6 cool things in music this week include John Prine, Rolling Stones and Stephen Sanchez

A half-dozen cool things in music, from two points of view:

Jayson Wold of St. Louis Park:

1 Rolling Stones, "Hackney Diamonds." Being an occasional Stones listener, I decided to see what all the buzz was about their new album. Was pleasantly surprised to hear the attitude and swagger that the Stones are known for. The tracks "Angry" and "Bite My Head Off" have been added to my go-to playlist.

2 "Marr's Guitars" by Johnny Marr. As a guitar player and fan of Marr, I just had to pick up his new coffee table book. It is a beautiful photographic illustration of his guitars and the stories behind them.

3 Mike Doughty coming to the Fine Line. One show that I am looking forward to is Doughty on Nov. 4. I haven't seen him since the Soul Coughing days so this show should bring back great memories and nostalgia from that period of time. I am digging his new stuff too, "Ghost of Vroom."

Jon Bream, Star Tribune critic:

1 Stephen Sanchez, First Avenue. They screamed, they swooned, they sang along with the suaver than suave 20-year-old retro pop heartthrob who showed an Orbisonian voice and an extravagance of early Elvis energy and moves. Thank you, thank you very much.

3 "Prine on Prine" edited by Holly Gleason. The Nashville journalist/artist consultant has collected three-dozen interviews and articles about revered singer-songwriter John Prine, including Roger Ebert discovering the singing mailman in 1970, Studs Terkel's 1975 radio interview and John Mellencamp's PEN Award speech in 2016. All told, these pieces paint a full portrait of the quirky songwriting giant. Best line: "I think I write the way I do because of a vitamin deficiency. I don't eat any vegetables. I just eat meat and potatoes."