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Skrillex: Eight Wild Nights and Busy Days With the Superstar | ARTICLE

"Want to go to a party at the drummer from Muse's house?" Skrillex turns and asks. "Sure, why not." Fifteen minutes later, the car is full and navigating through the Hollywood Hills. Skrillex is in the back seat with...
March 1, 2012 11:00 AM ET
Meet SuperHeavy, Mick Jagger's Wild New Crew | ARTICLE

Mick Jagger crosses his legs and closes his eggshell-thin eyelids. Then he squints so that his sockets almost disappear into the folds of his face. Eventually his crystalline-blue eyes pop open again and calmly, slowly, he responds...
September 19, 2011 5:20 PM ET
Howard Stern's Long Struggle and Neurotic Triumph | ARTICLE

"Do you have a big, thick penis?" Howard Stern asks a guest in his New York radio studio one recent Thursday morning. The guest, unfortunately, is me. The Howard Stern wing of the SiriusXM headquarters in New York is...
March 31, 2011 2:50 PM ET
The Strokes, Elegantly Wasted: Rolling Stone's 2003 Cover Story | ARTICLE

He is supposed to arrive at 9 P.M. When he shows up, it is well after midnight. But he will make up for it by spending the next seven hours and forty-five minutes with me....
March 21, 2011 12:44 PM ET
The White Stripes, Reluctant Rock & Roll Saviors: Rolling Stone's 2002 Feature | ARTICLE

Jack and Meg White, collectively known as the White Stripes, peer tentatively out of the doorway of their dressing room at the MTV Movie Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. In the hallway...
February 2, 2011 1:46 PM ET
The Broken Heart and Violent Fantasies of Lady Gaga | ARTICLE

In her dressing room in Nottingham, England, Lady Gaga dances to a Billy Joel album, which is spinning on the small record...
July 8, 2010 2:20 PM ET
Ben Stiller: The Darkest Funnyman in Hollywood | ARTICLE

Below is an excerpt of an article that originally appeared in RS 1101 from April 1, 2010. This issue and the rest of the Rolling Stone archives are available via Rolling Stone Plus, Rolling...
April 1, 2010 4:47 PM ET
Jacob's Lautner: "New Moon" Werewolf on "Twilight" 's Steamy Love Triangle | ARTICLE

In our latest issue, Taylor Lautner reveals how he went from a skinny martial arts kid to starring in the blockbuster Twilight franchise. In this bonus Q&A you won't find in the issue, he examines the...
November 24, 2009 5:35 PM ET
Springsteen Hears Voices | ARTICLE

We're in the ballpark," Bruce Springsteen tells his band during a rehearsal of "Devils and Dust" at the Paramount Theatre, in Asbury...
May 4, 2006 11:30 AM ET
Damita Jo | ALBUM REVIEW

As far as this CD is concerned, Janet Jackson's sin was not in exposing her breast during the Super Bowl. After all, the lady just wanted to show off a new piece of jewelry. The sin was...
March 24, 2004 12:00 AM ET
The Strokes: Elegantly Wasted | ARTICLE

Below is an excerpt of an article that originally appeared in RS 935 from November 13, 2003. This issue and the rest of the Rolling Stone archives are available via Rolling Stone Plus, Rolling Stone's premium...
November 13, 2003 12:00 AM ET
No Doubt: Sex, Success and Staying Together | ARTICLE

Thousands of Staind and Linkin Park fans are packed into the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, unaware that No Doubt are about to...
January 31, 2002 1:20 PM ET
The Blueprint | ALBUM REVIEW

This is how the rap game works: when someone is pushed, they push back harder. That's why the more someone like Eminem is criticized, the more unapologetic and extreme his lyrics become. There's something about being persecuted,...
October 2, 2001 12:00 AM ET
The Ballad of Pamela Anderson & Tommy Lee | ARTICLE

On April 24th, 1981, Mötley Crüe played their very first gig at the Starwood in West Hollywood, opening for the long-running metal act Y&T. The show was less memorable for the music than for its violence:...
May 10, 2001 3:25 PM ET
At the Drive-In's Identity Crisis | ARTICLE

This story is from the February 15, 2001 issue of Rolling Stone. "This is bullshit!" screams a stagehand as he and a team of pissed-off union workers push a drum riser across the stage at...
February 15, 2001 11:15 AM ET
The Battle Of Los Angeles | ALBUM REVIEW

Have you ever tried writing your own Rage Against the Machine song? It's easy. Just grab a religious pamphlet off the street. Replace the word God with killing, Jesus or Christ with a political prisoner like Mumia...
November 11, 1999 12:00 AM ET
Sympathy For The Devil: Marilyn Manson | ARTICLE

Be careful when you gossip: a little rumor can go a long way. Especially when the subject is Marilyn Manson. "For a solid year,...
January 23, 1997 4:25 PM ET
Bob Dylan Gets Virtual with New CD-ROM | ARTICLE

The way that Graphix Zone created its new Bob Dylan CD-ROM could best be described as virtual. Though the company managed to coax...
April 20, 1995 12:00 PM ET
Kurt Cobain's Downward Spiral: The Last Days of Nirvana's Leader | ARTICLE

On April 8, shortly before 9 a.m., Kurt Cobain's body was found in a greenhouse above the garage of his Seattle home. Across...
June 2, 1994 1:55 PM ET
Toasting Townshend: Daltrey Does Carnegie Hall | ARTICLE

Roger Daltrey is livid. At rehearsal a week before his sold-out Daltrey Sings Townshend concerts at Carnegie Hall, the former Who vocalist has...
April 7, 1994 12:00 PM ET