RECORDINGS | OPINION: Rolling Stones “Black and Blue” — revisiting the album that marked their mid-’70s identity crisis

Once dismissed as the Stones’ first “bad” record, “Black and Blue” now plays like a document of mid-’70s uncertainty — part ...

How the Rolling Stones Found Their Third Act With ‘Black and Blue’

It’s nobody’s favorite Stones record, but, in hindsight, it’s also underrated since the whole Who Wants to Be a Rolling Stone? narrative has always overshadowed the songs. It’s notable, too, that it ...

Black Sabbath's former manager originally wanted Dio to write and record while Ozzy Osbourne toured with the band

Born Ronald James Padavona, Dio's career began in the late 1950s with groups like Ronnie & The Red Caps, Ronnie Dio & The ...
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The Rolling Stones' 'Black & Blue' turns 50 with a new reissue

If you want a peek into a lost world of rock n roll degeneracy and decadence, you won’t find a better glory hole than the grubby, outlandish view offered by the video for “Hey Negrita” from the ...