

Brian May has announced that Queen will be touring in spring/summer 2005.
The new singer is Paul Rodgers (Free).

Dec. 11 2004 : Ronnie Wood and the Charlatans.

Ronnie Wood & the Charlantans Déc. 8 2004 - Sheperds Bush Empire, London Read the concert's exclusive report. To see the review and the photos, click on Ronnie's photo.

Dec. 11 2004 : Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood on DVD.

The new DVD of Rod Stewart will be released this week. It is featuring Rod's concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Oct. 13 2004. Ronnie and Rod are playing together on Stay With Me, Maggie May and Gasoline Alley. This concert was the 3rd live apparition of Ronnie Wood on stage with Rod Stewart in 2004, after 2 shows in the United States, at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and at the Radio City Music Hall in New York.

Dec. 11 2004 : The Stones back at work !

Don Was has declared in Billboard that he was coming back from a recording session with the Rolling Stones.
The new album is due out by the summer of 2005. Click HERE to read the complete article.

Nov. 27 2004 : Ronnie Wood on stage with the Charlatans.

Ronnie Wood will join the Charlatans on stage Wed. Dec. 8 2004 in London at the Sheperd Bush Empire.
Ronnie will guest on some Charlatans songs and will also play some of his own songs.
Click HERE for tickets.

Nov. 25 2004 : A Keith Richards guitar to be sold at Christie's.

Christie's is organizing one of the biggest auction of show business memorabilia in New York City on Dec. 17.

One of the sale's big draws is a Gibson Les Paul guitar, which was used by Keith Richards when the Rolling Stones appeared on the 
Ed Sullivan Shows (1964/1965) and on Ready! Steady! Go! (1964). Mick Jagger also played the guitar during the "Beggar's Banquet" recording sessions. The guitar's estimated price is $400,000.
Click HERE to see the instrument's complete description.
The other Stones-related items on sale iare autographs (including Brian Jones), awards, gold or platinum records, and old contracts.
Click HERE to see them all.

Nov. 22 2004 : U2 imitating the Rolling Stones' 1975 promo event.

The Stones played live on the back on a flatbed truck in New York City in 1975.
U2 did exactly the same today in order to promote their album. The event will be featured in the video of their new single "All Because of You".
U2 isn't the first band imitating the Rolling Stones : AC/DC shot a promo video of "It's a Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock N'Roll)" playing on a truck in Melbourne in Feb. 1976.

Nov. 18 2004 : "Like a Rolling Stone" greatest song of all time.

Bob Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone has been elected best song ever in a poll organized by the american Rolling Stone magazine.
The list was compiled by a panel of 172 artists including  Joni Mitchell, Elvis Costello, KD Lang, Art Garfunkel, Berry Gordy (founder of the Motown), and Ozzy Osbourne. 
This song, which is regularily covered by the Rolling Stones during their concerts since 1995, is followed by a Rolling Stones song :
 (I can't get no) Satisfaction. John Lennon's Imagine is coming 3rd.

The Rolling Stones have a total of 14 songs in the list of 500, including Sympathy for the Devil, Gimme Shelter, Honky Tonk Women, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Ruby Tuesday et Brown Sugar. 
They are 2nd, right after the Beatles (23 songs), and are followed by Bob Dylan (12 songs).

A similar list had already been made by Rolling Stone back in 1989.
At this time, (I can't get no) Satisfaction had been elected best single of the past 25 years, followed by Like a Rolling Stone !

The complete list will be published by the U.S. Rolling Stone magazine in a special issue available tomorrow.

Oct. 27 2004 : Interesting new DVD releases.

In between 2 Stones-related releases ( Rock and Roll Circus DVD, Live Licks, Live Aid DVD ), let's mention a few other DVDs.
Page/Plant Unledded (DVD), David Bowie Dublin 2003 (DVD), but also Queen and Aerosmith.
Queen is releasing a double CD and a double DVD of their 1982 Milton Keynes performance, both featuring the entire performance.
Aerosmith made a DVD from the A&E special concert that took place earlier this year. Unluckily 5 songs are missing.
All the above mentionned DVDs are already available, except the Aeromsith, to be released by mid-Nov. 

