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Rivers Cuomo: We Ripped Off "The Sweater Song" From Metallica | ARTICLE

Last week Rolling Stone chatted up Rivers Cuomo about Weezer's new album Raditude. Near the end we asked about the 15th anniversary of their debut single "Undone - The Sweater Song," which he now admits is...
August 27, 2009 4:49 PM ET
Bob Dylan Welcomes Guitarist Charlie Sexton Back Into His Band | ARTICLE

When Bob Dylan resumes his never-ending tour October 5th in Seattle an old friend will be back in the band. Arc Angels guitarist Charlie Sexton, who played with Dylan from 1999 to 2002, has rejoined his group....
August 26, 2009 5:21 PM ET
First Look: Bob Dylan's "Christmas in the Heart" Album Art | ARTICLE

Here's the first look at the cover of Bob Dylan's forthcoming album Christmas in the Heart. As we published earlier today, proceeds from the disc are going to Feeding America, the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity. Does anybody...
August 26, 2009 12:00 AM ET
Browne Says McCain Camp's Apology Was Key to Settlement | ARTICLE

Last month Jackson Browne settled his lawsuit against John McCain, the Ohio Republican Party and the National Republican Committee for using his 1977 hit "Running on Empty" in an online campaign commercial. In addition to an undisclosed...
August 17, 2009 1:34 PM ET
Alanis Morissette Plots Return to Rock After "Weeds" Stint, Book | ARTICLE

Long before Alanis Morissette joined the cast of Weeds this season, she was a huge fan. "I used to obsessively watch it in the back of my tour bus," she says. "I eventually arranged a meeting with...
August 17, 2009 11:35 AM ET
Les Paul in His Own Words: Hear His Last Rolling Stone Interview | ARTICLE

Nine months ago I sat down with Les Paul backstage in his dressing room at the Iridium nightclub for a story about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's tribute concert recently held in his honor. As...
August 14, 2009 1:57 PM ET
Bruce Springsteen Playing All of "Born to Run" in Chicago | ARTICLE

A source close to Bruce Springsteen has confirmed what two Chicago newspapers (the Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune) are reporting: that Bruce and the E Street Band will perform their landmark 1975 album Born...
July 28, 2009 8:16 AM ET
The Clash's Topper Headon Demonstrates How He Wrote 'Rock the Casbah' | ARTICLE

Last week Rolling Stone rang up former Clash drummer Topper Headon to talk about the making of the band's classic 1982 album Combat Rock (read the full story in our new issue, on stands now). When we...
July 22, 2009 12:39 PM ET
McCartney Makes History at Citi Field With Billy Joel, Beatles Hits | ARTICLE

Forty-four years after the Beatles' legendary show at Shea Stadium, Paul McCartney returned to Flushing Meadows, Queens, last night to perform the first concert at Citi Field, Shea's replacement. The sold-out crowd was clearly nostalgic for the...
July 18, 2009 11:27 AM ET
Steve Howe Talks Summer Prog Supertour With Yes and Asia | ARTICLE

When Rolling Stone discovered Yes would be teaming with Asia for a summer trek that would have members of King Crimson, Emerson Lake and Palmer and the singer of a Yes cover band onstage, we promptly...
July 2, 2009 4:29 PM ET
U2 Reveal Innovative Stage Design as First 360 Tour Gig Kicks Off | ARTICLE

More than 90,000 fans have piled into Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium tonight for the kick off of U2's 360° Tour. The biggest stadium in all of Europe is bearing witness to the Irish rockers' first gig performing...
June 30, 2009 5:14 PM ET
Iron Maiden's "Flight 666 " : Bruce Dickinson on Airborne Adventure | ARTICLE

When Iron Maiden hit the road early last year they wanted to hit the four corners of the earth within a few weeks of each other. "The bean counters said it's just not worth going to places...
June 25, 2009 3:56 PM ET
Fred Durst: Limp Bizkit Was Used as "Fuel to Torture Other People" | ARTICLE

Before Limp Bizkit emerged from a four-year hiatus with a series of shows last month in Europe, Fred Durst had to get over his hatred of a segment of his own fanbase. "I got abused a lot...
June 18, 2009 3:12 PM ET
Hot Trekkie: Ben Stiller | ARTICLE

Rolling Stone's 2009 Hot List is on stands now. Check out our Hot Hub for photos and video of Lady Gaga and stories on more of the year's biggest breakout stars. When we found out Ben...
May 28, 2009 12:00 PM ET
David Wain Says the State Would "Love" to Reunite Again | ARTICLE

It's a good time to be a State fan. Not only is the complete MTV series finally hitting DVD in July — but their long lost comedy album just surfaced online. (Click here before it's...
May 27, 2009 3:49 PM ET
Bruce Springsteen Closes Out Tour With Hometown Marathon | ARTICLE

After a rousing version of "American Land," Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's Saturday night show at the Izod Center truly seemed over. By this point the band had played for three consecutive hours, with a...
May 26, 2009 11:21 AM ET
Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament Injured in Robbery Outside Atlanta Studio | ARTICLE

Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament was the victim of a violent robbery outside Southern Tracks Recording studios in Atlanta, where the band is recording their ninth studio album with producer Brendan O'Brien. According to a police report,...
May 13, 2009 3:46 PM ET
Bret Michaels Talks New Poison LP, Def Leppard Beef and Life After "Rock of Love" | ARTICLE

Bret Michaels recently stopped his tour bus at an eyeglasses store in Springfield, Illinois. "All of a sudden, I'm not making this up, the high school and junior high school next door lets out," he says. "I...
May 12, 2009 5:02 PM ET
"Dr. Feelgood": Motley Crue's Track By Track Guide to 1989 Classic | ARTICLE

This summer Mötley Crüe will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Dr. Feelgood by playing the 1989 album straight through on Crüe Fest 2. Luckily for them, the tour doesn't begin until July 19th, because when Vince Neil...
May 5, 2009 3:21 PM ET
Springsteen, Mellencamp, Morello and More Celebrate Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday With Sing-Alongs | ARTICLE

Pete Seeger has always maintained that his greatest joy as a performer is to lead others in sing-alongs. At his 90th birthday concert at Madison Square Garden last night he must have been ecstatic since for nearly...
May 4, 2009 8:10 AM ET