Recommendations of the Editorial team
She reveres him, he praises her. They have been close friends for years. Now Brandi Carlile and Elton John have recorded a common album that sounds like from the seventies, has arisen under tears and is supposed to donate joy in dark times. Max Gösche spoke to the songwriter about all of this and more
More topics of the April edition
“Let’s go to Texas”
Julien Baker and Torres gave the conservative country genre a queer reappraisal
By Mia Mödlhammer
The 25 best video games of all time
Games can tell a story that is as long as a novel or as strong as a film, challenge skills and brain. What games have shaped today’s culture – or show where it is going?
Monika Lewinsky
A conversation about trauma, media and bullying with the most famous ex-intern who has recaptured her life
By Kate Storey
Ritchie Blackmore
The Diabolical Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore will be 80.
By Frank Schäfer
Sophie hunger
As in her music, the singer approaches language in her debut novel “Waltz for Nobody” with playful ease
By Birgit Fuß
The Mix
Chrystia Cabral aka Spellling has thrown all her skills into the balance for her new album. Also in the mix: flower garden, Japanese Breakfast, My Morning Jacket and others – and a look at the Bundestag election and its consequences
Reviews
As part of Boygenius, Lucy Dacus is already extremely successful, but as a solo artist, the American touches even more: her new album “Forever is a Feeling” is devoted to herself Birgit footwho always like to hear very loudly in addition to the quiet tones: the Rollingstone Guide is about AC/DC this time. Her guitarist Angus Young is 70 years old-time to appreciate the work of the Australian hard rock institution
New layout
Dear reader, dear reader,
If you leaf through this edition, you will find: We have redesigned your Rolling Stone. A more beautiful, firmer paper, a larger font and another page layout. The new look is a bit reminiscent of the great past of the magazine, translated into the present time. An optical melange from the 1970s and 2025, based on the US edition. Our Art Director Walter Schönauer and graphic artist Patrick Klose, who worked on the new design, are responsible for this. Thanks for that! What has remained: the background stories, interesting interviews, strong reviews. I hope you like the new Rolling Stone as much as I am – we are very interested in your feedback!
A lot of pleasure and inspiration for leafing and reading, your Sebastian Zabel, editor -in -chief
Playlist: New Noises in April
From Desert Rock to Crooner-Pop, from passionate expressions of love to ingenious billing-our playlist in April dares to start many new beginnings as spring. You can hear even more great tracks on our playlists at Spotify!
1. XIXA “Find you there”
Not only geographically, but also musically convert Xixa from Tucson/Arizona in the footsteps of Howe yellow and Calexico-between Desert Rock, Latin and Orchester pop.
2. Sam Akpro “Evenfall”
Dream pop, dub and indie rock merge masterfully in this play from the debut album “Evenfall” of the songwriter from London.
3. Gary Louris “by your side”
The ballad based on Neil Young’s “After the Gold Rush” is part of the new solo album that the Jayhawks boss dedicated to his wife Stephanie.
4. Alison Krauss & Union Station “Looks Like the End of the Road”
The fact that the big bluegrass singer has often worked with T Bone Burnett can be heard on this fabulous track.
5. My Morning Jacket “I Can Hear Your Love”
Are we dealing with My Morning Jackets “D’Yer Mak’er”? In any case, “I Can Hear Your Love” is a seductively light breeze from the new album “Is”.
6. Craig Finn “People of Substance”
In this piece of his new solo album, the hold-up steady singer sounds no less urgent than on his band’s records.
7. The Golden Dreg’s “Linoleum”
Benjamin Woods aka the Golden Dregs delights with a British crooner pop between LO-FI aesthetics and dandy pose.