Alice Walker published her acclaimed novel “The Color Purple” in 1982. It sold five million copies; Walker became the first Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize and she also received the National Book Club Award. Three years later, Steven Spielberg directed the lauded film version which made stars out of Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover. It earned 11 Oscar nominations. The story revolves around a young woman who suffers abuse from her father and husband for four decades until she finds her own identity. Not exactly the stuff of a Broadway musical.
But the 2005 tuner version received strong reviews, ran 910 performances and earned ten Tony nominations, winning best actress for Lachanze. The 2015 production picked up two Tonys for best revival and actress for Cynthia Erivo. The movie musical version opened strong Christmas Day with $18 million and is a strong contender in several Oscar categories especially for Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks.
But the 2005 tuner version received strong reviews, ran 910 performances and earned ten Tony nominations, winning best actress for Lachanze. The 2015 production picked up two Tonys for best revival and actress for Cynthia Erivo. The movie musical version opened strong Christmas Day with $18 million and is a strong contender in several Oscar categories especially for Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks.
- 1/2/2024
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
The Rolling Stones – with a little help from AARP – will play 16 cities across the United States and Canada in a new spring-summer 2024 tour, with stops including L.A.’s SoFi Stadium and New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium outside New York City.
The tour supports the new Stones album Hackney Diamonds, but a message on the Stones’ tour website says the band widll play selections from that album as well as “fan favourite deep cuts” and the major hits including “Start Me Up,” “Gimme Shelter,” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” “Satisfaction” and more.
The tour kicks off April 28 in Houston and finishes up in Santa Clara, California, on July 17. The Hackney Diamonnds tour is promoted by Aeg Presents’ Concerts West and is sponsored by AARP, the organization focusing on issues affecting people over the age of 50.
The inexhaustible band includes the longtime members Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ron Wood. Original drummer Charlies...
The tour supports the new Stones album Hackney Diamonds, but a message on the Stones’ tour website says the band widll play selections from that album as well as “fan favourite deep cuts” and the major hits including “Start Me Up,” “Gimme Shelter,” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” “Satisfaction” and more.
The tour kicks off April 28 in Houston and finishes up in Santa Clara, California, on July 17. The Hackney Diamonnds tour is promoted by Aeg Presents’ Concerts West and is sponsored by AARP, the organization focusing on issues affecting people over the age of 50.
The inexhaustible band includes the longtime members Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ron Wood. Original drummer Charlies...
- 11/21/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
It might or might not be true, as Nick Broomfield declares in his new feature documentary, that “most people today” haven’t heard of Brian Jones. If it’s true of most young music fans, then a) yikes and b) The Stones and Brian Jones is here to bridge the generation gap. The Magnolia release, which is receiving a one-night theatrical showcase 10 days before its Nov. 17 general release, joins an ever-expanding pack of doc portraits exploring boomer musicians who led the rock revolution of the ’60s and ’70s.
Broomfield’s earlier takes on pop culture giants — among them Kurt Cobain, Whitney Houston, Leonard Cohen and Biggie and Tupac — have ranged from basic to divisive to lurid. In this case, taking a deep dive into public and private archives, he emerges with a surprisingly poignant study of the Rolling Stones co-founder, a middle-class kid who rebelled against his upbringing, found his...
Broomfield’s earlier takes on pop culture giants — among them Kurt Cobain, Whitney Houston, Leonard Cohen and Biggie and Tupac — have ranged from basic to divisive to lurid. In this case, taking a deep dive into public and private archives, he emerges with a surprisingly poignant study of the Rolling Stones co-founder, a middle-class kid who rebelled against his upbringing, found his...
- 11/6/2023
- by Sheri Linden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ask Bill Wyman what people should expect from The Stones and Brian Jones, documentarian Nick Broomfield’s new film about the late, doomed founder of the band, and he’s pretty straightforward about it: “The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but!”
That may be a slight exaggeration, but there’s no denying that the documentary, for which the former Rolling Stones bass player was a “historical consultant,” delves into the highs (laterally and figuratively) and lows of the man who started the Stones but never lived past the Sixties.
That may be a slight exaggeration, but there’s no denying that the documentary, for which the former Rolling Stones bass player was a “historical consultant,” delves into the highs (laterally and figuratively) and lows of the man who started the Stones but never lived past the Sixties.
