Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones

London FRIDAY 4 APRIL 2008 – Universal and The Rolling Stones have teamed up with YouTube to launch the site’s ‘Living Legends’ entertainment channel, to coincide with the release of the Stones/ Scorsese film Shine A Light and the new Rolling Stones album of the same name. From today, fans from across the globe will be invited to upload their questions to The Rolling Stones about Shine A Light, working with Martin Scorsese, as well as any other burning questions. By visiting www.youtube.com/livinglegends viewers will be able to upload footage of themselves asking their questions to Mick Jagger and/ or Keith Richards. The best questions will be personally answered, with the subsequent footage of the Rolling Stones available to watch exclusively on this new YouTube channel in a few weeks time!YouTube will be running this channel across the front page of all territorial portals - US, UK, Australia, France, Spain, Germany, Poland, Russia, Italy, Japan, Portugal and Holland, making this a truly global initiative.The Rolling Stones have been leaping across the world over the last few months, from Berlin to New York, finally arriving in London this week for the UK premiere of Shine A Light, the critically acclaimed Scorsese-directed concert movie. The film opens for general release on 11 April, and is preceded by the Rolling Stones album ‘Shine A Light’ which hits the shops on 7 April.No stranger to rock concert films, Scorsese filmed the Stones over a two-day period at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. With performances from Buddy Guy, Jack White of the White Stripes and Christina Aguilera, and integrated with rarely seen archival footage, Shine A Light is a unique cinema experience.From the unmistakeable opening riff of ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’ to the classic sounds of ‘Tumbling Dice’, ‘Sympathy For The Devil’, ‘All Down The Line’ and ‘Start Me Up’ plus some unusual gems from the Stones catalogue - ‘You Got The Silver’ and ‘Faraway Eyes’ – the album ‘Shine A Light’ is the complete Rolling Stones concert experience. Included are the three stunning collaborations - with blues legend Buddy Guy on ‘Champagne and Reefer’, Jack White from White Stripes on ‘Loving Cup’ while Christina Aguilera duets with Mick Jagger on ‘Live With Me’.


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