Rolling Stone Music Now
428 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★ - 875 ratingsInside the biggest stories in music, hosted by Rolling Stone senior writer Brian Hiatt. Featuring interviews with top artists, expert insight on new releases and breaking news from the Rolling Stone staff, and much more.
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Episodes
From W.A.S.P. to "WAP" – The Weird History of Moral Panics Over Lyrics
August 18, 2020 19:40 - 42 minutesWe discuss how the conservative freakout over Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's new song is just the latest in a long series of lyrical controversies, with Brittany Spanos and Rob Sheffield joining host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
From Rage to Audioslave to E Street, Tom Morello Looks Back
August 11, 2020 20:48 - 43 minutesWith his book 'Whatever It Takes' on its way, the Rage Against the Machine guitarist looks back on his life and career, explains how his style developed, and reflects on current events Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Taylor Swift's 'Folklore': The Ultimate Breakdown
August 05, 2020 18:29 - 47 minutesRob Sheffield and Brittany Spanos join host Brian Hiatt to go track-by-track through Swift's surprise release Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Adventures of Bob Dylan in the 21st Century
July 31, 2020 21:36 - 43 minutesFrom "Things Have Changed" on, we look at the best of Dylan's 21st-century catalog, with Angie Martoccio, Jon Dolan and Simon Vozick-Levinson joining host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jimmy Buffett: The Rolling Stone Interview
July 21, 2020 19:33 - 42 minutesThe singer/songwriter talks about the early days of his career, the future of concerts, his encounters with Hunter S. Thompson and Bob Dylan and much more with host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Birth of 'Hamilton'
July 16, 2020 19:19 - 45 minutesWith the 'Hamilton' film now streaming, we look back at the genesis of the show and more with musical director Alex Lacamoire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Alanis Morissette Looks Back, and Ahead
July 02, 2020 12:23 - 40 minutesIn a revealing conversation with host Brian Hiatt, Morissette talks about her new album, the 'Jagged Little Pill' musical and 25th anniversary, and her whole career Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Conversation with John Legend
June 24, 2020 21:27 - 37 minutesJohn Legend talks with host Brian Hiatt about his just-released album Bigger Love, why the current wave of Black Lives Matter protests have made him hopeful, life as the sexiest man alive, and much more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Conversation with Killer Mike
June 16, 2020 22:09 - 45 minutesKiller Mike talks with Jamil Smith about Run the Jewels' great new album, the nationwide Black Lives Matter protests, and much more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ice Cube on the Making of ‘F–k tha Police’ and N.W.A’s history
June 09, 2020 18:27 - 52 minutesIn a 2015 interview, Ice Cube looks back on the N.W.A. classic that’s climbing the charts again now – and tells the story of the birth of N.W.A Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Conversation with Robbie Robertson
June 03, 2020 21:25 - 44 minutesWith the new documentary 'Once Were Brothers' out now, Robertson looks back on the story of the Band, his time with Bob Dylan and much more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Britney Spears' 'Oops!... I Did It Again' – A 20th Anniversary Celebration
May 27, 2020 20:20 - 47 minutesRob Sheffield and Brittany Spanos join host Brian Hiatt to look back at Spears' classic second album. Plus: video director Nigel Dick on his time with Britney Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Life and Music of Little Richard
May 20, 2020 17:45 - 42 minutesWe celebrate the barrier-smashing career and timeless music of a rock n' roll founding father, with Rob Sheffield, David Browne and Patrick Doyle joining host Brian Hiatt. Plus, Steve Van Zandt pays tribute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Is 'Fetch the Bolt Cutters' Fiona Apple's Best Album?
