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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.

25 Songs That Are Truly Terrifying

Posted in: Music Lists

By Keith Harris, Christopher R. Weingarten, Kory Grow, Brittany Spanos, Suzy Exposito, Sarah Grant, Maura Johnston, Hank Shteamer

Creepy, chilling tunes from Pink Floyd, Eminem, Nick Cave, more
Ginger Baker: 10 Tracks That Show His Drumming Genius

Posted in: Music Features

By Hank Shteamer

From Cream and Blind Faith to Fela Kuti's Africa 70 and Public Image Ltd, these performances show how much ground the late icon covered in his 60-year career
Grammy Preview 2020: Predicting the Nominees in Six Major Categories

Posted in: Music Features

By Jon Dolan, Suzy Exposito, Joseph Hudak, Brendan Klinkenberg, Hank Shteamer

As Grammy voting gets underway, here are our picks for who will get the nod for Album of the Year, Best New Artist, and more — and who ought to come out on top
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King Crimson’s ’21st Century Schizoid Man’: 50 Years in the Life of a Gamechanging Song

Posted in: Music Features

By Hank Shteamer

How the band's 1969 masterpiece has evolved onstage during the past half-century — and how it's inspired everyone from Yes to Kanye West
King Crimson’s ’21st Century Schizoid Man’: Inside Prog’s Big Bang

Posted in: Music Features

By Hank Shteamer

How the band's scathing 1969 antiwar epic raised the bar for rock composition — and helped launch an entire musical movement
Future 25: Ethan Diamond, Co-founder of Bandcamp

Posted in: Music Features

By Hank Shteamer

How the executive made his no-frills platform the gold standard for online music sales — and a lifeline for independent artists
The Cars’ Ric Ocasek: 17 Essential Songs

Posted in: Music Features

By Jon Dolan, Patrick Doyle, Brian Hiatt, Christian Hoard, Elias Leight, Rob Sheffield, Hank Shteamer

From "Just What I Needed" to "Magic," "Drive," and more, we look back at some of the great pop-rock eccentric's finest moments
Rush’s ‘A Farewell to Kings’ LP Chronicled in New Graphic Novel

Posted in: Music News

By Hank Shteamer

Based on interviews with Rush's Alex Lifeson and producer Terry Brown, 144-page illustrated book tells the story of the band's 1977 classic
Rare Trumpet Designed, Played by Miles Davis Headed to Auction

Posted in: Music News

By Hank Shteamer

New video featuring 'Miles Ahead' trumpeter Keyon Harrold shows horn's distinctive "Moon and Stars" design
Eighties Metal Band Formed by 5 Finnish Teens Returns on 2019’s Coolest Reissue

Posted in: Music Features

By Hank Shteamer

New comp collects the complete discography of Santa Lucia, which wove together metal, prog, punk, and pop into a weird yet captivating whole

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