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  • September 2008

    • Future Sounds Like These Acts

      Rolling Stone  |  Sep 1, 08 11:11 AM CDT

      Future Sounds Like These Acts

      (Newser) - Maybe you've heard of them, maybe you haven't, but six up-and-coming bands are defining rock and pop this year, according to Rolling Stone . Next big things or one-disc wonders? Check them out, then listen up by clicking the link below: Low Vs Diamond: cinematic rockers from Los Angeles go epic in the vein of Coldplay. More »

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      list  • music  • Rolling Stone  • bands

  • August 2008

    • Dude: Why Lebowski Is Still Big

      Rolling Stone  |  Aug 26, 08 6:13 PM CDT

      Dude: Why Lebowski Is Still Big

      (Newser) - A decade after its disappointing box-office release, The Big Lebowski endures as a cult classic, inspiring academic papers, annual festivals, and hot new comics like Seth Rogen. To find out why, Rolling Stone tracked down the cast and a few hardcore fans who say Lebowski is more a movement than a film—Jeff Bridges' "Dude" represents a Zen-like way of life.   More »

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      pop culture  • Rolling Stone  • Philip Seymour Hoffman  • Jeff Bridges  • The Coen Brothers

    • The 'Summer of Downey'

      Rolling Stone  |  Aug 11, 08 8:53 AM CDT

      The 'Summer of Downey'

      (Newser) - After "many long, cold, hard winters," it's finally the "summer of Downey," writes Erik Hedegaard in Rolling Stone . The success of Iron Man has turned the 43-year-old mercurial actor into a certified mega-star, raising the question of how he will deal with it all. "I'm between two phases right now, and the transition can be tricky," said Downey, whose past drug problems were a tabloid fantasy. "As long as I don't forget the past, I'm cool." More »

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      Rolling Stone  • Ben Stiller  • Jack Black  • Robert Downey Jr.  • Tropic Thunder  • Iron Man

    • The Incredible Shrinking Rolling Stone

      New York Times  |  Aug 11, 08 2:57 AM CDT

      The Incredible Shrinking Rolling Stone

      (Newser) - Rolling Stone is about to debut its most radical change in the 41-year history of the countercultural icon. The magazine's traditional large format will shrink to a standard 8x11 size in October, and the staples will give way to a glued binding, reports the New York Times . More »

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      Vanity Fair  • Rolling Stone  • Jann Wenner  • publishing industry  • market research

    • Scruffy Rogen Rising Star of 'Comedy Mafia'

      GQ  |  Aug 5, 08 11:05 AM CDT

      Scruffy Rogen Rising Star of 'Comedy Mafia'

      (Newser) - Seth Rogen's comedy career stumbled for years, but Pineapple Express may catapult him into full-fledged movie stardom, Alex Pappademas writes in GQ . Films like Knocked Up established Rogen as a hilarious "bromantic" lead, and the action-comedy Pineapple , which he co-wrote, proves the scruffy stoner can hold his own with hunkier comedic actors. More »

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      film  • comedy  • Rolling Stone  • Pineapple Express  • Seth Rogen  • profile

  • June 2008

    • At Home With Woozy Winehouse

      Rolling Stone  |  Jun 27, 08 3:01 PM CDT

      At Home With Woozy Winehouse

      (Newser) - In the wake of another scandal—singing racist ditties on video—Amy Winehouse invites Claire Hoffman of Rolling Stone into her trashed home in London to witness the train wreck firsthand. Over tea and beer, a groggy Winehouse talks drugs, her next album, and her jailed husband, flitting outside now and then to toy with the paparazzi. More »

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      celebrity  • music  • drugs  • scandals  • paparazzi  • Amy Winehouse  • Rolling Stone  • interview  • Blake Fielder Civil

    • Barack Rocks Stevie, Dylan on iPod

      Rolling Stone  |  Jun 26, 08 3:06 PM CDT

      Barack Rocks Stevie, Dylan on iPod

      (Newser) - Ever wonder what Barack's bumpin' when he's not stumpin'? In a sit-down with Rolling Stone's Jann Wenner, Obama reveals the artists on his iPod, including supporters like Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, and Jay-Z. Dylan's "Maggie's Farm" drowns out the rhetoric on the campaign trail, but Stevie Wonder gets props as the candidate's "one musical hero." More »

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      Barack Obama  • music  • iPod  • Jay-Z  • Rolling Stone  • Bob Dylan  • Bruce Springsteen  • Stevie Wonder

