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Boz Scaggs to Release First New Album in Five Years in March | ARTICLE

Click to listen to Boz Scaggs' 'Mixed Up Shook Up Girl' Boz Scaggs will release MEMPHIS, his first album of new studio material in...
January 14, 2013 10:00 AM ET
Mark Foster and Kenna Hike Mt. Kilimanjaro | VIDEO

In 2010, inspired by the global water crisis, the musician and activist Kenna organized Summit on the Summit, a hike to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro with several fellow performers, including Jessica Biel and Lupe Fiasco. The...
January 11, 2013 3:25 PM ET
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Return From Tragedy on New Album | ARTICLE

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club will release their as-yet-untitled seventh studio album this March. The new record comes three years to the month since Beat the Devil’s Tattoo. BRMC wasn’t planning on taking any sort of break, but...
January 7, 2013 2:05 PM ET
The xx Coming Back to America | ARTICLE

The xx kick off another round of U.S. touring in support of September's Coexist album January 24th in New York City. The band's Romy Madley Croft tells Rolling Stone when the U.K. group comes back for this...
January 4, 2013 12:40 PM ET
Q&A: David Duchovny on the Rocking New Season of 'Californication' | ARTICLE

David Duchovny's Hank Moody, the protagonist of Showtime's hit series Californication, may be a writer by nature, but there is arguably no bigger rock star on episodic TV than the wild-living author. He's been shot at by...
January 3, 2013 1:00 PM ET
Rise Against Set to 'Recharge Batteries' After Two Years of Touring | ARTICLE

When Rolling Stone caught up with Rise Against frontman Tim McIlrath recently at KROQ's Almost Acoustic Xmas it was a big night for the band – their final show after two years of touring. Feeling reflective, McIlrath...
January 2, 2013 12:40 PM ET
Shakira And Usher Bring New Competitive Edge to 'The Voice' | ARTICLE

Season four of The Voice, featuring Usher and Shakira filling in for Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera, taped blind auditions recently, and Rolling Stone had a chance to watch the new judges in action. What...
January 1, 2013 9:00 AM ET
Amanda Brown On 'The Voice' Finale and Life After the Show | ARTICLE

While The Voice will crown its season three champion tonight, those contestants who didn't make it to the finals have already started to reenter the world after months of being sequestered by the show. Although people...
December 18, 2012 3:10 PM ET
Garbage Heading Back Into the Studio | ARTICLE

One of the most welcome musical comebacks of 2012 was Garbage, who released Not Your Kind of People after an eight-year hiatus from the studio. When they reentered the music industry, it was one that had changed...
December 17, 2012 3:40 PM ET
Gaslight Anthem Singer: It 'Might Be the Weird Album Coming Up' | ARTICLE

Gaslight Anthem frontman Brian Fallon knows the New Jersey rockers will be on the road until at least October supporting Handwritten, their breakthrough album released this year. After that, it will be the perfect opportunity to start...
December 17, 2012 11:20 AM ET
Stevie Wonder Calls for Stronger Gun Laws During House Full of Toys Benefit | ARTICLE

For the previous 16 Decembers, Stevie Wonder has successfully gathered together musical friends in Los Angeles for his annual House Full of Toys benefit, a show dedicated to helping children in need around the holidays. This year’s...
December 16, 2012 1:55 PM ET
Of Monsters And Men Look to 'Expand' on Next Album | ARTICLE

There aren't many pitfalls to having a critically revered smash song like "Little Talks," but Icelandic quintet Of Monsters And Men have discovered one of the few – a lack of free time. "This process is so new...
December 15, 2012 9:00 AM ET
Fun.'s Jack Antonoff on Their Six Grammy Nominations: 'I Can Stop Worrying About Being a One-Hit Wonder' | ARTICLE

Fun.'s ubiquitous hit "We Are Young" was an obvious call for a Record of the Year nomination at the Grammys. However, the trio's Album of the Year nod for Some Nights – for which they'll go head-to-head...
December 14, 2012 3:35 PM ET
Alex Clare 'Close' to Releasing New Music | ARTICLE

With his smash hit "Too Close" still all over radio, British singer Alex Clare has a busy 2013 planned, including appearances at Coachella and SXSW, he tells Rolling Stone. But that won't keep him from releasing new...
December 13, 2012 1:35 PM ET
Quincy Jones and Lou Adler React to Rock Hall Induction | ARTICLE

Two of the music industry's behind-the-scenes titans, Lou Adler and Quincy Jones, will join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class announced this week. For both of the veterans, being inducted next year has special...
December 12, 2012 11:55 AM ET
Fun. on Same-Sex Marriage Votes: 'It Feels Like a Lot of Progress' | ARTICLE

Fun. enjoyed plenty of successes in 2012, but maybe none more important than this past November. Having spent Halloween in Maine playing a benefit for same-sex marriage, the trio were thrilled when the measures to allow...
December 11, 2012 1:35 PM ET
The Lumineers on Their Two Grammy Nominations: 'Is This a Joke?' | ARTICLE

Last week was a big one for the Lumineers: the folk-rockers earned two Grammy nominations for Best New Artist and Best Americana Album. When Rolling Stone caught up with the band backstage last weekend at KROQ's Almost...
December 10, 2012 4:30 PM ET
Miley Cyrus Joins Borgore Onstage in Los Angeles | ARTICLE

Playing the second of two nights in his new hometown of L.A., Israeli dubstep DJ Borgore had high hopes. "This is the bigger show and we wanted it to be special," he told Rolling Stone in his...
December 9, 2012 6:11 PM ET
Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale Duet | VIDEO

KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas is a sentimental occasion for Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale, since it's the show where he met wife Gwen Stefani 17 years ago. And when Rolling Stone spoke with Rossdale backstage at Almost...
December 9, 2012 3:55 PM ET
Colbie Caillat and Gavin DeGraw Duet for 'Safe Haven' Movie | ARTICLE

Colbie Caillat and Gavin DeGraw are friends and have been tour mates, and now the two are taking their talents to Hollywood. The pair have written and recorded "We Both Know" for the upcoming Lasse Hallstrom romance...
December 5, 2012 1:10 PM ET