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  1. respect the classics
    Shut Up at John Mellencamp’s ConcertsBecause if you “scream and yell and get drunk,” he’ll probably leave again.
  2. live from studio 8h
    Heidi Gardner Couldn’t Prepare for What She SawA sketch about Beavis and Butt-Head made the SNL star break after years of resistance. She’s “still trying to figure out what exactly happened.”
  3. song roulette
    Billy Idol Wanted More, More, More AnthemsThe rocker’s core belief: Bigger and louder is often better.
  4. this! is! an interview!
    Jeopardy! Winner Victoria Groce Endorses the Rock Band Method“If you can master ‘Pretend We’re Dead,’ by L7, you’ll master the buzzer.”
  5. superlatives
    Mark Knopfler on the Most Patient and Wistful Music of His Career“I didn’t know what I was doing. At least I was there.”
  6. q+a
    A Peace Summit With the Libertines LadsPete Doherty and Carl Barât agreed to some ground rules to make their new album. But what about an interview?
  7. $$$
    Billie Eilish Sees Through Your Transparent Vinyl SchemeEilish is not “singling anyone out,” she clarifies.
  8. red hot
    Nobody Disrespects John Frusciante on Our WatchPatrick Carney was surprised that the “legendary ex-heroin addict” wouldn’t shake his hand.
  9. this! is! an interview!
    Chuck Forrest Can’t Recommend His Disruptive Jeopardy! Strategy to Everyone“You have to be in a very dominant position in order to use this. People sitting at home might find it confusing.”
  10. chat room
    Flavor Flav Has No Time Limit on Being a Hype ManFrom Bruce Springsteen to Taylor Swift, his philosophy is simple: “If the music is right, I’m going to support it.”
  11. respect the classics
    Yes, That Was Billy Joel Riding the Long Island Rail RoadHe’s done with the helicopter commute to Madison Square Garden.
  12. game theory
    Jeopardy! Needs to Cool It With the TournamentsIt’s exhausting.
  13. ask an expert
    Saturn Really Is That GirlKacey Musgraves, Ariana Grande, and SZA are all singing about the planet in 2024. An astronomer explains why.
  14. chat room
    Jeopardy! - Season 40
    Ike Barinholtz Owes His Big Jeopardy! Victory to Eyes Wide ShutThe actor and comedian, advancing to the non-celebrity Tournament of Champions semifinals, hopes people realize “he’s not that stupid.”
  15. respect the classics
    ‘It’s a Brand, Not a Band’: Two Rock Hall Voters Reveal Their 2024 Ballots“He’s an absurd inclusion.”
  16. slap the …
    Pino Palladino Never Met a Song He Couldn’t PlayThe bassist shares the stories behind eight of his most significant riffs, from Don Henley to D’Angelo.
  17. campaign season
    Foreigner Is Hot Blooded for Rock Hall RecognitionMark Ronson is leading a weirdly blatant campaign, which now includes Paul McCartney, for the band to be inducted.
  18. it’s theater season
    How to Write a Fake Rock SongThe musician Will Butler on his new Broadway banger.
  19. stereotypes
    RATM’s Bassist Has No Breakup Intel, Because ‘I’m the Bass Player’“I’m the low man on the totem pole. That’s all I can tell you,” legendary realist Tim Commerford said.
  20. rocked and rolled
    The Genesis Song Steve Hackett Still Thinks Is a Joke“It’s almost like Benny Hill put to music.”
  21. two friends
    SwingmenThe only thing Rod Stewart and Jools Holland love more than their new album of standards? “We’re both model-railroad fanatics.”
  22. dudes rock
    Billy Joel Wants to Start His Own Traveling WilburysAnd he’s recruiting Don Henley, Sting, and John Mayer.
  23. disrespect the classics
    Liam Gallagher Preemptively Rejects the Rock Hall’s ‘Wank Award’Oasis received its first nomination this year, which he equates to “a load of bollox.”
  24. chat room
    Yes, Peter Frampton Also Side-Eyed Past Rock Hall NominationsThough the 2024 nominee never expected the honor himself, he’s cheering for the institution’s new era: “Things will be more realistic.”
  25. respect the classics
    Ozzy Osbourne, Cher, and Oasis Lead 2024’s Rock Hall of Fame NomineesTen of the 15 nominees are first-timers. We might even get a diva-off.
  26. giddy up
    What’s That? Kacey Musgraves Fell Down a Deeper Well?Her fifth studio album goes out to “the people that I feel are real good at wasting my time.”
  27. song roulette
    Dire Straits Had No Worlds Left to ConquerHow do you pick a single after releasing one of the best-selling albums of all time?
  28. respect the classics
    Sing Us a New Song, You’re Billy Joel, Man“Turn the Lights Back On” is his first original track in 17 years.
  29. the abc cinematic universe
    Farewell, Dr. Shaun Murphy, Bachelor Nation Will Miss YouAn ode to the unlikeliest kinship on network television.
  30. fine lines
    Sleater-Kinney Reorganizes Its World“Once you have decades of fury coming out, it’s going to be big.”
  31. respect the classics
    The Sultan of Swing ReturnsMark Knopfler has a new song, newer riffs, and no headbands.
  32. ask an expert
    Can You Also Sue Madonna?When a diva is late, there are damages.
  33. live from studio 8h
    SNL’s Cool Guitarist Is Happy to Represent the Audience“I was nervous at first, knowing my face was visible,” Maddie Rice says. “It’s different than knowing my guitar is audible.”
  34. respect the classics
    Big Day for the Steely Dan CommunityThey’re getting inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, something that should’ve happened eons ago.
  35. respect the classics
    Two Rock Hall Voters Debate Their Dream Ballot for 2024“There’s a certain sector of people there who will tell you, ‘We’re making a TV show.’”
  36. respect the classics
    Ozzy Osbourne Anoints T-Pain As His New Prince of Darkness“This is the best cover of ‘War Pigs’ ever. Why didn’t you guys call me?”
  37. respect the classics
    Which Dumbass Thought They Could Replace Neil Peart in Rush?Geddy Lee received several “inappropriate” messages from drummers in the aftermath of Peart’s death.
  38. song roulette
    The Bangles Were Always a DemocracyBut, as Susanna Hoffs recalls, picking lead singles was tricky territory.
  39. romcom roundtable
    ‘Get Ready to Never Stop Working’What Hallmark’s tenured holiday hunks learned from a combined quarter-century in the feelings game.
  40. respect the classics
    Cher Invites the Rock Hall to ‘Go You-Know-What Yourself’She’s decided to reject a future induction after decades of being ignored, even if “they gave me a million dollars.”
  41. chat room
    Meg Bellamy on Kate and Carole Middleton’s Weird Crown Dynamic“I don’t think she has as much power on Kate as people might think.”
  42. chat room
    Frasier’s Peri Gilpin Wishes Roz Was a Little More Like Liz Lemon“I used to bring that up to the writers: ‘Can’t we see all of this happening?’ And they’d respond, ‘Oh my God, no.’”
  43. respect the classics
    I Can Go For That (Some Hall & Oates Drama)The legal battle involves a business-violation dispute, a restraining order, and who can perform which songs.
  44. photo realism
    ‘A Photo Can Destroy a Life’How The Crown re-created the images of Diana’s final days within the constraints of taste, decency, and copyright.
  45. superlatives
    Dolly Parton on the Most Prolific and Invigorating Music of Her Career“My songs are like my kids and I expect them to support me when I’m old.”
  46. last night on late night
    David Letterman Is Still Traumatized by Green Day’s Drummer“I assumed he was kidding around or perhaps he wanted to hurt me.”
  47. disrespect the classics
    Bob Dylan Is Campaigning to Reinstate Jann Wenner“He just got booted out of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and we don’t think that’s right. We’re trying to get him back in.”
  48. superlatives
    The Most Epic and Obsessive of Rush, According to Geddy Lee“I’m a kind of obnoxious player. I want to be heard. I don’t want to just be satisfied with tickling the bottom of people who are listening.”
  49. respect the classics
    The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2023 Rock Hall Induction CeremonyMissy Elliott got her freak on. As did … Jimmy Page.
  50. rock hall 2023
    Jimmy Page Had a Whole Lotta Rock Hall LoveThe surprise performance doubled as his first in nearly a decade.
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