The Rolling Stones are returning with their first collection of original songs since 2005. The new album, called ‘Hackney Diamonds,’ comes two years after the death of drummer Charlie Watts.

The British rock-music architects held a media event in Hackney, an area in east London, on Wednesday where they unpacked details of their new album, “Hackney Diamonds,” which arrives Oct. 20 and includes guest appearances by Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder. The band also premiered the music video for their new single, “Angry.”

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You will be forgiven for wondering if the world needs another Rolling Stones book. Of course it doesn’t. But this is not “only rock ’n’ roll.” This is a cultural juggernaut, a superstar band with a singular body of work that both influenced and reflected multiple generations. The Stones have sustained an artistic collaboration over the course of six decades, sold hundreds of millions of records, and continue to pack in thousands of fans night after night at eye-watering ticket prices that compromise family college funds. There is no group like the Rolling Stones.

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Mick Jagger was supposed to be singing “Start Me Up” in stadiums across the U.S. this year. The buzz in the music business was that a tour was booked. Instead, the Rolling Stones in April made an inside joke via social media: a 1972 photograph of a debauched Keith Richards next to a sign that reads: “Patience Please… A Drug Free America Comes First!”

The message? Stones fans can’t always get what they want.

Mick Jagger Rocks On

As the Rolling Stones put out their first all-original album in 18 years, the band’s iconic frontman talks about staying together, using Instagram and what he has in common with Taylor Swift.

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