L.A. Times - Entertainment — A shirtless Mick Jagger, relaxing poolside in Clearwater, Fla., in 1965, intently studies the back cover of Bob Dylan’s then-new “Bringing It All Back Home” album, still in the shrink wrap. more info

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Brooklyn Vegan — A bunch of indie-psych bands got together to pay tribute to one of rock's longest-running bands for Stoned - A Psych Tribute To The Rolling Stones, which came out this week via Cleopatra Records (order yours). The comp features... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — While it existed as a poorly edited rough cut on rough quality bootlegs for many years, thankfully the historically important and downright amazing Charlie Is My Darling is now available on an official, coherent and highly official DVD. Charlie docum... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Randy Lewis' report on the revival of vintage synthesizers at the 2015 National Assn. of Music Merchants convention (opening Thursday, Jan. 22, in Anaheim) reminded us of an interesting bit of music history trivia: the time Keith Richards of the Roll... more info

MTV.co.uk News — The Weeknd, Annie Lennox and The Rolling Stones also star on the sultry soundtrack... more info

Stereogum — By any reasonable metric, the Clash are one of the five best bands in British history. (The others, if you’re keeping score at home, are the Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath, Pulp, and Ned’s Atomic Dustbin.) In honor of their history, the BBC has pu... more info

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The 9513 Country Music — Ian McLagan passed away yesterday in his adopted hometown of Austin. He was 69 years old. The New York Times’ obit focuses on Small Faces and his work with the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, and Bruce Springsteen, but he also played ke... more info

Mercury News, California — LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Rolling Stones collaborator and Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan has died. A statement on his official website said the musician died Wednesday in Austin, Texas, after suffering a stroke a day earlier. more info