June 26, 2008

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  Metallica: Still Heavy After All These Years

  Band returns to speed metal on new disc with Rick Rubin

• America's Accidental Idol

  David Cook didn't even plan to try out for American Idol - and then he won

• How Lil Wayne Became a Superstar

  Mixtape strategy pays off with new "Tha Carter III"

• COVER Top 10: The Best in TV, the Web, Books and Beyond

  Why We Love Girls Who Love Girls, Shyamalan Rhymes With 'Not Very Good', Rock Band's New Pixies Classic

• COVER Cable TV Preview

  Who says there's no good TV in the summer? We've got smokin' secretaries, an explosive Iraq War epic, a brand-new "Gong Show" and more insane Japanese game shows than you can swing a giant carp at!

June 23, 2008

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  Q&A: Lil Wayne on Weed, Jay-Z and Rhyming on Answering Machines

June 12, 2008

• COVER The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time

• Rolling Stone 1054: The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time

• Secrets of the Guitar Heroes: Eddie Van Halen

• Van Halen: The Essential Album-by-Album Guide

  From the First Album to "III," Every Sizzling Riff and Hot Fan Kick

• Secrets of the Guitar Heroes: Jimmy Page

• Led Zeppelin: The Essential Album-By-Album Guide

  From the First Album to "Mothership": An Expert Rundown of Every Studio Album, Live Disc and Reissue

• Secrets of the Guitar Heroes: Buddy Guy

• Secrets of the Guitar Heroes: Omar Rodriguez Lopez

• Secrets of the Guitar Heroes: Kirk Hammett

• Al Green's Soul Revival

  The Memphis great on his stellar new CD and Seventies hits

• Secrets of the Guitar Heroes: John Mayer

• Secrets of the Guitar Heroes: B.B. King

• Secrets of the Guitar Heroes: Carlos Santana

• Murder Ballads and Southern Grooves: The Raconteurs are Back

  On the road and in the studio with Jack White's other band

• Vinyl Returns in the Age of MP3

  LP and turntable sales grow as fans find warmer sound in classic format

• In Dark Times, Labels Look to Boy Bands

  New Kids are back - and a fresh crop of groups is on the way

• COVER Top 10: The Best in TV, the Web, Books and Beyond

  The Muppets Get Hot Again As Joss Whedon Gets His Dushku On. Why Does Winehouse Flirt With Mice?

• Rocker Rules on 'American Idol'

  Is former bartender David Cook the next Daughtry?

• Kanye, Jay-Z Prove Hip-Hop Tours Can Be Big Business

  High-concept shows are some of the bestselling of spring

• Green Tours' Main Challenge: the Fans

  Radiohead, DMB discover fan travel is major problem

• Metallica: The Essential Album-by-Album Guide

  The fiercest riffs, from Kill 'Em All to St. Anger

• Santana: The Essential Album-by-Album Guide

  The highlights of Carlos Santana's varied career, from the early band recordings to his solo reinvention

• The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time: Honorable Mentions

  Online Bonus: The 25 Songs That Almost Made Our Top 100 List

• Buddy Guy: The Essential Album Guide

  The rock giant's trips through rock, soul, R&B and the blues

• B.B. King: The Essential Album Guide

  The blues icon's greatest licks

• What The F**k Is Dana White Fighting For?

  How a street-brawling, trash-talking hustler from Las Vegas turned the Ultimate Fighting Championship into the fastest-growing sport in America

• How Dangerous Is MMA?

  Dana White's empire is built on no-holds-barred cage matches, but is stepping into the Octagon actually safer than it looks?

• Omar Rodriguez Lopez: The Essential Album Guide

  The best of Rodriguez's cuts from At the Drive-In and the Mars Volta

• John Mayer: The Essential Album-by-Album Guide

  From his massive pop hits to his stunning blues workouts

May 30, 2008

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  Smoking Section Exclusive: Listen to Handpicked Music from the Black Keys' Upcoming Projects