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The Best and Worst Beatles Conspiracies (NSFW)

Conspiracy theories are my comfort food. After all, all a conspiracy is "the action of plotting or conspiring," and not just about tin-foil hats and Reptillians. When Reagan's cronies illegally sold weapons to Iran in the Iran-Contra Scandal, that was a conspiracy. When the CIA sold crack to kids in ... More >>

Who Decides What Rock is "Classic Rock?"

Not everyone has the luxury of having an auxiliary jack in their car stereo. With the amount of leaks, holes, and weird noises coming from my engine, I'm lucky my beat up truck still runs period. I can't be asking for a decent stereo. So my commuting music consists entirely of FM radio, which is sti ... More >>

The Story So Far: The Renaissance of Pop Punk?

Touring with New Found Glory seems like a dream come true for any up and coming pop punk band...especially one that takes its name from the closing track of Sticks and Stones, like California band The Story So Far does. The group just wrapped up a tour with NFG, where the pop punk vets played Sticks ... More >>

Barry Fey's Backstage Past: The Gun, Axl Rose, Lars Ulrich, and the Truth

Legendary concert promoter Barry Fey's Twitter bio is pretty revealing: "Its Barry Fey. I am a rock promoter. I have promoted a few shows here and there. Maybe you have heard of me?" Fey, "The Rockfather," retired from the business in 1997, but not before establishing himself as one of the big name ... More >>

National Record Store Day's "Back To Black" Friday: 10 Releases Worth Leaving The House For

Black Friday. One of those days when people like me hole up for one more day of food-coma bliss, fearing the heightened level of commercialism that turns consumers into zombified shopping maniacs, out for blood over $30 plasma televisions. But the upside to Black Friday is when the words Record S ... More >>

Foreign Affairs

Mike Viola on Get Him to the Greek, Breaking Bad, and Living with Kim Fowley at 13

​Mike Viola is one of those guys you've heard a hundred times and not realized it. He's the vocalist singing "That Thing You Do" (from the 1996 film of the same name); his '90s band The Candy Butchers scored serious buzz along side his friends Fountains of Wayne; he's written songs for Get Him to ... More >>

This Week in Music History: June 27 through July 3

Wikimedia CommonsSaxophones: First patented this week in music history.​Music and musicians have been around for centuries, and every day, new music news breaks. Every Monday, we're going to take a look back at the notable music stories, births, and deaths that took place that week.This week saw t ... More >>

Ladies & Gentlemen The Rolling Stones Released On DVD and Blu-Ray For First Time

Eagle Rock Entertainment​Released last month to theaters across the country for a special one-night-only screening, legendary concert film Ladies & Gentlemen The Rolling Stones is now available for home viewing on its first authorized release on Blu-Ray and DVD. Just another Rolling Stones c ... More >>

Gimmie Cinematic Shelter

The Rolling Stones are virtually back

Kings of Leon Announce Track List for Upcoming Album

​Kings of Leon is preparing to take over the world on October 19 with the release of their upcoming album, Come Around Sundown.According to Spinner, the album has 13 tracks, with the song "Radioactive" as the first single.Fans will be able to view the music video for "Radioactive" when the band pr ... More >>

What's Selling: Hoodlums Music and Movies

​Hoodlums has been the indie-rock home for ASU kids for many years. This week, the kids are branching out a little bit. While there are no great surprises in Hoodlums' top 10 list of bestsellers, classic rocker Tom Petty comes in at number one, and the Rolling Stones, Ozzy Osbourne, and Devo all m ... More >>

The Rolling Stones, "Tumbling Dice"

​Song: The Rolling Stones, "Tumbling Dice"Context: Remember, you can get your copy of Exile On Mainstreet signed by the artist who designed it at Hoodlums this weekend. 5. Tumbling Dice by wesdorris

The X Files

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Top 10 Rock Documentaries: Anvil, Nirvana, Daniel Johnston, Wilco, and More (With Video!)

