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Q&A: Aerosmith Reflect on 43 Years of Rock | ARTICLE
Steven Tyler and Joe Perry will be honored with the Founder's Award for songwriting at this year's ASCAP Expo, to be held next week in Los Angeles. It's part of a banner spring...
April 11, 2013 10:00 AM ET -
Eminem Protege Skylar Grey to Release Debut Album in July | ARTICLE
More than two years after Skylar Grey turned heads with her Grammy performance alongside Eminem and Dr. Dre on "I Need a Doctor," the singer will finally release her debut album, Don't Look Down, on...
April 10, 2013 6:00 AM ET -
Gin Wigmore Poised to Be Warped Tour's Breakout Star | ARTICLE
New Zealand singer-songwriter Gin Wigmore has the perfect attitude for an opening act. "When you're starting out, you just need a crowd, a platform to play in front of," she told Rolling Stone when ...
April 5, 2013 12:05 PM ET -
The Strange Connection Between the Warped Tour and 'The Voice' | ARTICLE
Black Veil Brides will be on the main stage of this summer's Warped Tour, and frontman Andy Biersack's girlfriend of two years, The Voice season two runner-up Juliet Simms, will be returning for selected dates. So it...
April 4, 2013 12:15 PM ET -
Tech N9ne Recruits Serj Tankian, Cee Lo for New Album | ARTICLE
"I'm the rock & roll n***a," Tech N9ne tells Rolling Stone. After working with the Deftones for the song "If I Could" on 2011's All 6s and 7s, the Kansas City, Missouri rapper is taking another step...
April 2, 2013 1:00 PM ET -
Carly Rae Jepsen Planning 'Mass Collaboration' With Fans for 'American Idol' Finale | ARTICLE
Justin Bieber's current European tour may not have been the smoothest, but opening act Carly Rae Jepsen is fully enjoying her world travels. "I'm sitting in a café in Paris," she told Rolling Stone as...
March 26, 2013 9:00 AM ET -
Joy Formidable Cover Bruce Springsteen for Record Store Day | ARTICLE
The Joy Formidable are getting into the act on Record Store Day (April 20th) with a treat for both their fans and Bruce Springsteen admirers. Their new vinyl release, "A Minute's Silence," will feature a live...
March 25, 2013 11:55 AM ET -
'The Voice' Season Four Preview | VIDEO
The new season of The Voice finds Shakira and Usher stepping in for Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green. Rolling Stone recently got a chance to see how they fit in when NBC screened the...
March 20, 2013 11:15 AM ET -
Incubus' Brandon Boyd Records Solo Album With Producer Brendan O'Brien | ARTICLE
Incubus took five years between albums before releasing 2011's If Not Now, When? According to frontman Brandon Boyd, it's going to be awhile before the band releases another record. "Incubus is taking a break. It's going...
March 19, 2013 12:50 PM ET -
Band of Horses Frontman Working on New Album | ARTICLE
Band of Horses frontman Ben Bridwell admits he isn't exactly a take-it-easy kind of guy. "Life is asking us to relax and enjoy the good life a bit," he tells Rolling Stone. "[But] I just don't...
March 19, 2013 11:45 AM ET -
Fatboy Slim: Las Vegas' EDM Scene 'Really Isn't for Me' | ARTICLE
Norman Cook, better known to dance music fans as Fatboy Slim, has been a frequent visitor to the United States in the last few years; by his own estimate, he plays "10 shows a year" across...
March 19, 2013 9:00 AM ET -
Capital Cities on 'Safe and Sound' and Meeting Rick Ross | ARTICLE
It's a Friday afternoon and L.A. duo Capital Cities are on their way to San Diego to play a show for a radio statiom. Later that night they'll head back up the 405 and team with fellow...
March 18, 2013 2:00 PM ET -
Q&A: Alice Cooper Plans Classic Rock Covers Album | ARTICLE
Alice Cooper has always incorporated covers into his live show, but the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has never done an album of other's people music. He plans to change that soon by...
March 13, 2013 12:55 PM ET -
Johnny Ramone's Widow in Talks for Ramones Biopic | ARTICLE
As the widow of late Ramones guitarist Johnny Ramone, Linda Ramone thinks only one major piece is missing from the seminal punk band's legacy. "I have offers right now to do a Ramones movie, because there...
March 12, 2013 12:20 PM ET -
Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Slash and Billy Idol Rock for Children’s Charity | ARTICLE
A West Hollywood clothing store on a Sunday afternoon might not seem very rock & roll. But with Alice Cooper and Eddie Van Halen chatting in a corner, Billy Idol mugging for photos while his...
March 11, 2013 11:35 AM ET -
The Airborne Toxic Event Channel Bruce Springsteen on 'The Secret' - Song Premiere | ARTICLE
Airborne Toxic Event frontman Mikel Jollett followed a simple philosophy while making the band's third album, Such Hot Blood. "I asked myself, 'What would Bruce Springsteen do?'" Jollett tells Rolling Stone. "If you want to do something...
March 8, 2013 8:00 AM ET -
Jerry Cantrell on New Alice in Chains Album: 'There's Some Real Filth in There' | ARTICLE
Alice in Chains' new album, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here, comes out this May. It's the Seattle's band follow-up to Black Gives Way to Blue and the second album with vocalist-guitarist William DuVall. According to...
March 4, 2013 1:40 PM ET -
Dido Greets Motherhood With 'Girl Who Got Away' | ARTICLE
Since her previous work, 2008's Safe Trip Home, the singer-songwriter Dido had her first child. However, she tells Rolling Stone that her fourth studio album, Girl Who Got Away, due March 26th, is definitely not an album...
March 1, 2013 1:25 PM ET -
Tiesto's Big Las Vegas Gamble | VIDEO
Top DJs have been doing residencies in Las Vegas since the Nineties, when guys like Erick Morillo and Paul Oakenfold planted their roots in Sin City. And more recently, the Wynn and Cosmopolitan hotels locked up...
February 28, 2013 2:05 PM ET -
Emeli Sande Spends Oscar Night With Bono and Elton John | ARTICLE
Scottish singer Emeli Sandé wrapped up a big week, which saw her take home the Brit Award for Album of the Year, by performing Sunday night in L.A. at Elton John's 21st annual AIDS Foundation...
February 26, 2013 1:55 PM ET
