The Stones back to the studio...

Rolling Stones to hit the studio after the 14 on Fire tour

In an informative interview with the New Zealand Herald, Keith Richards has hinted that the Rolling Stones are to get back in the studio for a new album after the forthcoming 14 on Fire tour.

Keith told the Herald that he and Mick were always writing on the road. He said, "We always have some work on the go and it's about getting off the hiatus and back in the studio. I think we have plans. Don't nail me down, but I got a call from Mick the other day saying sometime this year we better get in the studio."

"When Mick and I are on the road we put ideas together and one thing leads to another. Playing live gives songwriting and recording more impetus, so I'm hoping we can come out with something great over the next few months."

That said, it recently came to light that Keith has been recording his own material with producer and long-time collaborator Steve Jordan in New York City. It will be interesting to see whether polishing off a solo album, or starting a new one with the Stones, will take priority after the tour is complete.By rollingtime.org

Georgia May Jagger reminisces about 'best birthday ever'...

by Bang Showbiz 

Georgia May Jagger says partying in Las Vegas was the best birthday ever.
The British beauty turned 22 at the end of January and still hasn't got over her wild birthday bash, which saw her jet off to the US gambling capital with her supermodel pals and paint the town red on a party bus.
Asked about her latest obsession, she told France's Be magazine: ''Las Vegas. I spent the weekend there for my 22 birthday with 20 or so of my friends: my roommate Cara [Delevingne], my pals Suki [Waterhouse] and Tyra [Banks], my sister Lizzie [Jagger]... It was the best birthday of my life, a very good trip.''
Probed about the highlight of her stay, she teased: ''Going to see Celine Dion in concert at Caesars Palace in Vegas or taking a party bus with a stripper's pole on it? I don't know which to choose... What stays in Vegas (nearly always) stays in Vegas.''
The blonde - whose parents are Rolling Stones singer Sir Mick Jagger and former model Jerry Hall - also revealed her last big bust-up was with her agent, who dragged her away from the party against her will.
She explained: ''I had to leave my own party way too early because I had to take a plane very early the next morning. I love having fun. I really don't understand models who always look miserable.''

Jo Wood: Mick Jagger will recover...

by Bang Showbiz

Jo Wood says Sir Mick Jagger will recover from L'Wren Scott's suicide.

The star - who divorced Mick's Rolling Stones bandmate Ronnie Wood in 2009 - has said he will be able to ''get over'' the tragic death of his long-term girlfriend.
She told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: ''Of course he'll get over it, you learn to live with it.''
Meanwhile, it is said the iconic rock 'n' roll star is devastated after the fashion designer took her own life and he is removing all reminders of her from the home they shared.
Speaking to the Daily Star Sunday newspaper, a source said: ''Mick is so distraught and he is just having any little keepsakes removed. He can't bear seeing her clothes or the photos of them together.
''He feels so let down by her and really believes there must be something he could have done to help her. He is devastated and really struggling to cope.''
L'Wren's sister Jan Shane has also recently thanked Mick for ''sharing'' her ashes with her family.
She said: ''I want to thank, from the bottom of my heart, Mick's kind gesture of sharing the ashes.
''It's especially pleasing to know her ashes will be buried net to mum and dad because L'Wren was so close to them.''

Bill Wyman Reaches Out To Mick Jagger After L'wren Scott's Suicide...

 

by WENN

Bill Wyman has put his rocky relationship with Sir Mick Jagger aside and reached out to his former Rolling Stones bandmate in the aftermath of L'wren Scott's suicide.
Jagger has been in mourning since his partner of more than a decade took her own life while the band was on tour in Australia last week (beg17Mar14).
Wyman was rumoured to have fallen out with Jagger in 2012 after the singer refused to let him play more than two songs at a comeback gig in London that year, but he has put their differences aside and offered his condolences to his former colleague following Scott's funeral in Los Angeles on Tuesday (25Mar14).
The veteran rocker tells Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper, "My wife and I can only offer our deepest condolences to Mick and hope he is doing well."

For speculators: L’Wren Scott’s $9M will to Mick Jagger was a ‘give-back’...

By Page Six Team

Sources familiar with Mick Jagger are buzzing that when the Rolling Stones rocker was left his late girlfriend L’Wren Scott’s entire $9 million estate, she was simply giving him his stuff back.
Reports have said Jagger paid for Scott’s multimillion luxury pad through holding company Scottland Management.
“He bought her the apartment, bought her all the jewelry,” said a source. “She was giving him back everything he’d already given her.”
And, “that could be seen as generosity — or a big F- you.”