May 04, 2020 20:31 - 43 minutesA journey through the entire catalog of Fiona Apple, one of the most consistent artists of her generation, with Claire Shaffer, Brittany Spanos, and Rob Sheffield joining host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Conversation with Dua Lipa
April 27, 2020 18:06 - 42 minutesThe pop star on on her great new album 'Future Nostalgia,' whether she's a "female alpha," and much more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Greatest Concerts We've Ever Seen
April 21, 2020 18:56 - 43 minutesIn a time without live shows, we look back at the highlights of lifetimes of concert-going, with Brittany Spanos, Rob Sheffield, and Andy Greene joining host Brian Hiatt (plus special guests Brendan Benson and Brian Fallon) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Remembering John Prine and Bill Withers
April 13, 2020 21:01 - 42 minutesWe play an unheard interview with Bill Withers by Andy Greene and look back on John Prine's singular career, with Patrick Doyle joining host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Songwriting Genius of Adam Schlesinger
April 07, 2020 19:33 - 44 minutesFrom Fountains of Wayne to "That Thing You Do" and beyond, Alan Sepinwall and Rob Sheffield join host Brian Hiatt pay tribute to a great songwriter, gone too soon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Songs of Comfort, with Taylor Swift, Stevie Nicks, Sheryl Crow
March 27, 2020 17:07 - 46 minutesWe discuss songs of solace in our current crisis, with some very special guests – including Taylor Swift – joining host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Cancellations, Chaos: How the Pandemic Halted the Music Biz
March 23, 2020 20:39 - 38 minutesWe go deep on an unprecedented challenge for the music industry in the face of COV-19, with reporters Amy X. Wang, Samantha Hissong and Ethan Millman joining host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Conversation with Jason Isbell
March 18, 2020 18:54 - 46 minutesIsbell, one of the greatest songwriters of his generation, talks about his upcoming album, Reunions, A Star is Born, and his entire career with host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Magic of BTS - and the History of Boy Bands
March 11, 2020 14:22 - 42 minutesWe look at the triumph of BTS, and how they fit in with the long history of boy bands, with Jezebel senior writer Maria Sherman (author of an upcoming boy-band history) joining Brittany Spanos, Rob Sheffield and host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Holland Brothers: How We Wrote Motown's Classics
March 05, 2020 22:49 - 45 minutesBrian and Eddie Holland, who co-wrote Motown hits from "Heat Wave" to "Stop! In the Name of Love" – and authors of a new memoir – share tales from a pop golden age Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Best (and Worst) Live Albums of All Time
February 19, 2020 15:03 - 40 minutesRob Sheffield and Andy Greene join host Brian Hiatt to discuss the highs and lows of classic live albums. Plus, engineer Bob Pridden shares the story of The Who’s ‘Live at Leeds’ on its 50th anniversary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sheryl Crow: The Rolling Stone Interview
February 11, 2020 21:39 - 47 minutesIn a revealing conversation with host Brian Hiatt, Sheryl Crow discusses her final album, her early days and much more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Weird Vibes and Unlikely Triumphs of the 2020 Grammys
February 03, 2020 19:50 - 44 minutesFrom Lil Nas X and Billie Eilish to Aerosmith and beyond, Brittany Spanos and Rob Sheffield join host Brian Hiatt to dig deep into Music's Oddest Night Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
From Nine Inch Nails to the Doobies to Biggie: Inside the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 2020 Class
January 28, 2020 22:03 - 44 minutesTrent Reznor talks about Nine Inch Nails' Hall of Fame induction with Andy Greene; plus, Doobie Brothers history with founding member Patrick Simmons and a look at the RRHOF's future with host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Life and Music of Neil Peart
January 21, 2020 22:49 - 42 minutesIn 2015 interview audio, Rush's late drummer and lyricist reflects on the pains and pleasures of his work. Plus, Hank Shteamer and Andy Greene join host Brian Hiatt to look back on Peart's legacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Best Songs of 2019
January 16, 2020 00:08 - 37 minutesRob Sheffield and Brittany Spanos join host Brian Hiatt for an in-depth look at 2019's musical highlights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Conversation with the Black Keys
January 08, 2020 00:05 - 38 minutesDan Auerbach and Patrick Carney sit down with Rolling Stone's Patrick Doyle to discuss their new album and their entire career Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Debbie Harry: My Life in Blondie and Beyond
December 26, 2019 16:51 - 34 minutesDebbie Harry and Chris Stein of Blondie discuss their career and Harry's new book with host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Life and Music of Juice Wrld
