When the Rolling Stones take the stage anywhere in the world, a few things are guaranteed to happen. The band will play “Miss You,” “Honky Tonk Women,” and “Midnight Rambler” at some point during the night, Mick Jagger will depart the stage midway through the set so Keith Richards can lead the band through a couple of songs on his own — and ultimate Stones superfan Matt Lee will be perched directly in front of the stage, usually on Ron Wood’s side, with an iPhone 13 Pro in his hand to...
- 8/9/2022
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Surviving Faces members Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, and Kenney Jones have reformed to record new songs, according to a new interview with Wood in The Times. The trio has reunited for a handful of brief live appearances in recent years, but there hasn’t been a new Faces album since 1973’s Ooh La La. A spokesperson for Stewart did not immediately respond to Rolling Stones’ request for comment.
The Faces broke up in 1975 due to Stewart’s success as a solo act. Guitarist Wood joined the Rolling Stones later that year,...
The Faces broke up in 1975 due to Stewart’s success as a solo act. Guitarist Wood joined the Rolling Stones later that year,...
- 7/19/2021
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Before becoming a filmmaker, Leaving Las Vegas director Mike Figgis was a musician and performer in the experimental group called The People Show. Before that, he played trumpet and guitar in the experimental jazz ensemble The People Band, whose first record was produced by Rolling Stone drummer Charlie Watts. He is also the founding patron of an online community of independent filmmakers called Shooting People. You can say Figgis is a People person, which makes him the perfect director to capture Ronnie Wood in the documentary Somebody Up There Likes Me.
One of rock and roll’s most iconic guitarists, Wood is good with people. He plays well with others. He is the Stone who’s never alone. Before he began weaving guitar licks with Keith Richards in the Rolling Stones, Wood helped shape the British rock sound in bands like The Birds and the Creation. He was the bass...
One of rock and roll’s most iconic guitarists, Wood is good with people. He plays well with others. He is the Stone who’s never alone. Before he began weaving guitar licks with Keith Richards in the Rolling Stones, Wood helped shape the British rock sound in bands like The Birds and the Creation. He was the bass...
- 9/15/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Unless something very big changes in the next couple of months, 2020 will go down in history as the first year since 1977 that Bob Dylan didn’t perform live even a single time. This obviously isn’t by choice. He was supposed to play Japan in April and then travel across America in the summer on a bill with Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and Hot Club of Cowtown. The pandemic had other plans and he hasn’t been seen in public since December 8th, 2019 when he played the Anthem in Washington D.
- 9/3/2020
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Happy 40th anniversary to Led Zeppelin’s In Through the Out Door, the band’s stunning final statement that has only begun to be appreciated in recent years. Unsurprisingly, this magazine slammed it so hard its hinges almost flew off: “If perchance Robert Plant meets someone who doesn’t dump on him, he should avoid calling her ‘the apple of my eye’ or she will probably reject him,” Charles M. Young cracked in Rolling Stone. “Just as I am rejecting ‘I’m Gonna Crawl,’ in which he sings that cliché...
- 8/16/2019
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Drivin N’ Cryin pay tribute to Ian McLagan — the electrifying keyboardist for the Faces and Small Faces, who died in 2014 — in this sneaky bar-band jam that bears his name. A track off the Georgia rock group’s upcoming album Live the Love Beautiful, “Ian McLagan” is framed by singer Kevn Kinney’s first-person lyrics, which vividly recall the last time he saw McLagan alive: schlepping his gear down an Austin alleyway in the rain.
Kinney uses the image to reinforce both the humble nature of McLagan, who played on classic-rock...
Kinney uses the image to reinforce both the humble nature of McLagan, who played on classic-rock...
- 5/10/2019
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Swaggering '70s rockers the Faces will reunite, appropriately enough, at a benefit show for a British prostate-cancer charity. That's according to Rod Stewart, who announced on his website today a reunion concert with former bandmates Ronnie Wood and Kenney Jones, to take place at a Surrey polo club September 5. (You can buy tickets here.) It's a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the band's breakup, which seems like a curious date to commemorate, but we'll go with it. The reunion lineup will be without original members Ronnie Lane and Ian McLagan, who died in 1997 and 2014, respectively; as Stewart wrote, "We'll raise a glass to them."...
