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“I’m not ashamed to say Paul Solotaroff’s article about his son Luke moved me to tears.” Do the Evolution YOUR ILLUMINATING IN- terview with ‘Living Legend’ Deb Conway [RS 781] perfectly reflects the recent evolution of the music biz. For decades, hard-nosed record companies spent big money then expected mega-sales in return, summarily dropping artists who didn’t bring in the dollars. These days it’s homespun tours and flogging product from your car boot. Terrific stuff. Vince Pawson Surrey Hills, Vic Nice Nineties A BIG THUMBS UP FOR THE Nineties special edition. It must have been hard to pick a top 100 albums from a decade that produced so many classics. In a time when the lines between alternative and mainstream became blurred beyond recognition it was reassuring to see the…
LISTS BEST OF 2016 YEAR IN REVIEW We list the standout albums, songs, movies and more of the year. EXCLUSIVE SEBASTIAN BACH INTERVIEW An extended interview with the former Skid Row frontman on his forthcoming memoir and potential Skid Row reunion WATCH LIVE AT THE RS OFFICE EXCLUSIVE This month we host stripped back live performances from Tigertown, Ayla, Ben Lee, Twelve Foot Ninja and more. READ SUMMER FESTIVALS REPORTS Extensive reports from the first summer festivals across Australia, including Mullum, Fairgrounds and more. LISTS GEORGE HARRISON UNCOVERED Fifteen years after the death of George Harrison, we round up 15 things you might not know about the Beatles guitarist. MUSIC NEWS, AROUND THE CLOCK Get breaking music news from ROLLING STONE’s award-winning staff of writers and reporters 24 hours a…
Bruno Mars Slides Back Bruno Mars can’t wait to tour next year. It’s going to be wild, judging by his funky performance of “24K Magic” at MTV’s Europe Music Awards in the Netherlands, which also featured sets by Kings of Leon and the Weeknd. “When you start playing songs live, you make them better,” says Mars. “Then you’re like, ‘Damn, why didn’t I record that?’ ” Arcade Fire, Ready to Start! “Do you guys wanna be on a record?” Win Butler asked the crowd at New Orleans’ Voodoo Fest, before leading them in a na-na singalong, likely for the band’s fifth album. At a secret show the night before, the band tested out disco-leaning new songs for the LP, which is expected next year.…
ABOUT 36 HOURS after it was announced he would receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, Bob Dylan took the stage at the Desert Trip festival in Indio, California, and said nothing about it. He left it to the Rolling Stones, who played later that night, to speak to the fact that Dylan had just been awarded the literary world’s highest honour: “We have never shared the stage with a Nobel Prize winner before,” said Mick Jagger. Added Keith Richards, “I can’t think of anybody that deserved it better.” Dylan’s silence was typical for him – until recently he had only granted a single interview in the past four years – and for a while it extended to the Nobel Prize Committee itself. Indeed, it wasn’t until weeks after the announcement…
The Rolling Stones Some of the first commercial bootlegs documented their ’69 tour, including an Oakland soundboard. The band must release them by 2019, or they’ll be public domain. The Beatles The 1969 Let It Be sessions, with covers such as “That’ll Be the Day” and “Rainy Day Women #12 and 35”, will need to be officially released within three years. Led Zeppelin The first recorded Zeppelin show – featuring an early take of “Dazed and Confused” – was captured in December 1968 in Washington. They have 14 months to get it out. Bruce Springsteen His early band Steel Mill had a cult following, playing originals and covers. Many 1969-71 shows were taped; by 2019, he’ll need to make them public or lose the copyright. A.G.…
1 GRAVES SITUATION When an artist fades from the wider public view after making the sort of impact PEZ did with 2008’s “The Festival Song”, it’s easy to call one-hit wonder – but there’s more to this story. “I came down with Graves’ disease,” the Melbourne MC explains. “It took me out of the game for longer than I would have liked,” he adds of the thyroid condition. “It was a big shock, and it took me a long time to get used to it – and to get over it. It was pretty confronting.” 2 TIME OUT Though the disease kept PEZ waylaid, he still kept his eye in. “It was strange watching the scene from the outside after being so wrapped up in it,” he offers, “but it…