December 18, 2019 01:02 - 40 minutesIn early December, Juice Wrld died not long after his 21st birthday. Brendan Klinkenberg and Simon Vozick-Levinson join host Brian Hiatt to look back at the rapper's genre-hopping, too-short career Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Billie Eilish, Van Halen, and Musical Generation Gaps
December 11, 2019 22:38 - 41 minutesBillie Eilish doesn't know Van Halen – which is totally fine. Andy Greene, Brittany Spanos and Rob Sheffield join host Brian Hiatt to talk about two acts who couldn't be more different, and yet somehow surprisingly similar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Rediscovering Janis Joplin
November 27, 2019 16:25 - 41 minutesHolly George-Warren, author of Janis: Her Life and Music, joins host Brian Hiatt to offer fresh perspective on a rock legend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Secret History of the Black Crowes
November 19, 2019 23:06 - 45 minutesFormer Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman, author of a new memoir, tells host Brian Hiatt the harrowing, occasionally hilarious story of his former band's self-destructive tendencies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Exploring the Rage Against the Machine and My Chemical Romance Reunions
November 12, 2019 10:00 - 38 minutesBrittany Spanos and Andy Greene join host Brian Hiatt to discuss the just-announced reunions of Rage Against the Machine, My Chemical Romance and the Black Crowes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kanye West's Road to 'Jesus is King'
November 06, 2019 14:18 - 35 minutesBrendan Klinkenberg joins host Brian Hiatt to discuss 'Jesus is King' how Kanye West's musical path headed towards gospel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Making of Bruce Springsteen's 'Western Stars' Movie
October 29, 2019 20:41 - 32 minutesLongtime Springsteen collaborator Thom Zimny, who co-directed 'Western Stars,' joins host Brian Hiatt to go behind the scenes of the acclaimed documentary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Billy Idol on the Birth of Punk Rock and His Life in Music
October 22, 2019 18:05 - 40 minutesFrom hanging with the Sex Pistols at their first gigs to his own roller-coaster career, Billy Idol tells all to host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Conversation with the Pixies
October 16, 2019 16:30 - 36 minutesThe Pixies (Black Francis, Paz Lenchantin, David Lovering, Joey Santiago) sit down with Andy Greene to discuss their new album Beneath the Eyrie and their whole career Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Conversation with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy
October 09, 2019 15:16 - 35 minutesJeff Tweedy joins host Brian Hiatt to discuss the making of Wilco's new album, 'Ode to Joy,' and much more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Life and Music of the Cars' Ric Ocasek
October 02, 2019 23:41 - 34 minutesThe quirky musical path of the Cars frontman, with host Brian Hiatt and David Browne. Plus: Remembering Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Taylor Swift's "Lover": The Ultimate Album Breakdown
September 25, 2019 14:41 - 38 minutesIn the wake of Rolling Stone's cover story, host Brian Hiatt, Brittany Spanos and Rob Sheffield go track by track on Swift's new album Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Life and Music of Linda Ronstadt
September 17, 2019 20:26 - 36 minutesLongtime manager Peter Asher joins host Brian Hiatt explains how Ronstadt became a '70s superstar; David Browne and Angie Martoccio tell the rest of her story Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
An Intimate Look at Harry Styles' Life and Music
September 10, 2019 14:21 - 38 minutesRob Sheffield, author of Rolling Stone's Harry Styles cover story, joins Brittany Spanos and host Brian Hiatt to give an up-close look at one of the most singular stars in modern music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How Spoon Made Their Greatest Hits
August 27, 2019 15:56 - 41 minutesSpoon's Britt Daniel, Jim Eno and Alex Fischel tell the story of the band and the making of songs on their new best-of compilation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How Migos, Lil Baby and Atlanta Hip-Hop Conquered the World
August 21, 2019 01:39 - 34 minutesWith their new compilation album out, Quality Control co-founders Coach K and Pee tell the story of their Atlanta label's underdog triumph, from Migos to Lil Baby to Lil Yachty and beyond Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Woodstock at 50: The Untold Stories
August 13, 2019 18:24 - 38 minutesCountry Joe McDonald and Santana's Michael Carabello join Andy Zax – producer of a comprehensive new box set – and host Brian Hiatt to look back at the original Woodstock Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Secret Origin of Sublime
August 06, 2019 18:45 - 30 minutesFounding bassist Eric Wilson digs into his early days with Bradley Nowell; plus, Rome Ramirez explains how he helped revive the band Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Was There Anything Good About Woodstock '99?
July 30, 2019 17:22 - 41 minutesFrom Limp Bizkit and Korn to Bush and the Chemical Brothers, Rob Sheffield and host Brian Hiatt look back at their messy experiences at a disastrous festival Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices