On Friday Kanye West unveiled a new song, "Devil in a New Dress," but his tweets about Taylor Swift over the weekend got even more attention. West apologized, once again, for embarrassing the country star at last year's MTV Video Music Awards. "I want to win [her fans'] hearts back... 1969 Dec 31, 16:00

A quick pre-post disclaimer: this isn't going to be another long tirade against New York Times columnist David Brooks. I've gone on about the guy enough over the years and it's really boring for me to keep harping on him – I completely understand that, and apologize. I did however... 1969 Dec 31, 16:00

Click to listen. In Bob Dylan in America, Sean Wilentz — a Princeton history professor and Rolling Stone contributing editor — traces Bob Dylan's influences, from Woody Guthrie to classical composer Aaron Copland, and tells the stories behind some of Dylan's greatest songs. The highlight: Wilentz's detailed account of the... 1969 Dec 31, 16:00

Kara DioGuardi will not return to American Idol as a judge when the show enters its tenth season this September. "I felt like I won the lottery when I joined American Idol two years ago, but I feel like now is the best time to leave Idol," DioGuardi said in... 1969 Dec 31, 16:00

Jane's Addiction and Duff McKagan have parted ways, just five months after the band recruited the former Guns N' Roses bassist to record their new album. "We wanted to thank Duff for helping us write songs for our new record," Jane's Addiction said in a statement. "We love the songs... 1969 Dec 31, 16:00

With headlining acts including the Stooges, Sonic Youth, and stoner-rock pioneers Sleep, All Tomorrow's Parties in New York focused less on trendy young bands and more on heavy, brooding guitars. One of the festival's best acts was the Greenhornes, who curator Jim Jarmusch booked to play one of their first... 1969 Dec 31, 16:00

Saturday at All Tomorrow's Parties climaxed with Sonic Youth's blazing one-hour set, which centered around their seminal 1988 album Daydream Nation. Watch our video of the noise pioneers kicking things off with a roaring, distorted "Candle." The track runs for seven minutes, with Thurston Moore ripping away at his guitar... 1969 Dec 31, 16:00

"Leave the lights on for the rest of this — fuck that dramatic hocus-pocus," Iggy Pop demanded toward the end of the Stooges' headlining set at All Tomorrow's Parties Friday night. The band gave a raucous performance of 1973's Raw Power — Pop slammed the microphone into the stage during... 1969 Dec 31, 16:00

In the new issue of Rolling Stone, we go behind the scenes with the cast and crew of Mad Men, the winner of three consecutive Outstanding Drama Series Emmys. In this exclusive bonus from our cover story, writer Eric Konigsberg sits down with the show's creator, Matthew Weiner, to discuss... 1969 Dec 31, 16:00

Apple may have taken aim at Twitter and Facebook by revealing their new music-based social network Ping at a conference earlier this week, but another competitor may be on the horizon: Google could be launching their own digital music service by year's end, industry sources tell Reuters. Google is considering... 1969 Dec 31, 16:00