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The Stones and their heavy hint ad placed in east London’s Hackney Gazette, before a press event at the Hackney Empire
Song of the Day: “I'm still taking the pills and I'm off to Brazil.” The veterans’ first new music since 2005, starts up their instantly recognisable Richards guitar with Jagger vocals, and capturing a lovers’ argument, was released today in east London to herald the forthcoming album, Hackney Diamonds, out on 20 October
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An original single cover for Street Fighting Man (1968)
Song of the Day: After yesterday's Fast Fuse by Kasabian, a track that also quickly fires up passions, and is highly influential – recorded 50 years ago during an unprecedented period of demonstrations and riots
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From the cover of Kasabian's West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Song of the Day: After yesterday's Parquet Courts number about an edgy temper, another about inflammatory anger by the Leicester indie rockers from their 2009 album West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
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The Transplants
Song of the Day: Following yesterday's Fall number, a track from a very different origin but with its own brand of shouty catchiness, and a superb piano hook. This 2003 release from Tim Armstrong (Rancid), Rob Aston (Death March) and co from their first eponymous album, and bizarrely, was used on a Garnier Fructis TV commercial
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Gladys Knight & The Pips
Song of the Day: From a Georgia-based star with a midnight song, with follow the connection to this soul and gospel hit from 1973, actually inspired by a telephone conversation with Farah Fawcett
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The Ronettes
Song of the Day: This 1964 hit, heavy on the sound effects and Phil Spector production, was actually a fresh one-take vocal by Ronnie, inspired by the British weather
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The king of soul on his throne: Solomon Burke
Song of the Day: A truly influential landmark, this 1962 recording saw the fusion of soul, gospel and R&B from one of the greatest voices in half a century of music
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