    • Rock Rolls With Bluegrass

      Rolling Stone  |  Jun 19, 08 2:46 PM CDT

      Rock Rolls With Bluegrass

      (Newser) - He's a howling rock god; she's a fiddlin' bluegrass queen. It sounds like an odd pairing, but Robert Plant and Alison Krauss weave haunting harmonies on tour, reports Rolling Stone . The duo admits they struggled to find the right groove while performing Led Zep covers and R&B classics from their 2007 platinum collaboration, Raising Sand . More »

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      music  • Rolling Stone  • concert tour  • Robert Plant  • blues  • Alison Krauss

    • I Was Never In It to Win It: 'Accidental' Idol

      Rolling Stone  |  Jun 15, 08 11:32 AM CDT

      I Was Never In It to Win It: 'Accidental' Idol

      (Newser) - David Cook almost didn't audition for American Idol —he was there to offer moral support to his younger brother. But goading from his family kicked off a whirlwind journey that took him from fledgling Midwest rocker to Billboard star. Cook tells Rolling Stone about his modest beginnings—and his early skepticism about the Idol pop machine. More »

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      celebrity  • music  • reality TV  • American Idol  • pop music  • pop culture  • Rolling Stone  • interview  • TV shows  • David Cook

    • Lil Wayne Gives Milk for Free, Still Sells Cow

      Rolling Stone  |  Jun 11, 08 4:10 PM CDT

      Lil Wayne Gives Milk for Free, Still Sells Cow

      (Newser) - It made record execs cringe, but Lil Wayne's three-year mixtape giveaway sealed his megastar status, reports Rolling Stone . After his last album underperformed, Wayne built an underground following with four free double-albums released on the Internet. The risky move launched Wayne's new single "Lollipop" to Number One on Billboard's Hot 100; the track became the fastest-selling ringtone in history. More »

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      music industry  • rap music  • rapper  • Rolling Stone  • album release  • Billboard charts  • Lil Wayne  • Internet music

    • Rolling Stone 's Top Guitar Classics

      Rolling Stone  |  Jun 1, 08 6:07 PM CDT

      Rolling Stone 's Top Guitar Classics

      (Newser) - There are those tunes driven by the rhythm section, but nothing lights a fire in the blood quite like the power of the perfect guitar riff. Thus, Rolling Stone suggests its favorite guitar anthems, hitting all stops between BB King and King Crimson. The top five: Johnny B. Goode : Chuck Berry's "true story about how playing music on a guitar can change your life forever." Purple Haze : How Jimi Hendrix "opened a new age of expression." More »

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      music  • Beatles  • Rolling Stones  • Rolling Stone  • Led Zeppelin  • guitar  • Nirvana  • Jimi Hendrix  • Van Halen  • Chuck Berry

  • December 2007
  • November 2007

    • Tobacco Giant Drops Print Ads for 2008

      Winston-Salem Journal  |  Nov 28, 07 3:27 PM CST

      Tobacco Giant Drops Print Ads for 2008

      (Newser) - RJ Reynolds won’t buy print ads next year, a break with the tobacco giant's tradition of using newspapers and magazines to reach customers, the Winston-Salem Journal reports. The announcement came the same day an anti-smoking group lambasted RJR and Rolling Stone for four pages of ads abutting a Nov. 15 pullout, designed with a cartoon motif, on indie rock. More »

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      advertising  • media  • cigarettes  • Rolling Stone  • RJ Reynolds

    • Sparks Best at Being Sweet

      Rolling Stone  |  Nov 23, 07 7:53 PM CST

      Sparks Best at Being Sweet

      (Newser) - American Idol season-six winner Jordin Sparks does a sweet job with a hip-hop flavored R&B debut album thanks to a roster of heavy-hitting producers who backed Beyonce and Rihanna among others, writes Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone . She does Prince funk with "Shy Boy," giving her that trademark high-school girlishness. More »

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      American Idol  • Rolling Stone  • R  • Jordin Sparks

  • July 2007
  • June 2007

    • Rolling Stone's 'Green' Paper Has Recyclers Seeing Red

      New York Times  |  Jun 11, 07 6:53 AM CDT

      Rolling Stone's 'Green' Paper Has Recyclers Seeing Red

      (Newser) - Aging counter-culture arbiter Rolling Stone is discovering it's not easy being green. The Times reports the magazine will soon start printing its wry critique of music and politics on "carbon neutral paper," a unique stock which adds no CO2 emissions to the atmosphere. But none of it is recycled, upsetting one of environmentalists' most sacred hosannas. More »

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      carbon emissions  • recycling  • carbon footprint  • Rolling Stone

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