Archive for February 18th, 2011
The Week in Music: Bieber Fever, Grammys Aftermath, Radiohead’s New Album and More
February 18th, 2011
Rolling Stone officially caught Bieber Fever this week In the current cover story Vanessa Grigoriadis documents Justin Bieber's rise from YouTube phenomenon to teen heartthrob and reveals some of the young singer's political beliefs We also talked to Bieber's guitarist and musical director Dan Kanter provided a guide to all...
An Early Report on Six Songs From Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’
February 18th, 2011
Lady Gaga gave Rolling Stone an advance preview of four songs from her upcoming album Born This Way an hour before the first show of the final leg of her Monster Ball tour in Atlantic City Though Gaga's people were quick to point out that these were not the final...
Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Best Beatles Album?
February 18th, 2011
Last week we asked Rolling Stone readers to name the best album of the Nineties – and we compiled the votes into an official top 10 list Photos Random Notes Now it's time for a new weekend rock question What is the best Beatles album? Contest You Choose the Cover of Rolling...
Is the New Smashing Pumpkins Bassist on the Cover Of ‘Siamese Dream’?
February 18th, 2011
Last night Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan posted something absolutely stunning on Twitter "Just found out our new bass player Nicole [Fiorentino] just admitted she is one of the girls on the cover of Siamese Dream he wrote "She said she didn't want us to know because she thought maybe...
Exclusive: How E Street Band Saxophonist Clarence Clemons Ended Up on Lady Gaga’s New Album
February 18th, 2011
Three weeks ago E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons was putting together an exercise machine in his Florida house when his wife told him that Lady Gaga's people were on the phone "They said to me 'Lady Gaga wants you to play on her album'" Clemons says "This is on...
Lady Gaga: Marisa Tomei Should Play Me in a Movie
February 18th, 2011
Which Hollywood A-lister was born this way to portray Lady Gaga on the big screen? According to the singer herself it's a certain Oscar-winning actress who like her is an Italian-American New Yorker with sass to spare During a Friday radio interview on SiriusXM's The Morning Mash Up the 24-year-old singer...
Inside the Fury and the Power of the Clash with ‘Rolling Stone’ Writer Mikal Gilmore
February 18th, 2011
In the current issue of Rolling Stone contributing editor Mikal Gilmore takes us inside The Fury and the Power of the Clash outlining their journey from English outcasts to conquering Shea Stadium and their bitter breakup Read the story in our online archive (subscription only) Gilmore has deep roots with the...
The Clash’s Anger On the Left: Rolling Stone’s 1979 Feature
February 18th, 2011
London — Never mind that shit" says Joe Strummer the thuggish-looking lead singer of the Clash addressing some exultant kids yelling "Happy New Year" at him from the teeming floor of the Lyceum "You've got your future at stake Face front! Take it!" In sleepy London town during a murky Christmas...
Radiohead’s ‘The King Of Limbs’: A Track-by-Track Breakdown
February 18th, 2011
Radiohead released its eighth album The King of Limbs as a digital download this morning a day earlier than expected With eight tracks spanning 37 minutes The King of Limbs is surprisingly short – but it's also typically rich with electronic texture Here Rolling Stone critic Will Hermes takes you...
‘American Idol’ Recap: And Then There Were Fifty
February 18th, 2011
How far we've come! From the oddly-specific number of 327 singers to the also not round 168 we finally reached a logical base in Hollywood last night 100 dream workers in the dream factory It didn't seem right to cleave them in half so soon but the Idol train is...