American fans will be able to see the Page/Plant and Aeromsith performances in selected Regal cinemas, as they could for the Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Circus a few days ago. For additionnal info, click HERE.

Oct. 21 2004   Mick Jagger's continuing adventures in the movie industry.

Doc's tips :   Did you discover the Archive section ?

I have added an Archive section on my home page.
The advantage is that it gives you direct access to topics taht were linked from the news section but that aren't easy to find a few months later.
The archive section will be regularily updated with the pages linked from the news section but not directly accessible from the Home page. 

Oct. 16 2004   Ronnie Wood with Rod Stewart in London

Ronnie joined Rod Stewart on stage at the Royal Albert Hall in London last Wednesday (Oct. 13).
He played on Stay with Me during the 1st part of the set, and then came back during the 2nd set with the orchester to play a medley of 
Maggie May and Gasoline Alley.  
The concert was filmed for a probable DVD release.

Oct. 8 2004   Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts in London yesterday night

Ronnie and Charlie were at Bill Wyman and the Rhythm Kings concert in London yesterday night.
Ronnie played guitar on 7 songs during the show, but Charlie didn't show up behind the drum kit.
The best news is that Charlie looks fine.

Oct. 8 2004   The Live Aid DVD to be released in November

A 4 DVD set of the legendary 1985 Live Aid concert is due to hit the stores in November 2004.
Unfortunately, the DVDs don't feature all the songs or artists. Click HERE to see all the details.

Sep. 29 2004   Tickets for the Rock And Roll Circus night on sale

American Stones fans will be able to see the Rolling Stones Rock And Roll Circus in 53 Regal theatres across the USA on Oct. 11, one night before the DVD release date.
To get tickets, click HERE

Sep. 29 2004   News about Alfie : soundtrack and movie

All info on Alfie available HERE

Sep. 27 2004   Charlie Watts cured from cancer

According to interviews given by his wife Shirley to the German press, Charlie Watts is definitely cured from cancer after his 6-week summer treatment in a London hospital.
After taking some well-deserved rest, we all hope to see him joining the Rolling Stones and starting to work for the new album and the 2005/2006 tour.

Sep. 27 2004   Live Licks : new elements

The forthcoming double live CD has been delayed and the tracklisting has been changed.
The 1^st CD will be a kind of Best Of Live, whereas the 2^nd disc will contain some less known songs (see new tracklisting below).
The album will be shorter than expected, and all the songs featured in the album are already available in the Four Flicks DVD set .
The few true rarities that were supposed to be on the album have unfortunately been removed.

This kind of live compilation will hopefully help the Stones in their commercial strategy and therefore reach a bigger commercial success with Live Licks than with No Security, their previous live album.
Live Licks is expected to be available in Japan Oct. 27 and in the rest of the world Nov. 2. As usual these dates are subject to change...

Sep. 22 2004   The Rolling Stones said to play at the brand new Wembley Stadium in 2006.

The new Wembley Stadium should be part of the next Rolling Stones World Tour in 2006.
Even though the information has not been confirmed yet, it seems that the Stones' schedule given by Michael Cohl in october 2003  is still up-to-date : a 18-month break followed by a new record and a new (and farewell?) tour in 2005 (USA) and 2006 (Asia-Europe).
The Stones would be the first band to play at the new stadium, just as they were the first band to rock the Stade de France in Paris in 1998.
For more info about the new Wembley Stadium, click HERE

Sep. 21 2004   Ronnie Wood expected to play in London next Friday.

