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James Brown's "Night Train" Rides Again: 'T.A.M.I. Show' Comes to DVD
Why did it take until 2010 for the T.A.M.I. Show to get a legal DVD release? It's not like people haven't been jonesing for it. Until now, it's been the... | More »May 13, 12:43 PM ET| Rob Sheffield -
Broken Social Scene Waltz 'Forgiveness Rock' Into New York
Listening to a Broken Social Scene album is like watching The Last Waltz and pretending you've never heard of any of these people. When Neil Young... | More »May 12, 1:19 AM ET| Rob Sheffield -
M.I.A., Erykah Badu Hustle for Clicks
The music video has gone from "I want my MTV" to "I want my NSFW." As a song, M.I.A.'s "Born Free" is exciting, but ... | More »May 10, 6:45 AM ET| Rob Sheffield -
Britney Phone Home: Why Spears' "Telephone" Beats Lady Gaga's By a Robo-Mile
Ever since Britney Spears' demo version of Lady Gaga's "Telephone" leaked this week, fans have been buzzing. Producer Rodney Jerkin... | More »May 6, 6:43 AM ET| Rob Sheffield -
Cue the "Doomed": Liars Kill at Pair of New York Gigs
One of the best moments of any Liars show is hearing the crowd squawk “We’re doomed! We’re doomed!” on cue during “We Fenced Other Houses... | More »April 22, 4:55 AM ET| Rob Sheffield -
The Hold Steady Pull Off Rock & Roll Doubleheader in NYC
There's an old baseball superstition that you never talk about it when the pitcher has a no-hitter going, so it's probably crass to mention how insanely grea... | More »April 18, 10:48 AM ET| Rob Sheffield -
Ringo's Greatest Hit
April 14th is a day to celebrate for Beatlemaniacs everywhere. On this date in 1966, Ringo Starr recorded “Rain” with his backing band (that would be the B... | More »April 14, 4:10 AM ET| Rob Sheffield -
LCD Soundsystem Rock the "Drunk Girls" at Surprise Brooklyn Gig
"I have good news and bad news," James Murphy said as LCD Soundsystem took the stage for the first time in over two years last night in Brooklyn. "The good news is, we... | More »April 9, 9:02 AM ET| Rob Sheffield -
Rob Sheffield on Who Rocked Baseball's Opening Day Hardest
Play ball! Baseball's Opening Day is full of time-honored traditions: the President throws out the first ball, the Cubs' starting pitcher walks away with a 5... | More »April 7, 11:36 AM ET| Rob Sheffield -
Rob Sheffield Remembers Ultimate Indie Cult Hero Alex Chilton
Classic Alex Chilton live moment: 1987, long after midnight, a sleazy rock bar in Roanoke, Virginia. When the man strikes up his best-loved song, the Big Star clas... | More »March 18, 12:00 AM ET| Rob Sheffield -
Pop Life: American Dreamer
American Idol has been through a lot of trials and tribulations this season, but one thing will never change: Paula sure does like this show, doesn't she? You can... | More »April 22, 2:27 PM ET| Rob Sheffield -
Pop Life: Too Girlicious for You, Baby
What does it mean to be Girlicious? It means more than just singing and dancing. It means getting a makeover and crying because your orange hair makes you look like a ... | More »March 25, 2:20 PM ET| Rob Sheffield -
Pop Life: And the Loser Is ...
I covered the Grammys the only honest way I could think of: I didn't watch. Nobody did. It was the third-lowest-rated Grammy broadcast ever, despite the touching ... | More »February 29, 12:45 PM ET| Rob Sheffield
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Rob Sheffield is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone, where he writes about music, TV and pop culture. He is the author of two books, Talking To Girls About Duran Duran and Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time.
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