L'Wren Scott Leaves Entire $9 Million Estate To Mick Jagger, Cuts Siblings Out Of Will

by Lauren James

The late fashion designer left her estate to her long term Rolling Stones boyfriend.

L'Wren Scott has surprised her family by leaving her entire $9 million estate to her long-term partner, Mick Jagger. Scott's will states that the Rolling Stones rocker should receive her entire fortune and did not name any other beneficiaries. In fact, Scott made it clear she did not want any proceeds of her estate to go to family members.

L'Wren Scott Left Her Entire Fortune To Long-Term Partner, Mick Jagger.

In her will, she wrote: "I give all my jewelry, clothing, household furniture and furnishings, personal automobiles, and other tangible articles of a personal nature, or my interest in any such property, not otherwise specifically disposed of by this will or any other matter together with my insurance on the property, to Michael Philip Jagger. I give the rest and residue of my estate to my Michael Philip Jagger," via the NY Daily News.

L'Wren's Will Explicitly States That Her Family Should Not Receive Any Of Her Estate.

"Expect if otherwise provided in this will, I have intentionally omitted to provide herein for any other of my heirs living at the date of my death," she said, ruling that her adoptive family should not receive proceeds from her estate. Scott's adoptive Mormon parents are both dead but she has two siblings: a brother, Randall Bambrough and a sister, Jan Shane.
A grieving Shane has allegedly lashed out at Mick Jagger over his choice to bury his deceased girlfriend in Los Angeles, rather than Ogden, Utah, where she was brought up. "It's become a media circus, it's so not how Luann would have wanted it," she said, using L'Wren's original name. "All you read is how devastated he [Jagger] is, well, he's not the only one. I don't get to see her, neither do her family and the friends that she grew up with. We want to say goodbye, but he's taken over.

Mick Jagger Has Been Accused Of Turning L'Wren's Death Into A "Media Circus."

"It's Mick and his kids that are making all the decisions [...] He hijacked this funeral. Yes, he was with her for 13 years, but family is family, that's what it boils down to [.] She's a human being, she made a life that was hers, not his. She deserves to be remembered for herself," argued 53 year-old Shane, adding "She'll be buried and passed away as Mick's girlfriend, not Luann Bambrough or L'Wren Scott. It's so far blown out of proportion, she's a human being, she deserves more."
Scott was laid to rest on the 25th March in front of members of Jagger's family and some of the couple's friends. The funeral was attended by 70 people and lead by a visibly upset Jagger who paid tribute to his lover.

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The Rolling Stones' families pulling together after L'Wren Scott's death

by Bang Showbiz

The Rolling Stones' family members are pulling together following L'Wren Scott's death.

The rockers' loved ones have been supporting each other in the wake of the fashion designer and Sir Mick Jagger's girlfriend's suicide, his bandmate Keith Richards' daughter Alexandra has revealed.
L'Wren - who dated rock 'n' roll legend Mick for 13 years - was found hanged in her Manhattan apartment last week, leaving no note behind.
Appearing on Australia's 'Today Show' on Wednesday morning (25.03.14), shortly after the designer's funeral in Los Angeles, Alexandra said: ''You know death is such a sad thing and it was a shock to everyone. I know the Stones are such a big family and we're all loving each other right now''.
The DJ and model - whose mother is Patti Hansen - also said the band are looking forward to coming back to Australia in October to perform, following the cancellation of their tour Down Under due to the tragic events.

Alexandra commented: ''I'm really looking forward to the Stones coming back to Australia and we're super excited they're coming back so that's something to look forward to.''
The Rolling Stones have been confirmed to reprise their '14 ON FIRE' world tour this summer, moving dates in Australia and New Zealand to October.
Mick, 70, was supported by his children, Karis, 43, Jade, 42, Elizabeth, 30, Georgia May, 22, James, 28, and Gabriel, 16, at the private service in L'Wren's honour held at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Tuesday (25.03.14).

Rolling Stones add '14 on Fire' concerts in Paris, Vienna, Madrid and Stockholm

The Rolling Stones have added concerts in Paris, Madrid, Vienna and Stockholm as part of the Rolling Stones "14 on Fire" tour. The band has not yet officially announced the concert dates, but the information was released by Events Travel, which is selling VIP tickets on the "14 on Fire" tour. Events Travel also released more details on previously leaked information about the "14 on Fire" concerts in Oslo, Norway; Lisbon, Portugal; and Zurich, Switzerland.

