THE ROLLING STONES drummer, CHARLIE WATTS, has passed away at the age of 80.
A statement from his spokesperson:
“It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts. He passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family.
Charlie was a cherished husband, father and grandfather and also a member of The Rolling Stones, one of the greatest drummers of his generation.
We kindly request that the privacy of this family, band member and close friends is respected at this difficult time.”
The UK’s finest new blues rock band, THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, will be special guests to THE ROLLING STONES on four European dates next month. The band will also play Download on June 13th and T in the Park on July 12th.
In little more than a year, THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT have gone from playing pubs to selling out the Shepherd’s Bush Empire and now playing stadiums with THE ROLLING STONES. Apparently dreams do come true!
Guitarist Paul Sayer says:
“I remember hearing ‘Tumbling Dice’ for the first time when I was a kid and it made me want to pick up a guitar and write songs. They’re the best rock and roll band in the world. We’ve been told Mick personally asked for us. So impressive that the band are still in touch and interested in new music. It’s gonna be a blast!”
Jun. 01 – Zurich, Switzerland – Letzigrund Stadium
Jun. 10 – Berlin, Germany – Waldbuhne
Jun. 16 – Vienna, Austria – ErnstHappel Stadium
Jun. 19 – Dusseldorf, Germany – Esprit Arena THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT‘s self-titled debut album was released in September 2013. A deluxe version of that album with new tracks will be released this autumn.
THE ROLLING STONES have released a lyric video for their brand new single, ‘Doom And Gloom’, available for download now via iTunes. Check it out below:
‘Doom And Gloom’ is taken from the forthcoming album GRRR! Greatest Hits. The track was recorded in Paris, France and produced by longtime Rolling Stones producer Don Was, with the radio mix produced by Jeff Bhasker.
GRRR! greatest hits album will be released on November 12th for the world excluding North America and on November 13th in North America.
Available in various different formats – including a three-CD 50 track version featuring 50 tracks, and a four-CD super-deluxe version gathering a whopping 80 tracks– the collection tells the fascinating ongoing story of the Greatest rock n’ roll band In The World, from their high octane version of CHUCK BERRY’s ‘Come On’, their first single issued in June 1963, via the thrilling chart-toppers ‘The Last Time’, ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’, ‘Get Off Of My Cloud’, ‘Jumping Jack Flash’ and ‘Honky Tonk Women’ and the perennial juke-box and concert favorites ‘Brown Sugar’, ‘Tumbling Dice’, ‘Miss You’ and ‘Start Me Up’, all the way to the present day with the inclusion of ‘Gloom And Doom’ and ‘One Last Shot’, two new studio recordings recently completed by the group in Paris, France.
These brand new recordings constitute the first time Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood have all been together in the studio since completing A Bigger Bang album in 2005, and follow on from the cexpanded re-releases of the historic 40th Anniversary live Madison Square Garden concert Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out! in November 2009 and of two of their seventies masterworks, Exile on Main St., in May 2010, and Some Girls, in November 2011.
All GRRR! formats will feature a painting by award-winning American artist Walton Ford.
A campaign has been launched to reveal their GRRR! Greatest Hits album sleeve using 3D Augmented Reality.
During a three week teaser campaign, fans were invited to download the free uView app in preparation for a big announcement.
From today, using the uView app fans can scan the GRRR! sleeve and watch the stunning imagery come to life in 3D animation right before their eyes.
The campaign will have further exciting updates coming soon.
The use of one of the most advanced forms of mobile technology currently around solidifies The Rolling Stones as one of the most innovative bands in the world and as relevant as they have always been.
The technology has been developed in partnership with Aurasma, the leaders in image recognition and augmented reality technology.
GRRR! formats are as follows:
50 Track 3CD album – three CD/50 tracks in a digipack with 24 page booklet.
50 Track three CD Deluxe Edition – 3CD/50 tracks in a DVD size box with 36 page hardback book and five postcards.
Super Deluxe Edition Box Set – four CD / 80 tracks plus Bonus CD, 7″ Vinyl, Hardback book, Poster, five postcards in a presentation box.
12” Vinyl Box Set – 5x 12″ Vinyl /50 tracks in a casebound LP box.
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