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Why Adam Sandler's '12-12-12' Parody of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' Was Long Overdue | ARTICLE

At last night's "12-12-12" concert benefiting the recovery from Superstorm Sandy, in between sets by Roger Waters and Bon Jovi, Adam Sandler and Paul Shaffer took the stage and began playing a familiar, waltz-like melody....
December 13, 2012 2:20 PM ET
25 Years | ALBUM REVIEW

The guy has worked with everyone from Yo-Yo Ma to the Black Eyed Peas, from Miles Davis to Phil Collins, so a comprehensive Sting retrospective seems impossible. But over three CDs and one...
September 27, 2011 12:30 AM ET
Born Free | ALBUM REVIEW

With his eighth album, Kid Rock has done something he's threatened to do for years: slipped fully into classic-rock mode. Born Free has the Skynyrd guitar attack, the Leon Russell- style gospel backup singers, some fire-down-below boogie...
November 16, 2010 9:30 PM ET
Inside Rolling Stone's Afternoon With Folk Icons Pete Seeger and Joan Baez | ARTICLE

"Amateurs!" Pete Seeger chuckles at the unruly flames burning in the fireplace of the Beacon Sloop Club on this frigid afternoon. Though he's just a few months shy of turning 90 years old, he immediately grabs the tongs...
February 2, 2009 3:09 PM ET
Remembering Bo Diddley: 1928-2008 | ARTICLE

For a young black singer and guitarist from Chicago with only a minor hit, getting booked on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1955 was...
June 26, 2008 8:45 PM ET
In the Studio: Al Green | ARTICLE

While visiting his record company in 2005, Roots drummer Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson picked up Loretta Lynn's 2004 Van Lear Rose album, the singer's late-career collaboration with Jack White. "I couldn't stop listening to it," says Thompson. "I...
April 21, 2008 2:50 PM ET
Warpaint | ALBUM REVIEW

Warpaint is the first studio album from the Black Crowes inseven years — not that you can really tell. The Crowes still bangout that old-school boogie that might be three or four decades old if itwasn't brand-new....
March 6, 2008 12:00 AM ET
Summer of Love: London | ARTICLE

In 1967, the rock & roll scene in London was scattering in several directions at once. The stars – the Who, the...
July 12, 2007 11:25 AM ET
Highway Companion | ALBUM REVIEW

In a career that has now reached its thirtieth year, Tom Petty has never made a bad album. Some flirt with greatness, others simply deliver the goods (his last release, 2002's The Last DJ, was actually one...
July 20, 2006 12:00 AM ET
Exclusive Track List: Preview the Beatles' Vegas Show | ARTICLE

''I thought perhaps we should have a contest to see who could spot everything we used,'' says George Martin. ''No one would ever get them all.'' Martin is talking about the soundtrack -- made up entirely of...
June 1, 2006 2:49 PM ET
The 100 Best Covers: Billy Joe Armstrong, the 'Idiot' King | ARTICLE

When I look at that face, I see some form of wisdom," says Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong about his first solo Rolling Stone cover, in November 2005. "It's not necessarily a young face – it's...
May 18, 2006 3:55 PM ET
Bruce Springsteen: Voice of America | ARTICLE

In 1990, Rolling Stone assembled a series of special issues dedicated to the "Four Decades of Rock." For the Eighties Issue — which included massive stars such as Michael Jackson and Madonna — Bruce Springsteen was...
May 18, 2006 10:45 AM ET
Confessions On A Dance Floor | ALBUM REVIEW

In 1985, Madonna's navel ruled the world. That year — which opened with "Like a Virgin" perched at Number One, and would later see "Crazy for You" knock "We Are the World" off the top of the...
November 3, 2005 12:00 AM ET
A Bigger Bang | ALBUM REVIEW

Let's just get this out of the way: A Bigger Bang isn't a good Rolling Stones album considering their age. It isn't a good Rolling Stones album compared to their recent work. No, A Bigger Bang...
September 5, 2005 12:00 AM ET
Bono, Behind the Fly: The Rolling Stone Interview | ARTICLE

It doesn't take long to figure out which car in this little Dublin parking lot belongs to the rock star. There it stands, a...
March 4, 1993 11:30 AM ET
Neil Young Returns to the Harvest | ARTICLE

Neil Young proves life in rock & roll can begin again at fortysomething. "Did you see Dracula?" Neil Young breaks into a wide grin over a bowl of postconcert fruit salad. "Man, they got some wind in Dracula...
January 21, 1993 2:10 PM ET
Bill Wyman Quits the Rolling Stones | ARTICLE

After years of rumors maintaining that his departure was imminent, it appears that bassist Bill Wyman has officially left the Rolling Stones. His...
January 21, 1993 11:55 AM ET
The Rolling Stone Interview: Ice-T | ARTICLE

George Bush calls his work "sick." Dan Quayle says it's "obscene." Sixty congressmen signed a letter pronouncing it "vile" and "despicable." "Ugly, destructive and...
August 20, 1992 1:20 PM ET
The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50's Masters | ALBUM REVIEW

As silly as the Brouhaha surrounding the selection of the Elvis stamp felt, it still came as a curious relief when the young, sleek Presley was announced as the nation's choice. It was all too easy to...
August 6, 1992 12:00 AM ET
New Faces: TLC | ARTICLE

'When we were first recording, I was wearing a bag on my head," says TLC's Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, "but I wanted something...
May 28, 1992 5:20 PM ET