• May 26, 2014: Oslo, Norway -- Telenor Arena (Pre-sale tickets on sale March 26, 2014 at 9 a.m. local time.)
• May 29, 2014: Lisbon, Portugal -- Rock In Rio Festival (Ticket information to be announced.)
• June 1, 2014: Zurich -- Letzigrund Stadium (Pre-sale tickets on sale March 25, 2014 at 8 a.m. local time.)
• June 6, 2014: Paris -- Stade de France (Pre-sale tickets on sale March 28, 2014 at 10 a.m. local time.)
• June 16, 2014: Vienna -- Ernst Happel Stadium (Pre-sale tickets on sale March 25, 2014 at 9 a.m. local time.)
• June 25, 2014: Madrid -- Bernabeu Stadium (Pre-sale tickets on sale April 4, 2014 at 10 a.m. local time.)
• July 1, 2014: Stockholm -- Tele2 Arena (Pre-sale tickets on sale March 26, 2014 at 9 a.m. local time.)

On March 25, 2014, the Rolling Stones' first-ever concert in Israel was officially announced. The show (which is part of the Stones' "14 on Fire" tour) will take place at HaYarkon Park in Tel Aviv on June 4, 2014. Shuki Weiss Promotion and Production Ltd. is promoting the concert.
The Jerusalem Post quoted concert promoter Shuki Weiss as saying: “This is a historic and very meaningful visit. In these days when we hear calls for boycotts from around the world, it’s not taken for granted that a band of this magnitude will come to Israel.”
According to the Jersualem Post, the Rolling Stones are getting about $6 million to perform in Tel Aviv. Weiss faced competition from concert promoters Gad Oron and Marcel Avraham, who were also in talks to have a Rolling Stones concert in Israel. Weiss says he's been trying to get the Stones to perform in Israel since 1988. He commented on accomplishing that goal: "The longest negotiation I ever conducted is coming to an end."
The Jerusalem Post reports: "Tickets go on sale March 27, but Pelephone customers can get tickets immediately through their carrier’s website, and get a 100 shekel discount. Shuki Weiss is also giving away a free ticket to one lucky fan who posts a photo on his Facebook wall. Lawn tickets sell for NIS 695, Golden Ring for NIS 1,790, and VIP tickets (which will include seats) for NIS 2,850."

The last time.Mick Jagger leads mourners at LA funeral for L’Wren Scott...

Mick Jagger and his children James Jagger, Gabriel Jagger, and Georgia May Jagger in Beverly Hills before the funeral of L'Wren Scott...........L’Wren Scott has been laid to rest at a small private funeral in Los Angeles where her long-time boyfriend Sir Mick Jagger led the mourning for the fashion designer.

About 70 family and friends were reported to have attended the ceremony at the famed Hollywood Forever Cemetery where stars such as Jayne Mansfield and Rudolph Valentino are buried.

Security personnel far outnumbered mourners as the main gates to the cemetery were closed to the public and media and all vehicles were searched for cameras before entering the site.

Miss Scott’s body was flown to Los Angeles from New York at the weekend accompanied by her brother, Randall Bambrough, who identified her after she committed suicide on March 17 in her Manhattan apartment. By Philip Sherwell, and Caroline Hedley/Info by The Telegraph

The Stones in Tel Aviv- (finally)

Veteran rockers are officially booked to perform at Tel Aviv's Park Hayarkon on June 4.

After months - even years – of speculation, Israelis can finally get some satisfaction. The Rolling Stones are officially booked to perform on June 4 at Park Hayarkon in Tel Aviv.

Nobody was more satisfied than promoter Shuki Weiss, who announced the long-coveted show Tuesday morning in Tel Aviv. The announcement  came days after the suicide of  vocalist Mick Jagger's partner, fashion designer L'Wren Scott, which forced the cancellation of seven Stones'  Australian and New Zealand shows as part of their '14 on Fire' tour.

“This is a historic and very meaningful visit,” said Weiss. “In these days when we hear calls for boycotts from around the world, it’s not taken for granted that a band of this magnitude will come to Israel.”

Tweets by @TelANiv

Despite the tragedy, the Stones have retained plans to continue the tour in Europe during May and June. The Tel Aviv show marks the tour's seventh confirmed date, including festival appearances at Holland's Pinkpop Festival on June 7 and Belgium's TW Classic Festival on June 28.

 "I love festivals in the summertime and can't wait for the tour to get to Europe," iconic vocalist Mick Jagger said in a press statement issued before Scott's death.

His guitar-playing partner Keith Richards added: "Let’s keep this show on the road… the band is in top form so I’m really looking forward to getting back to Europe." 

