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A Conversation with Stephen...

05.21.2019

The former Pavement frontman sits down with host Brian Hiatt to talk about his new album, '90s indie feuds, the possible future of Pavement and much more

Rolling Stone Music Now episodes:

05.21.2019 A Conversation with Stephen Malkmus The former Pavement frontman sits down with host Brian Hiatt to talk about his new album, '90s indie feuds, the possible future of Pavement and much more
05.16.2019 How Apple's GarageBand Changed Music Rolling Stone music business reporter Amy X. Wang joins host Brian Hiatt to break down the story of GarageBand, and the history of home recording
05.01.2019 The Zombies: The Rolling Stone Interview To celebrate their induction into the Rock and Roll of Fame, the Zombies' Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone sit down with host Brian Hiatt for a frank, hilarious discussion of their entire career
04.23.2019 How Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X are reshaping music We take a deep look at two of 2019's biggest new stars – Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X. Rob Sheffield, Charles Holmes and Brittany Spanos join host Brian Hiatt
04.15.2019 The 50 Greatest Grunge Albums of All Time From L7 to Pearl Jam, inside Rolling Stone's list of the best grunge albums ever. Suzy Exposito, Angie Martoccio and Kory Grow join host Brian Hiatt to discuss
04.09.2019 Hear Untold Tales of Bruce Springsteen and CSNY Host Brian Hiatt and David Browne tell stories from their acclaimed new books on the songs of Bruce Springsteen and the roller-coaster career of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (with assistance from Andy Greene)
04.04.2019 Can Hollywood Save Rock? Inside the Biopic Boom Rock lives – but mostly at the movies. Andy Greene joins Brian Hiatt to discuss 'The Dirt,' 'Rocket Man,' and all the rock movies to come: Why is Hollywood investing so deeply in rock, and what does it bode for ...
03.31.2019 Rob Thomas: The Rolling Stone Interview Rob Thomas breaks down his new solo LP, the making of "Smooth," the glories of weed and much more in a career-spanning interview with host Brian Hiatt
03.20.2019 Was Lil Peep Destined to Be The Next Kurt Cobain? Inside the short life, promising career and tragic death of Lil Peep, who could've been the voice of a generation, with David Peisner, Christian Hoard and host Brian Hiatt
03.13.2019 Green River and the Birth of Grunge Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament and Mark Arm go deep on the story of Seattle's Green River with Kory Grow
03.07.2019 The Many Lives of Weezer The weird story of how Weezer became rock’s most unkillable band, as told by Steven Hyden and Andy Greene, with host Brian Hiatt
02.25.2019 The Life and Music of the Monkees’ Peter Tork We play unheard interviews with the late Peter Tork – while Rob Sheffield and Andy Greene join host Brian Hiatt to make the case for the Monkees’ greatness
02.18.2019 Best and Worst Moments of the 2019 Grammys Did the Grammys pull off a course correction this year? Rob Sheffield and Brittany Spanos break the show down with host Brian Hiatt
02.12.2019 The Secret History of "Walk This Way" How Run-DMC and Aerosmith changed music: Geoff Edgers, author of a new book on the song's history, and producer Jack Douglas join host Brian Hiatt
02.10.2019 The Best and Worst Super Bowl Performances of All Time From the glories of Prince, Beyonce and Bruce to the Who's flop, we praise and roast the whole history of Super Bowl performances – with Rob Sheffield, David Browne, Andy Greene and host Brian Hiatt
01.31.2019 Gary Clark Jr.: The Rolling Stone Interview The guitar hero breaks down his whole career and his bold new album, This Land, in a definitive interview with Patrick Doyle
01.28.2019 Fyre Festival and the Long, Wild History of Disastrous Music Fests From Fyre Festival to Altamont to Woodstock '99, we examine some of the most disastrous music fests of all time – and look forward to the 50th Woodstock anniversary – panelists Brittany Spanos, David Browne, Andy Greene join host Brian ...
01.22.2019 Pete Townshend on the Past and Future of the Who Andy Greene sits down with Pete Townshend in his London home to discuss the Who's orchestral tour, surprise new album, why they can't play 'Tommy' anymore and many other topics
01.14.2019 The Best Albums of 2018 Inside our list of the year's best albums, from Nicki Minaj to Paul McCartney. Brittany Spanos, Brendan Klinkenberg, Rob Sheffield and Simon Vozick-Levinson join host Brian Hiatt to break it all down
12.27.2018 Life Lessons from Rod Stewart Rod Stewart shares some wisdom, musical and otherwise, in a career-spanning interview with Andy Greene
12.17.2018 Will Radiohead Show Up? And Other Pressing Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of '19 Questions Andy Greene and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame CEO Joel Peresman join host Brian Hiatt for a deep dive into one of the strongest Rock Hall of Fame classes in years. Plus: interviews with the Zombies' Colin Blunstone and ...
12.10.2018 2018: The Year in Pop From Ariana Grande’s chart domination to Taylor Swift’s monster tour and much more, a deep look at a weird year in pop with Rob Sheffield, Brittany Spanos and host Brian Hiatt
12.04.2018 2018: The Year in Hip-Hop Inside the artists and trends that defined the year’s dominant genre, with Brendan Klinkenberg, Charles Holmes and host Brian Hiatt
11.26.2018 Elvis Costello: The Rolling Stone Interview Costello sits down with host Brian Hiatt for a career-spanning chat, from his debut album to his just-released latest with the Imposters, Look Now
11.20.2018 Rediscovering the Beatles' 'White Album' Rob Sheffield and Andy Greene join host Brian Hiatt to dig into the highs and lows of the Beatles' massive new 'White Album' reissue
11.12.2018 The 98 Best Songs of 1998 From Harvey Danger to Fatboy Slim to Aaliyah, Rob Sheffield breaks down his list of 1998's greatest with host Brian Hiatt
