Charlie is My Darling

Believe it or not, just like most young bands, there was a time early on in the ’60s when The Rolling Stones didn’t know how long their rock star careers would last. “We’ll probably be around for a year, or a year and a half,” says a shaggy Mick Jagger in his early twenties. “Then it’ll be over.” Fortunately for Mick, he couldn’t have been more wrong. The film Charlie is My Darling seems to capture the Stones at a point where they had been famous long enough to be accustomed to the pandemonium that surrounded them, and yet were...  read more

Charlie Watts Talks Rolling Stones Farewell Tour

In a recent interview with Le Parisien, Rolling Stones’ drummer Charlie Watts revealed a possible timeline for the band’s rumored farewell tour....  read more

Has Charlie Watts Quit the Rolling Stones After Nearly Half a Century?

Update: A spokesperson for the Rolling Stones released a statement to Uncut magazine stating that Charlie Watts has not, in fact, left the band. “Contrary to a fabricated story that ran this morning on a small music web site in Australia," it reads, "drummer Charlie Watts has not left The Rolling Stones.” Fair enough.--If you shed a tear when Oasis disbanded late last week, you might need a willing friend's shoulder for this one: After 47 years playing in the Rolling Stones, it looks like drummer Charlie Watts is calling it a day....  read more