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Category archives: Music Features
Tom Petty’s Biographer on the Story He Didn’t Tell
A year after Petty’s death, author Warren Zanes shares a tale of loss, memory, and the search for the perfect cup of coffee
A Close Friend Offers a Fresh Perspective on Janis Joplin’s Tragic Story
Peggy Caserta’s ‘I Ran into Some Trouble’ claims the singer did not die of a drug overdose.
From Rock Pioneer to Prison: Hear the Story of MC5’s Wayne Kramer
Wayne Kramer, guitarist for the MC5, shares his wild life story on the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast
Mike Campbell’s Life After Heartbreak
A year after losing his best friend, Tom Petty, Mike Campbell is moving on with a new band: Fleetwood Mac
Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter V’ Took 5 Years to Make. Why It Still Hits Hard in 2018
Wayne and his producers continued to revisit and update old songs even while ‘Tha Carter V’ was stuck in limbo
The Killers: How We Wrote ‘Mr. Brightside’
Brandon Flowers looks back on how a real-life breakup inspired a triumph of song
How Instagram Is Deciding the Future of Concerts and Live Music
A veteran concert designer explains how shows these days are just as engineered for audiences at home as for those in front of the stage
Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter V’ and Kanye’s ‘Yandhi’ Mark the End of an Era
For over a decade, Wayne and West defined what hip-hop was, and could be. This weekend feels like the end of that chapter
Inside Aretha Franklin’s Final Years
Plans for a new album, powerful live performances and more: Friends and colleagues remember Queen of Soul’s unstoppable spirit to the very end