11.06.2018 'Bohemian Rhapsody' – and Why Even Flawed Music Biopics Rule We (lovingly) roast Queen's smash-hit biopic, and break down its factual inaccuracies – host Brian Hiatt is joined by Brittany Spanos, David Fear and Andy Greene
10.30.2018 The Making of Bob Dylan's 'Blonde on Blonde' How Dylan went to Nashville to make one of the greatest albums ever – Daryl Sanders, author of a new book on the album, and guitarist Wayne Moss join host Brian Hiatt
10.23.2018 Johnny Marr: The Rolling Stone Interview From the Smiths' break-up to his excellent new solo album and everything in between, Marr sits down for a career-spanning conversation with host Brian Hiatt
10.15.2018 What's Up With Kanye's MAGA Adventure? Taylor Swift made an eloquent political statement; Kanye West says his red hat gives him superpowers. We dig deep into Kanye's Oval Office visit, as well as Taylor's own political move, with host Brian Hiatt joined by Tessa Stuart, Brittany ...
10.10.2018 "A Star Is Born": Inside Lady Gaga's Triumph Brittany Spanos and David Fear join host Brian Hiatt for an obsessive discussion of Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga's instant classic (is it anti-pop?) – and the long, campy lineage of "A Star Is Born"
10.02.2018 Phil Collins on the Weirdest Moments of His Career – and His New Tour Collins talks to Andy Greene about playing with Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel and more, and previews his U.S. tour
09.24.2018 Paul Stanley Explains Why Kiss Is Saying Farewell The Starchild himself joins host Brian Hiatt to break down Kiss' impending retirement, his relationship with Gene Simmons and much more; plus, Andy Greene takes on the larger trend of rockers leaving the road
09.18.2018 The Life and Music of Mac Miller We look back at the far-too-short career of Mac Miller, who died at the age of 26 on September 7th, with Brendan Klinkenberg and Brittany Spanos joining host Brian Hiatt, who also plays some of his 2016 interview with the ...
09.11.2018 Britney's "...Baby One More Time" At 20! Rob Sheffield, Brittany Spanos and host Brian Hiatt go deep on how a teenage Britney Spears changed the face of pop
08.28.2018 Ice Cube on the Secret History of N.W.A. In a revealing 2015 interview with host Brian Hiatt, Ice Cube dug into the earliest days of N.W.A. – and gangsta rap itself – while also explaining exactly why he left the group
08.20.2018 The Life and Music of Aretha Franklin (Plus, Aretha on Her Favorite Songs) Biographer David Ritz joins host Brian Hiatt, David Browne and Patrick Doyle to talk about the formative influences behind Franklin's music, and we play Doyle's emotional 2014 interview with her, where Franklin goes through decades of her favorite music.
08.14.2018 Best Songs of the 21st Century (Pt. 1, feat. Patrick Carney and Amerie) The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney and Amerie join host Brian Hiatt (along with Brittany Spanos and Simon Vozick-Levinson) to talk about “Tighten Up” and “1 Thing” – their entries on Rolling Stone’s list of the 21st century’s best songs
08.06.2018 Roger Daltrey on the Legend of the Who The Who's frontman talks with Andy Greene – plus, Andy joins host Brian Hiatt to discuss the band's legacy
07.30.2018 50 Years of the MC5's Rock Revolution: Wayne Kramer Looks Back Soon after the MC5 changed rock forever, guitarist Wayne Kramer was in prison. Kramer, author of a new autobiography, joins host Brian Hiatt to look back on one of rock's wildest lives
07.24.2018 Interpol frontman Paul Banks: The Rolling Stone Interview As Interpol prepare to release their strong new album, Marauder, frontman Paul Banks joins host Brian Hiatt for a look back on their entire career
07.17.2018 What is 2018’s Song of the Summer? From Drake to Kacey Musgraves, we evaluate the candidates for the defining song of summer 2018. Rolling Stone’s Sarah Grant, Brendan Klinkenberg and Simon-Vozick-Levinson join host Brian Hiatt to discuss
07.02.2018 The Life and Music of Paul Simon From battles with Art Garfunkel to the Graceland controversies, Paul Simon's biographer, Robert Hilburn, takes host Brian Hiatt inside the surprisingly dramatic artistic journey of a great American singer/songwriter
06.26.2018 Inside 2018's Best Albums, So Far Take a guided tour of Rolling Stone's list of the 50 best albums of 2018, so far, with staffers Sarah Grant, Simon Vozick-Levinson and Chris Weingarten, plus host Brian Hiatt
06.19.2018 Bowie, "2001" and The Secret History of Sci-Fi Rock Author Jason Heller breaks down his the new book "Strange Stars," which traces the weird, fascinating synergy between classic rock and science fiction, with host Brian Hiat
06.12.2018 Drake vs. Pusha-T and The Greatest Hip-Hop Beefs of All Time Brendan Klinkenberg, Simon Vozick-Levinson, Chris Weingarten and host Brian Hiatt break down the Drake vs. Pusha-T battle , and trace the rich history of rap beefs
06.04.2018 How Camilla Cabello Conquered Pop Brittany Spanos, Joe Levy and Alex Morris – who wrote Rolling Stone's new Camilla Cabello cover story – join host Brian Hiatt to go deep on the pop star's rise
05.30.2018 Secrets of Def Leppard's Hits As Def Leppard hit the road with Journey, frontman Joe Elliott breaks down the making of their greatest hits, their unlikely hip-hop influences, working with a young Taylor Swift and much more with host Brian Hiatt
05.22.2018 Confessions of A Frontman: Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody on His Hard-Fought Return Why did it take seven years between Snow Patrol albums? Frontman Gary Lightbody tells host Brian Hiatt about overcoming depression and a drinking problem to make some of his best music
05.14.2018 Questlove's Secrets of Musical Creation The Roots' Questlove, author of the new book Creative Quest, breaks down a dazzling list of musical influences, from Michael Jackson to Meg White, in a wide-ranging interview with host Brian Hiatt

