Author: John Gray

Rod will release his first album for J Records in September titled ‘Paris Pianos’. The album is a collection of standards, mostly from the thirties and forties…

Rod has recovered from the sore throat which caused him to cancel his Dublin concert and postpone a Glasgow show. Tonight’s show at the SECC will go ahead!

Rod is to re-issue two Best Of collections on 24 June, to coincide with his forthcoming appearance at the Glastonbury festival.

When Rod Stewart’s record label looked at its bottom line, it decided there was no need to keep him hanging on. JOHN WILLIAMSON looks at the torrid run-up to Rod’s SECC gigs

The Rod squad were out in force for this one, the opening show of Stewart’s first UK tour for three years.

As expected, the question on Rod Stewart’s lips is, Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? The 57-year-old rocker’s second wife, Rachel Hunter, who dumped Stewart for reportedly spending too much time with his train sets, doesn’t appear to think so

At the Jubilee concert, one of the least memorable performances came from Rod Stewart. His solo set consisted of one old album track, Handbags And Gladrags, and when he joined the mass singalong at the end he looked almost as uncomfortable as the Queen he

Rod Stewart, 57, is a false, lazy and inconsistent artist.
He gladly talks bad about his disco period and he talks with respect about soul and his rocking years in the 60’s and the 70’s…

Watch the post! The new issue of Smiler will be published and distributed on Wednesday 8 May!

There has been much speculation about Rod’s appearances at the Princes Trust concert in Hyde Park on 29 June and at the Glastonbury Festival on 30 June.