- In its final week on the Web, the Rock Daily blog went out with a bang as we checked out four awesome Coachella warm-up reunion shows: Pavement’s first U.S. reunion concert, Faith No More’s powerhouse gig at San Fran’s Warfield, the return of Public Image Ltd. and the Specials in Los Angeles.
- Promptly after killing Relapse 2, Eminem revealed plans to release a new album, dubbed Recovery, on June 22nd. Plus, T.I. talked to Rolling Stone about his upcoming post-prison disc King Uncaged, which Tip likened to Tupac’s All Eyez on Me.
- The heavy metal world lost one of its truly unique voices as Peter Steele, the gargantuan frontman for Type O Negative, passed away at the age of 48.
- The new issue of Rolling Stone gave readers 40 Reasons to Get Excited About Music, featuring the Black Eyed Peas, U2, LCD Soundsystem, M.I.A., MGMT and many more. For more on this issue’s big feature, click here.
- Finally, stick with the new and improved Rollingstone.com all this weekend for your full Coachella coverage, including headlining sets from Jay-Z, Muse, Gorillaz plus Pavement, Thom Yorke and all the big names in Indio, California.
- Lollapalooza unveiled its eclectic lineup, which includes Lady Gaga, Soundgarden (rocking their first reunion show!), the Strokes and Arcade Fire. Perry Farrell told RS about assembling the fest and the potential for Jane’s Addiction rocking in Chicago this August.
- Former Sex Pistols manager and punk impresario Malcolm McLaren died at age 64 after a battle with cancer. We looked back at his days shepherding the Pistols and his own musical work in a special flashback.
- Thom Yorke launched his Atoms for Peace tour in New York, Drake rolled out his debut headlining tour in Illinois and LCD Soundsystem rocked the “Drunk Girls” in Brooklyn.
- Now that The Runaways is opening in theaters across the U.S., we took another look at the band in new Q&As with Joan Jett, Cherie Currie, Lita Ford and their colorful manager Kim Fowley.
- RS marked two landmark dates: the 30th anniversary of R.E.M.’s first show, and the 16th year since Kurt Cobain’s untimely death.
- Down at SXSW, Rolling Stone has already caught hot performances by Stone Temple Pilots, Spoon, Broken Bells, the xx and many more up-and-coming acts. Keep it tuned to our SXSW coverage for all the best showcases, and be sure to follow @rollingstone as we continue to tweet 100 SXSW shows.
- Guitar god Jimi Hendrix landed on the cover of the new issue, and David Fricke looks back at the Greatest Guitarist of All Time’s last days and lost music.
- The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame welcomed the Stooges, Genesis, Abba, the Hollies and Jimmy Cliff at the 2010 induction ceremony, which featured performances by Phish and more. Be sure to check out our backstage and onstage photos. Plus, two-time Rock Hall inductee Graham Nash visited RS to talk about the Hollies.
- Big Star’s Alex Chilton passed away at age 59. Rob Sheffield paid tribute to the Memphis rock god, and we flashbacked to Big Star covers.
- We took a close-up look at the Best New Bands of 2010 in a gallery of on-the-road photos. We also explored intimate backstage shots of Ryan Adams.
