Rolling Stone May 5, 2016

MUSIC RONNIE SPECTOR REMEMBERS The Ronettes singer talks about her new album, English Heart, where she covers her favorite British Invasion bands, and discusses touring with the Rolling Stones in 1964, hanging with the Beatles, and what she thinks of Phil Spector today. LIST 100 GREATEST HIP-HOP SONGS Check out our expanded list of hip-hop’s best songs ever, from N.W.A’s “Straight Outta Compton” to Biggie’s “Juicy” and 50 Cent’s “In Da Club.” In partnership with Apple Music. FILM ANOTHER ROLL OF THE DICE As Andrew Dice Clay readies his hysterical new sitcom, Dice, the shock comic explains why he feels misunderstood by the public. “I’m not a sexist,” he says. “But I love sex.” POLITICS MARIJUANA’S CONGRESSMAN Rep. Earl Blumenauer, a congressional leader on marijuana reform, discusses America’s outdated legalization laws and the U.N.’s session on global drug policy. INSIDE PUNK’S BEST…

Francophilia! THANKS FOR THE GOOD, funky read [“Understanding James Franco,” RS 1258]. Jonah Weiner does a great job peeling back the layers of a complex man. Franco’s story inspired me to get more done – we all have the same 24 hours! Gwen T., via the Internet YOU PUT THE WRONG FRANco on the cover. Dave seems far cooler for being a lot less pretentious – hummingbirds, really, bro? Denise Helton, via the Internet JAMES FRANCO IS CAFFEINE – I needed a nap after reading Weiner’s profile. Franco might end up like the drummers in Spinal Tap! Turn off your head and go back to bed, dude! Ken McNeill, Virginia Beach, VA GOP Straw Man JANET REITMAN’S ARTICLE on Marco Rubio was great [“What Went Wrong With Mr. Right?” RS 1258], but the accompanying illustration by Victor Juhasz…

THANK YOU, JANN, FOR the insightful endorsement. Clinton has the political clout and expertise on the issues that matter most: a viable economy, health care, the environment, terrorism, SCOTUS and a reaffirmation of equality and justice for all Americans. Mary Ann Reed Brooklyn I WAS THERE FOR the Sixties “revolution” too and find your argument tainted by your acceptance of the era’s failures. Bernie was also there, and he didn’t give up. Hillary represents the failure of our generation: She has been bought and sold. Still, thank you for all your work over the years. William Spain, Boulder, CO I AGREE WITH EVERY word of the Clinton endorsement. This election is first and foremost about not losing the White House. This is no time to run a far-left candidate against a far-right one, which…

1. Drake feat. Wizkid and Kyla “One Dance” Drake’s Views From the 6 is out in late April, and to prep us, he’s released the Kanyeand-Jay-Z-assisted “Pop Style” and this dancehall-fired gem – the sound of an island getaway where no one is going to bug you for your Wi-Fi code. 2. Paul Simon “Wristband” Over a jazzy 21st-century boogaloo groove, Simon sings about an aging musician who can’t get past security at his own show, then surveys a world on fire that makes that rich guy look silly. It’s the 74-year-old master at his personal-ispolitical best. 3. The Julie Ruin “I’ll Decide” Feminist riot-starter Kathleen Hanna makes ambivalence feel like a party on this paint-peeling disco-punk banger. 4. D.R.A.M. feat. Lil Yachty “Broccoli” Two Southern rap screwballs celebrate weed, food and ladies over a piano-flute loop.…

The Red Rocker is touring with his supergroup the Circle this summer and hosting the radio show Top Rock Countdown. Kings of Leon “Sex on Fire” The chorus on this is just so fucking great and passionate. When I hear it, it really affects me. I don’t even know what the fuck the song is about, but I don’t have to know. Simon and Garfunkel “Bridge Over Troubled Water” For all kinds of reasons, I wish I had written this song, but I don’t think I have it in me. It’s like going to school and church at the same time. Pink Floyd “Comfortably Numb” David Gilmour’s voice and guitar playing are just so soulful. When he hits the first note on the guitar solo, it’s just bone-chilling. Bruce Springsteen “Born in the U.S.A.” I know it’s a protest song, but the…

‘THE QUESTION IS, ARE WE rock & roll?” Ice Cube asked the crowd at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center during N.W.A’s induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 8th. He was referring to Gene Simmons’ recent claim that hip-hop acts like N.W.A don’t belong in the institution. “I say, ‘You goddamn right we rock & roll!’ ” Cube continued. “Rock & roll is not an instrument. Rock & roll is not even a style of music. Rock & roll is a spirit.” Moments earlier, the surviving members of N.W.A had joined together onstage to become the fifth hip-hop act to enter the Hall of Fame. Said Compton native Ken drick Lamar in his induction speech, “The fact that a famous group can look just like one of us and…