- 11/4/2023
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
In the weeks before the release of The Stones and Brian Jones, Nick Broomfield’s documentary about the first casualty of the Rolling Stones’ rise to prominence, the band released its 24th (in the UK; 26th in the US) studio album. And as part of the release of Hackney Diamonds, the band’s first studio release in seven years, the Stones’ PR machine went into overdrive. Mick Jagger and Keith Richard made the rounds and, among other topics, often touched on the death of longtime drummer Charlie Watts and its impact on the band. These interviews have tended to be fascinating affairs; such is the state of things when members of rock royalty hit the promotion trail.
One name that was barely mentioned is Brian Jones. That is not altogether surprising; even though Jones was the band’s founder and its first leader, he died more than 50 years ago. But...
One name that was barely mentioned is Brian Jones. That is not altogether surprising; even though Jones was the band’s founder and its first leader, he died more than 50 years ago. But...
- 11/2/2023
- by Christopher Schobert
- The Film Stage
Judy Nugent, who portrayed one of the twins on the early TV sitcom The Ruggles and a girl who flies around the world in the arms of the Man of Steel on a heartwarming Adventures of Superman episode, has died. She was 83.
Nugent died on Oct. 26 “surrounded by family at her Montana ranch after a short battle with cancer,” according to a family statement shared by her daughter-in-law and Battlestar Galactica and Chicago Fire actress Anne Lockhart (the older daughter of Lassie and Lost in Space star June Lockhart).
The younger daughter of a prop man at MGM, Nugent also appeared in two films directed by Douglas Sirk: as a wise-cracking tomboy who tries to get a blinded widow (Jane Wyman) to snap out of it in Magnificent Obsession (1954), and as one of the daughters of Fred MacMurray and Joan Bennett’s characters in There’s Always Tomorrow (1956).
Nugent also...
Nugent died on Oct. 26 “surrounded by family at her Montana ranch after a short battle with cancer,” according to a family statement shared by her daughter-in-law and Battlestar Galactica and Chicago Fire actress Anne Lockhart (the older daughter of Lassie and Lost in Space star June Lockhart).
The younger daughter of a prop man at MGM, Nugent also appeared in two films directed by Douglas Sirk: as a wise-cracking tomboy who tries to get a blinded widow (Jane Wyman) to snap out of it in Magnificent Obsession (1954), and as one of the daughters of Fred MacMurray and Joan Bennett’s characters in There’s Always Tomorrow (1956).
Nugent also...
- 10/31/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Get ready for “Sweet Sounds of Heaven.” After announcing their 24th studio album Hackney Diamonds, the Rolling Stones have released a preview of their new single featuring Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder. On the track, Gaga sings and Wonder plays keys and piano.
The single is the second release from the album, following “Angry,” which was dropped on Sep. 6 along with the news of their new album, which is due Oct. 20. The 16-second teaser for “Sweet Sounds of Heaven” was released on the band’s Instagram, the post also revealing...
The single is the second release from the album, following “Angry,” which was dropped on Sep. 6 along with the news of their new album, which is due Oct. 20. The 16-second teaser for “Sweet Sounds of Heaven” was released on the band’s Instagram, the post also revealing...
- 9/26/2023
- by Carita Rizzo
- Rollingstone.com
The Rolling Stones have confirmed that Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, and Elton John will all appear on their new album, Hackney Diamonds.
Additionally, The Stones’ late drummer Charlie Watts and former bassist Bill Wyman are featured on the LP.
Gaga sings on the song “Sweet Sounds Of Heaven,” which also features keys and piano played by Wonder. McCartney plays bass on “Bite My Head Off,” while Elton John appears on both “Get Close” and “Live By the Sword.” Watts and Wyman are also featured on “Live By the Sword,” with Watts also playing drums on “Mess It Up.” Check out the full tracklist below.
Hackney Diamonds, the band’s first album of new and original material, is set for release on October 20th. Spanning 12 tracks, it was produced by Andrew Watt and recorded in Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles; Metropolis Studios, London; Sanctuary Studios, Nassau, Bahamas; Electric Lady Studios,...
Additionally, The Stones’ late drummer Charlie Watts and former bassist Bill Wyman are featured on the LP.
Gaga sings on the song “Sweet Sounds Of Heaven,” which also features keys and piano played by Wonder. McCartney plays bass on “Bite My Head Off,” while Elton John appears on both “Get Close” and “Live By the Sword.” Watts and Wyman are also featured on “Live By the Sword,” with Watts also playing drums on “Mess It Up.” Check out the full tracklist below.
