”Ooh, a storm is threatening/my very life today/If i don‘t get some shelter/ooh yeah I‘m gonna fade away.” (Jagger/Richards) I can‘t recall when I have been as happy recently as i was upon seeing the ...
I’ve been on a “Gimme Shelter” kick for the past few months. Can’t get enough of it. It’s a haunting, haunted, menacing song, brought together by ghostly high harmony backing vocals and a descending, ...
The Rolling Stones kept their hot streak going with 'Let It Bleed' in 1969. Here are the stories behind the songs on that LP.
“Sweet Black Angel” is one of the Stones’ most overtly political tracks. Written in advocacy for Angela Davis, a political activist, this track sees the band pick a side during her controversial ...
The phrase "college preparatory" normally brings to mind advanced high school courses in math, science or history. Performing in an original musical with well-known songs by the Rolling Stones doesn't ...
With fighting raging on in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and seemingly no end in sight for the 250,000 Congolese people forced from their homes because of the violence, actor-director ...
Florence Welch may seem reserved, but here’s what happens when she’s on stage with Mick Jagger. She joined The Rolling Stones in London at The O2 Arena and wasn’t about to have her energy outdone by a ...
The next phase of the battle over migrants will come when Trump starts to carry out his promise to conduct mass deportations. Once upon a time, the classic Rolling Stones song “Gimme Shelter” could ...