Yesterday's news that the Stones have released an album of material drawn from their recent Hyde Park shows reminded me to dust down this interview I did last year with Mick Jagger, which ran in our December 2012 issue. I had 25 minutes with Mick - about as long an interview as he'll do these days - ostensibly to chat about Crossfire Hurricane and GRRR!, which were both about to be released. Along the way, we chatted about fighting in train carriages, writing with Keith and whether or not Mick is comfortable watching himself on television...
Sacha Baron Cohen has reportedly quit the forthcoming biopic of Freddie Mercury over creative differences with Queen.
The actor has been attached to star as Mercury since September 2010, but Deadline reports that he's now pulled out of the project because he and Queen, who have script and director approval, can't agree on the type of movie they want to make.
The band apparently want the biopic to be a PG affair, while the actor is keen to delve into the grittier aspects of Mercury's lifestyle.
Elvis Costello and the Roots have released a new lyric video for "Walk Us Uptown," the first single from their forthcoming album, Wise Up Ghost.
Wise Up Ghost, which will be released on September 16 on Blue Note Records, will be Costello's first since 2010's National Ransom.
Speaking to Rolling Stone about the album in June, Costello said, "We had no deadline, no labels involved. We were just doing it on our own."
Atoms For Peace are set to stage a pop-up exhibition while their three London shows take place this week.
The Atoms For Peace Drawing Room has been created by the band's collaborator, artist Stanley Donwood, and will take place Upstairs at The Enterprise, opposite The Roundhouse in Camden, where Atoms For Peace play their first UK shows on July 24-26. The exhibition will be open from midday-8pm [BST] from July 24-27.
The Rolling Stones today announce the exclusive iTunes release of The Rolling Stones – Hyde Park Live album, taken from their two concerts in London’s Hyde Park on July 6 and 13.
The album is now available to download from today exclusively from the band's iTunes store.
The son of Marc Bolan is suing a music publisher, claiming they have violated copyright laws regarding his late father's music.
Rolan Seymour Feld has filed a case against Westminster Music Limited, after stating he is the sole owner of his father's back catalogue, claiming the publishers did not renew their one year contract with the singer, which was signed in 1968. Feld is suing for $2m (£1.3m), reports BBC News.
Paul McCartney was joined by the three surviving members of Nirvana at his gig in Seattle last night (July 19). See below for footage of McCartney and the Nirvana trio performing "Helter Skelter".
McCartney was giving the first ever concert at the Safeco Field in Seattle, the city whose grunge scene Nirvana became an integral part of. To mark the occasion, he welcomed Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear on stage during his encore to play "Cut Me Some Slack", the track they recorded together last year (2012) for Grohl's Sound City film project.
Pearl Jam debuted two new songs at a concert in Chicago on Friday (July 19). Scroll down and click 'play' to watch fan footage of both songs being played live.
The band were just seven songs into their gig at Chicago's Wrigley Field, Consequence of Sound reports, when torrential rain forced them offstage.
Morrissey has cancelled his remaining tour dates in South America.
Last week (July 13) the singer apologised for pulling a number of tour dates in Peru and Chile after being struck down with food poisoning. At the time, he said he would be well enough to return for a run of four dates in Argentina and Brazil beginning in Buenos Aires on July 28.