- 8/4/2015
- by Nate Jones
- Vulture
Two music legends have passed on recently, Small Faces/Faces' keyboardist Ian McLagan and super session saxophonist Bobby Keys. Texas-born and bred Keys is best known for his work with The Rolling Stones. (As well as his hard-charging camaraderie with Keith Richards.) His honkin' can be heard on such Stones jukebox anthems as "Brown Sugar," "Happy," and "Can't You Hear Me Knockin'" as well as John Lennon's hit single "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night". He also played with one of my favorite bands, Delaney & Bonnie as well as The Plastic Ono Band, Nilsson, Joe Cocker, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and many more. Last year I caught him in action with Bob Weir.
Ian also played on many sessions and toured with The Stones, Dylan, Springsteen, Billy Bragg, Bonnie Raitt, and others. But some of his most beloved songs include "Ooh La La," "Stay With Me," "Itchycoo Park," "Lazy Sunday" and many,...
Ian also played on many sessions and toured with The Stones, Dylan, Springsteen, Billy Bragg, Bonnie Raitt, and others. But some of his most beloved songs include "Ooh La La," "Stay With Me," "Itchycoo Park," "Lazy Sunday" and many,...
- 12/4/2014
- by webmaster
- www.culturecatch.com
Ian McLagan, the electrifying pianist and songwriter of Small Faces and the Faces who became a rock 'n' roll journeyman with stints backing Rod Stewart, the Rolling Stones and others, died Dec. 3 in Austin, Texas, due to complications from a stroke suffered a day earlier. He was 69. A statement said he was surrounded by family and friends in his adopted hometown. "Ian's artistry, generosity and warmth of spirit touched countless other musicians and music fans around the world. His loss will be felt by so many." An active musician, in 2014 McLagan and his Bump Band released
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- 12/4/2014
- by Phil Gallo, Billboard
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Austin is called the "Live Music Capital of the World," and a very large influence on it was singer/songwriter Stephen Bruton. In 2007, only a week after completing his treatment for throat cancer and in his final appearance on stage, Bruton led his band through a four-hour, 38-song "Road to Austin" performance in front of 20,000 fans. Director Gary Fortin covers the concert and history of the Austin music scene from 1835 to today in Road to Austin, which premiered at SXSW 2014.
Beginning with Kris Kristofferson and John Paul DeJoria relating their experiences, Fortin weaves photos and film footage from the earliest days of Austin into a vivid tapestry. Artists recount tales of legendary venues, some now gone, including Threadgill's, Antone's, the Armadillo World Headquarters, Broken Spoke, Continental Club and Saxon Pub.
Road to Austin explores how the city became, like a microcosm of the United States, a musical melting pot where country,...
Beginning with Kris Kristofferson and John Paul DeJoria relating their experiences, Fortin weaves photos and film footage from the earliest days of Austin into a vivid tapestry. Artists recount tales of legendary venues, some now gone, including Threadgill's, Antone's, the Armadillo World Headquarters, Broken Spoke, Continental Club and Saxon Pub.
Road to Austin explores how the city became, like a microcosm of the United States, a musical melting pot where country,...
- 3/25/2014
- by Mike Saulters
- Slackerwood
Rod Stewart will not be attending the induction of The Faces/The Small Faces into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight (Saturday, April 14). Stewart was due to join Ronnie Wood, Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones at Cleveland's Public Hall later this evening to be honored by Steven Van Zandt. The singer has offered a public apology to his bandmates and to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because a bout of flu will prevent him from attending. Stewart said: "I'm absolutely devastated. Shattered that I'm going to miss my second induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - and this time alongside my mates," reports Rolling Stone. The remaining members of The Faces (more)...
- 4/14/2012
- by By Justin Harp
- Digital Spy
Rod Stewart will not be attending the induction of The Faces/The Small Faces into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight (Saturday, April 14). Stewart was due to join Ronnie Wood, Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones at Cleveland's Public Hall later this evening to be honored by Steven Van Zandt. The singer has offered a public apology to his bandmates and to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because a bout of flu will prevent him from attending. Stewart said: "I'm absolutely devastated. Shattered that I'm going to miss my second induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - and this time alongside my mates," reports Rolling Stone. The remaining members of The Faces (more)...
- 4/14/2012
- by By Justin Harp
- Digital Spy
Michael Grimm beat out 10-year-old Jackie Evancho for the win on last year's "America's Got Talent" and he's getting ready to show the world just why with his major label debut.
The self-titled effort, due out May 17th, sees Grimm working with Grammy-award winning producer Don Was. Along with being featured on the new season of "American Idol," Was has also worked with The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Bonnie Raitt, and more.
The album is set to feature Grimm's original, self-penned material as well as some covers. He's also enlisted the help of Heart's Ann Wilson, as well as musicians Ian McLagan, Davey Faragher, Greg Leisz, Waddy Wachtel, and Kenny Aronoff.
