Simon Vozick-Levinson

The 250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century So Far The 250 greatest songs of the 21st century so far -- from all over the musical map and every corner of the globe

rolling stone has a big new list out today - the 250 greatest songs of the 21st century so far!

i wrote about some songs i love by Frank Ocean, Lorde, Wilco, Courtney Barnett, Lucy Dacus, Alvvays, and Fleet Foxes

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yes! same

thanks lisa!

A Guide to the Revolutionary Music in 'One Battle After Another' Paul Thomas Anderson's 'One Battle After Another' features musicians in the cast, incredible needle-drops, and a score by Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood

Just saw this and was curious about music and what do you know, @simonwilliam.bsky.social has this right here!
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A Guide to the Revolutionary Music in 'One Battle After Another' Paul Thomas Anderson's 'One Battle After Another' features musicians in the cast, incredible needle-drops, and a score by Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood

here's me on the ways that music powers One Battle After Another, an incredible movie that i can't wait to see again www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

saw One Battle After Another and i feel strongly that Chase Infiniti should get a ton of big awards, as should every other member of the main cast, and PTA of course, and the cinematographer, and also Jonny Greenwood for the score. 10/10

RIP Kaleb Horton. really awful.

Conor Oberst Is Still Fearless and Fighting: 'We Should Be Standing Up with Whatever We Have' Conor Oberst talks about the new Bright Eyes EP, 'Kids Table,' plus album anniversaries and trans and immigrant rights in our new interview

“We should be standing up with whatever voice, whatever platform, whatever money, whatever we have because that’s the right fucking thing to do.”

great new interview with Conor Oberst by @mayageorgi.bsky.social

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Recently experienced one of the most surreal moments of my entire career
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Fred Armisen Explains His Wacky Sound Effects Album Fred Armisen talks about the spooky Halloween haunted-house sounds and more (airplanes, theaters, basketball) on his new '100 Sound Effects' album.

Fred Armisen has a new sound-effects LP coming out on Drag City this week. we chatted about it www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Jeff Tweedy's New Triple Album Is a Many-Splendored Marvel On his new solo project, Wilco's frontman turns in 30 new tracks that earn their keep and offer some hope for a troubled world

jeff tweedy's new triple album is great, great, great. my review up now at rolling stone

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Inside the Ridiculously Cool, Wildly Catchy World of Bar Italia London rock trio Bar Italia talk about their new album, 'Some Like It Hot,' in our new interview

notes from a very entertaining lunch with Bar Italia, who just keep getting better with every record www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

How Case Oats Struck Alt-Country Gold Singer-songwriter Casey Gomez Walker and her fiancé, Spencer Tweedy, talk about their excellent debut album with the band Case Oats

new interview with Case Oats up now at RS, with photos by @grifflotz.bsky.social! i love this album, and really enjoyed hearing the coming-of-age story behind it

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Water From Your Eyes Decode Their New Album's Inside Jokes and Far-Out Concepts Water From Your Eyes' Nate Amos and Rachel Brown tell us the concepts behind the songs on their new album, 'It's a Beautiful Place'

water from your eyes’ incredible new album is out today! here’s a bonus from my recent interview with nate and rachel, with more of the wild stories and far-out ideas behind every track from IT’S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE 🚀 🌌 ⚛️

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Al Jardine Is Keeping the Beach Boys' Legacy Alive, One Show at a Time Al Jardine talks about how he's keeping the Beach Boys' legacy alive by playing Brian Wilson's songs on tour with the Pet Sounds Band

he sang on nearly all the Beach Boys' classics, side by side in harmony with his lifelong friend Brian Wilson, and now he's on the road keeping the band's legacy alive.

love this Al Jardine profile by Andy Greene:

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hey, subscriber here. i wrote the David Byrne interview you included in the newsletter today. thanks for that!

David Byrne: 'Am I Ever Going to Get Any of This Figured Out?' David Byrne talks about his great new album, 'Who Is the Sky?,' and why he's not interested in a Talking Heads reunion in our new interview

"You’d think at my age I would know who I am. But no, we’re always still figuring it out. Figuring out who we are and where we belong and how we feel about things. We’ll never really know all the answers." www.rollingstone.com/music/music-... via @rollingstone.com

David Byrne on why young stars like Lorde and Olivia Rodrigo look up to him.

"They see that I’ve gotten myself into a place where I have a certain amount of freedom to try things out and do different things, which is rare in the music world."

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You're at a point in your career where some people might start thinking about a farewell tour or retirement. Is that something you think about? No, I haven't thought about it. I've thought about other things. Fred Armisen convinced me to try doing some stand-up, which I did unacknowledged, and it kind of worked. That is one of the scariest ever, because you're just alone with words for the most part. I don't know if I'm ready to go there, but you never know. You actually went to a comedy club and did a stand-up set? Yes, I did. It's a thing that he organizes where he has guests but they're not announced. And as with comedy clubs, nobody's allowed to use their phones or anything like that. So you can't find it on YouTube? Nope.

TIL David Byrne has been doing clandestine stand-up comedy. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

thanks! :)

David Byrne: 'Am I Ever Going to Get Any of This Figured Out?' David Byrne talks about his great new album, 'Who Is the Sky?,' and why he's not interested in a Talking Heads reunion in our new interview

in this interview, David Byrne tells some very entertaining stories about his first-ever NYC apartment and about Lou Reed's fondness for ice cream.

read on for more quotes about buildings and food!

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David Byrne talks about hanging with Lou Reed in the Seventies:

“I remember when we met, he was eating an incredible amount of ice cream. I think he went through two of those quart containers of Häagen-Dazs ice cream in one sitting.”

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Excellent interview but my expectations for a Talking Heads reunion has been reset to 0 after being at slightly more than 0 when Stop Making Sense was re-released.

David Byrne: 'Am I Ever Going to Get Any of This Figured Out?' David Byrne talks about his great new album, 'Who Is the Sky?,' and why he's not interested in a Talking Heads reunion in our new interview

David Byrne: The Rolling Stone Interview - up now at Rolling Stone!!

we chatted about life, art, music, New York in the 1970s, New York in the 2020s, and a lot more

photos by Sacha Lecca

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The Best Surprise Concert Guests of Summer 2025 Some of the biggest live-music moments this summer have happened when pop stars bring out their legendary heroes for a surprise onstage collaboration

This is a delightful list, helmed by the delightful @simonwilliam.bsky.social
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Is Bob Dylan's 'Subterranean Homesick Blues' Video the Most Copied of All Time? Margo Price's new video pays homage to Bob Dylan's 'Subterranean Homesick Blues.' She's not the first to do so.

a deep dive on the enduring tradition of music videos where people hold up cue cards with lyrics on them, by David Browne www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

JN feels like the most likely, if only because she's performed enough new songs for an album in the last couple of years, but that might just be wishful thinking

it's poorly phrased, but is that actually what the last item is saying? i think they might mean that card vending machines are the only places cash will still be accepted (not that those machines will be cash-only).

(we talked about a bunch of other artists too, but i ran out of room in this post.)

Alex G, Japanese Breakfast, Lifeguard -- 2025's Best Indie Rock So Far We look at a strong year for indie, from Geese's great new single to Wet Leg's sophomore album, in the latest episode of 'Rolling Stone Music Now.'

i love talking about indie rock, and you can hear me do just that on this podcast.

artists discussed include Alex G, Water From Your Eyes, Lifeguard, Horsegirl, Lily Seabird, Greg Freeman, Girlpuppy, Car Seat Headrest, Japanese Breakfast, Sunflower Bean...

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