The contents of the May issue
The dead trousers
The Toten Hosen celebrate their 40th anniversary with new songs and big concerts. How did the Düsseldorf punk chaos become one of the biggest bands in Germany? Andi, Breiti, Campino, Kuddel and Vom look back on 40 decisive moments
By Birgit Fuss
Ibeyi
For their third album, the Afro-French-Cuban twin sisters explored the Egyptian Book of the Dead and the traditions of their Yoruba ancestors
By Markus Schneider
Arcade Fire
The indie heroes took their time with their new album for five years. For “We” they drew inspiration from Beat poets and Russian revolutionaries
By Sasan Niasseri
little feat
50 years ago, Lowell George’s band released the Southern rock classic “Sailin’ Shoes”. A tribute to a unique rock ‘n’ roll career
By Joerg Feyer
Lilith Stangenberg
An encounter with the will-o’-the-wisp of German cinema – the great, enigmatic actress Lilith Stangenberg
By Ruediger Suchsland
An Italian trip
The ROLLING STONE columnist and songwriter explains his passion for the country and its songs (and recommends 5 records)
By Eric Arrow
the mix
Sharon Van Etten
She recorded her new record in LA: under the influence of Nick Cave, Scott Walker – and OMD
By Max Gosche
Mia Morgan
On her debut, the songwriter from Kassel deals with toxic images of women – in loud synth pop
By Naomi Webster-Grundl
girl pool
Transitioning body and sound, the LA duo takes their home studio pop into more electronic realms
By Juergen Ziemer
History: “School’s Out”
50 years ago Alice Cooper succeeded with a song and an album that spoke from the heart of many
By Arne Willander
Q&A: Stuart Murdoch
A conversation with the singer-songwriter of Belle And Sebastian about nostalgia, Buddhism, childhood stress and Billie Eilish
By Max Gosche
Warpaint
Warpaint was thought to be history – but after six years the four musicians return together
By Joern Schlueter
PLUS
Suki Waterhouse, Toro Y Moi, Kurt Vile and some more
Reviews
MUSIC
News from Sam Vance-Law and 95 other reviews
RS GUIDE: A-ha
Sassan Niasseri on the work of Norway’s most successful pop band
FILM, SERIES & LITERATURE
“Blutsucker” and 18 other reviews
Here comes the vinyl
A piece for the collection: after Queen now Die Toten Hosen on 45 revolutions. The retail edition of ROLLING STONE comes with an exclusive vinyl single by Toten Hosen that is only available from us: a reissue of “Here Comes Alex” with “Achterbahn” on the back. That’s why the May issue costs 9.90 euros instead of 7.90 euros.
Subscribers have a choice: As always, you can order the single informally for 2 euros from our subscription service.
Playlist: RareTrax
The Stars “Big In Berlin (Edwyn Collins Mix)”
Alphaville was “Big In Japan”, Wolfgang Ambros “Groß in Kagran” and Die Sterne “Big In Berlin”. This superb remix was released as a single and as a bonus on Wo ist hier (1999).
Barbara Morgenstern “Come To Berlin”
The German musician Barbara Morgenstern drew a darker, thoughtful picture of Berlin in 2008: “They tear down what makes the city interesting.”
Pannach & Kunert “Are you coming to Berlin today”
The singer-songwriters Gerulf Pannach and Christian Kunert, who were imprisoned in the GDR and expelled to the FRG in 1977, have dedicated several masterpieces to the rough pavement of Berlin.
Finch “Berlin Sunrise”
Fin Greenall aka Fink, English songwriter and audible U2 admirer, pays homage to his adopted home of Berlin with a somnambulistic city anthem, found on the album “Perfect Darkness” (2011).
Christiane Roesinger “Berlin”
Bitterly angry humor and perhaps the funniest reckoning with the beautiful appearance of the capital: Rösinger observes the little madness of the hostel hordes, eco-parents, freelancers and techno corpses.
Funny van Dannen “Berlin International”
Another gifted satirist and, like Rösinger, an ex-Lassie singer: Funny van Dannen recognized as early as 1999 that at Aldi everyone (Berliners) are equal in front of the shelves.
Isolation Berlin “Isolation Berlin”
A horror for the tourism industry in the capital: “Sometimes I’d like to get away from all the filth,” says this majestically meandering post-punk piece from the Berlin band’s debut.
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