Rolling Stone’s Top Stories
November 20th, 2009 No comments »
• Green Day Record “21 Guns” With Idiot Cast
• Rihanna’s Cabin Fever Led Her to Rated R
• ?uestlove on the Roots’ Hot Fallon Gig
• Maroon 5’s Levine on Jason Segel as a Rocker
• Weekend Rock List: Phone Songs
• New Anthology for Critic Robert Palmer
• Site Selling Beatles MP3s Shut Down After
• Miley Cyrus’ Tour Bus Driver Killed in Accident
• Lady Gaga Meets David Bowie in Mashup
• News Ticker: Chris Brown, Roger Daltrey
• Bruce News: Darkness ...
Rewind: The Week in Rock Daily
November 20th, 2009 No comments »
Rolling Stone confirmed that the Who will be the latest Rock and Roll Hall of Famers to perform during the halftime show at Super Bowl XLIV in Miami just hours after the band’s “My Generation” was played on Monday Night Football.
Aerosmith’s Joey Kramer talked to RS about the band’s search for a new singer to replace Steven Tyler, while Brad Whitford told us Tyler “doesn’t act like a sober person.” Meanwhile, our Readers’ selected who ...
Weekend Rock List: Phone Songs
November 20th, 2009 No comments »
Lady Gaga and Beyoncé teamed up recently to record not one but two songs dedicated to phones, “Video Phone (Remix)” and The Fame Monster’s “Telephone,” which was then followed by actor Jason Segel turning his phone number into a chorus at the Swell Season show. In honor of Alexander Graham Bell’s suddenly tuneful invention, we’re dedicating this weekend’s Rock List to all things telephone. Tell us your favorite songs that are in any way phone-related, ...
“Michael”: Rolling Stone’s Ultimate Jackson Book Is in Stores Now
November 20th, 2009 No comments »
When Michael Jackson died suddenly on June 25th, the stunned and saddened Rolling Stone team snapped to action and devoted a commemorative issue to the King of Pop. Now the magazine’s editors are proud to present an even bigger version of that special edition of RS: Michael, a book devoted to Jackson’s life and career that features more than 100 rare photographs from his Jackson 5 days through his troubled later years.
RS contributor Jon Dolan ...
Flashback: White Stripes Before Jack White’s Calendar Filled Up
November 20th, 2009 No comments »
Has any artist this decade been busier than Jack White? The past 10 years alone have seen White emerge from relative obscurity to front three marquee bands — the White Stripes, the Raconteurs and the Dead Weather (with whom White is already plotting a new album) — plus produce country legends like Loretta Lynn and Wanda Jackson. On the big screen, White has rocked out alongside Jimmy Page and the Edge in It Might Get ...
The Roots’ ?uestlove on Life on “Jimmy Fallon” as Late Night’s Hottest House Band
November 20th, 2009 No comments »
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As Jay Leno, David Letterman and Conan O’Brien battle for late-night supremacy, one thing has become clear: Jimmy Fallon has the hottest house band. In their eight months on the air, the Roots have played with everybody from Paul Simon to Christopher Cross to Weird Al Yankovic, and have been hilarious in skits. As the group preps for a show featuring Hulk Hogan and Edward Norton, ?uestlove reveals that the network was initially skittish ...
Miley Cyrus’ Tour Bus Driver Killed in Virginia Accident
November 20th, 2009 No comments »
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Miley Cyrus‘ tour bus was reportedly involved in a fatal accident this morning at 8:15 a.m. ET, outside of Richmond, Virginia. Cyrus was not on the bus at the time of the crash. According to NBC 12, the bus driver, whose identity has been withheld until next of kin are informed, was killed after the tour bus overturned. Nine people were on the bus, including members of Cyrus’ production crew, and one passenger ...
First Anthology for “Deep Blues” Author Robert Palmer
November 20th, 2009 No comments »
In 1980, music journalist Robert Palmer was invited to drop by the sessions for John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Double Fantasy in New York. When Palmer arrived, Lennon was adding background vocals to “(Just Like) Starting Over.” Palmer noted that Lennon had sung his parts perfectly in key. Lennon, impressed by Palmer’s ear, said, “You’ll do.”
As Lennon learned, Palmer — who died in 1997 of complications from liver disease at 52 — led a life ...
Maroon 5’s Adam Levine on Actor Jason Segel’s Musical Endeavors
November 20th, 2009 No comments »
Forgetting Sarah Marshall star Jason Segel made a surprise appearance at the Swell Season’s November 18th concert at the Wiltern in Los Angeles, entertaining the ladies in the audience with a love song featuring his phone number as the chorus. In case anyone in the crowd couldn’t make out the digits, as evidenced by the video above, Swell Season’s Marketa Irglova held up a sign with Segel’s number around the stage like she was a ...
Single Minded: Lady Gaga Mashed With David Bowie, Full Rihanna Set
November 20th, 2009 No comments »
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Lady Gaga vs. David Bowie, “Let’s Just Dance” [Mashup]
DJ Terry Urban treats mashups like Cage treats composition, dropping just a micro-fragment of Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” behind Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance” — to startling effect. This also marks the first occasion for either artist where subtlety has served as an asset.
Kids in the Hall vs. Grizzly Bear, “Leisure Man” [New Track/Mashup]
Well, Grizzly Bear’s entré into hip-hop is officially complete; first Jay-Z shows up at ...