Legendary Afrobeat pioneerFela Anikulapo Kutiposthumously made the cover ofRolling Stone Africain 2024, a fitting tribute to his revolutionary contributions to music and activism. Fela’s influence transcends g
When Kravitz was 11, Lenny floated the idea of her coming to live with him for a while. “I think it was really hard for my mom,” she says. “But it was also important to her that I knew him, because she and her father aren’t close at all.” So Kravitz moved across the cou...
“Do youlikedoing this?” Michael asks. There is a note of incredulity in his voice, as though he were asking the question of a coroner. He is slumped in a dining-room chair, looking down into the lower level of the living room. It is filled with statuary. There are some graceful, ...
In a special edition to remember his life and legacy,Rolling Stoneput a close-up photo ofKurt Cobainstaring at the camera on its June 4, 1994 cover. That photo, shown at right, was taken at the Park Trades Center in Kalamazoo (Michigan) on Oct. 27, 1993, according to Rolling Stone a...
We had a lot of fun trying to sing those crazy lyrics as dead-seriously as possible, as if they were totally normal things to say, like: ‘and the chicken-fancier came to play!’. And of course adding a bunch of heaviness and noise was also very entertaining. By the ...
Yanase:I also learned John Cage’s ambient music and the music of Japanese singer Kan Mikami. His lyrics were terrific. –So you wanted to create a work that evoked the scenery of a story, right? Yanase:Yes, I had told the people at HMC Studio, whom I had trusted since my days at...
Jangly guitars, female backing vocals, tambourines and lyrics about rejection place this track firmly in a particular category. With strong influences by The Vaselines, The Wake as well as more modern indie acts such as The Cribs, this perfect slice of pop is perfect for both daytime radio ...
The vocalist also toldRolling Stonein the early 2000s that "Free Bird" is one of his Top 10 favorite songs of all time. "Nothing tops this workingman’s ballad. ‘Free Bird’ fit my life for the first 20 years on the road. Not really getting too attached to stuff, living life for ...
Japanese singer-songwriter Mai Kuraki borrowed Springsteen’s look for her 2001 single “Stand Up.” The pop tune, which featured lyrics in both English and Japanese, peaked at No. 2 on the Oricon chart (Japan’s version of the Billboard chart) and was certified platinum in that country. ...
Dylan did the first half solo folk, but the only song I still remember was Desolation Row. After a break he came back with the Hawks. The only songs I remember of that set were Ballad of a Thin Man with Dylan at piano, and finishing with Like A Rolling Stone. In the 2nd...