The Secret History of Nineties Lollapalooza
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From Perry Farrell thinking Green Day was a boy band to Courtney Love throwing punches, here are the festival's wildest moments
Kirk Hammett Has a Solo Album Coming — and 767 Riffs Ready for the Next Metallica Album
Posted in: Music FeaturesMetallica's lead guitarist, who has a new book out called 'The Collection: Kirk Hammett,' looks back at his career in our in-depth new interview
Did Sly Stone ‘Blow It?’ Questlove Says the Answer Is Complicated
Posted in: Music FeaturesQuestlove talks about his new movie 'Sly Lives!,' new music from D'Angelo, and much more in our new interview
How Do Bad Songs End Up on Great Albums?
Posted in: Music FeaturesWe break down the ill-considered decisions that lead to tracks from the Beatles' 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer' to Elton John's 'Jamaica Jerk-Off'
Why Was Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show So Controversial?
Posted in: Music News'Rolling Stone Music Now' dives deep into Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl performance, the most-watched halftime show of all time.
Does Your Favourite Pop Star Write Her Own Songs? Thank Taylor Swift
Posted in: Music NewsWith the release of Rob Sheffield's new book on Taylor Swift, we trace the many ways she's transformed pop in her image
How Greenwich Village (and Bob Dylan) Invented the Sixties
Posted in: Music FeaturesHow did one neighborhood become the locus for generations of musical invention, from Dylan to Nina Simone? A new book has some answers.
Did Noel Gallagher Already Write a New Oasis Album?
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe musician told us he recently wrote a "very heavily guitar-based stadium-rock album" — now that Oasis is back, he may have the perfect singer for it
Why Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Should Get Album of the Year at the Grammys — and Kendrick Lamar Should Get Song of the Year
Posted in: Music FeaturesWe look at some of the best R&B, hip-hop, and Afropop of 2024 – and make the case for the greatness of Beyoncé’s country departure and Kendrick Lamar's virtuosic Drake diss 'Not Like Us'
Did Katy Perry Release the Worst Comeback Song of All Time?
Posted in: Music FeaturesPerry's 'Woman's World' is a catastrophic flop. We examine what it means for her career, and look back at other disastrous would-be musical comebacks, from Guns N' Roses to Robin Thicke.
