The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger has said that the band didn't agree to play The Olympics opening ceremony because they weren't 'stage ready'. Speaking to ITN – via Rolling Stone - in a video which you can see below, Jagger said: "I didn't think, to be honest, we were quite stage ready. We haven't played in a long time and we weren't really stage-ready, and it's a very big gig and it's very risk-taking. I didn't think the band themselves felt they were really ready to do it at this point."

Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr will join Bryan Ferry for a complete set this Sunday [July 15] at GuilFest. The pair have a musical history together stretching back to 1987, when Marr played on Ferry's Bete Noir album. Ferry's set will include material from both his solo career and his Roxy Music catalogue. Ferry says: "Johnny has previously performed with us on TV and at some smaller events but I am thrilled that he will be playing a full show with us for the very first time at GuilFest."

Keith Richards has confirmed that The Rolling Stones are rehearsing together once again. The band celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first ever gig today (July 12) and Richards has said that they are now back playing together again after a lengthy break, but could not say when they would be out playing live again.

Stevie Nicks has revealed that Fleetwood Mac will reform in 2013 for a live tour. The singer, who was speaking on US news channel CBS, confirmed that the band are planning to reunite once she and bandmate Lindsey Buckingham have finished touring their respective solo projects. Asked about the chances of a new Fleetwood Mac tour, Nicks replied that it will happen "next year, so far". She added: "It's the plan. Because that's what we do. I do my thing. And Lindsey (Buckingham) is out doing his thing now. Everybody's on board."

Thurston Moore has unveiled another track by his new band, Chelsea Light Moving. The song "Groovy & Linda" can be heard by scrolling down and clicking below. It draws lyrical inspiration from the late-'60s East Village hippie couple whose flower-power dreams ended in a double homicide. Folk singer Thom Parrott also named a song in 1968 after the same track. It follows the band's first release "Burroughs", which is inspired by the last words of Beat author William Burroughs.

The guitar Bob Dylan played during his historic set at the Newport Folk Festival on July 25, 1965 has been found, according to a report in Rolling Stone. The guitar - a 1964 sunburst Fender Stratocaster - has apparently been missing for 47 years, until it was discovered by New Jersey resident Dawn Peterson - whose father, a private pilot who worked for Dylan's manager Albert Grossman.

Actress Nina Arianda has been cast as Janis Joplin in the forthcoming movie about the late rock and blues singer's life.

Today, as you may have heard, is apparently the 50th anniversary of the Rolling Stones’ first gig.

Radiohead paid a special tribute to their late drum technician Scott Johnson last night (July 10) during their first gig since his death. The band, who were performing at the Les Arenes in Nimes, France, filled the screen with photos of Johnson as they played "Reckoner" in their third encore, reports Consequence Of Sound. It was their first rescheduled show since their drum tech died during a stage collapse in Toronto last month. A further three people were injured in the incident at Downsview Park.

The White Stripes have released recordings of their first ever live performances. The vinyl releases are only available through The Vault, a quarterly subscription series from Jack White's Third Man Records/ The latest Vault package includes the 'Live At The Gold Dollar' 7" single, a recording from an open mic night on July 14, 1997 that was the duo's first ever performance.