It's definitely a big news day for fans of The Rolling Stones! Earlier today came word that the legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Famers are set to hit the U.S. this fall to complete their 'No Filter' Tour. Now comes news about a new book about the English band...Robert Kinsler
Coming October 12, 2021, THE ROLLING STONES: UNZIPPED, an intimate and comprehensive visual history tracing the incredible musical career and creative life of the “greatest rock ’n’ roll band in the world”
For almost 60 years The Rolling Stones have helped shape popular culture around the world. THE ROLLING STONES: UNZIPPED (Thames & Hudson, October 12, 2021) traces their impact and influence on rock music, art, design, fashion, photography, and filmmaking. Packed with evocative archival photos, artworks, outtakes, and memorabilia, this stunning visual history immerses readers in the world of the Stones.
Peppered throughout with insightful new commentary by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Ronnie Wood, this volume also features an incisive introduction by writer and music critic Anthony De Curtis, as well as interviews with Buddy Guy (on the roots of the Stones’ music), Don Was (on the band’s working method in the studio), Anna Sui and John Varvatos (on the evolution of the band’s style), Martin Scorsese (on the band’s filmed performances and videos), Shephard Fairey (on the band’s art and design), and Patrick Woodroffe and Willie Williams (on the band’s live shows). In addition to stills from films, videos, and documentary footage, vivid photographic sections showcase the Stones’ musical instruments, their stage clothing, album cover designs, notebooks with lyrics, and tape boxes from the original recording sessions.
A bold and captivating record of the “greatest rock ’n’ roll band in the world,” THE ROLLING STONES: UNZIPPED accompanies a blockbuster touring exhibition of the same name, scheduled to open next in late November 2021 outside Toronto, Canada.
About the book
THE ROLLING STONES: UNZIPPED
The Rolling Stones, Introduction by Anthony DeCurtis
Thames & Hudson, October 12, 2021
288 pages, 400 illustrations in color and b&w
$50.00, hardcover, ISBN: 9780500023853
https://www.thamesandhudsonusa.com/books/the-rolling-stones-unzipped-hardcover
About the authors
The Rolling Stones—Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood—have all been specially interviewed for the exhibition and this accompanying book.
Anthony DeCurtis (Introduction) is an author and music critic. He has written for the New York Times, Relix, and Rolling Stone, for which he is a contributing editor.
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