Bucking fears that he was too prolific for his own good, Lil Wayne created one of 2008’s true blockbusters. And now, after conquering the MC game, he’s going off in a new, even weirder direction.
Faking the Band
You want to buy “All Summer Long from iTunes? Even if you did, it wouldn’t be Kid Rock’s version, just a generic soundalike (sorry, tribute). David Peisner blows the cover off of one of pop’s dirty little secrets.
In the Studio
Cover Story: Kings of Leon
American Regal
Their southern gothic mystique helped make Kings of Leon multi-platinum rock gods overseas. What will it take for the boozin’ and brawlin’ Followill boys to conquer their native land?
Body & Soul
Thanks to that video, D’Angelo was poised for superstardom, and the R&B renaissance he led was about to change the world. Instead, he fell into a spiral of substance abuse and arrests–and virtually disappeared. Eight years later, his friends and colleagues reveal where he’s been and what it’s going to take to bring him back.
Why White Supremacists Support Barack Obama
How do racists, anti-Semites and all-purpose hate-mongers view the possibility of America’s first black president? Not necessarily the way you think they would.
Power Ballots
Dozens of rockers, rappers and pop stars have been hitting the campaign trail this year, singing, dancing, speaking, smiling and waving for their favorite presidential candidates. But is anyone paying attention?
Beatle Bob: The World’s Most Obsessive Fan
Rock stars invite him onstage but he can’t sing. He’s been to more than 5,000 live shows in 11 years but he may have nowhere to live.
The enigmatic Beatle Bob as featured in Guided by Voices’ “My Kind of Soldier” video
The October Surprise
With Radiohead, Madonna and Nine Inch Nails leading the charge against major labels, one month in 2007 may be remembered as birthing a revolution that shook the industry to its core. But have they truly created a brave new world?
Whine of the Times
How a thin, sweet, keening, reedy, strained, samey, nasally, high-pitched yelp became the voice of a new generation.
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