Ronnie Wood has been recently added to the list of musicians expected to perform at the Miller Strat Pack concert.
The concert will take place Sep. 24 at the Wembley Arena to celebrate the Fender Stratocaster’s 50^th birthday. 
The proceeds will go to the Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy Foundation.
Also anounced on stage that night : Brian May, Jeff Beck, David Gilmour, Phil Manzanera, Paul Rodgers, Mike Rutherford and Buddy Holly’s original backing band The Crickets.
Tickets available HERE

Sep. 16  2004 :   Johnny Ramone dies of cancer.

Johnny Ramone died last Sunday in L.A after fighting prostate cancer for years. He was 55.
He was The Ramones' guitar player, and he is the 3rd member of the band  to die at a relatively young age, following singer Joey Ramone (2001 - lymphoma), and bass player Dee Dee Ramone (2002 - drug overdose)
The Ramones recorded a cover version of the Rolling Stones' Street Fighting Man initially issued on the 1985 U.K. single Beggar's Banquet. This song is available on a CD released in 2002 and sadly entitled Too Tough To Die. 

Sep. 16  2004 :   Massive promo operation for the US release of the Rock and Roll Circus DVD.

ABKCO has given some details about the promotion of their upcoming DVD :
on the evening of Oct. 11, the label will mount rare theatrical showings of the little-seen 1968 feature on more than 50 Regal Entertainment screens across the U.S.  Classic rock stations in each market will be involved with on-air ticket giveaways. American visitors, stay tuned !!!

Sep. 13  2004 :   Keith Richards in New York City.

Keith Richards was in NYC last week.
He's been seen with Patti Hansen on Sep. 8 at the Bryan Bradley's fashion show. They were encouraging their daughter Theodora who was working as a model. 

Sep. 13  2004 :   Mick Jagger recording a duet with Joss Stone.

After working on the soundtrack of Alfie together, Mick Jagger and the 17-year-old Soul sensation Joss Stone  have decided to record a Christmas duet. 
They recorded a  version of Mud's classic 1974 tune Lonely This Christmas at London's Abbey Road studios.
No release date announced as of today.

Sep. 10 2004 :   Willie and the Poor Boys DVD out now

Following his new album, live DVD and book (in France only), Bill Wyman is back on the market with the first official DVD release of Willie and the Poor Boys.  The DVD - already available in UK and Germany - features a concert recorded at the Fulham Town Hall June 24 1985. On stage that night : Bill Wyman, Ron Wood (lip-synching a sax solo), Charlie Watts (who had recorded one of his jazz concerts in the same venue little time before), John Entwistle, Ringo Starr, Andy Fairweather-Low, Chris Rea and Gary Brooker. Tracklisting : Chicken Shack Boogie, Baby Please Don’t Go, You Never Can Tell, Let’s Talk It Over, Poor Boy Boogie, Saturday Night, All Night Long, These Arms Of Mine, Can You Hear Me Bonus : A 30-minute documentary with new commentaries by Bill Wyman

Sep. 10  2004 :   Details about  the forthcoming Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus DVD.

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus will be available officially for the first time on DVD October 12^th (US release date).
The main program had been first issued on video in 1995, and runs approx. 65 minutes. 
The source for the DVD is a new digital transfer from the original 16mm negatives, and the sound has been remixed in 5.1 surround.

The DVD will include additional bonus :

• Newly recorded audio commentaries by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Bill Wyman as well as Yoko Ono, Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson, Marianne Faithfull, Taj Mahal, Michael Lindsay-Hogg and Anthony B. Richmond who was director of photography.

• Unseen footage from the two days and nights of shooting, including a backstage encounter between Jagger, Lennon and Ono.

• A previously unseen alternate take four screen version (“quad split”) of Dirty Mac’s performance of the Beatles' Yer Blues

• 3 additional Taj Mahal songs from the original session : Checkin’ Up On My Baby, Corina, and Leavin’ Trunk

• A brand new interview with Pete Townshend

• A still photo gallery

• 2 classical performances by Julius Katchen : Ritual Fire Dance and Sonata In C

• Fat Boy Slim’s remix of Sympathy For The Devil.

