ContactMusic — Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood were so broke in their early touring days, they used ugly groupies as chauffeurs to get them home after gigs. The pair performed together in the Faces in the 1970s, but despite eventually making an impact on the rock 'n' r... more info

Pop Crunch — It’s a girl for not-quite exes Benicio del Toro and Kimberly. The 31-year-old daughter of rocker Rod Stewart welcomed her first child — the result of a brief union with [...] more info

ContactMusic — Kimberly Stewart has become a mother for the first time. The blonde socialite gave birth to a girl, her child with actor Benicio del Toro, on Sunday (21. 08. 11) at a Los Angeles hospital, and her rocker dad Rod Stewart and his wife Penny Lancaster-S... more info

Guardian Music — As UK independent labels count the cost of the CD warehouse fire, buy digital to save physical, urges Chris SalmonIt's been an awful week for many of the UK's best independent labels, whose stock was destroyed in the Sony DADC warehouse fire in Enfie... more info

ContactMusic — Rod Stewart forgets the names of his children. The 66-year-old singer - who became a father for the eighth time in February when wife Penny Lancaster gave birth to Aiden, their second son together - admits he can't always instantly recall what his ki... more info

Stereogum — On this day in 1981 an ambitious cable television network debuted with footage of the Apollo 11 launch and a promise from then unknown video jockey Mark Goodman that “you’ll never look at music the same way again.” Then Rod Stewart and contempo... more info

ContactMusic — Mick Hucknall feels for his The Faces bandmate Ronnie Wood because the former alcoholic can't join in drinking sessions with the rest of the band. The Stay With Me hitmakers reunited last year (10) and hired Simply Red's Hucknall to take Rod Stewart'... more info

ContactMusic — The Faces believe their reunion "saved" Ronnie Wood. The 'Stay With Me' hitmakers got back together last year - with Mick Hucknall replacing original frontman Rod Steward and Glen Matlock in place of late bassist Ronnie Lane - and the new singer is c... more info

Guardian Music — Pioneer of insurance cover for entertainers and rock musiciansWillie Robertson, who has died of cancer aged 67, virtually single-handedly created insurance cover for entertainers in the 1970s, when he introduced non-appearance and equipment cover for... more info

ContactMusic — Kevin Spacey and Rod Stewart were among the stars who turned out to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Charles, Prince Of Wales' charity earlier this month (Jul11). The Prince's Trust was founded by the British royal in 1976 to help young people, and ... more info