"It's me," Grimm says of his new album. "I am extremely proud of this album, it really showcases my love for different genres of music from country to soul R&B to rock, the classic Americana that I grew up with.
The self-titled effort, due out May 17th, sees Grimm working with Grammy-award winning producer Don Was. Along with being featured on the new season of "American Idol," Was has also worked with The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Bonnie Raitt, and more.
The album is set to feature Grimm's original, self-penned material as well as some covers. He's also enlisted the help of Heart's Ann Wilson, as well as musicians Ian McLagan, Davey Faragher, Greg Leisz, Waddy Wachtel, and Kenny Aronoff.
"It's me," Grimm says of his new album. "I am extremely proud of this album, it really showcases my love for different genres of music from country to soul R&B to rock, the classic Americana that I grew up with.
- 3/11/2011
- icelebz.com
The guitarist has a new solo album and a museum exhibit of his paintings, but he left Keith Richards’ new memoir on the subway (metaphorically speaking) Ronnie Wood, the current Rolling Stone and former member of The Faces, among other bands, has a new solo album out tomorrow on Eagle Records, an indie label that specializes in nurturing the careers of rock stars of a certain age. As the title, I Feel Like Playing, suggests, Wood’s record has a low-key, good-natured classic rock vibe in the manner of many solo albums by good-natured classic rock stars. Not surprisingly, it also has some delicious guitar playing and other instrumental work, by Wood and various all-star guests, including former Face Ian McLagan (and not including any Rolling Stones except for regular back-up singer Bernard Fowler). Aside from being guitarist, Wood is also an accomplished painter, mostly of portraits. As you’ll see,...
- 9/27/2010
- Vanity Fair
London, Aug 25- Rolling Stones star Ronnie Wood’s first solo album in nine years will hit the market in September (10).
The album features a series of star-studded collaborations, reports the Daily Express.
The rocker has collaborated with ‘Faces’ bandmate Ian McLagan, ‘Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist Flea and Velvet Revolver’s Slash for the album.
The disc is set to release by independent label ‘Eagle Records’ on 27th September.
A guest appearance from Pearl Jam’s guitarist Eddie Vedder is also expected. (Ani)...
The album features a series of star-studded collaborations, reports the Daily Express.
The rocker has collaborated with ‘Faces’ bandmate Ian McLagan, ‘Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist Flea and Velvet Revolver’s Slash for the album.
The disc is set to release by independent label ‘Eagle Records’ on 27th September.
A guest appearance from Pearl Jam’s guitarist Eddie Vedder is also expected. (Ani)...
- 8/25/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
London, May 28 – Slash, Noel Gallagher, and Chris Robinson want to join the 70s British rock band The Faces for their much-anticipated re-union.
Guitarist Ronnie Wood said that Mick Hucknall, former Simply Red frontman, has agreed to replace Rod Stewart and join Wood, Kenney Jones and Ian McLagan to reunite for a concert in Sussex in August this year.
The regrouped artists then plan to go for a world tour in 2011. And they are planning to excite fans by inviting other famous rockers to perform with them, reports The Daily Star.
“We’ve had Noel Gallagher, Kelly Jones from the Stereophonics, Chris Robinson.
Guitarist Ronnie Wood said that Mick Hucknall, former Simply Red frontman, has agreed to replace Rod Stewart and join Wood, Kenney Jones and Ian McLagan to reunite for a concert in Sussex in August this year.
The regrouped artists then plan to go for a world tour in 2011. And they are planning to excite fans by inviting other famous rockers to perform with them, reports The Daily Star.
“We’ve had Noel Gallagher, Kelly Jones from the Stereophonics, Chris Robinson.
- 5/28/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
The hotly-anticipated reunion of legendary 1970s band The Faces is set to be a star-studded affair, Slash, Noel Gallagher, and Chris Robinson want to join the group onstage. Guitarist Ronnie Wood announced this week that former Simply Red's frontman Mick Hucknall has agreed to step in to take Rod Stewart's place and join Wood, Kenney Jones and Ian McLagan to reunite the band for a gig in the U.K. in August.
The reformed "Stay With Me" hitmakers then plan to head out on a world tour in early 2011 and they are set to thrill fans by bringing in other famous rockers to perform with them. Wood says, "We've had Noel Gallagher, Kelly Jones from the Stereophonics, Chris Robinson from The Black Crows."
"There's loads of people who have said 'Oh please let's sing with you'. And Slash is going to help us on guitar when he can fit in between his promotions.