Hackney Diamonds, the band’s first album of new and original material, is set for release on October 20th. Spanning 12 tracks, it was produced by Andrew Watt and recorded in Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles; Metropolis Studios, London; Sanctuary Studios, Nassau, Bahamas; Electric Lady Studios,...
- 9/14/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
The Rolling Stones announced their new album, Hackney Diamonds, and premiered the video for its first single, the hard-rocking “Angry,” at a press conference Wednesday in East London. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wood sat down with Jimmy Fallon to talk about the making of their upcoming LP, their 24th, which is due Oct. 20.
It’s the band’s first full album of original music since 2005’s A Bigger Bang, and their first since the death of drummer Charlie Watts. Jagger explained that the title, Hackney Diamonds, is slang...
It’s the band’s first full album of original music since 2005’s A Bigger Bang, and their first since the death of drummer Charlie Watts. Jagger explained that the title, Hackney Diamonds, is slang...
- 9/6/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
The Rolling Stones’ Bill Wyman released solo songs that initially received little attention. He released one song that became a hit in the United Kingdom. The song in question is forgotten today.
The Rolling Stones‘ Bill Wyman initially decided he didn’t want to make solo songs like Mick Jagger did. Despite this, he had a hit song of his own. He explained why he changed his mind and released a famous single of his own.
Why The Rolling Stones’ Bill Wyman wanted to release songs without his band
In the 2013 book 50 Licks: Myths and Stories from Half a Century of The Rolling Stones, Wyman discussed putting out his hit song “(Si, Si) Je Suis un Rock Star.” “It’s really exciting — it’s like the first time we as a group had a hit; everything feels new again,” he said. “We all have our insecurities and doubts about whether...
The Rolling Stones‘ Bill Wyman initially decided he didn’t want to make solo songs like Mick Jagger did. Despite this, he had a hit song of his own. He explained why he changed his mind and released a famous single of his own.
Why The Rolling Stones’ Bill Wyman wanted to release songs without his band
In the 2013 book 50 Licks: Myths and Stories from Half a Century of The Rolling Stones, Wyman discussed putting out his hit song “(Si, Si) Je Suis un Rock Star.” “It’s really exciting — it’s like the first time we as a group had a hit; everything feels new again,” he said. “We all have our insecurities and doubts about whether...
- 6/23/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Bill Wyman is an original member of The Rolling Stones. However, he left the band in 1993. The Stones have remained together since then, but Wyman was a part of their glorious beginnings, where they wrote and recorded many of their most iconic songs. The bass guitarist is finally reuniting with the band, but he still doesn’t regret his decision to leave.
Bill Wyman will appear on the next Rolling Stones album
It has been 30 years since Bill Wyman left The Rolling Stones. The band has continued gracefully, with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards leading the charge. However, there is still something special about seeing more of the original members united, especially with the recent death of drummer Charlie Watts.
According to a report from The Sun, Wyman will be appearing on the next Rolling Stones album. The story was shared on June 9, 2023. Reportedly, Wyman flew down to Los Angeles...
Bill Wyman will appear on the next Rolling Stones album
It has been 30 years since Bill Wyman left The Rolling Stones. The band has continued gracefully, with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards leading the charge. However, there is still something special about seeing more of the original members united, especially with the recent death of drummer Charlie Watts.
According to a report from The Sun, Wyman will be appearing on the next Rolling Stones album. The story was shared on June 9, 2023. Reportedly, Wyman flew down to Los Angeles...
- 6/18/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Legendary British rock band Rolling Stones will be reuniting with their former bassist Bill Wyman after 30 years since his departure from the band. The 86-year-old Wyman was last seen in the band’s 1989 LP ‘Steel Wheels’ after which, he quit the band in 1993.
However, Wyman did briefly reunite with the band and played on stage with Jagger, Watts, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wood for their 50th anniversary tour in 2012. Since leaving The Stones, Wyman has kept active with a solo career, with his latest solo album coming out in 2015 called ‘Back to Basics’.
Now, the former bassist will be featured on the band’s upcoming studio album, which was written as a tribute to their late drummer Charlie Watts, who died in August 2021 at the age of 80 due to throat cancer, although his drumming will be on the LP.
According to Deadline, the band’s singer Mick Jagger (79) invited Wyman...
However, Wyman did briefly reunite with the band and played on stage with Jagger, Watts, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wood for their 50th anniversary tour in 2012. Since leaving The Stones, Wyman has kept active with a solo career, with his latest solo album coming out in 2015 called ‘Back to Basics’.
