Rolling Stone October 19, 2017

MOVIES ‘BLADE RUNNER 2049’ POLITICS PUERTO RICO AFTER MARIA MUSIC MADONNA’S ‘SEX’ TURNS 25 TV ‘THIS IS US’ IS A SURPRISE HIT Thirty-five years after Ridley Scott’s opus perfected the dystopian sci-fi odyssey, the Blade Runner sequel is finally here. We recap how the original became one of the most influential films of all time.In the hurricane’s aftermath, the U.S. territory faces a level of federal neglect on par with the worst failures of Katrina.An examination of why the provocative book and the LP Erotica are still some of the icon’s most transgressive work.As the second season starts, we explore how an underdog drama became an Emmy-winning generational hit. MAKE AMERICA RAGE AGAIN TO EXPLORE OUR ARCHIVES, VISITROLLINGSTONE.COM/COVERWALLThe supergroup Prophets of Rage, who recently released their first full-length album, join Brian Hiatt in the studio to explain how Rage Against…

Following the Foos GREAT ARTICLE ON DAVE Grohl [“The Foos Fight On,” RS 1296]. He is an expert at dynamic song construction, understands the importance of lyrics and knows how to end a song with a proper exclamation point. Onstage, his incredible energy keeps the audience in the palm of his hand. John Hanson Denver GROHL’S DOWN-TO-EARTH persona has always seemed so genuine, as confirmed by Josh Eells’ bestowal of the “Everydude” title. I especially appreciate how Grohl will unabashedly “geek out” over so many other artists. I hope the Foo Fighters keep doing what they’re doing. There are legions of us who continue to appreciate their style. Wendy White Bradenton, FL IMAGINING GROHL WEAVING through Lana Del Rey fans at Amoeba Music made me laugh. Thanks for that! Karen Pillot Sherman Oaks, CA Houston’s Problem JEFF GOODELL…

1. Björk “The Gate” “I care for you,” Björk sings on the first single from her upcoming LP. It’s one of pop’s great experimenters at her most expansive – fluttering through glistening electronics into new shades of openhearted elation. 2. Thomas Rhett “Kiss Me Like a Stranger” Rhett’s a Nashville hitmaker with a love for many styles of R&B. Here, he shows off his chops as a Seventies pop-soul smoothie, like a country Boz Scaggs. 3. Dorothy “Down to the Bottom Live” Singer-guitarist Dorothy Martin – who is managed and produced by pop-music veteran Linda Perry – delivers a perfect mix of blues thunder and alt-rock guitar crunch. 4. Estrons “Glasgow Kisses” This shredding Welsh band sounds like it just time-traveled from 1995, where it had been on tour with Elastica. But “Glasgow Kisses” is a reminder that catchy punk-rock angst…

The singer-songwriter’s latest, The Laughing Apple, features newly recorded versions of songs he wrote in the 1960s. Stevie Wonder “Isn’t She Lovely” Stevie Wonder had a massive impact on me. This song is about his daughter and shows the open, honest love that a parent has for a child. John Lennon “Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)” This shows a sweet part of John that you don’t often get, since he was so cryptic. It’s an outpouring of love for his son Sean. Harry Chapin “Cat’s in the Cradle” This song has been haunting me for years, since people think that I wrote it. It reflects the dilemma of many homes. A beautiful song. The Lovin’ Spoonful “Younger Generation” John Sebastian wrote a wacky lyric about a future where children casually take LSD and their parents smoke themselves to death. Bob Dylan “Forever Young” When a child…

SAM SMITH WAS FEELING THE pressure. The English singer’s 2014 debut, In the Lonely Hour, was one of the biggest hits of the decade, selling 12.5 million copies and winning him four Grammys. He was tagged the male Adele and went from playing clubs to arenas in less than two years. But by early 2016, Smith had returned to London after two years of touring and found himself creatively paralyzed. “For the first two months, I really struggled,” he says. He had trouble writing about himself, he adds, “because I realized I didn’t actually like myself a lot.” Most nights, he’d go out drinking. “When you drink a lot, when you go out too much, the next day isn’t so fun. And when you’re really supersensitive and emotional, like I…

The sentence “The guy from Vampire Weekend made an anime with Will Smith’s son” sounds randomly generated. How did this show come together? Out of respect for true anime, I’ve always called Neo Yokio “anime-inspired” – it’s a hybrid. But I’ve always been a fan of anime, and I always wanted to do something that was kind of a homage to it. Maybe a loving parody. Vampire Weekend have seen some personnel changes: Rostam Batmanglij left as a full-time member, and you’ve brought on new collaborators. How has that affected the next album? I had this experience where I was in the studio with Kanye in Mexico, and it was so different than anything I’d done: One day Dave Longstreth is there; the next day Big Sean shows up. Sometimes it wasn’t people…