November 27, 2008

• COVER James Taylor by David Crosby

• COVER Annie Lennox by Rob Thomas

November 13, 2008

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  COVER AC/DC and the Gospel of Rock & Roll

  Thirty-four years after he first put on the schoolboy uniform, Angus Young and his blue-collar bandmates return with their best album since "Back in Black"

• COVER Fall Gaming: How Real Can It Get?

  The hottest battlegrounds, from WWII to WWE

October 31, 2008

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  COVER The 50 Best Rock & Roll Video Games of All Time

  From "KISS Pinball" to "Guitar Hero," a guide to 30 years of games that rock. By Scott Steinberg

October 30, 2008

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  COVER Obama's Moment

  The Democratic nominee for president talks about how George W. Bush screwed up, why John McCain turned ugly and what he's learned from Bill Clinton.

October 16, 2008

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  COVER Make-Believe Maverick

  A closer look at the life and career of John McCain reveals a disturbing record of recklessness and dishonesty

October 2, 2008

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  COVER Louder Faster Stronger

  How Metallica conquered bad habits, group therapy and ego clashes to make their heaviest record ever. An excerpt from the cover story.

• COVER Fall Music Preview 2008

  The Killers, AC/DC, Britney Spears, 50 Cent, Bob Dylan: 50 of the Season's Biggest Records

September 19, 2008

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  COVER Cover Story: Forty Years of Beatlemania

  A look back at the Beatles' debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show." By David Fricke (RS 942 - February 19, 2004)

September 18, 2008

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  COVER Dave at Peace: The Rolling Stone Interview

  He was once late night's crankiest man. But is the war within David Letterman finally over?

• COVER Cabin Man

  Chris Elliott went from NBC gofer to semi-fame as a juvenile oddball on "Letterman," but never tasted true Hollywood glory. Why the former "Get a Life" star may be his generation's most underappreciated comic genius.