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Rolling Stone’s Top Stories
12 Mar 2010 | 5:32 pm
• Watch Lady Gaga, Beyoncé’s “Telephone”
• Abba Won’t Reunite for Hall of Fame
• Phil Spector Appeals Murder Conviction
• Rank the Best Long Music Videos Ever
• American Idol Names Top 12
• Weekend Rock List: Songs About Sleep
• Man Arrested for Threatening Elton John
• News Ticker: The Clash, Metallica
• Conan O’Brien Announces Bonnaroo, Tour
• Pearl Jam Plot May Tour Dates
• Corgan on Mayer’s Career-Destruction
• Idol to Tackle Rolling Stones Songs
• Pink Floyd Halt Single-Song Downloads
• Strokes Confirm Lollapalooza Slot
• Actor Corey Haim Dead at 38
• Kate Nash Talks My Best Friend Is You
• OK Go Split With EMI, Form New Label
• Faith No More Announce East Coast Show
• U2’s Spider-Man Loses Evan Rachel Wood
• Watch Exclusive New Runaways Clip
• Beastie Boys Delay Hot Sauce to Late 2010
• Exclusive Premiere: Yeasayer’s “O.N.E.”
• MGMT Unveil New Song “Flash Delirium”
• Win a Trip to See STP at SXSW!
• T.I. Announces Return With “I’m Back”
• Foo Fighters Team With Vig For Heavy Disc
• Win the White Stripes’ Box Set
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Rewind: The Week in Rock Daily
12 Mar 2010 | 5:31 pm
Photo: Countess/Getty
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Weekend Rock List: Best Songs About Sleep
12 Mar 2010 | 4:41 pm
Photo: Michael Ochs Archive/Getty
The worst day of the year is upon us: Daylight Savings. This Sunday we’ll lose an hour and feel like crap all week thanks to our sleep deficit. But instead of dwelling on those lost 60 minutes (we hardly knew ya!), we’re going to focus our energy on coming up with the best songs about sleep. And we need your help! What are your favorite drowsy ditties? Your insomnia sing-alongs? Your overtired odes? Check out some of our favorites below and add your suggestions in the comments:
• The Beatles – “I’m So Tired”
• The Wu-Tang Clan – “I Can’t Go to Sleep”
• The Romantics – “Talking in Your Sleep”
• John Lennon – “How Do You Sleep”
• The Postal Service – “The District Sleeps Alone Tonight”
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Flashback: Matthew Sweet’s Early ’90s Power-Pop Perfection
12 Mar 2010 | 3:43 pm
Green Day’s American Idiot begins previews on Broadway in two weeks and we’re stoked (obviously) but that’s not the only musical we’ve got our eyes on this spring. Next month the Berkeley Repertory Theater will premiere Girlfriend, a new show built around the perfect pop confections of Matthew Sweet’s 1991 album — a.k.a. the best power-pop album of all time. (Seriously. It’s amazing. We wouldn’t joke about power-pop.)
The musical is actually a boy-meets-boy love story, so we’re curious how they’ll spin the title song. The album’s other star single, “I’ve Been Waiting,” on the other hand, bypasses personal pronouns entirely, so no rewriting there. Check out the videos for these two “rock and roll valentines” and lap up the chiming guitars, layered harmonies and wickedly infectious melodies. For all you manga fans out there, “Girlfriend” features animated clips from the movie Space Adventure Cobra, and “I’ve Been Waiting” uses clips of Lum Invader, a character from the series Urusei Yatsura. Plus, check out Sweet and Susanna Hoff’s Live at Rolling Stone set.
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Long Music Videos: How Does Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” Rank With Michael Jackson, Metallica
12 Mar 2010 | 1:50 pm
Lady Gaga upped the ante for supersized music videos last night with her Tarantino homage “Telephone,” which co-stars Beyoncé in a homoerotic rampage of capitalistic ultra-violence. Gaga’s been down this road before — “Paparazzi” was an eight-minute cinematic epic — but Michael Jackson truly pioneered the long music video with “Thriller,” “Bad,” “Ghosts,” “Black or White” and “Smooth Criminal.” Rolling Stone’s readers and editors compiled a list of the 50 Best Songs Over Seven Minutes Long a few years ago, but haven’t tracked down the best lengthy music videos yet. The Grammys honor Best Long Form Music Video, but the category really is meant for filmed shorts. So let’s start the nominating right here — check out clips by Metallica, Guns n’ Roses, Aphex Twin, Snoop Dogg, MC Hammer (yes, really) and the Black Eyed Peas’ recent entry to the field after the jump.
Metallica – “One” (length: 7:42)
Guns n’ Roses – “November Rain” (length: 9:08)
Guns n’ Roses – “Estranged” (length: 9:51)
Aphex Twin – “Window Licker” (length: 10:34)
Snoop Dogg – “Murder Was the Case” (length: 9:34)
MC Hammer – “Here Comes The Hammer” (length: 8:40)
Black Eyed Peas – “Imma Be Rocking That Body” (length: 10:21)
Michael Jackson – “Bad” (length: 8:55)
Michael Jackson – “Black or White” (length: 11)
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