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U2 Break Down 'No Line on the Horizon'	Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:50:28 PST
Key tracks from the band's eclectic new album In early December, Rolling Stone traveled to London to visit U2 in the studio as Bono and Co. worked on the upcoming No Line on the Horizon. For the full story, see the new issue, which hits newsstands Wednesday, January 7th. Here's a first report on 10 of the album's tracks: "Get On Your Boots" The likely first single, this blazing, fuzzed-out rocker picks up where "Vertigo" left off. "It started just with me playing and Larry drumming," the Edge recalls. "And we took it from...

The 100 Best Singles of 2008	Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:04:28 PST
Beyoncé grabbed the ring, My Morning Jacket swung for the bleachers, Lil Wayne cracked up and Coldplay ruled the world 1 "Single Ladies"   BY BEYONCÉ Love has always been a high-stakes business transaction for Beyoncé, ever since that lousy boyfriend maxed out her credit card in "Bills, Bills, Bills." "Single Ladies" is her...

The 50 Best Albums of 2008	Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:40:14 PST
TV on the Radio partied as the world collapsed, Dylan hit the vaults, Lil Wayne topped hip-hop and Metallica thundered back 1 TV on the Radio DEAR SCIENCE DGC/Interscope The year's finest...

Brad Pitt: The Rolling Stone Interview	Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:43:02 PST
The actor on fame, life with six kids and how playing an old man made him grow up Brad Pitt is having technical difficulties. "I normally need my kids to do this," he mutters, as he attempts to connect my iPod into his stereo. "They're so beyond me in technology, it's hard to keep up. Our seven-year-old was searching the word 'weapons' on Google the other day and ended up on some white-supremacist site. I'm sure now we're on all kinds of watch lists." Eventually, Pitt gives up and summons an assistant, and soon enough we're listening to Townes Van Zandt. Pitt has never...

The Best of 2008	Sun, 21 Dec 2008 06:39:27 PST
The 50 Albums of the Year TV on the Radio partied as the world collapsed, Dylan hit the vaults, Lil Wayne topped hip-hop and Metallica thundered back Read...

Readers' Rock List: The 20 Best Music Videos of 2008	Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:44:50 PST
The Killers, Weezer, Katy Perry, Kings of Leon, Beyonce - the year's best clips, as voted by the readers of Rolling Stone 1. The Killers - "Human" 2. Radiohead - "House of Cards" • The Best Music, Movies and Photos of 2008