NO STONE UNTURNED

At a NYC listening party for the legendary Keith Richards' first solo set in 23 years, Crosseyed Heart (due 9/18), Republic chief Monte Lipman explains the fundamentals of properly trashing a hotel room. "You gotta make sure the TV goes out the window at an up angle," the exec pointed out, "or you'll never clear the pool." Later, the snake that made Keith's jacket wrote a tell-all memoir.

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