Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, has written an open letter criticizing former British prime minister Tony Blair for giving a knighthood to Rolling Stones lead singer, Mick Jagger, but not to other members of the band, especially guitarist Keith Richards. Here are excerpts from Johnson’s letter: “It is a continuing scandal that Keith Richards has not been made, at the very least, a knight bachelor. The outrage became clear to me when at Christmas – like so many other…

The Rolling Stone has been blamed for killing an orchid at a library in New York, sending it to its death cigarette smoke. The orchid, a Phalaenopsis amabilis, was in the main branch of the New York Public Library, where Richards spoke on 29 October. The guitarist had been given a tour of the premises, finishing with an invitation to sit “backstage”, in the office of Marie d’Origny, deputy director of the library’s Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers. When…

Many rare Rolling Stones collectibles are going up for sale at Julien’s Auctions on December 3, and 4, 2010. The items will be sold as part of the “Icons and Idols” two-day event taking place at the auction house’s headquarters in Beverly Hills, California. Some of the items up for sale are: A suit made for Keith Richards by Nudie Cohn, who specialized in making outfits for mostly country music stars. The Nudie suit, which Richards wore on stage during…

With the Rolling Stones’ Exile On Main Street still riding high in the charts, Keith Richards is revisiting another decades-old project, releasing new music with the Wingless Angels. Wingless Angels II, an album of Rastafarian spirituals, is the group’s first release in 13 years. Richards began playing with Jamaican singer Justin Hinds in the early 1970s, when he visited Kingston. “I was just one of the crowd,” Richards recalled. “They had no idea who the Rolling Stones were. They didn’t…

www.mvpschool.com Monday October 19 2009 HE’S a rock and roll icon who’s as famous for his hedonistic lifestyle as for his innovative guitar playing. In a fitting tribute to the rock legend, Rolling Stones’ guitarist Keith Richards was honoured with a Rock Immortal award at Spike TV’s ‘Scream 2009′ ceremony in LA. The star-studded event, held on Saturday at the Greek Theatre, honours the best in science fiction, horror, fantasy and comic book-inspired movies and TV shows. Fans welcomed Richards…

nme.com Pair have done ‘a couple of tracks’ together The Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards has revealed that he has been working with Jack White. Richards was tight-lipped about the hook-up, but told Rolling Stone magazine that the two guitarists have collaborated. However, he was cagey on the subject on whether he might enlist White to produce for his band. “I enjoy working with Jack,” he said. “We’ve done a couple of tracks.” On the possibility of White producing for The…