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In the Studio: The Hold Steady | ARTICLE

From October 2006 to November 2007, the Hold Steady played nearly 250 shows behind their third album, Boys and Girls in America. Along the way, the quintet saw their crowds mushroom in size, heard their...
March 6, 2008 12:29 PM ET
Wrestlemania to Feature Snoop Dogg, John Legend, Men in Tights | ARTICLE

With the Grammys in the rearview mirror and the summer festival season still in the not-too-distant future, it's time to focus on the next big event in pop music: Wrestlemania XXIV. The WWE's annual fiasco, held this...
March 6, 2008 11:25 AM ET
Beastie Boys Give Fans Music Therapy | ARTICLE

Adam Yauch, Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz played a benefit on New York's West Side last night for the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function, a Bronx-based agency dedicated to the idea that "music has unique powers...
March 5, 2008 6:01 PM ET
Rock Hall News: Joan Jett Performing for Dave Clark Five Tribute | ARTICLE

According to a source at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Joan Jett will be performing at the ceremony in a tribute to inductees the Dave Clark Five. Jett joins Iggy Pop, Damien Rice, Patti LaBelle,...
March 5, 2008 2:03 PM ET
Arctic Monkeys Side Project The Last Shadow Puppets Arrive in NYC | ARTICLE

Though no one could quite remember the name of the band, a few dozen New Yorkers showed up at Brooklyn's Sound Fix Lounge last night for a "surprise" acoustic gig by the Last Shadow Puppets: a collaboration...
March 5, 2008 12:27 PM ET
The New Issue of Rolling Stone: Barack Obama | ARTICLE

Illinois senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama graces the cover of the new issue of Rolling Stone, which hits newsstands today. Having galvanized an exciting new movement and shattered the conventions of typical beltway politics, Obama has...
March 5, 2008 8:50 AM ET
Iggy & The Stooges to Perform for Madonna at Rock Hall Ceremony | ARTICLE

According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Iggy & The Stooges will perform for Madonna at this year's induction ceremony. The choice of the Stooges may raise some eyebrows, but isn't as strange as it...
March 3, 2008 2:46 PM ET
Radiohead, Petty, Johnson Set to Headline New Outside Lands Fest | ARTICLE

San Francisco will be the site of one of this summer's newest live-music events: The Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival will feature five stages and take place August 22-24th in Golden Gate Park. While the full...
March 3, 2008 9:13 AM ET
Peter Travers Video Review: "Semi-Pro," "The Other Boleyn Girl" | BLOG ENTRY

This week, Peter...
February 28, 2008 5:42 PM ET
Dave Clark Five Singer Mike Smith Dies, Days Before Induction into Rock Hall | ARTICLE

According to a source at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, singer and keyboardist Mike Smith passed away this morning. He was 64 years old. Smith (far left) was to be inducted into the Rock and...
February 28, 2008 3:21 PM ET
Ask a Rock Star: Panic at the Disco | ARTICLE

February 28, 2008 2:04 PM ET
Beastie Boys Back in Studio; More on Adam Yauch's Film Biz | ARTICLE

Adam Yauch, Mike D. and Adam Horovitz are working on a new album, recording at the Beastie Boys' Oscilloscope Studios in lower Manhattan. "It's in the early stages of development, but it sounds cool to me," says...
February 27, 2008 2:49 PM ET
Clapton and Winwood Break Out Blind Faith, Hendrix at First Supergig | ARTICLE

It wasn't billed as a Blind Faith reunion, but Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton kicked off their three-night stand at New York's Madison Square Garden Monday night with "Had To Cry Today." And through the course of...
February 26, 2008 11:55 AM ET
In the Studio: The Black Keys | ARTICLE

Suma studios in rural northeast Ohio has an amazing history: In its 1970s heyday, it was the birthplace of both Wild Cherry's "Play That Funky Music" and Pere Ubu's Dub Housing. More recently, Akron locals...
February 25, 2008 12:46 PM ET
Peter Travers Oscar Special: What Will Win Best Picture? | BLOG ENTRY

In the last...
February 22, 2008 6:14 PM ET
Live-Blogging the Oscars | BLOG ENTRY

Please join me Sunday night for my live Oscar blog, starting at 8pm EST, where I'll shoot poison darts at every major category from acting to acting stupid and invite you to do the same.
February 22, 2008 3:15 PM ET
Peter Travers Oscar Special: Who Will Win Best Actress? | BLOG ENTRY

The Oscars are almost here, and Peter Travers is nearly done making his picks. Today, the Rolling Stone film critic weighs the Best Actress category. Will the Academy err on the side of Hollywood newcomers Ellen Page...
February 22, 2008 2:47 PM ET
From the Issue: The Myth of the Surge | BLOG ENTRY

In the current issue of Rolling Stone, writer Nir Rosen takes a hard look at the trend of U.S. forces recruiting former Iraqi insurgents to aid in George W. Bush's "surge." To read Rosen's piece, click
February 22, 2008 11:53 AM ET
Radiohead, Jack Johnson, Tom Petty Headline SF's New Festival | ARTICLE

Add another lineup to the ever-growing list of summer festivals: San Francisco's Golden Gate Park will host the inaugural Outside Lands Festival on August 22-24. And like the debuting All Points West festival in NJ,...
February 22, 2008 10:30 AM ET
Read Responses to "The Fear Factory" | BLOG ENTRY

A few weeks ago, Rolling Stone featured a story by Guy Lawson that attempted to pull back the curtain on the FBI's anti-terror task forces and whether or not they were simply in the business...
February 21, 2008 5:52 PM ET