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Beach Boys co-founder Al Jardine had a final meeting last month with Brian Wilson, his friend and bandmate of six decades, he tells Rolling Stone. Wilson, who died at age 82, was sitting in the back of his house when Jardine arrived for a visit in May. “He looks at …

In 2014’s Brian Wilson biopic,Love & Mercy, John Cusack was tasked to play the elder version of the enigmatic musical genius who led the Beach Boys and progenitor of California rock. This was following theSmilesessions, when Wilson — who died on Wednesday at age 82 — became more insular, both …

P ut your arms in and get your chest below the water … just breathe in and out, super slowly.… You’re doing great. Like, damn … we’ve got 20 seconds left. Want to keep going? I’m in the private suite of a swanky spa in Central London one morning in …

T hree years ago, in the spring of 2022, Nate Amos and Rachel Brown went on their first tour together as Water From Your Eyes. No one knew their experimental avant-pop music yet, money was scarce, and Amos was in his first year of sobriety. Also, they were exes who …

When j-hope took the stage at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center to kick off a North American tour in mid-March, his set became a showcase for the BTS member’s ever-expanding take on hip-hop — from his group’s stadium-shaking squelcher “MIC Drop” to the sunny anthem “= (Equal Sign)” and the premiere of …

Every few weeks, Calum Hood pulls out his tarot deck and checks in with himself. He prefers the malleability of the cards to any kind of all-seeing clairvoyant. “I had this rant the other day,” the musician tells Rolling Stone over Zoom from Los Angeles. “I’m not big into psychics, …

P ull into the tree-cloaked driveway of Joan Baez’s home south of San Francisco and roam around her house and the first thing you’ll notice are oversize portraits she’s painted of Volodymyr Zelensky, Martin Luther King Jr., Anthony Fauci, Gandhi, and the late congressman John Lewis. For years, Baez would …

“Here, hold him,” says Lucius’ Jess Wolfe, plopping her 6-month-old son Leo in my lap. I have never held a child during an interview before, but it feels appropriate: There are babies everywhere at the East Nashville home where the band is stationed for the day, also including Mia, the …

This story was originally published in the October 14, 2004 issue of Rolling Stone. Brian Wilson is waiting in the driveway of his Mediterranean-style Beverly Hills house, dressed entirely in brown corduroy, bouncing on his toes. “Let’s go!” he says, jumping into the car. “Go down here, make a U-turn, …

In music, it’s an open secret that one’s look is as important as their sound, and Sly Stone was a cosmopolitan reflection of time and place who simultaneously transcended eras. The American icon died on Monday at 82, leaving behind a legacy of soaring musical achievements, struggle, and glittery Halston …