The reformed "Stay With Me" hitmakers then plan to head out on a world tour in early 2011 and they are set to thrill fans by bringing in other famous rockers to perform with them. Wood says, "We've had Noel Gallagher, Kelly Jones from the Stereophonics, Chris Robinson from The Black Crows."
"There's loads of people who have said 'Oh please let's sing with you'. And Slash is going to help us on guitar when he can fit in between his promotions.
- 5/28/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Former Simply Red star Mick Hucknall has been confirmed as Rod Stewart's replacement in newly-reunited supergroup The Faces. Ron Wood, Kenney Jones and Ian McLagan re-teamed with former frontman Stewart for rehearsals in late 2008 with a view to touring together in 2009 - but their schedules clashed and the "Baby Jane" singer was forced to quit.
Speculation mounted that Hucknall would replace Stewart when he joined the band as a guest for a concert at London's Royal Albert Hall in October. Now Wood has confirmed Hucknall will be their new singer - and they chose the rocker because his voice sounds like Stewart's at the height of his success in the 1970s. He says, "What we loved about Mick Hucknall was his voice range was just like Rod's in the Seventies... It's exciting to be on this path again. I hope Faces fans are as excited as we are."
The...
Speculation mounted that Hucknall would replace Stewart when he joined the band as a guest for a concert at London's Royal Albert Hall in October. Now Wood has confirmed Hucknall will be their new singer - and they chose the rocker because his voice sounds like Stewart's at the height of his success in the 1970s. He says, "What we loved about Mick Hucknall was his voice range was just like Rod's in the Seventies... It's exciting to be on this path again. I hope Faces fans are as excited as we are."
The...
- 5/27/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Ronnie Wood is hoping to regroup his former band, The Faces. Founded in 1969, the band included singer Rod Stewart, keyboard player Ian McLagan, drummer Kenney Jones, and Wood and Ronnie Lane on bass.
Wood is hoping the band will get back together in March in hopes of planning a tour in 2011.
The Rolling Stones rocker told the Daily Star newspaper in an interview, "I want to reform my band The Faces. There's a new line-up but it's going to go really well. We're going to start getting together in March to rehearse for shows next year."
All of the original members, aside from Ronnie Lane who died in 1997, may possibly be reuniting soon. This is good news for Wood, most recently known in the news for his split with wife, Jo Wood, after a 23 year marriage to run off with a 21-year-old waitress, Ekaterina Ivanova.
Wood is hoping the band will get back together in March in hopes of planning a tour in 2011.
The Rolling Stones rocker told the Daily Star newspaper in an interview, "I want to reform my band The Faces. There's a new line-up but it's going to go really well. We're going to start getting together in March to rehearse for shows next year."
All of the original members, aside from Ronnie Lane who died in 1997, may possibly be reuniting soon. This is good news for Wood, most recently known in the news for his split with wife, Jo Wood, after a 23 year marriage to run off with a 21-year-old waitress, Ekaterina Ivanova.
- 2/1/2010
- icelebz.com
Ronnie Wood is hoping to regroup his former band, The Faces. Founded in 1969, the band included singer Rod Stewart, keyboard player Ian McLagan, drummer Kenney Jones, and Wood and Ronnie Lane on bass.
Wood is hoping the band will get back together in March in hopes of planning a tour in 2011.
The Rolling Stones rocker told the Daily Star newspaper in an interview, "I want to reform my band The Faces. There's a new line-up but it's going to go really well. We're going to start getting together in March to rehearse for shows next year."
All of the original members, aside from Ronnie Lane who died in 1997, may possibly be reuniting soon. This is good news for Wood, most recently known in the news for his split with wife, Jo Wood, after a 23 year marriage to run off with a 21-year-old waitress, Ekaterina Ivanova.
Wood is hoping the band will get back together in March in hopes of planning a tour in 2011.
The Rolling Stones rocker told the Daily Star newspaper in an interview, "I want to reform my band The Faces. There's a new line-up but it's going to go really well. We're going to start getting together in March to rehearse for shows next year."
All of the original members, aside from Ronnie Lane who died in 1997, may possibly be reuniting soon. This is good news for Wood, most recently known in the news for his split with wife, Jo Wood, after a 23 year marriage to run off with a 21-year-old waitress, Ekaterina Ivanova.
