Simon Vozick-Levinson

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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i can't say that era is the BEST, but it's my personal favorite for sure. Murray St is my number one.

Gaza is starving. Where are the American Jewish leaders? A fear of being labelled antisemitic still deters American Jews and Jewish institutions from taking a position that is morally correct.

The mass starvation & killing of Palestinians in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli gov’t is a chillul hashem, a desecration of God.

Jewish leaders who criticized Zohran Mamdani for three words he doesn’t use should raise their voices loudly here as well.
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Kurt Vile Loves This Song So Much He Built an EP Around It Kurt Vile talks about 'Classic Love,' his new EP with Nashville singer-songwriter Luke Roberts, and gives an update on his next album.

caught up with Kurt Vile about his excellent new EP, covering Beach House, listening to MF DOOM, and more. up now at rolling stone!

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Ozzy and Me: How I Got to Know the Real Ozzy Osbourne How Ozzy Osbourne forged a special relationship with one 'Rolling Stone' writer.

this is a beautiful, moving, and really insightful tribute to Ozzy Osbourne by my colleague Kory Grow. a must read: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Alex G: Rock Star on Campus Alex G shares details about post-grad life and 'DSU,' his breakthrough album in this 2014 interview

back in the summer of 2014, i went to philadelphia to interview a rising songwriter named Alex G for Rolling Stone.

that interview was print-only at the time, but it's online now:

www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Malcolm-Jamal Warner Wore the Gordon Gartrell Shirt Like No Other Remembering 'Cosby Show' star Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who died July 20, with a flashback to a classic episode about a Gordon Gartrell designer shirt.

I wrote about Theo Huxtable wearing the Gordon Gartrell knockoff shirt, the comic gifts of the late Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and the complicated feelings of watching other actors shine on The Cosby Show:

this album is out today and it’s so good!

Alex G's 'Headlights' is a Low-Key Gem in a Catalog Full of 'Em Alex G 'Headlights' Review

i reviewed the great new album from Alex G, who’s still finding new golden melodies in his low-key way ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Amanda Shires Is Finally Ready to Talk About It Amanda Shires has announced her new album 'Nobody's Girl' with the single 'A Way It Goes.'

this new interview with Amanda Shires by @jonbern.bsky.social is a great read.

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Woody Guthrie's 'Deportee,' an Ode to Deported Workers, Has Never Been More Relevant Woody Guthrie's 'Deportee,' about the death of Mexican migrant workers, has never been more relevant; hear a recently unearthed recording.

“My grandfather wrote, ‘A song ain’t nothing but a conversation you can have again and again.’ It keeps this conversation in the narrative. … And unfortunately, it needs to be had again and again and again.”

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Woody Guthrie's 'Deportee,' an Ode to Deported Workers, Has Never Been More Relevant Woody Guthrie's 'Deportee,' about the death of Mexican migrant workers, has never been more relevant; hear a recently unearthed recording.

A never-before-heard tape of Woody Guthrie singing an early version of ‘Deportee,’ about the deaths of migrant workers in a plane crash, has recently surfaced

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i bow to your superior knowledge of ice cream trucks!

sounded like a music box!

nice! maybe it’s more common than i thought.

there’s an ice cream truck in my neighborhood that, instead of the traditional ice-cream truck song, plays “the entertainer” by the great scott joplin. mixing it up, exploring the rich canon of american music. respect

thanks mike!!

thanks so much! the album is really special

thanks ned!

hey, this album is out today. it is amazing

any politician who supports harassing and/or detaining literal children playing baseball should be relentlessly questioned about their opposition to the american way of life.

It is journalistic malpractice for news outlets to keep repeating that Trump's attack on Harvard has anything to do with alleged antisemitism.

The president who uses antisemitic slurs and hires Nazis is not doing anything out of concern for antisemitism. His actions are about control.

(i revisited this interview bc i have been playing some Aphex for my older kid, who is currently only into instrumental music. he likes it! Richard D. James, relatable king)

Excerpt from a 2014 interview with Richard D. James, aka Aphex Twin, published in Rolling Stone. Q: Do you work mostly during the day or at night? A: The best part is when everyone’s gone to bed, always. It’s a really good time of the day for creating stuff. Naturally I would stay up until about five in the morning, but when I’ve got to take my kids to school, I’ve got to go to bed early. It really sucks. At the moment, it’s holidays, so I’m fine. But it’s really fucking annoying. I really can’t stand it. That’s the only bad thing about having kids, I think, is that you’ve got to get up to get them to school.

i did this interview with Aphex Twin in 2014, before i had kids. now that i'm a parent of two grade-schoolers, gotta say i find this part very relatable lol.

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Inside the Wonderful, Improbable Return of Ivy Andy Chase and Dominique Durand thought Ivy was done after Adam Schlesinger's death from Covid. Then they found enough music for a new album

Ivy was (and is) such a great band, and I was really honored to speak with Andy Chase and Dominique Durand about how and why the band ended, and how they were able to restart it

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Inside the Wonderful, Improbable Return of Ivy Andy Chase and Dominique Durand thought Ivy was done after Adam Schlesinger's death from Covid. Then they found enough music for a new album

After Adam Schlesinger's tragic death from Covid in April 2020, his bandmates in the excellent indie-pop trio Ivy thought the band was over for good. Then they discovered enough unreleased music for a fantastic new album.

Read our interview at Rolling Stone:

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