Archive for June 10th, 2011
Rolling Stone Gets Baked With Reluctant Superstar Zach Galifianakis
June 10th, 2011
Photograph by Theo Wenner for RollingStonecom The new issue of Rolling Stone on stands and in the digital archive on June 17th features an in-depth interview with comedian and actor Zach Galifianakis In the cover story the star of The Hangover Part II – who doesn't have a publicist or...
Exclusive: The Edge and Adam Clayton Reveal U2’s Future Plans
June 10th, 2011
Last month Rolling Stone Senior Writer Brian Hiatt traveled to Denver to catch up with U2 as they kicked off the final leg of their 360 Tour He chatted with the Edge and Adam Clayton about the epic two-year tour the difficult birth of Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark and where exactly...
Weekend Rock Question: What is the Best Album Cover of All Time?
June 10th, 2011
Last week we asked Rolling Stone readers to name their favorite Neil Young song of all time – and we compiled the votes into a top 10 listChoose Rolling Stone's Cover The Sheepdogs vs Lelia Broussard Vote Now! This week our question for you is What is the best album...
Les Claypool: Return of Drummer Jay Lane has ‘Breathed Life’ Back Into Primus
June 10th, 2011
When Primus release their seventh studio album Green Naugahyde on September 13th it will not only be their first new full-length studio effort in 12 years but it will also feature the return of one of the group's early drummers Jay Lane Singer/bassist Les Claypool told Rolling Stone about the band's...
The Joy of Vampire Sex: The Schlocky, Sensual Secrets Behind the Success of ‘True Blood’
June 10th, 2011
A few years ago Anna Paquin wasn't happy She was traveling all the time for work like a gypsy and had become sick of always being cast as the brooding smart chick in indie movies "I was looking for something different a challenge" she says "I had done a lot...
Jack White and Karen Elson ‘Celebrating’ Separation With Divorce Party
June 10th, 2011
Jack White has announced that he will be celebrating his divorce from singer and model Karen Elson with a blowout party In a statement White says that he and Elson "remain dear and trusted friends and co-parents to our wonderful children Scarlett and Henry Lee" and "feel so fortunate for...
The Season of the Witch: ‘True Blood’ Delves Into Dark Magic and Past Lives
June 10th, 2011
Poor Sookie Stackhouse When we last saw Louisiana's sexiest telepathic waitress she was devastated to learn that her lover Vampire Bill had been ordered to seduce Sookie (Anna Paquin) It didn't matter that Bill (Paquin's husband Stephen Moyer) had fallen in love with her – the betrayal was real And...
Inside ‘Breaking Bad,’ TV’s Most Exquisitely Agonizing Drama
June 10th, 2011
A familiar sense of anxiety and dread hangs over nearly every moment of the opening episode of the fourth season of Breaking Bad Walter White the one-time high school chemistry teacher turned crystal-meth cook frantically tries to talk his way out of his own impending execution His partner Jesse Pinkman...
Former ‘Spider-Man’ Musical Director Seeks $300k in Royalties
June 10th, 2011
Julie Taymor the former director of Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark is seeking an estimated $300000 in unpaid royalties from the musical's producers Stage Directors and Choreographers Society the union representing Taymor has filed an arbitration claim on her behalf claiming that the producers have no legal or ethical right...
Black Eyed Peas Cancel Free Concert in Central Park
June 10th, 2011
Black Eyed Peas Free Show CanceledThe Black Eyed Peas' free benefit concert in Central Park last night was canceled due to severe thunderstorms The show which was to include guest performances by Taylor Swift LL Cool J MC Hammer Carole King Whoopi Goldberg and others was intended to raise funds...