“What did John Lennon really think of Abbey Road? His own recorded commentary reveals the truth.”

When Abbey Road was released in 1969, it was immediately embraced by Beatles fans across the world. Although it wasn’t the Beatles’ final studio release chronologically, it became the last album they recorded together before their official breakup in 1970. By that point, tensions within the band were already high, and the atmosphere around their … Read more

On this day in 1965, Keith Richards woke up in a Florida hotel room with a riff in his head — a moment that would become the spark for (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction, the first U.S. No. 1 hit for The Rolling Stones.

On the night of May 6, 1965, something happened in a Florida hotel room that would change rock history forever. A half-asleep Keith Richards woke up with a guitar riff echoing in his head and a simple lyric repeating in his mind: “Can’t get no satisfaction.” Still barely awake, Richards reached for his guitar and … Read more

The Rolling Stones and Lady Gaga sharing the stage at the Hackney Diamonds launch party.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know that the Rolling Stones have returned with a new album—Hackney Diamonds—their first collection of original material in 18 years. That gap alone would be enough to make this release feel significant, but the reception has pushed it further: many are calling it their strongest work in … Read more