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Hank Shteamer

Hank Shteamer

Hank Shteamer is a senior music editor at Rolling Stone. He has written about music professionally for more than 15 years. He wrote a book on Ween’s ‘Chocolate and Cheese’ album for the 33 1/3 series, and runs Heavy Metal Bebop, an interview series dedicated to the intersections of jazz and heavy metal.

Music at Home: Songs of Catharsis

Posted in: Music Features

By Hank Shteamer

Hear timeless emotional exorcisms from Rage Against the Machine, Albert Ayler, Björk, and more
How June of 44 Found Closure on Their First Album in 21 Years

Posted in: Music Features

By Hank Shteamer

Hear reunited indie outfit's new take on their 1999 track "Recorded Syntax"
‘Attitude, Intensity, Ferocity’: Henry Rollins on How the Stooges’ ‘Fun House’ Changed His Life

Posted in: Music Features

By Hank Shteamer

"Rarely can you say that a record is perfect," Rollins says of the proto-punk anti-heroes' legendary second LP as it turns 50. "But 'Fun House' is perfect"
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Rush’s Geddy Lee: My 10 Favorite Bassists

Posted in: Music Features

By Hank Shteamer

From John Entwistle to Les Claypool, the prog-rock legend runs down his personal low-end pantheon
The 50 Greatest Bassists of All Time

Posted in: Music Lists

By Jonathan Bernstein, David Browne, Jon Dolan, Brenna Ehrlich, David Fear, Jon Freeman, Andy Greene, Kory Grow, Elias Leight, Angie Martoccio, Jason Newman, Rob Sheffield, Hank Shteamer, Simon Vozick-Levinson

From funk masters to prog prodigies and beyond, we count down the players who have shaped our idea of the low-end theory
‘He Made the World Bigger’: Inside John Zorn’s Jazz-Metal Multiverse

Posted in: Music Features

By Hank Shteamer

For more than 30 years, the maverick composer has been splicing genres and unifying disparate scenes. Zorn and collaborators from Mike Patton to Bill Frisell reflect on why music has never been the same
Deerhoof and Wadada Leo Smith’s ‘Breakup Songs’ Is Musical Democracy in Action

Posted in: Music Features

By Hank Shteamer

Art-rock heroes join forces with the avant-jazz trumpet veteran on a new Bandcamp-only live LP benefiting Black Lives Matter
Juneteenth on Bandcamp: 14 Releases to Listen and Buy

Posted in: Music News

By Jonathan Bernstein, Jon Blistein, Jon Dolan, Kory Grow, Claire Shaffer, Brittany Spanos, Hank Shteamer, Simon Vozick-Levinson

Platform will give all its proceeds on June 19th to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund in solidarity with protesters
The 25 Best Bob Dylan Songs of the 21st Century

Posted in: Music Lists

By Jon Dolan, Patrick Doyle, Andy Greene, Brian Hiatt, Angie Martoccio, Rob Sheffield, Hank Shteamer, Simon Vozick-Levinson

In the years since 2000, Dylan has renewed his creative energy and produced a catalog of songs that stand alongside any past era of his career
The 50 Best Albums of 2020 So Far

Posted in: Music Lists

By Jon Dolan, Brittany Spanos, Jonathan Bernstein, Rob Sheffield, Claire Shaffer, Suzy Exposito, Jon Blistein, Kory Grow, Danny Schwartz, Simon Vozick-Levinson, Angie Martoccio, Hank Shteamer, Will Hermes, Richard Villegas, Elias Leight, Jon Freeman

Including Bob Dylan, Lil Uzi Vert, Bad Bunny, Dua Lipa, and more

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