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