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Scruffy Rogen
Rising Star of
'Comedy Mafia'

glossies

Aug 5, 2008 11:05 AM CDT

Scruffy Rogen Rising Star of 'Comedy Mafia'

Pineapple Express may rocket scruffy actor to big bucks

(Newser) - Seth Rogen's comedy career stumbled for years, but Pineapple Express may catapult him into full-fledged movie stardom, Alex Pappademas writes in GQ. Films like Knocked Up established Rogen as a hilarious "bromantic" lead, and the action-comedy Pineapple, which he co-wrote, proves the scruffy stoner can hold his own with...

At Home With
Woozy Winehouse

glossies

Jun 27, 2008 3:01 PM CDT

At Home With Woozy Winehouse

Singer talks music, drugs, 'Blake, Blake, Blake'

(Newser) - In the wake of another scandal—singing racist ditties on video—Amy Winehouse invites Claire Hoffman of Rolling Stone into her trashed home in London to witness the train wreck firsthand. Over tea and beer, a groggy Winehouse talks drugs, her next album, and her jailed husband, flitting outside now...

Barack Rocks
Stevie, Dylan on iPod

Jun 26, 2008 3:06 PM CDT

Barack Rocks Stevie, Dylan on iPod

Pals Jay-Z, Springsteen also on shuffle

(Newser) - Ever wonder what Barack's bumpin' when he's not stumpin'? In a sit-down with Rolling Stone's Jann Wenner, Obama reveals the artists on his iPod, including supporters like Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, and Jay-Z. Dylan's "Maggie's Farm" drowns out the rhetoric on the campaign trail, but Stevie Wonder gets props...

Rock Rolls
With Bluegrass

Jun 19, 2008 2:46 PM CDT

Rock Rolls With Bluegrass

Plant and Krauss make an unlikely duo but still make beautiful music on tour

(Newser) - He's a howling rock god; she's a fiddlin' bluegrass queen. It sounds like an odd pairing, but Robert Plant and Alison Krauss weave haunting harmonies on tour, reports Rolling Stone. The duo admits they struggled to find the right groove while performing Led Zep covers and R&B classics from...

I Was Never In It to Win It: 'Accidental' Idol

OPINION

Jun 15, 2008 11:32 AM CDT

I Was Never In It to Win It: 'Accidental' Idol

Cook says he 'was never in it to win it'

(Newser) - David Cook almost didn't audition for American Idol—he was there to offer moral support to his younger brother. But goading from his family kicked off a whirlwind journey that took him from fledgling Midwest rocker to Billboard star. Cook tells Rolling Stone about his modest beginnings—and his early...

Lil Wayne Gives
Milk for Free,
Still Sells Cow

Jun 11, 2008 4:10 PM CDT

Lil Wayne Gives Milk for Free, Still Sells Cow

The rapper turned to the Internet to change the game

(Newser) - It made record execs cringe, but Lil Wayne's three-year mixtape giveaway sealed his megastar status, reports Rolling Stone. After his last album underperformed, Wayne built an underground following with four free double-albums released on the Internet. The risky move launched Wayne's new single "Lollipop" to Number One on Billboard's...

Rolling Stone's
Top Guitar Classics

Jun 1, 2008 6:07 PM CDT

Rolling Stone's Top Guitar Classics

The greatest riffs, from Bill Haley to Metallica

(Newser) - There are those tunes driven by the rhythm section, but nothing lights a fire in the blood quite like the power of the perfect guitar riff. Thus, Rolling Stone suggests its favorite guitar anthems, hitting all stops between BB King and King Crimson. The top five:

Johnny B. Goode: Chuck

...

Joe Camel Ads Look Bad for Tobacco Giant

Dec 4, 2007 5:45 PM CST

Joe Camel Ads Look Bad for Tobacco Giant

8 states sue over Rolling Stone insert; RJ Reynolds faces $100M in fines

(Newser) - Eight states are suing RJ Reynolds, alleging that an ad for Camel cigarettes in Rolling Stone last month violates a 1998 agreement not to use cartoons in advertising cigarettes. The states seek $100 for every magazine distributed and for every hit on the tobacco giant's associated website, the AP reports....

Tobacco Giant Drops Print
Ads for 2008

Nov 28, 2007 3:27 PM CST

Tobacco Giant Drops Print Ads for 2008

RJ Reynolds says Rolling Stone flap not an issue in decision

(Newser) - RJ Reynolds won’t buy print ads next year, a break with the tobacco giant's tradition of using newspapers and magazines to reach customers, the Winston-Salem Journal reports. The announcement came the same day an anti-smoking group lambasted RJR and Rolling Stone for four pages of ads abutting a Nov....

Sparks Best at Being Sweet

NEW RELEASE

Nov 23, 2007 7:53 PM CST

Sparks Best at Being Sweet

'Idol' does teen tunes well, soulful grownup not so much

(Newser) - American Idol season-six winner Jordin Sparks does a sweet job with a hip-hop flavored R&B debut album thanks to a roster of heavy-hitting producers who backed Beyonce and Rihanna among others, writes Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone. She does Prince funk with "Shy Boy," giving her that...

Mesmerizing Harry Potter Sweeps into Movie Theaters

Jul 10, 2007 5:40 AM CDT

Mesmerizing Harry Potter Sweeps into Movie Theaters

Order of the Phoenix casts a spell on critics—well, most of them, anyway

(Newser) - Holy Quidditch! Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix flies onto the silver screen tomorrow just two weeks before the ballyhooed release of the final book of the wizard saga. It seems to have cast a spell on critics, like Rolling Stone's Peter Travers, who says it will "...

Rolling Stone's 'Green' Paper Has Recyclers Seeing Red

Jun 11, 2007 6:53 AM CDT

Rolling Stone's 'Green' Paper Has Recyclers Seeing Red

Magazine's new stock 100% not recycled

(Newser) - Aging counter-culture arbiter Rolling Stone is discovering it's not easy being green. The Times reports the magazine will soon start printing its wry critique of music and politics on "carbon neutral paper," a unique stock which adds no CO2 emissions to the atmosphere. But none of it is...