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Q&A: Ron Howard on Hanging With Jay-Z, 'Arrested Development' Revamp | ARTICLE

Ron Howard is one of Hollywood's biggest directors, but lately he's been delving outside of studio blockbusters to take on other kinds of projects. "My kids are grown, and I feel that I can afford the time...
September 12, 2012 8:00 AM ET
Q&A: Dave Matthews on His Wild New Album, Adderall and AC/DC | ARTICLE

Dave Matthews Band took most of 2011 off, but their frontman spent more time hanging out than writing new songs. So Matthews considered cobbling together an album from some old unfinished material. "Then I decided I...
September 10, 2012 8:00 AM ET
Q&A: Jam Master Jay’s Sons on Joining Reunited Run-D.M.C. | ARTICLE

"And now the moment you've all been waiting for!" a voice bellowed over Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Sunday as the reunited Run-D.M.C. hit the stage for the first time in more than a decade. From...
September 5, 2012 2:15 PM ET
Q&A: Britt Daniel on New Supergroup Divine Fits and the Future of Spoon | ARTICLE

"I'm in two bands now," says Britt Daniel, who recently formed Divine Fits with Dan Boeckner (formerly of Wolf Parade and Handsome Furs) and drummer Sam Brown (the New Bomb Turks). The trio just released their psychedelic,...
August 30, 2012 4:05 PM ET
Rolling Stones Plan First Shows Since 2007 | ARTICLE

It's shaping up to be a major fall for the Rolling Stones. In addition to recording new music in Paris last week, the band will play its first shows since 2007 later this year to celebrate...
August 30, 2012 4:05 PM ET
Rolling Stones Recording in France | ARTICLE

After months of speculation whether the Rolling Stones would record this year to mark their 50th anniversary, the band spent time in a Paris recording studio last week. The band was photographed exiting an unnamed studio...
August 27, 2012 1:15 PM ET
Dave Matthews Band, 'Away From the World' (9/11) | LIST ENTRY

"Ain't it funny how time slips away/Looking at the cracks creeping across my face," Dave Matthews sings on "The Riff," a key track from DMB's eighth studio set. Midlife reflection dominates the new material that the...
August 20, 2012 3:17 PM ET
Mumford & Sons, 'Babel' (9/25) | LIST ENTRY

"There is pressure when you've had a successful record," says Mumford bassist Ted Dwane. The folk-rock stars cut the follow-up to their smash 2009 debut, Sigh No More, over a year and a half during breaks from...
August 20, 2012 3:17 PM ET
Ed Sheeran on Duet With Taylor Swift, Advice From Elton John | ARTICLE

English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran played for 31 million viewers earlier this week when he sang Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" at the London Olympics Closing Ceremony, backed by Nick Mason and Mike Rutherford. "I'm never...
August 17, 2012 3:25 PM ET
Video: Band of Horses in the Studio | VIDEO

Band of Horses are gearing up for next month's release of the band's fourth studio album, Mirage Rock. The album was produced by the revered Glyn Johns (The Who, the Rolling Stones, etc.) –...
August 10, 2012 12:00 PM ET
Q&A: Mumford & Sons' Ted Dwane on 'Babel,' Summer Tour | ARTICLE

On September 25th, Mumford & Sons will release their second album, Babel, the follow-up to 2009's Grammy-winning smash Sigh No More. Expect bigger, darker songs: "Lover of the Light" uses distorted banjo and rollicking drums and the...
August 8, 2012 11:10 AM ET
Mumford & Sons Stomp Through Maine at Summer Festival Kickoff | ARTICLE

Mumford & Sons seemed genuinely stunned by the magnitude of their own festival in Portland, Maine yesterday. In the late afternoon, keyboardist Ben Lovett and bassist Ted Dwane sat on a grassy hill overlooking the city’s Casco...
August 5, 2012 1:45 PM ET
My Morning Jacket, Jackson Browne Beat Hard Rain at Newport Folk Festival | ARTICLE

A grey fog had descended and it had started to drizzle on My Morning Jacket's set at the Newport Folk Festival Saturday night, when frontman Jim James invited Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard onstage. "This one's for...
July 30, 2012 1:35 PM ET
Wilco Trace Their Evolution in Two-Night Brooklyn Stand | ARTICLE

Rain had soaked thousands of Wilco fans by the time the band returned for their second encore on Monday at Brooklyn's Prospect Park, but Jeff Tweedy wasn't going anywhere. "Let's see if I can remember this...
July 25, 2012 2:05 PM ET
Q&A: Billy Joe Shaver on His Epic Career, Suicide Attempt and 2007 Waco Shooting Trial | ARTICLE

On his 2009 track "I Feel a Change Coming On," Bob Dylan sang, "I'm listening to Billy Joe Shaver and I'm reading James Joyce." Dylan is one of Shaver's many famous fans; Willie Nelson calls him "the...
July 23, 2012 2:30 PM ET
The Who Announce 36-Date 'Quadrophenia' Tour | ARTICLE

The Who have announced they will embark on a 36-date Quadrophenia tour this fall, performing their 1973 rock opera in its entirety. The band's first North American tour in four years will kick off on November 1st in...
July 18, 2012 2:50 PM ET
On Woody Guthrie's 100th, the Family Returns to Mermaid Avenue | ARTICLE

In 1943, three years after releasing "This Land is Your Land," Woody Guthrie and his wife Marjorie moved to a modest first-floor apartment at 3520 Mermaid Avenue in Coney Island. Three of their children – Arlo, Joady...
July 16, 2012 1:55 PM ET
Mumford & Sons Announce New Album: 'Babel' | ARTICLE

Since releasing their sleeper-hit debut LP, Sigh No More, in 2009, Mumford & Sons have barely stopped touring – circling the globe multiple times in three years. "It's been tough," says bassist Ted Dwane. "We're all in...
July 16, 2012 2:00 AM ET
50 Years Ago Today, the Rolling Stones Played Their First Gig | ARTICLE

"It is quite amazing when you think about it," Mick Jagger recently told Rolling Stone, reflecting on the 50th anniversary of the Rolling Stones first show on July 12th, 1962 at London's Marquee Jazz Club. "But it...
July 12, 2012 7:00 AM ET
Rolling Stones Gather at Site of First Gig | ARTICLE

In honor of their 50th anniversary, the Rolling Stones returned to the site of their first gig, London's Marquee Club on Oxford Street, for a group photograph on Wednesday. It's a rare photo op for the Stones, who were...
July 11, 2012 3:00 PM ET