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Carrie Brownstein and Mary Timony's Wild Flag: a Gloriously Shameless Celebration of Rockness
I did a thoroughly wretched job of keeping my expectations low for seeing Wild Flag live, but they still sounded even more amazing than I'd hoped. For "Glass Tamb... | More »March 10, 2:55 PM ET| Rob Sheffield -
Those Terrible Oscars: James Franco May Have Been a Highlight
Come on: James Franco was kind of brilliant last night. He treated the Oscars like his own avant-garde conceptual art project, like the way he went on General Hospital... | More »February 28, 2:46 PM ET| Rob Sheffield -
Exclusive Preview: The Strokes' 'Angles' Track-By-Track
How long have the Strokes been away? The last time they dropped an album, the airwaves were full of “Hollaback Girl” and “Laffy Taffy” and &ldq...; | More »February 24, 4:15 PM ET| Rob Sheffield -
Nicki Minaj's Hair and 11 More Great Grammys Moments
Like Ricky Martin’s pants, the Grammy Awards were full of magic moments. Don’t know how it happened, because doesn’t this show usually suck? Last nig... | More »February 14, 4:27 PM ET| Rob Sheffield -
Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way': Much Better Than 'Express Yourself'
Come on, girls! Do you believe in Madonna? Because Lady Gaga has got something to say about "Express Yourself," and she’s turned Madonna’s fourth-best sing... | More »February 11, 1:32 PM ET| Rob Sheffield -
Live-Blogging the 2010 Grammy Awards
Will Eminem sweep? Will Christina rebound from last week's Super Bowl disaster? And will Britney perform live after all? We know this much: Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger... | More »February 10, 3:05 PM ET| Rolling Stone -
The Union Forever: 10 Great White Stripes Deep Cuts
It’s been a White Stripes soundtrack ever since Jack and Meg announced they’re breaking up the band. It’s the end of a unique case of musical chemist... | More »February 7, 6:00 PM ET| Rob Sheffield -
The Ghastliest Half-Time Show in Sports History
So where the hell was Ashanti? The Super Bowl was like Reunion Night for the dregs of the early 2000s, so it just doesn’t seem right we didn’t get a Ja Rul... | More »February 7, 11:35 AM ET| Rob Sheffield -
Elton John's Greatest Non-Hits
Click to listen to samples of Sheffield's picks One of the amazing things about Elton — are there any non-amazing things about Elton? — is that his h... | More »February 2, 6:35 AM ET| Rob Sheffield -
'Skins': What's With All the Outrage?
It's amazing how out of proportion the anti-Skins hysteria has been, with the media calling for federal prosecution. The New York Times even ran a heavy-breathing... | More »January 31, 6:19 PM ET| Rob Sheffield -
Elvis Costello's Best (and Most Curiously Underrated) Album Turns 30
Happy thirtieth birthday to Elvis Costello’s best album, Trust, which he released on January 23, 1981. It’s never been one of his most famous albums, but i... | More »January 24, 8:04 PM ET| Rob Sheffield -
'Community,' The Most Hilariously Ambitious Sitcom on TV
What could be more quintessentially American than Community? Its creative explosion this season, all rapid-fire puns and meta-meta mind games, can't hide the fact... | More »January 20, 2:15 PM ET| Rob Sheffield -
'American Idol' Season Premiere Recap: Boom Boom Ska-Powza!
“Will hellfire save matches? Fuck a duck and see what hatches!” With these gentle words, Steven Tyler introduced himself to the viewers of American Idol on... | More »January 20, 9:50 AM ET| Rob Sheffield -
Golden Globes 2011: Bitchiest Awards Show Ever?
Well squirmed, Ricky Gervais! As always, the Golden Globes bash was the award show nobody takes seriously — it’s just a bunch of movie stars packed into th... | More »January 17, 4:08 AM ET| Rob Sheffield
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Rob Sheffield is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone, where he writes about music, TV and pop culture. He is the author of two books, Talking To Girls About Duran Duran and Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time.
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