Here’s the main program’s tracklisting :
Song For Jeffrey – Jethro Tull
A Quick One While He’s Away – The Who
Something Better – Marianne Faithfull         
Ain’t That A Lot of Love – Taj Mahal
Yer Blues – The Dirty Mac                           
Whole Lotta Yoko – Yoko Ono & Ivry Gitlis with The Dirty Mac Band
Jumping Jack Flash, Parachute Woman, No Expectations, Sympathy For The Devil, Salt Of The Earth – Rolling Stones

Sep. 9  2004 :   Ronnie Wood keeps being busy.

Photo : Getty

Ronnie Wood joined Rod Stewart on stage yesterday night for the second time within 10 days at the NYC Radio City Music Hall for the Fashion Rock concert. They performed Maggie May.  On Aug. 30, Ronnie and Rod performed together during a big part of Rod's concert at the Hollywood Bowl. They were joined for the finale by another ex-Faces : keyboardist Ian Mc Lagan. Ronnie played on Stay With Me, Every Picture Tells a Story, You Wear It Well, Losing You and I'd Rather Go Blind, Maggie May, Having a Party/Twisting the Night Away,  and Ooh La La. On Aug. 27, Ronnie, who was already in LA joined Toots & The Maytals for a few songs at the Greek Theatre. The day after, he attended a party organized in a Santa Monica gallery where his paintings are being shown.

Aug. 23  2004 :   Jimmy Page inaugurates the London Walk of Fame.

Aug. 14  2004 :   Charlie Watts treated for throat cancer

According to the BBC, Charlie is being treated for a throat cancer in a London Hospital.
His spokeman said his 6-week treatment does not affect the Rolling Stones professional schedule.

Charlie is said to be in good form and expecting a full recover. We all wish him the best. 

Aug. 4  2004 :   Details about LIVE LICKS, the forthcoming Rolling Stones live album.

Here's the tracklisting of LIVE LICKS, the new Rolling Stones double CD set recorded during the 2002-2003 Licks World Tour.

Disc 1 : Street Fighting Man  -  It's Only Rock'n Roll  -  Don't Stop  -  Tumbling Dice  -  You Got Me Rocking  -  Start Me Up  -  Brown Sugar  -  Paint It Black  -  
Honky Tonk Women  -  Gimme Shelter  -  Jumping Jack Flash  -  You Can't Always Get What You Want  -  Slipping Away  -  Happy  -  Satisfaction  -  
Sympathy For The Devil
Disc 2 :  Can't You Hear Me Knocking  -  Live With Me  -  Everybody Needs Somebody To Love  -  That's How Strong My Love Is  -  Let It Bleed  -  Worried About You - I Just Wanna Make Love To You  -  Before They Make Me Run  -  The Nearness Of You  -  Hand Of Fate  -  Monkey Man  -  Wild Horses  -  Love Train  -  Heartbreaker  - Star Star  -  All Down The Line  -  Parachute Woman   (souce : IORR)

The only thing we can be sure about today is the source of Parachute Woman, which was played only once during the tour at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston Sep. 8, 2002.
Unluckily for the fans, the 33-song list is not featuring many rare performances from the tour, making this record a pretty "easy" compilation designed to tease as much people as possible. Ain't too proud to beg , The Worst, and Heart of Stone would have been great choices that would have given more interest to the CDs when compared to performances featured in Four Flicks.
Expected release date : Sep 27  2004. 

June 21 :   Ronnie Wood guest of Bob Dylan's show in London

Bob Dylan played guitar for Bob Dylan yesterday night in London.  Setlist avaiblable on Bob Dylan's official webpage. Click HERE to see it.

Ronnie is also expected to appear with Rod Stewart on June 26 in London for the Olympic Torch Concert at The Mall in Central London.
This may be an early rehearsal for their concert on Aug. 29 at the Hollywood Bowl  (scroll down and check my news from March 25)

June 17 2004 :   The 2nd Rolling Stones Singles box set to be released soon.