Anvil​This Friday the summer movie blockbuster season kicks into full swing with the release of Iron Man 2. Yes, there will be plenty of explosions, CGI special effects, sequels and remakes to last eager movie goers for the next few months.But just in case you want to skip the long lines, expensi ... More >>

T.A.M.I. Show DVD Release Is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Time Capsule

Shout Factory​For all its merits of recognizing artists' contributions to modern music, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, by rule, honors musicians for work they created at least a quarter-century earlier. Thus, you have creaky 50- or 60-year-olds performing the music of their youth at the inductio ... More >>

Rolling Stones Night Injects a Little Personality in the Contestants on 'American Idol'

​Finally! Top 12 week on American Idol is here! True, the show is still jam-packed with as many commercials as it can pack in within a very long 2 hours, and having four judges really drags things out, but it's great to finally be in Top 12 week, with the big studio and all.This was Rolling Stones ... More >>

Rolling Stones Week on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Will Commemorate Exile Reissue

Get ready for "Rolling Stones Week" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon the week of May 10​In case you haven't heard, The Rolling Stones are preparing to reissue their iconic 1972 album Exile on Main Street this May. There will be original remastered tracks as well as 10 unheard new tracks available.T ... More >>

Pirate Radio Gets a Tame U.S. Release, but We Still Love Rock 'N' Roll

The Spinto Band

Spinto Win

Martin Scorsese and the Rolling Stones join forces for Shine a Light

Martin Scorsese and the Rolling Stones join forces to Shine a Light on the aging rock stars

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, November 30, 2006

Lip Service

Only rock 'n' roll?

Casting the First Stones

Back when they were just The Vibrating Pebbles

Diggin' the Stones

Nobody expects the British Invasion

Fab Film

Forty years ago, Al Maysles met the Beatles

Magical History Tour

You say you want high resolution?

Family Stone

They've got the parents. Now the Rolling Stones are out for the kids.

Garage Chic

The Hypno-Twists put a fresh spin on retro-instrumental voodoo with a wicked new CD

Book 'Em

Taking a look at some of the best music literature from the past few months

Britneymania!

What would the face of rock history have looked like if the British Invasion had been a Britney Invasion instead?

The Artist Formerly Known As Print

Our quarterly roundup of the latest in music books

Replica for a Heavyweight

Will EMI's remastering of 11 classic albums with the original packaging on CD and 180-gram vinyl make you buy your favorite records one more (last?) time?

Good Boys When They're Moonlighting

How many Faces does it take to make a Rod Stewart record?

Spare the Rod, Gimme the Faces

More than a footnote in Rod Stewart's story, the Faces wrote the only chapters worth rereading

Single Live Gonzo!

Before the double live album, there was "THE SINGLE LIVE ALBUM!" Here are some noteworthy and note-fudging selections.

Beggar's Banquet

Cheesy Mick Jagger impersonation contest parallels current state of the Stones

Mick & Me

Creepy parallel lives

Emotional Miscues

Stones, Dylan and McCartney struggle to redefine themselves with new albums

Sixty-One Things to Know About Bob Dylan

UNLISTED NUMBERSA DIRECTORY OF HIDDEN TRACKS FROM LP TO CD

OASIS--BRITAIN'S SAVING FACE OR THE NEXT BIG NOTHING?

THE CD EQUATION REVEALED THEY RECORD'EM, WE REVIEW'EM

UNHAPPINESS IS

BUFFALO TOM'S QUIET STAMPEDE

DESPITE THIER PROTESTATIONS, GUITAR BUFFS ARE MAKING A FASHION STATEMENT

LOOK HOMEWARD ANGELCYCLE ICON SONNY BARGER KICK-STARTS LIFE AS A FREE MAN BY VIOLATING PAROLE

GIMME SHELF LIFE

THE STONES LEAVE NO BUCK UNEARNED