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  • ll cool j

    LL Cool J, Grandmaster Flash and Sony Unveil Virtual Recording Software
    June 22, 4:05 PM ET
    | Oscar Raymundo

    With 12 studio albums under his belt, a hosting gig at the 2012 Grammys and a recurring role on NCIS: Los Angeles, LL Cool J can’t be blamed for wanting to spend... | More »

  • Sucking Up to Voters: A Guide for Candidates
    June 22, 1:11 PM ET
    | Julian Brookes

    The 2012 presidential election promises to be one of the closest ever – one of those rare cases where every vote really does count. That's why Barack Obama ... | More »

  • Fiona Apple: 'Every Single Night' Video

    Fiona Apple: 'Every Single Night' Video
    June 22, 11:40 AM ET
    | Rolling Stone

    In the supertrippy clip for her great new ballad, Fiona rolls around in the dirt with snails, rocks, an octopus as a hat, feeds fish to a hungry alligator and kicks ... | More »

  • Radiohead: 'Full Stop' (YouTube)

    Radiohead: 'Full Stop' (YouTube)
    June 22, 11:35 AM ET
    | Rolling Stone

    Radiohead's spring tour has been full of mind-blowing treats for hardcore fans – like this ominous, bass-driven new groove that the art-rock kings busted ... | More »

  • The Beach Boys

    The Beach Boys: 'Pacific Coast Highway'
    June 22, 11:30 AM ET
    | Rolling Stone

    "Sunlight's fading, and there's not much left to say," Brian Wilson sings on this perfectly melancholy, Smile-ish ditty – part of the seriously moving ... | More »

  • hit-boy

    Hit-Boy: 'Jay-Z Interview'
    June 22, 11:25 AM ET
    | Rolling Stone

    The genius producer behind Jay-Z and Kanye's "Niggas in Paris" grabs the mic himself on this surprisingly hot single – name-checking Robert Frost and Edgar ... | More »

  • Killer Mike: 'R.A.P. Music'

    Killer Mike: 'R.A.P. Music'
    June 22, 11:20 AM ET
    | Rolling Stone

    Holy futuristic hip-hop masterpiece! Atlanta MC Killer Mike tapped Nineties underground vet El-P to produce his latest album – packed with fiery political rhymes... | More »

  • bond

    Notes on Wall Street's Bid-Rigging Scandal
    June 22, 11:18 AM ET
    | Matt Taibbi

    For space reasons we had to leave a few interesting bits out of my latest magazine piece, "The Scam Wall Street Learned From the Mafia," about widespread corruption in... | More »

  • smashing pumpkins

    Smashing Pumpkins: 'Panopticon'
    June 22, 11:15 AM ET
    | Rolling Stone

    He's back! Billy Corgan's latest opus is full of wildly catchy, over-the-top prog jams. Our favorite? This Gish-y gem, featuring skyscraper-size riffs and wo... | More »

  • metric

    Metric: 'Breathing Underwater'
    June 22, 11:10 AM ET
    | Rolling Stone

    The Canadian indie crew's fifth album, Synthetica, peaks with this glammy tune, layering brightly burbling synths and revved guitars underneath singer Emily Haine... | More »

  • liars

    Liars: 'XIXIW'
    June 22, 11:05 AM ET
    | Rolling Stone

    The noise-rock trio zag toward spooky, Kid A-ish vibes on their spellbinding sixth album (pronounced "wish you"). The mutant computer rhythms and mantralike vocals are... | More »

  • bieber fragrance

    Update: Justin Bieber Launches Second Fragrance, 'Girlfriend'
    June 21, 5:10 PM ET
    | Colleen Nika

    Justin Bieber launched his new fragrance, "Girlfriend," this week at Macy's Herald Square in New York, prompting a seismic reaction from his fans. Following on th... | More »

  • Taibbi on Imus: How Municipal Bond-Rigging Robbed Americans of Billions
    June 21, 4:55 PM ET
    | Matt Taibbi

    I appeared on Imus in the morning this morning .... The I-Man roped me into a discussion about Roger Clemens, never a good situtation for an embittered Red Sox fan lik... | More »

  • Bob Welch

    Bob Welch's Missing Music: The Fleetwood Mac Years
    June 21, 11:20 AM ET
    | David Fricke

    After ex-Fleetwood Mac singer-guitarist Bob Welch died on June 7th, by his own hand at his home in Nashville, his boss in the early Seventies, drummer and Mac co-found... | More »

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