Music Newsletters: Costello, Roots Unveil 'Crazy Experiment'; Elton Goes Back to School

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013



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Elvis Costello, Roots Join Forces for 'Crazy Experiment'

Elvis Costello and the Roots marked the release of their "crazy experiment," as Questlove put it, with a superb one-off show last night at Brooklyn Bowl. They debuted tracks from their collaborative album, Wise Up Ghost, and remixed a few Attractions nuggets. Read More »

Q&A With Yoko Ono: 'John Would've Loved the Computer Age'

John Lennon would have loved the computer age, says Yoko Ono, who is celebrating the release of her latest album, Take Me to the Land of Hell, featuring son Sean and Wilco's Nels Cline. "The ideas didn't die when he died," she tells Rolling Stone. Read More »

Elton John performs at USC in Los Angeles.

Elton John: 'At My Age I Can Do What I Want'

It's "other people's turn" to have radio hits, Elton John told the audience at a special event at USC. But even if his upcoming album, The Diving Board, is "a record by a 66-year-old man," he rocked the auditorium like someone a third his age. Read More »

Giancarlo Esposito as Gus Fring in 'Breaking Bad.'

Gus From 'Breaking Bad' Wants Walt's Head on a Pike

It's been two years since Gus Fring was last seen on Breaking Bad, but actor Giancarlo Esposito says he can't shake the character: "People call me Gus every place I go." He's hoping to see some poetic justice on the show's finale - "Walt's head on a pike." Read More »

Maynard James Keenan of Puscifer performs in Indio, California.

Maynard James Keenan Knows Where to Score a Good Wig

Best known as the frontman for Tool, Maynard James Keenan is busy these days with winemaking and his side bands, Puscifer and A Perfect Circle. He tells Rolling Stone how Sir Mix-a-Lot ended up on a Puscifer remix and where he gets the best wigs. Read More »