The Power and Glory of Prince; plus: A Lost Day at Paisley Park
In this special all-Prince episode, writer Brian Hiatt remembers his 2014 daylong visit with the Purple One at Paisley Park for an aborted Rolling Stone cover story, and contributing editors Rob Sheff...
25 Apr 201635min
Punk Rock’s Greatest Albums; Plus: Schoolboy Q, Paul Simon
Punk’s not dead! For the 40th anniversary of the Ramones’ first album, we took a crack at naming the greatest punk rock albums of all time, from “Never Mind the Bollocks” to Bikini Kill. In this episo...
18 Apr 201645min
Merle Haggard’s Badass Life; Drake; Rock’s Best Drummers
Inside the epic life and music of Merle Haggard, the only outlaw-country superstar who actually spent time in prison and rode the rails. Plus: new music from Drake; Charles Bradley’s soul explosion; C...
12 Apr 201657min
Iggy Pop’s Last Go-Round? Plus: The National; Sturgill Simpson
Rolling Stone’s David Fricke talks about Iggy Pop’s new album with Josh Homme – and why it might be the Stooges great’s last. Plus: The National unleash their secret Grateful Dead obsession with an al...
4 Apr 201642min
When Lead Singers Get Replaced; Last Shadow Puppets; Zayn
What happens when a big rock band loses its head, figuratively speaking? We look at the best and worst case scenarios, from AC/DC to Van Halen to Stone Temple Pilots. Also: new music from Arctic Monke...
28 Mars 201639min
Inside the Guns N’ Roses Reunion; Andrew Bird & Fiona Apple; George Martin
After decades of acrimony, Axl Rose and Slash are getting back together onstage. Can they pull off the rock reunion of the year? Associate editor Andy Greene and senior writer Brian Hiatt take a deep ...
21 Mars 201649min
Bob Dylan’s Secret Stash; Kendrick Lamar’s Jazz Cats; Metallica
Bob Dylan just dropped a magical treasure trove of music, film footage and other archives onto the world; RS editors Rob Sheffield and Andy Greene delve deep into the heart of this Dylanologists’ drea...
14 Mars 201648min
Does HBO's "Vinyl" Get Rock Right? Plus: Greatest Emo Albums; Car Seat Headrest
HBO's new series "Vinyl" – produced by Martin Scorcese and Mick Jagger – aims to capture the wild energy of the music business in the 1970s. So what does it get right about rock and roll, and what doe...
7 Mars 201651min
