Rolling Stone Oct-22-15

RS FILMS ‘JACKASS’ TURNS 15 A decade and a half after the shocking show’s debut, the cast reunites to explain the genius and the horror behind some of our favorite stunts – from the hilarious to the downright painful. PREMIERE PHARRELL GETS DOWN Hear his remix of A Tribe Called Quest’s “Bonita Applebum,” from the 25th-anniversary reissue of their debut album, People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm. VIDEO T.I.’S FAVORITE NBA SQUAD In “The Die-Hards,” our new miniseries on musicians and athletes who are also hardcore fans, T.I. tells us about his love of the Atlanta Hawks. Presented by StubHub. MOVIES MENDELSOHN BREAKS OUT The Bloodline star from Australia made a name for himself playing dirtbags. Now Ben’s ready to take the next step in the upcoming Star Wars spinoff Rogue One. 360 DEGREES OF COUNTRY! Come to Rolling Stone Country…

Trump, Pumped A GOOD AND FAIR PORTRAYAL of Donald Trump [“Trump Seriously,” RS 1244]. It’s also interesting that when you look past his bombast and rhetoric and immigration shtick, Trump is basically addressing, however crudely, the massive outsourcing of millions of jobs from the economy. Except for maybe Bernie Sanders, what other candidate is even discussing this? Kathy Lowen, via the Internet THE TRUMP FEATURE REMINDED me of the movie Almost Famous, in which reporter William Miller tirelessly pursues rock star Russell Hammond for his story of the band and its music. Each time Miller is promised an interview, something else comes up to distract Hammond. The Donald is a whirling dervish of bluster, bravado, self-importance and clichés. At his next rally, I fully expect to hear him utter the phrase “I am…

1. Thunderbitch “Closer” Brittany Howard already put out one great album this year with Alabama Shakes – and her downand-dirty new side project, Thunderbitch, is a sweet bonus. This garage-blues howler is the highlight. 2. Chvrches “Empty Threat” The Scottish dance-pop trio don’t leave you time to think on this tune from their latest LP, Every Open Eye – from the second that singer Lauren Mayberry’s sparkling hook hits, you’ll be swept up. It’s a fourminute blast of ice-cold attitude and synths. 3. Sophie “MSMSMSM” Ever danced so long at the club you thought you might actually be losing your mind? This exhilarating, hard-edged cut from the EDM iconoclast nails that feeling. 4. Thomas Rhett “Crash and Burn” Country’s next crossover star comes through with a breakup tune (“I think love is overrated/But I don’t like throwing…

“These are the artists I listen to when I get up in the morning,” says Love, who’s got a great new LP out now, produced by Steve Van Zandt. Barbra Streisand “People” Barbra’s voice is just so strong and so pure. The sound that came out of her mouth amazed me when I first saw her. It was almost like it was coming from her toes – like it wasn’t real. Dionne Warwick “Don’t Make Me Over” I love her so much. I worked for Dionne as a backup singer for 10 years, and I drew a lot of strength from her. Aretha Franklin “Ain’t No Way” Aretha and I are kindred spirits. I love all of her songs, especially this one. It really moves you and touches your heart. Celine Dion “All by Myself” Celine Dion came out of the blue…

IT’S THREE DAYS BEFORE the pope leads hundreds of thousands of people in a mass at Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway, and four miles away at the Wells Fargo Center, one of America’s most famous former Catholics is already getting into the spirit of the occasion. Madonna uses a giant cross as a stripper’s pole and writhes around on a re-creation of the Last Supper table. “Popeywopey is on his way over,” she says later in the show. “I think he’s stalking me.” The gleefully blasphemous moment is one of 21 elaborately choreographed numbers on Madonna’s Rebel Heart tour, which has been packing North American arenas since it kicked off September 9th. It’s her most extravagant stage show ever – a two-hour set that features samurai warriors, matadors, gypsies, rockabilly kids…

“These songs mattered to me as much as any of my own songs.” Adams in New York AS RYAN ADAMS TOURED THE COUNTRY last year, his bus was filled with the sound of a surprising obsession: Taylor Swift’s 1989. “I’ve been a fan of hers since [2008’s] ‘White Horse,’ ” says Adams. “Her songs are very solid – there’s not a lot of bullshit.” Playing the album nonstop, Adams was struck with “this weird idea”: to record unplugged versions of the songs along the lines of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska. His idea finally became a reality in August, when he knocked out a complete (and as it turned out, mostly plugged-in) remake of Swift’s album in three weeks. A few weeks after that, his version of 1989 became 2015’s most surprising hit album.…