The  Singles 1965-1967 box will be available on July 12 It will include 11 CDs (24 songs) featuring the original vinyl artworks and a collector booklet. The price is expected to be similar to the price of the 1st box set. Here's the tracklisting : CD1  (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction + The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man CD2  Get Off Of My Cloud + I'm Free + The Singer Not The Song CD3  As Tears Go By + Gotta Get Away CD4  19th Nervous Breakdown + Sad Day CD5  Paint It, Black + Stupid Girl + Long, Long While CD6  Mother's Little Helper + Lady's Jane CD7  Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow? + Who's Driving Your Plane? CD8  Ruby Tuesday + Let's Spend The Night Together CD9  Dandelion + We Love You CD10  She's A Rainbow + 2000 Light Years From Home CD11  In Another Land + The Lantern

June 16 :   Money Money Money : The frustration of the french Metallica fans

The Parc des Princes show scheduled on June 23 in Paris will be the ONLY show of both American and European tours that won’t be available to download (at a cost of approx. USD 10) from Metallica’s official webpage.
According to the band the reason is the fees asked by the venue to authorize the band to record its performance.

If this information is true, we all can blame the stadium’s management and the city of Paris for their greedy behavior.

On the other hand, Metallica could have made a gesture and “offer” the show as a tribute to their french fans. Unluckily, it looks like the band is broke because of Napster, and it’s really sad to see that they can’t afford not to earn money on the downloading of one particular show.
I really hope that both parts will try to find an agreement during the few days left before June 23...

June 15 :   Eric Clapton selling some of his guitars.

A sale of some of Eric Clapton's guitars will take place at Christie's on June 24. The benefits will go to the Crossroads foundation.
Among the models to be sold : "Blackie", a 1956 black Fender Stratocaster, which price may reach EUR 150.000.
Also available : a 1964 cherry red Gibson ES-335, a Martin 000-42 acoustic guitar that Eric used on his Unplugged album, and some of the guitars offered to Eric by some of his fellow guitar players : Pete Townshend, Brian May or B.B. King.
If you want to see some of the approx. 20 guitars for sale, click HERE. (online bids are possible)
If you want to have a look at the Crossroads foundation, rather click HERE.

June 10 2004 :   Ray Charles dias at 73.

Ray Charles died at his Beverly Hills home.
The R&B has lost one of its most legendary characters and a wonderful voice.

June 2 2004 :   Happy Birthday Mr Watts !!!

Best wishes to Charlie Watts for his birthday !
Charlie will release on June 12 a new jazz album recorded live in 2001 at the Ronnie Scott's club in London.
Click HERE for more info.

June 1 2004 :   Happy Birthday Woody !!!

Best wishes to Ronnie Wood for his 57th birthday !!!

May 26 2004 :   Details about "Steady Rollin’Man"

On the left : the cover of the forthcoming french book on Bill Wyman to be published June 18.   The Live CD offered with the book will be entitled "Steady Rollin' Band". Here's the tracklisting : 1. Let The Good Times Roll 2. Jitterbug Boogie 3. Jump Five + Wail 4. Hit the Road Jack 5. Chicken Shack Boogie 6. I Put A Spell On You 7. Tear It Up 8. Tell You A secret 9. Chantilly Lace Total running length : 57 min 13'

May 25 2004 :   A new book about Bill Wyman in France.

"Steady Rollin’Man" is the name of a portrait of Bill Wyman to be released in France on June 18.
The 256-page colour book will feature 200 photos, and will also include a 9-track live CD from the Rhythm Kings.
Retail price will be EUR 29.
More details ASAP

May 24 2004 :   Keith participating to a club gig in Connecticut.

