ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS

Backstage bashes make strange bedfellows: Mick Jagger and Billy Joel were spotted soaking up the suds at a recent Sports show at Hurrah’s in New York. Billy was probably scouting the rock scene in preparation for his next LP, one he promises will be a “rocker,” and Jagger was probably, uh, soaking up the suds... Engaged in more its was Keith Richards, who dropped by Blue Rock Studios to lend his two licks to Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ remake of his classic “I Put A Spell On You.”