Now, the former bassist will be featured on the band’s upcoming studio album, which was written as a tribute to their late drummer Charlie Watts, who died in August 2021 at the age of 80 due to throat cancer, although his drumming will be on the LP.
According to Deadline, the band’s singer Mick Jagger (79) invited Wyman...
- 6/10/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
More than 30 years after leaving the Rolling Stones, Bill Wyman is back.
The 86-year-old bassist will be featured on a song on the Stones’ upcoming album, the Sun reported Friday, as a tribute to their late drummer Charlie Watts, who died in August 2021. Watts will also be on the recording.
Mick Jagger reportedly invited Wyman to recording sessions in Los Angeles to work on the track. The album is expected this fall, and will be the first Stones album since the Grammy-winning covers album Blue & Lonesome in 2016, and the first of original material since A Bigger Bang in 2005.
Previously, Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were reported to be contributors on the new recording as well.
“Bill hasn’t seen the band together for years but always loved Charlie. This record’s really a tribute to Charlie, so he couldn’t say no,” a source told the Sun.
Wyman previously...
The 86-year-old bassist will be featured on a song on the Stones’ upcoming album, the Sun reported Friday, as a tribute to their late drummer Charlie Watts, who died in August 2021. Watts will also be on the recording.
Mick Jagger reportedly invited Wyman to recording sessions in Los Angeles to work on the track. The album is expected this fall, and will be the first Stones album since the Grammy-winning covers album Blue & Lonesome in 2016, and the first of original material since A Bigger Bang in 2005.
Previously, Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were reported to be contributors on the new recording as well.
“Bill hasn’t seen the band together for years but always loved Charlie. This record’s really a tribute to Charlie, so he couldn’t say no,” a source told the Sun.
Wyman previously...
- 6/10/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Bill Wyman will reportedly reunite with The Rolling Stones on their upcoming studio album.
The Sun reports that Wyman joined the band at a Los Angeles recording studio at the invitation of Mick Jagger. The as-yet-unannounced album is a tribute to late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, who died in August 2021 at the age of 80.
“Bill hasn’t seen the band together for years but always loved Charlie. This record’s really a tribute to Charlie, so he couldn’t say no,” a source told The Sun.
Wyman hasn’t appeared on Stones album since 1989’s Steel Wheels. He departed the band four years later in 1993. He later reunited on stage with Jagger, Watts, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wood for their 50th anniversary tour in 2012.
The Rolling Stones’ new album will also feature drum parts recorded by Watts prior to his death, as well as contributions from surviving Beatles members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.
The Sun reports that Wyman joined the band at a Los Angeles recording studio at the invitation of Mick Jagger. The as-yet-unannounced album is a tribute to late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, who died in August 2021 at the age of 80.
“Bill hasn’t seen the band together for years but always loved Charlie. This record’s really a tribute to Charlie, so he couldn’t say no,” a source told The Sun.
Wyman hasn’t appeared on Stones album since 1989’s Steel Wheels. He departed the band four years later in 1993. He later reunited on stage with Jagger, Watts, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wood for their 50th anniversary tour in 2012.
The Rolling Stones’ new album will also feature drum parts recorded by Watts prior to his death, as well as contributions from surviving Beatles members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.
- 6/10/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
A sense of yearning pervades Pj Harvey’s latest single, “I Inside the Old I Dying,” which will appear on her upcoming I Inside the Old Year Dying album, out July 7. She describes flora and fauna as “all waiting for His kingdom,” referencing someone named Wyman as she seems to become one with nature. “Slip from my childhood skin,” she sings before slipping into her native Dorset dialect, “I zing through the forest/I hover in the holway/and laugh into the leaves.” (Last year, Harvey released the book Orlam,...
- 6/7/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
During the 1960s, three of the biggest musicians in the world were The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Bob Dylan. While the three were music rivals, they all greatly respected each other. The Beatles and the Stones both considered Dylan to be a significant influence. Dylan also enjoyed the two British bands and, at one point, suggested uniting the bands to make a mega album. However, it wasn’t meant to be.
Bob Dylan almost made an album with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones Bob Dylan | George Rose/Getty Images
Dylan was an influential figure among the members of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. John Lennon credited the “Like a Rolling Stone” singer as a key figure behind his songwriting style on songs such as “In My Life”, “I’m a Loser”, and “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away”. While Dylan kept his feelings close to his chest,...
