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Grammys Confirm Kanye West Performing With Estelle, Taylor Swift With Miley Cyrus | ARTICLE
With only five days to go until the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy is atwitter with news of additional performers and presenters — literally. The Grammy Twitter feed lit up this morning with...
February 3, 2009 8:59 AM ET -
At The Movies With Peter Travers: "The Reader" and an Overflowing Scum Bucket! | BLOG ENTRY
This week, Rolling Stone's resident film critic is "depressed." Why? Because with all the Oscar-nominated films currently residing in theaters, you, America, have made "the dreadful and appalling" Paul Blart: Mall Cop the top-grossing film for two...
January 29, 2009 3:45 PM ET -
From the Issue: Bitter Pill | BLOG ENTRY
Zyprexa was created to treat schizophrenia, but it wound up being used on depressed moms and misbehaving kids. How one of the nation's biggest pharmaceutical companies turned a flawed and dangerous pill into a multi-billion-dollar bonanza —...
January 28, 2009 6:33 PM ET -
Behind Rise Against's "Audience of One" Video: Political Punks Rock in Miniature | ARTICLE
Rise Against released one of 2008's most gripping punk albums, Appeal to Reason (the band's fifth LP), and the Chicago crew are going to hit the road with Rancid this summer. But first, a new video for...
January 28, 2009 1:16 PM ET -
Metric Announce Plans to Self-Release April Album "Fantasies" | ARTICLE
It's been four years since Canadian indie rockers Metric released the stellar Live It Out, and now the quartet is announcing it'll return with its fourth full-length, Fantasies — which will be available for pre-order on their...
January 27, 2009 6:47 PM ET -
Writer John Updike Dead at 76; Read His Rolling Stone Story on Andy Warhol | ARTICLE
Author John Updike died today from lung cancer, according to a statement from his longtime publisher, Alfred A. Knopf. He was 76. Updike began publishing in the 1950s, achieving his greatest acclaim for his "Rabbit" series of...
January 27, 2009 2:25 PM ET -
Rockers Invade Sundance 2009: Slash, Jack White Hit Park City, Utah | ARTICLE
Rolling Stone's own Peter Travers was camped out in Park City, Utah, this week for Robert Redford's annual Sundance Film Festival. Check out his reports on his blog, the Travers Take, where he relays the story of...
January 23, 2009 6:11 PM ET -
Jason Mraz Q&A: "I'm Yours" Singer on Buddhism, Bible Camp and Belle & Sebastian | ARTICLE
Jason Mraz recently sat down for a Q&A with Rolling Stone's Jenny Eliscu to discuss everything from his single "I'm Yours" to Buddhism to getting busted for criminal behavior at Bible camp. You participate in songwriting challenges?
January 23, 2009 5:21 PM ET -
M.I.A. Responds to Oscar Nod: "I Can Afford to Book Dave Chappelle at the Baby Shower Now" | ARTICLE
Yesterday's 2009 Oscar nominations brought disappointment to legions of Bruce Springsteen fans expecting the Jersey legend to score a nod for "The Wrestler." But it made one pregnant Sri Lankan MC who resides in Brooklyn...
January 23, 2009 10:04 AM ET -
At The Movies With Peter Travers: Oscar Nominations Special | BLOG ENTRY
Earlier today, this year's Oscar nominations were announced in Los Angeles. Was Peter Travers satisfied with the nods? Not exactly. Does Brad Pitt give a Best Actor-worthy performance in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button...
January 22, 2009 5:40 PM ET -
The Lonely Island: Inside Andy Samberg's Mind Squad | ARTICLE
January 22, 2009 3:21 PM ET -
Artie Lange: The Story Behind the Story | ARTICLE
Artie Lange called Rolling Stone writer Vanessa Grigoriadis an "uppity bitch" on this morning's Howard Stern Show, but Grigoriadis tells Rock Daily the comic is "really generous and sweet." Grigoriadis, who profiled Lange in the current...
January 21, 2009 6:06 PM ET -
From the Issue: Blago's Revenge | BLOG ENTRY
How did craven Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich outfox his fellow Democrats on the eve of Barack Obama's historic inauguration — and why did they let him? Read Matt Taibbi's story from the new issue here: •
January 21, 2009 1:25 PM ET -
The New Issue: Bruce Springsteen Brings It All Back Home | ARTICLE
With Working on a Dream — his third great album this decade — a Golden Globe and the Super Bowl halftime show, Bruce Springsteen is hitting another career peak. He invited David Fricke into his...
January 21, 2009 8:45 AM ET -
Bruce Springsteen, U2 Prep for Special Visit From Barack Obama at Inaugural Kickoff Concert | ARTICLE
Washington, DC — Under a pale and frigid sky, 50 gospel singers found themselves in the crosshairs of four American icons. To the south, the Washington Monument sliced the horizon above an iced-over Reflecting Pool. To the...
January 18, 2009 9:30 AM ET -
At the Movies With Peter Travers: "Notorious," "Defiance" and "Hotel for Dogs" | BLOG ENTRY
One of the most anticipated music biopics in years hits theaters tomorrow: Notorious, which portrays the story of murdered Brooklyn MC Biggie Smalls' youth and rise from drug dealer to one of the most influential rappers of...
January 15, 2009 6:01 PM ET -
Barack Obama Selects the Dead for Inaugural Ball: "It Was Quite an Honor" | ARTICLE
Just a week after confirming their first tour in five years, the reunited Dead are booked to rock the Mid-Atlantic Inaugural Ball in Washington, D.C. on January 20th. "A DJ will open up — it's a long,...
January 15, 2009 5:03 PM ET -
From the Issue: What Obama Must Do | BLOG ENTRY
Many presidents have been forced to deal with crises, but very few have inherited — on Day One — a country on the brink of catastrophe. What should Obama do? An open letter from Paul Krugman can...
January 14, 2009 4:24 PM ET -
Bobby Womack Reacts to Hall of Fame News: "I Wish I Could Call Sam Cooke" | ARTICLE
Bobby Womack says he is extremely happy to learn he'll be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the rest of the 2009 class (Metallica, Jeff Beck, Run-DMC and Little Anthony and the Imperials)....
January 14, 2009 3:32 PM ET -
Metallica, Run-DMC, Jeff Beck Lead the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 2009 Inductees | ARTICLE
Run-DMC will become the second hip-hop group ever to enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 4th, when they'll join Metallica and Jeff Beck as 2009 inductees. Fifties R&B vocal group Little Anthony and...
January 14, 2009 2:00 PM ET
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