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Rolling Stone Music Now episodes:

A Conversation with Stephen Malkmus

How Apple's GarageBand Changed Music

The Zombies: The Rolling Stone Interview

How Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X are reshaping music

The 50 Greatest Grunge Albums of All Time

Hear Untold Tales of Bruce Springsteen and CSNY

Can Hollywood Save Rock? Inside the Biopic Boom

Rob Thomas: The Rolling Stone Interview

Was Lil Peep Destined to Be The Next Kurt Cobain?

Green River and the Birth of Grunge

The Many Lives of Weezer

The Life and Music of the Monkees’ Peter Tork

Best and Worst Moments of the 2019 Grammys

The Secret History of "Walk This Way"

The Best and Worst Super Bowl Performances of All Time

Gary Clark Jr.: The Rolling Stone Interview

Fyre Festival and the Long, Wild History of Disastrous Music Fests

Pete Townshend on the Past and Future of the Who

The Best Albums of 2018

Life Lessons from Rod Stewart

Will Radiohead Show Up? And Other Pressing Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of '19 Questions

2018: The Year in Pop

2018: The Year in Hip-Hop

Elvis Costello: The Rolling Stone Interview

Rediscovering the Beatles' 'White Album'

The 98 Best Songs of 1998

'Bohemian Rhapsody' – and Why Even Flawed Music Biopics Rule

The Making of Bob Dylan's 'Blonde on Blonde'

Johnny Marr: The Rolling Stone Interview

What's Up With Kanye's MAGA Adventure?

"A Star Is Born": Inside Lady Gaga's Triumph

Phil Collins on the Weirdest Moments of His Career – and His New Tour

Paul Stanley Explains Why Kiss Is Saying Farewell

The Life and Music of Mac Miller

Britney's "...Baby One More Time" At 20!

Ice Cube on the Secret History of N.W.A.

The Life and Music of Aretha Franklin (Plus, Aretha on Her Favorite Songs)

Best Songs of the 21st Century (Pt. 1, feat. Patrick Carney and Amerie)

Roger Daltrey on the Legend of the Who

50 Years of the MC5's Rock Revolution: Wayne Kramer Looks Back

Interpol frontman Paul Banks: The Rolling Stone Interview

What is 2018’s Song of the Summer?

The Life and Music of Paul Simon

Inside 2018's Best Albums, So Far

Bowie, "2001" and The Secret History of Sci-Fi Rock

Drake vs. Pusha-T and The Greatest Hip-Hop Beefs of All Time

How Camilla Cabello Conquered Pop

Secrets of Def Leppard's Hits

Confessions of A Frontman: Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody on His Hard-Fought Return

Questlove's Secrets of Musical Creation

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