Bob Dylan almost made an album with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones Bob Dylan | George Rose/Getty Images
Dylan was an influential figure among the members of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. John Lennon credited the “Like a Rolling Stone” singer as a key figure behind his songwriting style on songs such as “In My Life”, “I’m a Loser”, and “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away”. While Dylan kept his feelings close to his chest,...
- 6/2/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Rolling Stones built their reputation by playing blue-blooded rock music. Yet many of their No. 1 hits were heartstring-tugging ballads. Here are some of The Rolling Stones’ best ballads from their 60-year career.
(l-r) Rolling Stones members Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Mick Jagger, Mick Taylor, and Keith Richards | Pa Images via Getty Images 1. ‘As Tears Go By’
The Rolling Stones essentially covered this song by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. They handed it to Marianne Faithfull (Jagger’s girlfriend at the time), who recorded her version first.
Somehow, the 20-something Jagger convincingly conveyed the longing and loneliness of old age with just a few lines of lyrics in a song lasting less than three minutes. The gently plucked acoustic guitar and syrupy strings added to the effect. The Stones dropped the folk-tinged “As Tears Go By” in 1966, and it stands as one of their finest ballads decades later.
2. ‘Ruby Tuesday...
(l-r) Rolling Stones members Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Mick Jagger, Mick Taylor, and Keith Richards | Pa Images via Getty Images 1. ‘As Tears Go By’
The Rolling Stones essentially covered this song by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. They handed it to Marianne Faithfull (Jagger’s girlfriend at the time), who recorded her version first.
Somehow, the 20-something Jagger convincingly conveyed the longing and loneliness of old age with just a few lines of lyrics in a song lasting less than three minutes. The gently plucked acoustic guitar and syrupy strings added to the effect. The Stones dropped the folk-tinged “As Tears Go By” in 1966, and it stands as one of their finest ballads decades later.
2. ‘Ruby Tuesday...
- 5/18/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Exclusive: Malcolm McDowell is saddling up with James Paxton, Bernadette Peters and Laura Marano for Adam Rifkin’s Western Last Train to Fortune.
Last Train to Fortune also reteams McDowell with his former wife, Oscar winner Mary Steenburgen, the duo previously starring together in the 1979 sci-fi drama Time After Time and the 1983 Martin Ritt drama Cross Creek.
In the pic, McDowell plays Cecil Peachtree, a stuffed-shirt schoolmaster who misses the last train to Fortune and meets an outlaw named Dooley (Paxton), at which point they strike a deal: The gunslinger will ride the book-loving Cecil to Fortune in exchange for his teacher’s stipend awaiting him. Along the way there are gunfights, jailbreaks and saloon gals, and our mismatched heroes form an unlikely bond. The pic, which is produced by Michael Gerstein, Paxton, Matt Williams, Rifkin and Brad Wyman (the Oscar-winning Charlize Theron drama Monster) is said to be in the spirit of True Grit,...
Last Train to Fortune also reteams McDowell with his former wife, Oscar winner Mary Steenburgen, the duo previously starring together in the 1979 sci-fi drama Time After Time and the 1983 Martin Ritt drama Cross Creek.
In the pic, McDowell plays Cecil Peachtree, a stuffed-shirt schoolmaster who misses the last train to Fortune and meets an outlaw named Dooley (Paxton), at which point they strike a deal: The gunslinger will ride the book-loving Cecil to Fortune in exchange for his teacher’s stipend awaiting him. Along the way there are gunfights, jailbreaks and saloon gals, and our mismatched heroes form an unlikely bond. The pic, which is produced by Michael Gerstein, Paxton, Matt Williams, Rifkin and Brad Wyman (the Oscar-winning Charlize Theron drama Monster) is said to be in the spirit of True Grit,...
- 4/24/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham’s larger-than-life drum sound mirrored his larger-than-life Bonzo persona. At least when he toured with the band. He once spent $85,000 in cash on a car while on tour just to embarrass the salesperson. Yet a Bonham hobby while at home proved to be a major passion. A case of mistaken identity by the girlfriend of Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman proved it.
Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham | Dick Barnatt/Redferns John Bonham’s hobby raising cattle and bulls led to a case of mistaken identity
Bonham earned his Bonzo nickname before he joined Led Zeppelin. The drummer lived up to it while on the road with the band. He often dealt with the boredom of life on the road and the adrenaline of playing sold-out concerts with alcohol. And when Bonham overserved himself, mischief often ensued.
That wild side stood in stark contrast to Bonham’s most domestic side.
Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham | Dick Barnatt/Redferns John Bonham’s hobby raising cattle and bulls led to a case of mistaken identity
Bonham earned his Bonzo nickname before he joined Led Zeppelin. The drummer lived up to it while on the road with the band. He often dealt with the boredom of life on the road and the adrenaline of playing sold-out concerts with alcohol. And when Bonham overserved himself, mischief often ensued.
That wild side stood in stark contrast to Bonham’s most domestic side.
- 3/26/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
For a certain set of music fans, The Rolling Stones have always included Ronnie Wood. The guitarist wasn’t one of the band’s five original members, but he is one of the longest-serving. And he might have to consider himself lucky. Wood’s confidence during his tryout for the Stones made drummer Charlie Watts crack a good-natured joke. Having the mild-mannered drummer open up might have helped Wood achieve his long-held professional dream of joining The Rolling Stones.
(l-r) Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts, and Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones | Ebet Roberts/Redferns Ronnie Wood felt confident during his Rolling Stones tryout
When founding member Brian Jones died, The Rolling Stones replaced their rhythm guitarist/multi-instrumentalist with Mick Taylor. He played on some of the band’s most legendary albums, including Let It Bleed and Exile on Main St., but he abruptly left the band. Wood was one of...
(l-r) Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts, and Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones | Ebet Roberts/Redferns Ronnie Wood felt confident during his Rolling Stones tryout
When founding member Brian Jones died, The Rolling Stones replaced their rhythm guitarist/multi-instrumentalist with Mick Taylor. He played on some of the band’s most legendary albums, including Let It Bleed and Exile on Main St., but he abruptly left the band. Wood was one of...
- 2/1/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
As far as horror movie scores are concerned, few are as iconic as John Carpenter's synth-driven masterpiece for "Halloween." The movie's main theme — that ominous tinkling of the piano — is so powerful that not only does it bring to mind scenes of a menacing Michael Myers stalking Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), but it has also solidified itself as essential October listening whether you're a fan of the "Halloween" franchise or not.
The soundtrack is iconic not just for its killer sound, but also because of how it came to be. Carpenter himself created the music solely out of necessity — the film's minuscule budget didn't have much to spend on the soundtrack — by putting his own musical talents to good use. At the time, he wasn't a bonafide composer by any means, but he managed to pull together an infectiously impressive score that frightens just as much as it gets stuck in your head.
The soundtrack is iconic not just for its killer sound, but also because of how it came to be. Carpenter himself created the music solely out of necessity — the film's minuscule budget didn't have much to spend on the soundtrack — by putting his own musical talents to good use. At the time, he wasn't a bonafide composer by any means, but he managed to pull together an infectiously impressive score that frightens just as much as it gets stuck in your head.
- 10/16/2022
- by Miyako Pleines
- Slash Film
When the Rolling Stones’ original bassist Bill Wyman retired in 1993, it might have thrown sand into the steel wheels of the world’s preeminent rock n’ roll band. Instead, the group was able somehow to find a replacement worthy of Wyman in the fleet fingers and thumping thumb of Darryl Jones.
The acclaimed musician, who cut his chops playing with Miles Davis barely out of his teens, is the subject of the new documentary Darryl Jones: In the Blood. The film from Greenwich Entertainment, directed by Eric Hamburg, is now playing in theaters in limited release and debuted Friday on VOD platforms, including Amazon Prime and Apple TV.
Darryl Jones (R) plays with the Rolling Stones
“It’s not an easy thing to replace someone who is an integral founding member of a band like the Stones,” Hamburg noted at a Q&a for the film in Santa Monica Thursday night.
The acclaimed musician, who cut his chops playing with Miles Davis barely out of his teens, is the subject of the new documentary Darryl Jones: In the Blood. The film from Greenwich Entertainment, directed by Eric Hamburg, is now playing in theaters in limited release and debuted Friday on VOD platforms, including Amazon Prime and Apple TV.
Darryl Jones (R) plays with the Rolling Stones
“It’s not an easy thing to replace someone who is an integral founding member of a band like the Stones,” Hamburg noted at a Q&a for the film in Santa Monica Thursday night.
- 10/8/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Fringe showrunner J.H. Wyman is taking a particularly hands-on role in ushering the show into the sunset by directing the series finale. But when that sci-fi swan song will air is up for debate.
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Earlier this week, Wyman himself told a fan on Twitter that the series finale would air Feb. 1, 2013. Fox...
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Earlier this week, Wyman himself told a fan on Twitter that the series finale would air Feb. 1, 2013. Fox...
- 9/8/2012
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
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