Hey everyone! Newbie here, and first-time poster, so please be gentle...!

I just wanted to get in amongst my fellow Stones fans to share something I’ve been working on, that I'm sure will be of interest.

I’ve just launched a brand new podcast all about The Rolling Stones, called Lip Service. It’s a deep-dive interview series that explores the Stones’ music, history, and legacy, told through conversations with the people who know them best. Across the first season you’ll hear from friends, managers, producers, collaborators, photographers, and even members of their current touring band; all people who’ve been right there in the middle of it all.

I'd love to give you some clues as to who's coming up, but I'm bound to secrecy! Just know that I've got great access, and I promise you'll appreciate all the guests! New episodes will drop every two weeks, each one digging into a different corner of the Stones’ world through the voices of those who’ve helped keep them rolling through the years.

Please allow me to introduce myself: I’ve been a music journalist for over 20 years, and was the founding editor of Clash Magazine. I’ve written for GQ, The Telegraph, Classic Rock, Radio Times, and more, but most importantly, I’ve been a Stones fan all my life. This show is a proper passion project: over six months in the making, it's something I’ve made for people like us, who can never get enough of the stories behind this incredible band.

You can find Lip Service on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or anywhere you get your podcasts. (I'll share direct links once I'm allowed to on here!) We’re also on all the socials @StonesLipPod if you want to follow for updates and behind-the-scenes bits.

I really hope you’ll give it a listen, and if you enjoy it, please spread the word to any other Stones fans you know.

I’d love to hear what you think. 

Thanks for the heads up. Looking forward to your podcast.

Stones Blah wrote on Sep 18^th, 2025 at 6:46am:


Thank you! Hope you like it!

Paranoid Android wrote on Sep 18^th, 2025 at 7:15am:


Thanks! I won't - 12 episodes in the can, which means 6 months worth of shows to shout about! Fingers crossed you're still listening by the end of season one!

Episode 1 is now live!

Please go and check out my exclusive interview with Andrew Loog Oldham!

You can find it on:

Spotify
Apple Podcasts
Amazon Music
YouTube

...and wherever else you get your podcasts!

Do let me know what you think! Next episode in 2 weeks!

Episode 2 is now live, in which I speak with the lovely Bernard Fowler.

Check it out to hear the story of Bernard's path from New York's pioneering club scene to The Rolling Stones, including his surprising first meeting with Mick Jagger, and how he almost ruined his chances of touring with him!

We talk about him coming on board for Steel Wheels, how he navigated those turbulent waters, and how he found his place sharing a stage with them, making his voice not only fit in the equation but enhance it.

He also has a pretty strong argument for why the Stones' story is far from over...! 

Hope you enjoy the listen!

Spotify
Apple Podcasts
Amazon Music
YouTube

Stones Blah wrote on Oct 7^th, 2025 at 8:18am:


Thank you! Appreciate it!

Season 1 is complete, but I'm now in production of season 2, so I'd love to hear from you guys with any suggestions of people from the Stones' world - then or now - you'd like for me to interview.

Do bear in mind that Mick and Keith are rather tricky to pin down...! 

Lip Service wrote on Oct 7^th, 2025 at 8:34am:


The obvious one especially after Bernard Fowler and the number of years he sang with her and what he said about her in this interview is Lisa Fischer.

Perhaps a much tougher one for a whole host of reasons, but someone who would be fascinating is Marlon Richards. In many ways, he grew up with the band as it grew and changed, and he also has the cross Atlantic upbringing which is also part of the band's makeup. Things like his relationship with Mick and his perspective of Mick and Keith's relationship would be fascinating.

The Wick wrote on Oct 8^th, 2025 at 12:06pm:


Oh, Lisa is very much on the list already!

Marlon is a great shout too - though he definitely keeps to himself, so could be a challenge!

Thanks for the suggestions!

Stones Blah wrote on Oct 20^th, 2025 at 7:36am:


Ha! You got in before me!

Thank you, I really appreciate that. I thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with Chuck - I think we pretty much covered everything! He's a sweet guy, and I hope everyone likes the episode!

Direct links:

Spotify
YouTube
Apple Music
Amazon Music

Tingly?! Thank you!!! I aim to please!

Aaaaaannnnndddd.... Episode 4 is now live!

In it, I speak with Prince Stash, and not only do we discuss his entire life and career, but we focus, of course, on his close friendship with Brian Jones.

Stash talks about their first meeting in Paris, and how he felt he'd found a soul mate. He talks of Brian's inherent musicality, the distance - both figuratively and literally - between himself and the Stones, their adventurous sense of fashion, and of course their 1967 drug bust and its terrible aftershocks, which had a devastating effect on Brian.

We talk Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Keith, Anita, Sharon Tate, and everything and everyone in between.

I hope you enjoy it!

Check it out here:

Spotify
YouTube
Apple Podcasts
Amazon Music

What a great interview, and what an interesting guy he is. It's interesting how he has a similar cadence and style of speaking as Mick and Keith even though he's not from Kent. In many ways, he can speak to the true essence of the band because he's one of the only people other than the band still around from the earliest days. He knows them in ways that no one really does. He also seems like a genuinely kind person.

The Wick wrote on Nov 20^th, 2025 at 3:33pm:


He really is. Thank you.

Episode 7 is here.... and this is one for all you Charlie fans!

I caught up with Paul Sexton, who wrote the great book Charlie's Good Tonight - the only authorised biography of Mr Watts, written with full cooperation from the Stones, as well as Charlie's family and friends.

We talk about how the book came to be, and how he gained the trust of not just the Stones, but also Charlie's sister, who had never before spoken publicly about her brother. We talk about the journey Paul went on to get the book written - delving into Charlie's past, and pulling the curtain back on an intensely private man. We discuss his collecting habit, his fantastic style, his dabbling with heroin in the '80s, and how it was jazz music that saved him from self-destruction.

It's a lovely chat, and one that really celebrates Charlie in a warm and affectionate way. He'd no doubt be highly embarassed to have us talking about him...!

Hear it on Spotify HERE. Hope ya dig it!