Rolling Stone Aug-13-15

MOVIES AN ORAL HISTORY OF ‘KIDS’ Twenty years after the release of Kids, director Larry Clark, screenwriter Harmony Korine, and co-stars Chloë Sevigny and Rosario Dawson talk about the making of the most controversial teen movie of all time. LIVE MARIAN HILL AT ‘ROLLING STONE’ Watch the male-female Brooklyn electronic-pop duo put on a sexy, sax-heavy set at our New York offices for our Sperry Sessions performance series. LIST WORST FIRST BAND NAMES Before they were household names, many of your favorite artists went by something else. Here are the worst ones, from Mookie Blaylock to the Rainbow Butt Monkeys. POLITICS YOUR GUIDE TO ELECTION 2016 Who’s in? Who’s out? And who the hell are all these Republicans? Check ROLLING STONE’s interactive guide to the presidential election, packed with explainers and much more. THIS WEEK ON HUFFPOST LIVE JANET’S COMEBACK After a long hiatus,…

Rush to the Top OPENING MY MAILBOX TO see Rush finally on the cover of Rolling Stone [“From Rush With Love,” RS 1238] and then reading such a well-written piece on these “three men of Willowdale” confirms that good things truly do come to those who wait. Russ DiBella, Sicklerville, NJ WHAT AN ENGAGING FEAture by Brian Hiatt. Great musicians and thoughtful people. Their intelligence, humor, commitment to excellence, and humanity are inspirational. Reid Whitton, Syracuse, NY GEDDY LEE CALLS RECORDing the vocals for Hemispheres “just the worst two weeks of my life.” Having listened to Hemispheres at least once a month for the past 37 years, and having loved every minute, I have to ask, “Wasn’t it worth two terrible weeks of your life to give a fan years of musical bliss?” Steve Dobrusin, Detroit I…

EVENTUALLY, STUDIES will show that fracking is the cause of all these things and more. By then, the damage will be irreparable and blame will be a moot point. This is America, after all, where profit is king. Jody Higinbotham Via the Internet THANK YOU FOR SHEDding light on the dark side of the fracking boom. Those working in the industry can’t think about their future health or question the promises of fracking’s safety when without these jobs they can’t put food on the table. Andrew Protas White Lake, MI I GREW UP IN GARfield County, Colorado, which Solotaroff mentions. I’ve always been struck by how people in oil country vote against their own interests; their inability to think long-term is painful. Why not elect officials who want to create green-energy jobs and training…

1. Drake “Energy” video Drizzy makes fun of his many imitators by CGI-grafting his face onto Miley Cyrus, Oprah, President Obama and more in this very funny (and slightly creepy) video for the catchiest song from If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late. 2. Foals “What Went Down” Find a lighter and spark it up high – even if you’re home alone, the U.K. rockers’ driving new single hits like an arena anthem. 3. Kurt Vile “Pretty Pimpin” Some of us look in the mirror to adjust our hair or pick a bit of spinach out of our teeth. Kurt Vile stares at his reflection and writes a shaggy psychedelic folk-rock tune about it. Nice! 4. Wilco “Cold Slope” The art-rock kings of the Midwest pack 11 killer songs into 34 minutes on their new LP. This…

CLASSIC Eddie Cochran “Somethin’ Else” I’m hearing this song for the first time, and it sounds so modern. But I don’t know if we walk that line of so-tough and so-pop anymore. Oh, the times, they keep changing. The Rolling Stones “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” This is one of my favorite songs. It feels thick with humidity and wonder. It’s sexual and fun. Neil Young “Sample and Hold” I love Neil Young very much, but I didn’t enjoy the verse on this one that much. Maybe you had to be there. I’m going to loop the chorus for my pleasure. NEW The Libertines “Gunga Din” What a fun return! I’m intrigued. The guitar in the intro is cleverly simple. Tame Impala “Cuz I’m a Man” This took me a few listens, but it’s got me excited. I can’t put my finger on what it reminds…

Dave grohl was lost in a fog. It was mid-June, a few days after he had toppled o_ a 12-foot-tall platform during a Foo Fighters gig in Sweden, breaking his right fibula and dislocating his ankle. The damage was significant, requiring surgery and six metal screws in his leg. “A physical therapist told me it was like my ankle got into a 40-mile-per-hour car crash,” Grohl says. “It’s like my ankle got its ass kicked by Ronda Rousey.” Worst of all, the Foos had to cancel the rest of their European tour, seven dates in all. Their upcoming North American tour – including a 20th-anniversary concert in Washington, D.C., on July 4th – was in jeopardy as well. Now, as he sat in an OxyContininduced haze in London, Grohl had a…