- 2/1/2010
- icelebz.com
Former Simply Red star Mick Hucknall is reportedly the favourite to replace Rod Stewart in reunited rock supergroup The Faces. Bandmates Ronnie Wood, Kenney Jones and Ian McLagan reformed with ex-frontman Stewart for rehearsals late last year. Plans for a 2009 tour crumbled though, after the latter was forced to bow out. However, following a performance with Hucknall at the Royal Albert Hall on October 25, Wood, McLagan and Jones are said to be considering a 2010 spring tour without Stewart. McLagan told (more)...
- 11/18/2009
- by By Oli Simpson
- Digital Spy
Ronnie Wood is "in great shape" and has given up drinking. The 61-year-old rocker - who has an ongoing alcohol problem and reportedly faced being axed from The Rolling Stones after he fell off the wagon last summer - is alcohol-free, according to one-time Faces bandmate Ian McLagan.
Keyboard player Ian - who has been in contact with Ronnie about a possible reunion - said: "Ronnie is in great shape and good spirits. He's not currently drinking."
"He slips but he stops. He's finding his grace, and it's a struggle. He's trying really hard."
According to reports, Ronnie was warned he risked being dropped from a proposed autumn tour of America by his Rolling Stones bandmates Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts.
Keyboard player Ian - who has been in contact with Ronnie about a possible reunion - said: "Ronnie is in great shape and good spirits. He's not currently drinking."
"He slips but he stops. He's finding his grace, and it's a struggle. He's trying really hard."
According to reports, Ronnie was warned he risked being dropped from a proposed autumn tour of America by his Rolling Stones bandmates Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts.
- 3/4/2009
- icelebz.com
Two Thousand Nine is not starting off great for Ron Wood. We've already heard - as has his longtime wife, Jo - about ladyfriend Ekaterina, with whom he remains closer than a little boy and his dog. Closer than Bernie the Bum Madoff and his ankle bracelet.
He is - pardon the phrase - deep into this Russian lady, so Jo now figures better a divorce than continued humiliation. The problem is money. Since Rolling Stones concerts aren't being announced, he needed Plan B, which was to be the Faces, a reunion with Rod Stewart,...
He is - pardon the phrase - deep into this Russian lady, so Jo now figures better a divorce than continued humiliation. The problem is money. Since Rolling Stones concerts aren't being announced, he needed Plan B, which was to be the Faces, a reunion with Rod Stewart,...
- 1/6/2009
- by By CINDY ADAMS
- NYPost.com
Faces star Ian McLagen has predicted that Rod Stewart will join the band on a forthcoming reunion tour. McLagen and the group's other surviving members Kenney Jones and Ronnie Wood are reportedly planning to make a comeback later this year. Stewart's involvement was first rumoured earlier this week when he was spotted having dinner with Wood in Mayfair. "Rod hasn't wanted to do it for a long time," McLagen told the BBC. "He didn't see the need in it, but I think he really wants to now." The group released four studio albums between 1970 and 1973. Wood (more)...
- 7/12/2008
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood are planning to reunite The Faces, say reports. According to The Sun, the veteran rockers met at Mayfair eatery Cipriani to discuss the possibility of returning to the studio with the band. The original Faces lineup comprised Stewart, Wood, Ian McLagan, Kenney Jones and the late Ronnie Lane. A source commented: "Ron and Rod had a great time reminiscing. They were having (more)...
- 7/8/2008
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Former Faces rocker Ronnie Wood is backing plans for the 1970s band to reunite.
The guitarist joined The Rolling Stones for a 1975 U.S. tour, and became a permanent member of that band when Ooh La La hitmakers the Faces split for good soon after.
But drummer Kenney Jones last year hinted a reunion had "every chance of happening" and would include singer Rod Stewart and keyboard player Ian McLagan.
And Wood, currently between Rolling Stones tours, is keen to take part.
He tells CMUMusic.com, "Yeah, I have heard rumours about us reuniting. There just aren't enough hours in the day are there? We'd love to do it if we could, yeah. It could happen."
Original Faces bassist Ronnie Lane died of pneumonia in 1997 after a long battle with multiple sclerosis.
The guitarist joined The Rolling Stones for a 1975 U.S. tour, and became a permanent member of that band when Ooh La La hitmakers the Faces split for good soon after.
But drummer Kenney Jones last year hinted a reunion had "every chance of happening" and would include singer Rod Stewart and keyboard player Ian McLagan.
And Wood, currently between Rolling Stones tours, is keen to take part.
He tells CMUMusic.com, "Yeah, I have heard rumours about us reuniting. There just aren't enough hours in the day are there? We'd love to do it if we could, yeah. It could happen."
Original Faces bassist Ronnie Lane died of pneumonia in 1997 after a long battle with multiple sclerosis.
- 4/7/2008
- WENN
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