'Shine a Light' Soundtrack Rolling Stones Due For Release April 2008

The Rolling Stones have previously released two double live albums, Love You Live, which captures their famous 1975 US Tour and Live Lick's 2004. The soundtrack to Martin Scorsese's film 'Shine a Light' will serve as their third due for release April 1 2008

The exciting thing is that it will features what they do best, classic songs, with none taken from Bigger Bang

Guests include Jack Black from the White Stripes, Christina Aguiliera (what the ?) and BLUESGOD Buddy Guy, the man who taught Hendrix and who Eric also thinks is God

The album will also be available on single disc format

Disc one

"Jumpin' Jack Flash" "Shattered" "She Was Hot"* "All Down the Line"* "Loving Cup"* - features Jack White "As Tears Go By"* (Jagger/Richards/Oldham) "Some Girls"* "Just My Imagination" (Norman Whitfield/Barrett Strong) "Far Away Eyes"* "Champagne & Reefer"* (Muddy Waters) - features Buddy Guy "Tumbling Dice" Band introductions "You Got the Silver"* "Connection"*

Disc two

"Sympathy for the Devil" "Live With Me" - features Christina Aguilera "Start Me Up" "Brown Sugar" "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" "Paint It Black" "Little T&A"* "I'm Free" "Shine a Light"

* First time released on an official live album.

Single disc editon

"Jumpin' Jack Flash" "She Was Hot" "All Down the Line" "Loving Cup" "As Tears Go By" "Some Girls" "Just My Imagination" (Whitfield/Strong) "Far Away Eyes" "Champagne & Reefer" (Waters) Band introductions "You Got the Silver" "Connection" "Sympathy for the Devil" "Live With Me" "Start Me Up" "Brown Sugar"

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Hell's Angels Assasination Attempt Revealed on Mick Jagger, 1969.

A show on British Radio (Radio 4) called the FBI at 100, due to go to air next Monday, will reveal that Mick Jagger was the victim of a failed attempt on his life by Hell's Angels in 1969

The Rolling Stones famously used the Angels as security at their answer to Woodstock, held at Altamont Speedway, Californa, in the same year.

This concert is seen by many as signaling the end of the hippy movement, after things turned ugly and the Angel's killed an 18 year old fan, Merideth Hunter, and beat up many others in front of Mick and the rest of the Stones.

Mick Jagger was appalled and stated publicly that he would never used the Hell's Angels again.

The gang retaliated by planning to kill him while he was on holiday on Long Island. The men tried to surprise Mick by travelling by boat;

"The boat was hit by a storm and all of the men were thrown overboard, they all survived but made no other attempt on his life"

The FBI agent vhas also stated that Mick was not made aware of this attempt

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Keith Richards Gives Amy Winehouse Advice ?

Recently Keef sent a warning through the press to Amy Winehouse of rehab fame, stating that she should be careful or she will end up looking like him when she gets older.

Now there's a thought !

This from the man who told the NME is 2007

'My father. I snorted my father. He was cremated and I couldn't resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow. My dad wouldn't have cared, he didn't give a shit. It went down pretty well, and I'm still alive'

Mick Jagger also opened up about drugs, stating that they knew so little about the effects back in the 70's (hmmmm... death of Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendric, etc) and there were no rehab centres to go to.

Andrew Oldham, 60's manager of the Stones commented “But we were lucky in the Sixties and we studied what we were doing and we took our drugs incrementally, starting with the harmless stuff. When it interfered with work, we said goodbye.' (er.... Bob Hite, Tommy Bolin, Mike Bloomfield)

Source: NME, Ultimate Guitar

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The Rolling Stones Leave EMI ?

With Paul McCarteny and Radiohead leaving EMI are the Rolling Stones set to follow suit ? Guy Hands must be sweating, the CEO of the company spending 3.2 Billion last year on the company. Paul McCarteny has said the label became 'really very boring', Thom York says Mr Hands was like a 'confused bull in a china shop".

The Stones have signed with Universal Music for the soundtrack to Shine a LIght (Martin Scorsese), based on a live recording of a 2006 concert. With their 5 year EMI contract expiring in May 2008, they are said to be exploring their options

Kylie, Robbie Williams and Colplay are also all said to be considering the same.

Mr Hands is said to be culling 2000 staff from EMI andlots of bands (although he had'nt planned on it being these ones). His biggest mistake may have been his decision to cancel the 'flowers and fruit' budget', I think we all know what that means. No wonder they are all leaving.................

Source: Belfast Telegraph