Keith Richards has played at the Box Car Club in Connecticut in the evening of Friday May 21. The jazz & blues club is located in Southport, CT, close to Keith's current living place.  
He participated to a blues concert featuring blues player David Honeyboy Edwards (age 89) and Rocky Lawrence. 
The show attendance was about 80 people, including Keith's friend Blondie Chaplin.                             (Source : AP News and Yahoo !).

May  21 2004 :   New photos online

As promised, new photos from the Ronnie Lane tribute show at the Royal Albert Hall in London are now online. Click one the photo on the left for direct access to the photo page. A big thank you to the contributors who shared their photos !

May 17 2004 :   Mick Jagger in Cannes today.

Mick Jagger was in Cannes today to see the new Michael Moore movie Fahrenheit 9/11.
As a movie producer, he's a regular visitor of the French Film Festival, especially when the Stones are not on tour.

May 15 2004 :   Toronto Rocks on DVD this summer

April 27 2004 :   1st Rolling Stones Singles box in stores today

The 1963 - 1965 box set is available. It's pretty nice (see photo in the previous news)
All the CDs are in a reproduction of the original packaging, sometimes in a neutral Decca sleeve with a hole in the center.
The CDs are black on both sides, and decorated like a vinyl record. The original blue labels on the discs are not reproduced.
The sound is really great, but no SACD hybrid CDs this time.
As an addition, the box includes 3 Polaroid-like photo prints from the Stones playing on TV.
One of the photos is from Ready Steady Go. It's cut, and somewhat underexposed, but you can see Manfred Mann backstage waiting for the Stones to end their set.
The booklet is nice and includes the photos of the forthcoming 2 boxes : 1965 -1976 and 1968 -1971. 

April 16 2004 :   Ronnie Wood @ RAH 

Click HERE to see some great photos of the Ronnie Lane Tribute show. More to come...

April 12 2004 :   Back from London

Click on the links to get direct access to the reviews of last week's live appearances of Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts.

April 12 2004 :   Forthcoming CDs

Charlie Watts will release in June a live CD recorded during the concerts he gave in June 2001 in London's Ronnie Scott's Club. The happy spectators of his current shows at the Ronnie Scott's are being offered a promotional 1 track CD feat. Faction, a jazz cover of Satisfaction.

Tim Ries, will release a CD made of Stones covers. 
Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Charlie Watts, Lisa Fischer, Darryl Jones, Sheryl Crow (on Slipping Away) and Norah Jones (on Wild Horses) contributed to this project.
Here's the tracklisting : Satisfaction, Slipping Away, Honky Tonk Women, As Tears Go By, Paint It Black, Gimme Shelter, Street Fighting Man, Wild Horses, Ruby Tuesday, Waiting On A Friend, Angie, You Can’t Always Get What You Want.
The CD will be available this summer in Japan and in fall in Europe and the USA.
Tim will play the Stockholm Jazz Festival on June 21, but will also do some dates in Australia in May, in the US over the summer and in China in October. More news ASAP.

April 3 2004 :   Ronnie's busy holidays

Ronnie was at the Royal Albert Hall on March 30 for the Teenage Cancer Trust. He played with the Stereophonics on "Handbags And Gladrags", "Don't Let Me Down" and "Ooh La La".
He was back again at the Royal Albert Hall on April 1 for the last show of the Teenage Cancer Trust, as guest of Jools Holland and played "Ooh La La" with his children Jesse and Leah.
On April 8, Ronnie is due to be part of "One For The Road", The Ronnie Lane Memorial Concert that will take place at the ... Royal Albert Hall !

March 28 2004 :   A free book for all Stones fans

Jean-Marie Moreau has just completed an amazing work compiling all the photos an news articles concerning the '78 US Tour.
He is offering it for free, so don't hesitate and have a look at his work by clicking HERE.

March 26 2004 :   Stones box artwork.

Here's the artwork for the 1st Rolling Stones singles box to be released on April 26 2004 in most countries. For the tracklisting, scroll down to earlier news This 1st box will be followed by 2 others later this year : "The Rolling Stones - Singles 1965-1967" "The Rolling Stones Singles 1968-1971"

March 25 2004 :   Ronnie Wood and Rod Stewart : back together live.