Tel Aviv promoter Weiss has been involved with many of the top international performances of recent years including the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Madonna, Depeche Mode and Metallical. He beat out other potential suitors for the Stones' services, estimated at $6 million, including Gad Oron and Marcel Avraham. He's been after the Stones, however, for most of his career.

"The longest negotiation I ever conducted is coming to an end," he said. He first reached out to the band in 1988, for Israel's 40th anniversary celebrations.

The Stones emerged alongside The Beatles in the early 1960s to become one of the most successful groups in rock & roll history with hits ranging from "Satisfaction" in 1965 to "Honky Tonk Women" in 1969 and "Miss You" in 1978. Since their acclaimed 1981 album Tattoo You, the band has not been very impressive in the studio, occasionally showing flashes of their old form like on 1988's Steel Wheels, but generally relying on its potent live show chock full of decades-old classics to fill  stadiums and arenas around the world.

After a few years of inactivity, the band returned with vengeance at the end of 2012 for their 50th anniversary, and toured extensively throughout 2013. The '14 on Fire' tour was launched on February 21 in Abu Dhabi and continued through Japan and China before landing in Australia last week.  Before the first show on March 19 in Perth, Jagger was informed of Scott's death and the band cancelled the remaining shows on the tour.

The Stones' Tel Aviv show will undoubtedly be one of the most talked about in Israel's history, rivaling high-profile visits in recent years by Paul McCartney and Madonna.

Tickets go on sale March 27, but Pelephone customers can get tickets immediately through their carrier’s website, and get a 100 shekel discount. Shuki Weiss is also giving away a free ticket to one lucky fan who posts a photo on his Facebook wall.

Lawn tickets sell for NIS 695, Golden Ring for NIS 1,790, and VIP tickets--which will include seats--for NIS 2,850.

Rolling Stones are headlining concert at 2014 Roskilde Festival in Denmark...

By Carla Hay

The Rolling Stones are headlining a concert at the 2014 Roskilde Festival in Roskilde, Denmark, on July 3. The announcement was made on March 24, 2014. NME reported that Roskilde Festival head of programming Anders Wahrén made this statement: "For years, we have dreamed of the moment when we got the opportunity to reunite the Rolling Stones with the Orange Stage at Roskilde Festival." Single-day tickets for the festival are currently on sale, but will likely sell out quickly for July 3 now that it has been announced that the Rolling Stones are performing on that date.
According to a Roskilde Festival announcement: "Our iconic Orange Stage was originally designed for the Rolling Stones tour back in the '70s. Having the band on this stage will be pure, unforgettable rock history."
The 2014 Roskilde Festival takes place from June 29 to July 6. Other artists who have been announced to perform at the festival include Arctic Monkeys, Rob Zombie, Damon Albarn, OutKast, Kasabian, Moderat, Warpaint, Merchandise, Haim, Deerhunter, Nails, Earl Sweatshirt, Major Lazer, Pusha T, MØ and Trentemøller.
The Roskilde Festival is one of several concerts that the Rolling Stones are doing as part of their "14 on Fire" tour in 2014.

Bill Wyman’s Phenomena ‘Valley’ soundtrack and videos.

Bill Wyman isn’t just famed for being the former bass player with the Rolling Stones, accomplished photographer, and founder of Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings. He’s also created soundtracks to movies, such as Phenomena.

Bill was responsible along with Terry Taylor for the haunting soundtrack to the Italian movie Phenomena, which debuted in 1985, and was later released in the US under the title Creepers. It starred Jennifer Connelly, and its soundtrack featured artists such as Iron Maiden and Motorhead, as well as music by Bill and Terry.
We’ve rummaged through the archives, and you can see the opening scene and hear Bill’s soundtrack Valley here:

The soundtrack has been featured in Lost Sounds & Soundtracks, which gives more details about the music behind the movie. According to the site:...Dario Argento is no stranger to vivid soundtracks (an old co-worker had to turn off Suspiria because it was, in his words, “too loud!”), but former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman and his long-time musical collaborator Terry Taylor delivered one of the most effective cues for any Argento film with their track “Valley”, composed for 1985′s oft-overlooked grim fairy tale, Phenomena (a.k.a. Creepers). That’s a pretty high honor when you’re in the company of a soundtrack catalog that includes compositions by progressive rock fiends Goblin and the maestro of Italian film music himself, Ennio Morricone…even more impressive for a subdued cue that leads off a soundtrack dominated by heavy metal tracks.
During the film’s opening scene, “Valley” wastes no time establishing the mood and the doom of Phenomena’s introductory victim as its cascading lead synth “horn” evokes a chilling alpine loneliness amidst great spaces and a melancholy, hunted vulnerability. Bill Wyman seems committed to match the piece’s level of creepiness with his performance in an accompanying though unlikely music video/making-of-doc crafted by Phenomena’s first assistant director, Michele Soavi.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m6HIGq1sOY

