Aaron Hernandez's Violent Life; Gaga's Downtown Days

Having trouble seeing this email? View online» Wednesday, August 28, 2013 Digital Access Aaron Hernandez: The Gangster in the Huddle "Them boys is into way worse shit than herb," noted Odin Lloyd, a friend of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez. Lloyd was murdered in June, and Hernandez's football career is over as he sits in jail awaiting trial. Read our full deep-dive report here.  Read More » Lady Gaga's Ex-DJ Recalls Their Downtown Days Brendan Jay Sullivan, known to Lady Gaga fans as DJ VH1, knew the pop superstar when she was still a striver on New York's Lower East Side. His new book, Rivington Was Ours, recalls those days: "I watched her take over the music industry in one year." Read More » Was Miley Cyrus' VMA Performance a Parody? What if Miley Cyrus' divisive performance on Sunday's MTV VMA show was a parody? A willful, rueful parody of herself, of VMA conventions, of the demands on female performers and of fellow performer Robin Thicke? Our guest editorialist asks the provocative question.  Read More » 'NSync Reunion Was 'Magical,' Says Chris Kirkpatrick "Are you kidding?" said 'NSync's Chris Kirkpatrick when we asked about rumors that he and his bandmates were unhappy about their time onstage with Justin Timberlake at Sunday's VMAs. "Just the fact that we got that moment together again - it was magical." Read More » On the Charts: Luke Bryan Edges Out John Mayer When CBS' dispute with Time Warner Cable led to blackouts of David Letterman's show, John Mayer's manager called it "really, really unfortunate." Mayer had hoped his appearance on the show would help his new album, Paradise Valley, reach Number One.  Read More » VIDEO Bill Hader Hints at 'Stefon' Movie WATCH » VIDEO Elton John Takes a 'Mexican Vacation' WATCH » READERS' POLL Best Hard Rock Albums of the Seventies SEE RESULTS » • Beatles Plan Second Volume of BBC Recordings • Michael Jackson Was a Drug Addict, AEG Expert Testifies • Tina Fey, Amy Poehler Invited Back to Golden Globes • 'American Horror Story: Coven' Premiering in October • 'Walking Dead' Star David Morrissey Lands New AMC Pilot 393 Million Macklemore Fans Can't Be Wrong How a slightly guilty Seattle MC and a cocky young producer took over pop music. Read Brian Hiatt's cover story in RS All Access. Read Full Issue » (Rolling Stone Archives) Subscribe to Magazine » Digital Access » You have received this email because you are a Rolling Stone newsletter subscriber. Click here to unsubscribe. View our online Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Wenner Media, LLC, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10104 © 2013 RollingStone.com All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.