The Rolling Stones’ ‘Goats Head Soup’ Deluxe Edition Revisits an Awkward Era, but Adds a Glorious Live Album

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSuperstar DJ Tiesto, alt-rock group Fitz & the Tantrums, bluegrass artist Billy Strings and funk-jam band Lotus will perform concerts from Red Rocks Amphitheater that will be livestreamed in 4K via Nugs.net, from Thursday to Sunday this week.There will be an “extremely limited number” of in-person tickets made available for purchase via axs.com and redrocksonline.com and in strict accordance with venue and local government safety guidelines, according to the

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLike everyone else, BTS and NPR have been forced to pivot during the pandemic — and for their first performance on NPR’s “Tiny Desk” concert series, the K-pop superstars performed from the record store VINYL & PLASTIC in BTS’s hometown of Seoul.The group drew more than half a million viewers for the premiere of the concert, which saw them tearing through three songs accompanied by a live band, including their current hit single “Dynamite.” The group also performed

The Rolling Stones’ reissue of Goats Head Soap has debuted at number one, five decades after the album originally topped the UK charts in 1973.

The Rolling Stones clinch this week’s Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart at the final hour with Goats Head Soup, following an extremely close battle with midweek leader Declan McKenna.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAt a time when nearly everyone could use a mental-health break, 15 meditation experts have united to launch “Love4Live,” a free-of-charge “portal of refuge, community, and support for the concert industry” that includes conversations, meditation classes, and a virtual retreat to the tens of thousands of concert industry workers impacted by the global shutdown. The series begins on Monday, Sept.

The Rolling Stones have opened their first flagship store today (September 9) in central London — check out pictures of the inside of ‘RS No.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Rolling Stones will open their first “flagship” store, “RS No. 9 Carnaby,” on Wednesday at 9 Carnaby Street in London’s Soho district.The new store, created in partnership with Bravado, Universal Music Group’s merchandise and brand management company, features all of the hallmarks of the iconic band and includes exclusive new fashion label “RS No.

Mick Jagger is teasing the possibility of new music from the Rolling Stones.

Mick Jagger has addressed whether The Rolling Stones will be able to record a new project following lockdown restrictions.The coronavirus pandemic may have put plans for the band’s No Filter tour on hold but that hasn’t stopped fans from expecting new music.Currently isolated in an English countryside, Jagger told Rolling Stone in a recent interview that if they do get together to record that it would have to be “in safe circumstances.”He said: “I don’t know when we’re gonna get together at the

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorCompared with the avalanche of recent weeks, the days leading up to Labor Day weekend were relatively slow for incoming new songs — which means we went through just 80 instead of 120! — providing a great opportunity to shine a light on some lesser-known artists.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLive Nation and Ticketmaster were hit with another round of furloughs on Thursday, said to number in the hundreds, sources tell Variety. The cuts at the world’s largest live-entertainment company (Live Nation owns Ticketmaster) are said to reach across all business units, particularly regional offices.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorVeteran agent and former WME head of music Marc Geiger says the live-music business will rebound in a big way once the coronavirus pandemic recedes.In a conversation with Goldman Sachs’ music specialist Lisa Yang at the International Festival Forum in London on Wednesday, Geiger said the “claustrophobia economy” of the pandemic will be replaced by “a second Roaring ‘20s, a hundred years later,” of economic growth, according to IQ.He was referencing the giddy

Mick Jagger has revealed he wasn’t keen on releasing three Rolling Stones songs from the band’s archives, because he initially thought they were “terrible”.The tracks, including ‘Criss Cross’, ‘All the Rage’ and the Jimmy Page-featuring ‘Scarlet’, were initially recorded during sessions for the band’s 1973 record Goats Head Soup, but never featured on the full release.They have now been included as bonus tracks on a new version of the album, which arrives this Friday.When bosses at Universal

Jimmy Page has spoken about his earliest experiences meeting and recording with Rolling Stones duo Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.The legendary Led Zeppelin guitarist performed on ‘Scarlet’, one of the previously unreleased songs included on the Stones’ forthcoming expanded edition of their 1973 ‘Goats Head Soup’ album.Speaking to The Times in a new interview published today (August 30), Page said: “I first met Mick and Keith at one of those very early blues festivals.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe concept of the remix album dates back to the 1980s, when record companies would slap together several “dance,” “club,” “house,” “street” or “funky fresh” remixes into full-length albums, creating a relatively low-overhead addition to the catalogs — and balance sheets — of artists ranging from Madonna and David Bowie to the Human League and Milli Vanilli.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe MTV VMAs are coming up fast, and the network has revealed its lineup of presenters: Anthony Ramos, Bebe Rexha, Bella Hadid, Drew Barrymore, Jaden Smith, Joey King, Kelly Clarkson, Machine Gun Kelly, Madison Beer, Nicole Richie, Sofia Carson and Travis Barker.Performers include Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, BTS, Doja Cat, CNCO, Maluma and Black Eyed Peas.Grande, Gaga, Billie Eilish and The Weeknd top the nominees list.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorPrince’s songs were always works in progress — he rarely played one exactly the same way twice in concert, and as more of the music from his vast vault has been released in recent years, it’s become clear that many of his songs underwent multiple, drastically different iterations before they were released, if they were released at all.A case in point is “Forever in My Life,” from his classic 1987 album “Sign O’ the Times,” which gets an massive-ultra-deluxe reissue

The Rolling Stones are teasing a new collaboration with The Killers and Jacques Lu Cont.A new tweet from the band points to a Friday (August 28) release of a new version of their track ‘Scarlet’.Earlier this month, the band shared a new remix of ‘Scarlet’ by The War On Drugs, and it looks like The Killers and Lu Cont are the subject of another new version of the track.Coming Friday…

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLebanese-British singer-songwriter Mika will stage a livestreamed concert to raise funds and awareness for relief in the wake of the explosion in Beirut last month that killed more than 200 people and devastated a large area in the country’s capital.His “I Love Beirut” benefit concert will take place on Saturday 19 September and will be live-streamed across four time zones via YouTube.