For me, there is no better soundtrack to today than the sound of celebration in Tahir Square as millions celebrate President Mubarak of Egypt finally stepping down but we asked our Twitter followers to come-up with a few choice songs to further help set the mood for revolución. Here are some of their picks:
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My goodness…
Via Billboard: *Two workers died today (June 29) after part of the set from a Rolling Stones concert collapsed on top of them as they were dismantling it, emergency services in Madrid said. A third man was seriously injured after four people fell from a 33-foot structure that gave way as the team helped take it down after last night’s concert in Madrid.
Identities of the victims were not given, but about half the workers dismantling the set were English-speaking and traveling with the Rolling Stones tour, emergency services said.*
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the stagehands’ families and friends.
Amy Winehouse is… EVERYWHERE.
Even The Stones want a piece of her!
Mick told Virgin Radio that he wants to collaborate with Amy at Isle of Wright on 6/10 (ahem, this slut’s birthday). No word on which track(s) he wants for the duet but here’s hoping for ‘Brown Sugar’ or ‘Honky Tonk Woman’! I can actually predict the collaboration sounding quite good…
Oooh, is that harsh?
I’m actually proud of the both of them. Billboard just reported that The Rolling Stones are the highest grossing act of the year, bringing in an unfathomable $437 million in twelve months (fyi, their A Bigger Bang tour is also the largest-grossng tour EVER). Madonna finished up second with $195 million in revenue, making her Confessions tour the top-grossing tour ever by a female artist.
Kudos to both! Others in the top 10 largest tours of the year included U2, Cirque De Soleil and the Tim McGraw/Faith Hill double bill (yeehaw!).
MP3s: The Rolling Stones – Paint It Black + Madonna – Like A Prayer
Apparently Mick Jagger needs to rest his little voice. Normally this wouldn’t be extremely newsworthy but since Xtina was set to open the show, I’m hoping somebody YouTubes the video of her screaming at Mick. Not so beautiful, I’m sure. Also, this show was to be the 2nd of 2 shows (the first being Sunday) benefitting former President Bill Clinton and err, his wife? Maybe? Either way, the show’s a no-go. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
Via NME: The Rolling Stones have postponed a club show at New York’s Beacon Theatre tonight (October 31) so singer Mick Jagger can rest his voice. On Friday (October 27) a concert at New Jersey’s Boardwalk Hall was also cancelled hours before it was due to begin. It is now scheduled to take place on November 17, reports the BBC.
There is as yet no rescheduled date for the New York show.
HITS reports:
The Rolling Stones will film a Last Waltz-style documentary at N.Y.C.’s Beacon Theater this fall during their tour, to be directed by Martin Scorsese (who made the aforementioned classic) and executive-produced by Steve Bing, who recently bankrolled the critically acclaimed all-star Jerry Lee Lewis album.
Among those on the bill will be Christina Aguilera and The Raconteurs.
MP3s: The Rolling Stones – Beast Of Burden
Christina Aguilera – Beautiful
Oh my.
