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75 items by David Wild
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Pilgrim | ALBUM REVIEW
Much of Eric Clapton's haunting new album is informed by the smooth R&B textures of his 1996 collaboration with Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, "Change the World." Yet Pilgrim is the work of someone who has learned in the...
February 25, 1998 12:00 AM ET -
Train A Comin' | ALBUM REVIEW
For a time in the late '80s, Steve Earle was the brightest hope to merge the best aspects of hard country and rock & roll. That bright hope burned out in a big way, as Earle self-destructed...
February 2, 1998 12:00 AM ET -
Spiceworld | ALBUM REVIEW
On Spiceworld, the Spice Girls take us deep into pop's heart of lightness, a happy place filled not with music of good taste but with music that tastes good — at least to a substantial portion of...
December 11, 1997 12:00 AM ET -
The Stones Remember Making 'Exile on Main Street' in 'Hitler's Bunker' | ARTICLE
It looked more like Hitler's bunker than a regular basement," says Keith Richards, recalling the downstairs of Nellcôte, his mansion in the...
May 25, 1997 12:00 PM ET -
Interscope Records: Inside the Hit Factory | ARTICLE
Jimmy Iovine is grimacing. He and his Interscope Records partner, Ted Field, are taking a lunch meeting in Iovine's intimate conference room with Ann...
April 3, 1997 12:25 PM ET -
Morrissey: Melancholy Meets the Infinite Sadness | ARTICLE
Below is an excerpt of an article that originally appeared in RS 755 from March 6, 1997. This issue and the rest of the Rolling Stone archives are available via Rolling Stone Plus, Rolling Stone's...
March 6, 1997 12:00 AM ET -
Q&A: Pete Townshend is a Sufi Alcoholic | ARTICLE
To get Pete Townshend to see me, feel me during a recent interview in Los Angeles, I chose a series of goofy questions...
June 13, 1996 12:00 PM ET -
Alanis Morissette: The Adventures of Miss Thing | ARTICLE
Here's a clue for the clueless generation: If you're going to worship someone, you ought to know what she looks like. Outside...
November 2, 1995 2:45 PM ET -
Quentin Tarantino: The Madman of Movie Mayhem | ARTICLE
Quentin Tarantino, madman of movie mayhem, has a mother. How's that for a shocker? She has seen Reservoir Dogs, the 1992 heist...
November 3, 1994 5:35 PM ET -
Meet Beck: The Unlikely Success Story of a Hip-Hop Folk Rocker | ARTICLE
When I do 'Loser' now," says Beck Hansen of his big hit record, "I should go, 'I'm a schmoozer, baby, so why don't...
April 21, 1994 5:55 PM ET -
The Rolling Stones and Ben Harper: L.A. Confidential | ARTICLE
Call this the tale of two Virgins. A couple of acts that record for that label have been making some noise around town –...
April 21, 1994 12:00 PM ET -
Aerosmith's Hot Grip | ARTICLE
"We got a grip on all...
January 7, 1993 11:35 AM ET -
Good As I Been To You | ALBUM REVIEW
If your memory serves you well, you will recall that Bob Dylan was unplugged decades before MTV made it hip to be musically...
January 7, 1993 12:00 AM ET -
Dylan Honored by Cash, Clapton, and More at MSG Tribute Show | ARTICLE
The ticket said "Columbia Records celebrates the music of Bob Dylan," but it was Neil Young who nailed the name when he...
November 26, 1992 12:00 PM ET -
Bob Dylan Tribute Concert in the Works | ARTICLE
At press time, plans were being finalized for the Bob Dylan tribute concert at New York's Madison Square Garden on October 16th. The...
October 29, 1992 12:00 PM ET -
Mick Jagger: Third Time's a Charm? | ARTICLE
People should know that I'm not making a blues album," said Mick Jagger. "As far as I know, I'm not." Rumors have been flying...
October 1, 1992 12:00 PM ET -
'Tommy' Scores Again | ARTICLE
Tommy, the Who's ground breaking 1969 rock opera, has been many things to many people – a classic rock album, an over-the-top 1975...
September 3, 1992 2:05 PM ET -
Lindsey Buckingham: Post-Mac Attack | ARTICLE
I'm not trying to compete with Kris Kross now, just like I didn't try to compete with Christopher Cross in the old days." Lindsey Buckingham...
June 25, 1992 12:00 PM ET -
Rolling Stones Take it to the Max | ARTICLE
Technically speaking – at the very least – the current Rolling Stones film At the Max is the biggest concert movie ever made. "The...
January 9, 1992 12:00 PM ET -
Struck by Lightning | ALBUM REVIEW
There aren't many singer-song-writers who hit their creative stride fifteen years into their career, but then again there aren't many singer-songwriters like Graham Parker. And as his exquisite new album, Struck by Lightning, makes utterly clear, we...
March 7, 1991 12:00 AM ET