Ronnie Wood has been officially announced as guest at Rod Stewart's show at the Hollywood Bowl, Monday Aug. 30.
As of today, this is the only show officially announced with Ronnie. Check out Ticketmaster for more info.
Tickets on sale Sunday March 28.

March 21 2004 :   More details on Stones singles box.

The 1st Stones singles box will be entitled "The Rolling Stones Singles 1963-1965". The 12 CD set featuring 33 songs will respect the original artwork of each record.  The box will also include a 28-page booklet with photos and annotation.   (Source :  Billboard)
• CD1:     Come On / I Want To Be Loved (U.K. 1963)
• CD2:     I Wanna Be Your Man / Stoned (U.K. 1963 / U.S. 1964)
• CD3:     The Rolling Stones EP : Bye, Bye Johnny / Money / You Better Move On / Poison Ivy (U.K. 1964)
• CD4:     Not Fade Away / Little By Little (U.K. 1964 / U.S. 1964)
• CD5:     It's All Over Now / Good Times, Bad Times (U.K. 1964" / "U.S. 1964)
• CD6:     Five By Five (EP): If You Need Me / Empty Heart / 2120 South Michigan Avenue / Confessin' the Blues / Around and Around (U.K. 1964)
• CD7:     Tell Me / I Just Want To Make Love To You (U.S. 1964)
• CD8:     Time Is On My Side / Congratulations (U.S. 1964)
• CD9:     Little Red Rooster / Off the Hook (U.K. 1964)
• CD10:   Heart of Stone / What a Shame (U.S. 1964)
• CD11:   The Last Time / Play With Fire (U.K. 1965 / U.S. 1965)
• CD12:   Got Live If You Want It (EP): We Want the Stones / Everybody Needs Somebody... / Pain In My Heart / Route 66 / I'm Moving On / I'm Alright (U.K. 1965)

Amazon UK is announcing the release of the box on April 26 for £ 39,99

March 17 2004 :   Happy St Patrick's day !!!!

And best wishes to Ronnie Wood who told in this week's Sunday Mirror (see March 14 news) that he would stop smoking on March 17.
Ronnie be goode !

March 17 2004 :   Bill with friends at the Royal Albert Hall on March 15 

Bill Wyman played at the One Generation 4 Another charity concert in aid of The Lord's Taverners, at the Royal Albert Hall in London last Monday. The funds raised by the concert will be used for children in buying minibuses and wheelchairs. Bill and his Rhythm Kings were joined on stage by Eric Clapton, Peter Greene and Bon Geldof among others. AP Photo/PA - Andy Butterton

March 16 2004 :   Mick and Keith at the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame ceremony.

Tonight was the 19th annual induction Ceremony of the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame in New York City.
Mick Jagger was there to induct Jann Wenner, co-founder of Rolling Stone magazine.
Keith introduced ZZ Top.

           
Mick, Ahmet Ertegun and Jann Wenner                Keith with his daughter Theodora                (Source & photos : REUTERS)

March 14 2004 :   A Ronnie Wood interview in the Sunday Mirror

Today's edition of the Sunday Mirror is containing an interview of Ronnie Wood.
He talks about his life, his health, and his addictions to alcohol and cigarettes.
According to him, he is still sober, and therefore his marriage is NOT in trouble.

Click HERE to read the full interview found on the Sunday Mirror's website.

March 10 2004 :   Downloadable music : great news from Metallica

Pearl Jam et The Who were already selling budget-priced CDs of all the shows of their recent tours, but Metallica went even further.
All the shows of their 2004 tour will be available in their entirety and in soundboard quality on their webpage a couple of days after the show.
The prices : US$ 9.99 for MP3 files and US$ 12.99 for FLAC files. Artworks and CD labels are also available.
Other great news : no membership required. For detais, click  HERE
I hope the Stones will be able to set up a similar offer with their Licks Tour shows and with their future shows.

