Mercury News, California — The documentary, featuring Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, the Rolling Stones, Bono and more, tells how a tiny Alabama town became home to some of rock/R&B's most thrilling moments. more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — The SpyralsFrom: San Francisco, United StatesThe peak period for the Rolling Stones was 1962 to 1967. The period when they were young and hungry and in competition with their friends and foes The Beatles. This was the period of Paint It Black, Get Of... more info

Starpulse — The Rolling Stones star Sir Mick Jagger is to become a great-grandfather next year (14). The musician's 21-year-old granddaughter Assisi is expecting a baby with her chef boyfriend, and the new ad... more info

Starpulse — Nearly a month ago Miley Cyrus couldn't keep her tongue in her mouth while performing during the MTV Video Music Awards, and now she's gone and added a second tongue somewhere else on her body. Th... more info

Starpulse — UPDATE: Miley's new tattoo isn't a Rolling Stones tongue logo, it's the words "Rolling $tone", because she recently did an intervie with Rolling Stone magazine for its October issue, which she also... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Two months away from the release of my first book.  As promised, here's another post from the book as it appears in print.  Enjoy!  More to come... **** Back in the 1960s, England had outlawed rock music.  The government needed to protect its f... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The country singer has been branching out musically — playing with the Rolling Stones and others, and fresh collaborations on his latest album, 'Fuse.' And then there's 'American Idol.'Since joining the judging panel on "American Idol" last year, K... more info

Impose Magazine — As a former resident of the gorgeous city of Los Angeles, I can say with certainty that what you're about to hear is going to bring you right through into your perfect weekend and beyond. The Check Yo Ponytail parties at The Echoplex, which have ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Brothers Cody and Luther Dickinson were raised on Memphis blues, soul, R&B and rock ‘n’ roll. Their late father, Jim, is an unsung hero of rock ‘n’ roll who worked with, among others Big Star, the Rolling Stones and the Replacements. (Jim’s... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Bands change. Bassists leave, to be replaced by others. As Spinal Tap can well attest, drummers vanish, overdose, spontaneously combust. After the genius Who percussionist Keith Moon died, former Faces drummer Kenney Jones, no slouch, tried to fill i... more info