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Snoop Dogg, Skrillex Join Ultra Music Festival Lineup

Miami's 15th annual Ultra Music Festival is getting a big shot of reggae Snoop Lion (formerly Snoop Dogg) has joined the EDM festival's lineup along with Skrillex (teaming with Boys Noize as Dog Blood) Azealia Banks Sleigh Bells the Weeknd and more The festival has also added a batch of...

Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Greatest Super Bowl Halftime Show?

We're just two weeks away from the Super Bowl Football is fine and dandy but our main interest here is Beyonce's halftime show What songs will she perform during the Destiny's Child reunion set? Will she truly sing live? Will Jay-Z come out during "Crazy in Love?" Now we have a...

The Strokes Unveil New Track ‘One Way Trigger’: Listen

This time it's for real the Strokes are officially back and have released a new track on their Soundcloud "One Way Trigger" starts as a busy synth-driven cut that features some unexpected falsetto from frontman Julian Casablancas Then as the song approaches the minute mark the guitar jangles kick in...

Q&A: Dave Grohl on His ‘Sound City’ Doc and Taking Risks in Music

After debuting his film Sound City – Real to Reel and his supergroup the Sound City Players at Sundance last week Dave Grohl is finally ready to celebrate "Sundance was always our goal" he tells Rolling Stone "If we could make the deadline submit get accepted this is where we would premiere...

The Roots to Headline Game Day Tailgate

Before Super Bowl XLVII kicks off on February 3rd Rolling Stone will celebrate the big game by hosting the Jeep Heroes Tailgate with hip-hop crew the Roots headlining In addition to a performance from the Roots who double as the house band on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon drummer Questlove will play a...

Duane Allman Celebrated With Massive Box Set

Duane Allman one of rock's all-time greats will get a fitting tribute to his legacy on March 5th when Rounder Records releases a comprehensive seven-disc box set Curated by Scott Billington and Bill Levenson and produced by Levenson and Allman's daughter Galadrielle Skydog The Duane Allman Retrospective spans the guitarist's too-short career 100...

The Flaming Lips Dance as the ‘Sun Blows Up Today’ – Premiere

Though they certainly haven't been resting on their laurels the Flaming Lips haven't released a proper studio album since 2009 That wait will finally end when the band's new record The Terror is released on April 2nd Pre-orders for The Terror start January 29th and will include an instant download...

Q&A: David Bowie Guitarist Earl Slick on Secret New Album Sessions

David Bowie has worked with a lot of guitarists over the decades but he always comes back to Earl Slick They first teamed up in 1974 for the Diamond Dogs tour When that wrapped Slick entered the studio with Bowie to record Young Americans and Station to Station When Stevie...

Eels Fight Back Against Child Bullies in ‘New Alphabet’ – Premiere

California indie-rockers Eels will release their new album Wonderful Glorious on February 5th onVagrant Records and E-Works Now the band has a hilarious video for album cut "New Alphabet" which picks up where previous video "Peach Blossom" left off Photos Eels The video finds frontman Mark Oliver Everett waking up with his...

Sheryl Crow Debuts ‘Easy’ on ‘Kimmel’

Sheryl Crow debuted her new song "Easy" last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live which turned out to be more like Matt Damon Live after the actor tied up Kimmel and took over the show Wearing a Western blouse worthy of the golden age of Nudie's Rodeo Tailors Crow strummed an...