 March 2 2004 :   Charlie Watts' solo shows.     

After a 2-week stay at the Ronnie Scott's Club in London, Charlie Watts and his tentet will play a few dates in Europe this summer.
Already announced are : 
    July 4 at the Zeltfestival in Constance (Germany)
    July 14 at the Vitoria-Gasteiz Festival (Spain)
More info about ticket availability or additionnal dates ASAP.

Feb. 21  2004 :   Keith Richards at the 2004 Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame ceremony.     

Keith will be presenting a part of this year's edition of RnR Hall of Fame at New York City's Waldorf Astoria on March 15.
Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews, Tom Petty, Kid Rock and Alicia Keys will also be presenting.
2004 inductees include  ZZ TOP, Prince, Bob Seger and the late George Harrison among others.
The ceremony will be broadcast March 21 on VH1.    (source REUTERS)

Feb. 17  2004 :   Bill Wyman and the Rhythm Kings on tour again this spring and summer.

Afetr a short break, Bill and his band will be back on stage for a benefit concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London on March 15.
Eric Clapton, Sam Brown, The Zombies, Jools Holland, Paul Carrack, Geno Washington, Roger Chapman, Andy Fairweather Low and Peter Green are also expected to be part of this show that is set up by the Lord's Taverners .
Click  HERE for tickets

After that, Bill and the Rhythm Kings will be on tour in Europe, with dates in Germany, England, France, Italy, Netherlands etc. 
Click ICI for details.

Feb. 15  2004 :   Ron Wood on stage in April      

Ronnie will be part of the Ronnie Lane Memorial Concert to take place April 8 2004 at London's Royal Albert Hall         (source IORR)
Paul Weller, Pete Townshend et Ocean Colour Scene (Rolling Stones' opening act in Stuttgart '99) are among the other performers.
Click HERE for tickets.

Feb. 10  2004 :   Charlie Watts live in London     

You have been slightly more than 22,000 from 47 identified countries visiting this webpage during this 1^st year, despite the difficulties I have to get it registered into search engines and other webpages.
I want to thank you all for your visits. They are a motivation for me to keep on updating it during the next days, weeks and monthes, until the start of a new Stones tour  ;o)

Feb. 10 2004 :   Charlie Watts live in London     

Charlie Watts' Big Band will play at the Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club from April 5 to April 17.
Charlie already played there in 1991 with his Quintet and in 2001 with his Tentet.
Booking by phone or fax. Click HERE for details. 

Feb. 9 2004 :   A few live acts while waiting for the Stones      

The next spring and summer will offer the opportunity to see some interesting live acts on both sides of the Atlantic.
   
Europe : 
Mick Taylor is still playing a few gigs in Europe (details).
Also touring : Eric Clapton, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica (stadium shows), David Bowie, Paul Mc Cartney (Stade de France, Paris June 24)
The Genesis fans will be given the opportunity to see Phil Collins, and/or Peter Gabriel
  
USA / Canada :
BB King, Aerosmith (sometimes with Cheap Trick), Metallica (arenas), Bob Dylan, Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Feb. 7 2004 :   The Who back in the press and on stage      

Feb. 6 2004 :   New Rolling Stones singles collection due out this spring       

A new Rolling Stones singles collection will be released in three box sets featuring 68 tracks on 42 CDs. 
All the singles and EPs released between 1963 and 1976 will be presented in their original sleeves.
Each box will feature an exclusive booklet. The first box set covering the 1963-1965 era should be available in April.    (Source IORR) 

Jan. 30 2004 :   Mick Jagger on French/German TV       

TV channel Arte available in France and Germany will show the movie BENT on Friday Feb. 6  at 11:35 PM CET.
Mick Jagger is playing the role of a transvestite cabaret owner in Berlin in the 1930ies.  

News Archive 2003