Features
Tuesday, August 2 2011
10 Albums That Supposedly Suck (But Don't)
Some of these are hopefully no-brainers, others may be head-scratchers. All of them are albums that deserve a fresh appraisal.
Friday, December 24 2010
The Best 20 Re-Issues of 2010
The year's best re-issues are highlighted by a trio of rock gods in the Stones, Lennon and Bowie as well as a bona fide American jazz genius and a bevy seminal '70s and '80s British bands.
Thursday, December 17 2009
The Best Live Albums of 2009
This has been a year teeming with one of the most robust outputs of live recordings in recent memory.
Wednesday, November 26 2008
Day Two: From Jimi Hendrix to the Rolling Stones
The last quintet of choices show how the blues reclaimed its basis for a dozen hard rock hymns, argued for the importance of following one's singer/songwriter muse, and proved that not every significant sound coming out of the UK was Beatle-based.
Thursday, February 8 2007
All Stones Unturned
PopMatters hunts for gems in the Rolling Stones' unreleased 1960s recordings.
Columns
Monday, September 12 2011
We Piss Anywhere: 'Sympathy for Mick Jagger'
Mick Jagger is the devil; the avatar for the swaggering, fatally self-assured hedonist who will piss anywhere with a cocky smirk written all over his face that only confirms there is nothing you can do to stop him.
Wednesday, November 24 2010
'Life': Ladies and Gentlemen, the Rolling Stone
Because Keith Richards lived the book he’s written, he’s written a book that lives on.
Friday, March 2 2007
The Revolution Will Not Be in a Stadium
If the Chinese revolution has a soundtrack, it won't be the Rolling Stones' songs; especially given that their ticket prices are more than most Chinese can afford.
Reviews
Wednesday, November 23 2011
The Rolling Stones: Some Girls (Deluxe Edition)
If the punks were throwing out the rule book in '78, the Stones proved there was plenty of rebellion to be found within those lines on Some Girls, and with this deluxe edition we get the whole story of the band's last great album.
Tuesday, November 30 2010
'Ladies and Gentlemen... The Rolling Stones': If I Had Panties, I’d Toss Them at the TV
In 1972 the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world released the greatest rock 'n' roll record the world has ever known and then went on tour to prove it. Some of the results are here.
Wednesday, November 25 2009
The Rolling Stones: Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out (40th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set)
Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out! showcases the Rolling Stones stepping into the spotlight and becoming the undisputed alpha dogs of rock and roll.
Monday, May 12 2008
The Rolling Stones: Shine a Light: Original Soundtrack
The Oldest Rock ‘n’ Roll Band in the World proves why they are also still the Greatest on the explosive live soundtrack to their acclaimed Martin Scorsese concert film.
Wednesday, February 22 2006
The Rolling Stones
Omaha Rock City: Four decades later, the Stones remain strangely vital.
Blogs
Tuesday, November 1 2011
One Night Only: The Rolling Stones 'Some Girls' Live in Texas '78
In 1978 the rise of punk and popularity of disco were about to kick the Rolling Stones out of poignancy. But then Some Girls flew to the top of the American charts, and the Stones short US tour is widely hailed as one of their most musically impressive.
Friday, July 22 2011
Counterbalance No. 43: The Rolling Stones’ 'Sticky Fingers'
Eric Klinger and Jason Mendelsohn have watched you suffer a dull aching pain, but wild horses couldn't drag them away from talking about one more Rolling Stones album. This week in Counterbalance—Acclaimed Music’s 43rd All-Time Greatest Album. Have your needle and spoon at the ready.
Friday, June 3 2011
Counterbalance No. 36: The Rolling Stones’ 'Let It Bleed'
You got the silver, you got the gold, you got the diamonds from the mine, but do you have Counterbalance? Klinger and Mendelsohn have a little to spare in this week's edition as they pick through the Rolling Stones' Let It Bleed.
Friday, April 22 2011
Counterbalance No. 30: The Rolling Stones’ 'Beggars Banquet'
With a blood-curdling “tally-ho”, Counterbalance’s Eric Klinger and Jason Mendelsohn charge into the ranks of The Big List. This time they hit upon No. 30 -- Beggars Banquet, the Rolling Stones’ 1968 escape from psychedelia.
Wednesday, March 16 2011
The Top 5 Most Anticipated Music Documentaries
Music geeks are salivating at the prospect of these five upcoming music documentaries.
News
Wednesday, November 23 2011
The Rolling Stones are feeling golden
LOS ANGELES — These are days of unfinished business for the Rolling Stones as they continue to mine their vault for “lost” material — a…
Wednesday, November 3 2010
Keith Richards talks of a lifelong bender
"Life" by Keith Richards and James Fox; Little, Brown and Co. (576 pages, $29.99) ——— Ever wondered what's the longest Keith Richards had stayed up…
Monday, November 1 2010
Rolling with Keith Richards: a 'Life' full of riffs, rifts
"Life," Keith Richards' 500-plus-page autobiography, is a life story remarkably short on life stories — or at least the sort we might expect. Partly, of…
Tuesday, May 18 2010
'Exiles' return: Reissue of Stones' '72 classic rewrites a little history
"Exile on Main St." is widely regarded as the Rolling Stones' masterpiece. It's also an album surrounded by so much dark myth and debauched legend…