Rolling Stones add '14 on Fire' tour dates in Oslo, Lisbon, Zurich and Tel Aviv

by Carla Hay

The Rolling Stones have added tour dates in Oslo, Norway; Lisbon, Portugal; Zurich, Switzerland; and Tel Aviv, Israel, for the Rolling Stones' "14 on Fire" tour in 2014. The tour dates have not yet been officially announced, but the Daily Mirror reported the news on March 22, 2014. The Rolling Stones were going to announce these tour dates during the week of March 17, 2014, but the announcement was postponed due to the tragic death of L'Wren Scott, the fashion designer who was Mick Jagger's girlfriend since 2001.

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How Mick Jagger's Tragedy Could Cost the Rolling Stones Up to $10 Million

By postponing the Australian leg of their 14 On Fire Tour following the death of Mick Jagger's longtime

girlfriend L'Wren Scott, the Rolling Stones and multiple parties involved in staging the tour potentially could be on the hook for as much as $10 million, industry sources tell Billboard. That includes everything from deposits on venues to the storage of gear to lost revenue, though it's possible that some or all of those costs will be covered by insurance policies.
Moving a tour the magnitude of a Stones outing is an epic, expensive affair, potentially involving millions of dollars in travel, transportation and other expenses. While some production work would have been done on the ground, the band had 60 trucks on hold to transport its equipment, and just chartering the gear could have cost as much as $250,000, say sources.

Typically, such productions are covered by insurance policies, and for 14 On Fire, the Stones and their promoters likely had multiple insurers, say industry sources. The exposure each party faces will depend on the type of insurance they carried. It is unclear what any of the specific policies include.
For a cancellation of this sort, insured parties must be able to show that the circumstances were beyond control, and that the act is unable to perform for that reason, says a music industry manager/producer experienced in megatours. Policies for major tours usually allow artists to name individuals whose severe illness, injury or death would justify cancellation. These lists generally include wives, children and sometimes parents and longtime companions, says a source. The cost of the premium rises in direct proportion to the number of people named. Given Jagger's 13-year relationship with Scott, who was found dead of a suicide on March 17 in her New York apartment, it would be difficult for an insurer to argue that the band must perform.
The Stones' representatives were unavailable for comment. On March 18, the singer posted a statement on his official website that read in part: "I am still struggling to understand how my lover and best friend could end her life in this tragic way."
Scott, 49, was a glamorous fashion designer with a high-wattage clientele including Madonna and Nicole Kidman, but her business is said to have been crumbling under $6 million in debt. She had recently been with Jagger on the set of the James Brown biopic he is producing.

In the case of a death like Scott's, the canceling artist typically is required to reschedule, provided those costs are less than the claim. The first show of the band's Australian leg had been slated for March 19 in Perth. That performance was quickly postponed, as were the remaining six appearances for the territory. Australian promoter Michael Gudinski, whose Frontier Touring is presenting the band locally with AEG Live, says talks are underway to bring the band back in October/November.
Regardless of the level of insurance on 14 On Fire, the Stones' visit to the territory is likely to be financially profitable. The band hadn't played Sydney and Melbourne since 2006, or Perth and Adelaide since 1995, and demand was high. The Stones had sold more than 150,000 tickets, according to Gudinski, with a gross that Billboard estimates to be about $40 million.
If history is a guide, it is unlikely the cancellations will dampen sales for the fall replacement dates. In 2006, after the Stones' Keith Richards fell out of a tree in Fiji and injured his head, the Stones postponed 15 European dates of their A Bigger Bang Tour while Richards recovered from brain surgery. That tour went on to gross $558 million, second only to U2's 360° Tour.
14 On Fire is largely a continuation of last year's 50 & Counting Tour, which grossed $126 million from 23 shows in North America, along with appearances at London's Hyde Park and the Glastonbury Festival.

From this humble forum Mick I wish you much strength in these difficult hours, God bless you.

From this humble forum Mick I wish you much strength in these difficult hours, God bless you.

From this humble forum Mick I wish you much strength in these difficult hours, God bless you.

From this humble forum Mick I wish you much strength in these difficult hours, God bless you.

First pictures: Rolling Stones touchdown in Kent after death of L’Wren Scott.