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How David Letterman Reinvented TV | ARTICLE
Outside studio 6a in New York's rocke-feller Center, it was the middle of summer. But inside the cavelike, 180-seat home of a brand-new show...
September 29, 2011 3:35 PM ET -
Robbie Robertson Brings Art and Music Together in Collector's Edition of New Album | ARTICLE
The Band's Robbie Robertson has toured, recorded, composed soundtracks, written dozens of classics, and worked with everyone from Bob Dylan to Neil Diamond. But on September 19th, he ventured into a new arena – an art gallery. Robertson...
September 20, 2011 12:00 PM ET -
Don Henley: Record Companies 'Not Going to Roll Over' on Copyright Issue | ARTICLE
A major shakeup may be coming in the music business: Thanks to a provision in U.S. Copyright Law, musicians may be able to gain control of the master tapes of their albums – good news for artists, bad...
September 7, 2011 4:50 PM ET -
Record Biz Braces for Legal Battles Over Copyright Law | ARTICLE
Starting in two years, the rights to classic albums by some of rock's biggest acts, including Bruce Springsteen's Darkness on the Edge of Town, Billy Joel's 52nd Street and the Eagles' The Long Run, could revert back...
September 2, 2011 1:30 PM ET -
The Dark Side of Celebrity Charities | ARTICLE
When Avril Lavigne decided to launch a foundation aiding children with disabilities last year, she quickly learned that doing the right thing was going to be harder than she thought. "It's such a major deal," says Lavigne....
June 28, 2011 10:19 AM ET -
Ukeleles Rock: Little Axes Earn Big Fans, from Eddie Vedder to Taylor Swift | ARTICLE
On her current tour, Taylor Swift has six aerialists, more costume changes than ever – and a ukulele. Looking for new ways to...
June 23, 2011 2:30 PM ET -
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Enchant London Audience in 1970 | ARTICLE
In this exclusive excerpt from his new book Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY and the Lost Story of 1970, Rolling Stone contributing editor David Browne details the much-anticipated U.K. debut of...
June 1, 2011 5:40 PM ET -
Paul McCartney Preps Standards Disc, Reissues | ARTICLE
It's shaping up to be a big year for Paul McCartney. On May 6th, McCartney, 68, announced he had gotten engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Nancy Shevell. And in an L.A. studio a month earlier, he...
May 16, 2011 5:46 PM ET -
Dylan Plays His First-Ever Shows in China | ARTICLE
It wasn't exactly Newport 1965, but Bob Dylan played two of the most controversial shows of his recent career in April. Joining a...
May 12, 2011 2:40 PM ET -
The Real Story Behind the Beatles' Last Days | ARTICLE
Sunday marked an anniversary most Beatles fans would rather forget: the day in 1970 when Paul McCartney announced to the world that the Beatles were essentially over. To promote his first solo album, McCartney, Paul issued a...
April 8, 2011 12:00 PM ET -
Rock Tours Target China, Face Government Interference: Rolling Stone's 2008 Feature | ARTICLE
Last September, 30,000 people gathered in Beijing's Chaoyang Park to hear sets by Nine Inch Nails, Public Enemy and the New York Dolls, at the third annual Beijing Pop Festival. The show — as well...
April 7, 2011 12:30 PM ET -
The Dead Recall the Colorful Life of LSD Pioneer Owsley Stanley | ARTICLE
On March 12, the extended Grateful Dead family lost one of its most crucial allies and collaborators when Owsley Stanley — the band’s one-time soundman, in-house chemist, intellectual stimulus, and sometime artist – died at...
March 30, 2011 9:55 AM ET -
Lelia Broussard: Louisiana Native Covers Bruce, Shows Off Her Feisty Side | BLOG ENTRY
Who: Singer-songwriter who's only 21 but has a lifetime of experience – from growing up with a single mom in Louisiana to hitting New York's folk-club circuit at 15. Sound: Sweet-voiced pop, jacked with rock riffs and moody...
February 14, 2011 3:40 PM ET -
The Romany Rye: Country-Rock Beauty – OK’d By Kings of Leon | BLOG ENTRY
Who: Harmony-drenched countryrock collective from Big Bear, California. Matthew Followill (of Kings of Leon) dubbed them a band to watch in 2010. Sound: Snug harmonies over twangy guitars. "I love country songs influenced by gospel and soul," says
February 14, 2011 3:00 PM ET -
Lelia Broussard on Jewel as an Early Influence and the Song 'Hipster Bitch' | BLOG ENTRY
You're from Louisiana, right? Did you absorb much local music growing up?I was born in Lafayette, LA, and I was in louisiana until I was 10 or 11. They had so many amazing music festivals and...
February 14, 2011 1:20 PM ET -
Luke MacMaster of the Romany Rye on Laying Bricks and Occasionally Leaving the Planet | BLOG ENTRY
What was your crappiest day job?Luke [MacMaster, singer-guitarist]: Laying bricks with my dad, who was a mason. Carrying bricks and smashing your fingers is not what you want to do when you're a kid. That's how...
February 14, 2011 12:40 PM ET -
Paul Simon Peels Back the Years on New LP | ARTICLE
Exclusive Video: Inside Paul Simon's So Beautiful Or So What When Paul Simon began working on a new batch of songs early last year, he flashed back to his previous disc, 2006's Surprise — and...
February 9, 2011 6:05 PM ET -
Remembering Don Kirshner, Who Influenced Pop From the Brill Building to Bubblegum | ARTICLE
Most music fans knew Don Kirshner, who died Jan. 17 at age 76 of heart failure, as the straight-faced host of Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert, the rock TV show that ran between 1973 and 1981. But Kirshner...
January 18, 2011 6:40 PM ET -
Is Your Music Safe? Five Tips on Preserving Your Digital Collection | BLOG ENTRY
1. Back it up, Stupid It's common sense: Hard drives fail, so keep everything backed up on an external hard drive. In addition, keep the support drive away from your main computer. "If there's...
December 7, 2010 1:30 PM ET -
File Not Found: The Record Industry's Digital Storage Crisis | ARTICLE
Last year, the Beggars Banquet label unearthed the multitrack master recordings of the Cult's classic 1985 album, Love, for a planned deluxe edition. The LP was an early digital recording, and to the label's shock,...
December 7, 2010 12:55 PM ET
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