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Taylor Swift: Country, Metal, Hip-Hop and Super Fans | ARTICLE

Country music darling Taylor Swift has a problem. "I can't stop writing songs," she says. "I can't stop. I can't turn it off."...
November 27, 2008 4:45 PM ET
In the Studio: 50 Cent Gets "Dark" on New Disc | ARTICLE

Last year, 50 Cent went up against Kanye West, and lost. Both rappers released albums on September 11th, 2007, and while West's sold 950,000 copies its first week, 50's moved about 250,000 units less. Looking back, 50...
November 14, 2008 1:11 PM ET
How Lucinda Got Her Joy Back | ARTICLE

Below is an excerpt of an article that originally appeared in RS 1064 from October 30, 2008. This issue and the rest of the Rolling Stone archives are available via Rolling Stone Plus, Rolling Stone's premium...
October 30, 2008 12:00 AM ET
Lindsey Buckingham's Return to Rock | ARTICLE

In 2001, Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham had the intention of recording a solo album, but then his band showed up. "They said, 'Let's...
October 2, 2008 3:30 PM ET
Dylan gets a Degree, Calls It Day of the Locusts | ARTICLE

In Chronicles Vol. 1, Bob Dylan tells about a trip to Princeton, New Jersey, where, accompanied by his "obstreperous" buddy David Crosby,...
August 21, 2008 1:05 PM ET
In the Studio: Tom Morello | ARTICLE

Fifteen months ago, Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello officially debuted a new persona, the Nightwatchman, an acoustic-guitar-and-harmonica-wielding protest singer with a deep baritone. This fall, the Nightwatchman returns with The Fabled City, 11 songs of...
July 29, 2008 8:45 AM ET
My Morning Jacket: Cosmic Travelers | ARTICLE

Below is an excerpt of an article that originally appeared in RS 1056/57 from July 10, 2008. This issue and the rest of the Rolling Stone archives are available via Rolling Stone Plus, Rolling Stone's premium...
July 10, 2008 12:00 AM ET
The Roots of the Roots | ARTICLE

In September 1987, Ahmir Thompson was in the principal's office at the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts sorting out...
May 15, 2008 1:55 PM ET
In the Studio: Sheryl Crow Dials Up Old Friends, Protests War on Upcoming Album | ARTICLE

Sheryl Crow's 1993 debut, Tuesday Night Music Club, was a bittersweet experience. While hits like "All I Wanna Do" pushed the album to seven-times-platinum status, Crow's friendships with the musicians she worked with — known as the...
January 11, 2008 1:15 PM ET
Kanye West: The 40th Anniversary Interview | ARTICLE

When you were growing up, how did you imagine the future? I wanted flying cars – I designed many a flying car as...
November 15, 2007 12:00 PM ET
The Music Q&A: Pete Doherty | ARTICLE

"I'd be a liar if I said I'd never do [drugs] again," a sober Pete Doherty told Rolling Stone in late October. A week later, photos of him shooting up appeared in the British press, and he...
November 15, 2007 8:06 AM ET
Kanye West: A Genius in Praise of Himself | ARTICLE

It's the wee hours of a Monday night in London, and inside Stringfellows strip club, about a dozen scantily clad women form a rough...
September 20, 2007 12:25 PM ET
Q&A: Interpol's Paul Banks on Hip-Hop and Animal Nature | ARTICLE

'It's a young band's rite of passage to get fucked up and enjoy life from that angle," says Interpol frontman Paul Banks. "But eventually your...
August 23, 2007 10:10 PM ET
Q&A with Paul Banks | ARTICLE

It's a young band's rite of passage to get fucked up and enjoy life from that angle," says Interpol frontman Paul Banks. "But eventually your morale will suffer if everyone's cracked out all the time."...
August 23, 2007 1:15 PM ET
Bonnaroo 2007, Day Two: Ben Harper, Roots, Led Zeppelin SuperJam! Plus: Lily Allen on Xanax | ARTICLE

What a crazy day at Bonnaroo. Though Friday was Day Two at the Tennessee festival, it marked the moment when Bonnaroo officially went off the hook. Lily Allen popped a Xanax (before her set) and drank half...
June 16, 2007 4:50 PM ET
Led Zeppelin Bassist Goes Bluegrass at Bonnaroo 2007 | ARTICLE

June 15, 2007 6:45 PM ET
Smoking Section: Beastie Boys' Instrumental Album, Coachella, and a Run-In with Lindsay Lohan | ARTICLE

When the Smoking Section was age eight, we knew every word to "Paul Revere," so it was certainly a fullcircle thrill to sit around...
May 31, 2007 12:00 PM ET
Remembering Ahmet Ertegun | ARTICLE

Ahmet was a father figure, this is true," said Mick Jagger, remembering Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun. "But to me, he was more...
May 31, 2007 12:00 PM ET
Interview: Dashboard Confessional's Lead Singer, Chris Carrabba | ARTICLE

Austin Scaggs spoke with Chris Carrabba in June 2006. Below is an online-only excerpt of the conversation. Do you spend a lot on iTunes?br> I spend an enormous amount on iTunes. How much a week? My music purchasing ....
June 30, 2006 4:47 PM ET
Why Is Nelly Furtado's New Album So Loud? | ARTICLE

How do you jam in the studio? Do you use your voice, as an instrument obviously, or do you play something? We had this one song "Say It Right" -- it affected my vocals a whole lot....
June 19, 2006 10:24 AM ET