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  1. i got some balls
    Robbie Williams Really Thought He Could Get Away With This?The musician’s “original song” has been removed from the Oscars shortlist owing to, well, being a blatant rip-off of a Jim Croce standard.
  2. remember that time
    ‘Paul Simon Probably Thought I Was a Seat Filler’How a kismet chain of events got Chris Colfer in SNL’s ‘What Up With That?’ middle chair.
  3. respect the classics
    Phil Collins Would Rather Relax Than Try to Play the Drums“I just feel like I’ve used up my air miles.”
  4. meet 25 percent of the beatles!
    Our Sweet Lord?We really want to see you, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison.
  5. last night on late night
    John Mulaney’s Son Learned to Talk Because of ‘How Much He Hated Steely Dan’He just couldn’t tolerate “Hey Nineteen” and “Gaucho” any longer.
  6. like a…
    SNL Was Too Cheap to Approve This Bob Dylan SketchWhat, talking about sandwiches while recording “We Are the World” costs a lot?
  7. this! is! a fun challenge!
    Pop Culture Jeopardy!’s New Clue Is a Strategy NightmareAnd, as the showrunners explain, that’s what makes Triple Play so fun.
  8. literally respecting the classics
    Bob Dylan’s Biopic Is Completely Known to HimAnd his biographer is shocked he read the source material: “I had been told that he doesn’t read Dylan books. I wasn’t expecting this.”
  9. respect the classics
    We’re Supposed to Enjoy Depeche Mode’s Silence?Dave Gahan insists new music isn’t “on the cards at this point.”
  10. reasons to love new york
    Why the SNL Cast Loves New YorkStars reminisce about their first apartments, best nights on the town, and go-to bodega orders.
  11. meet 25 percent of the beatles!
    Barry Keoghan Is a StarrRingo let it slip that the actor will play him in the four-part Beatles film series.
  12. remember that time
    ‘We’re All At the Mercy of the Cowbell Sketch’Twenty-four years later, Blue Öyster Cult’s front man on the agony, ecstasy, and relief of the SNL favorite.
  13. a good seed
    Nick Cave Is Still Recovering From That Bob Dylan TweetOn the freewheelin’ musician sneaking into his recent concert: “A lovely pulse of joy that penetrated my exhausted, zombied state.”
  14. respect the classics
    Everybody Loves Al Green’s R.E.M. CoverAnd if you don’t … who hurt you?
  15. his pretzel logic
    Donald Fagen Defines Yacht Rock: ‘Go F- - - Yourself’Maybe don’t ask the Steely Dan front man about the genre.
  16. superlatives
    Cyndi Lauper on the Freest and Most Provocative Music of Her Career“They looked at me and were like, What the heck?”
  17. an englishman in las vegas
    Sting Won’t Make the Sphere His HiveUnlike his peers, the musician doesn’t see the appeal of the world’s hottest venue: “I don’t want to be overpowered by visuals.”
  18. respect the classics
    The Rock Hall Was Cold As Ice to Foreigner“Somehow, I couldn’t sing a rock song at the Rock Hall of Fame when I’m being inducted? It doesn’t make any sense to me, and it sticks in my craw.”
  19. respect the classics
    Bob Dylan’s Son Can’t Explain Those Tweets Either“Like most people, I can’t tell you what’s going on with those.”
  20. attention bakers
    The Great British Baking Show Boss Is ‘Very Interested’ in an All-Star SeasonDespite what Prue Leith says.
  21. respect the classics
    Mariah Carey’s Lawyer Got Inducted Into the Rock Hall Before HerAnd she’s not thrilled about it.
  22. essential reeding
    Lenny Pickett Is a Sax MachineThe SNL musical director and longtime session player shares the stories behind ten of his most cherished riffs.
  23. respect the classics
    Stevie Nicks Has No Idea What Stereophonic Is“What is that?”
  24. respect the classics
    Liam Gallagher Won’t Change Oasis’s Tour Opener, You ‘Entitled Little Bumbaseed’Richard Ashcroft is joining the brothers on the road next fall. You think Gallagher cares if choosing his friend is a slightly uninspired choice?
  25. vulture sports
    John Mayer’s New Muse Is the Mets’ ShortstopHis mantra? “That was what Francisco Lindor would have done and so that’s what I did.”
  26. respect the classics
    The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2024 Rock Hall CeremonyA bloated evening of duets and doppelgängers.
  27. respect the classics
    Foreigner’s Drummer Isn’t Snubbing the Rock Hall for Wife-Guy ReasonsDennis Elliott is blaming an “unacceptable” schedule for staying home, shutting down the rumor that his lady was being excluded from the red carpet.
  28. respect the classics
    How to Nail a Classic Rock CoverAccording to Duran Duran and their disco Halloween take of “Evil Woman.”
  29. respect the classics
    David Lee Roth Was Hot for Imploding Van HalenSo alleges Alex Van Halen after Roth blew up a planned tour when he refused to pay tribute to their recently departed bandmate.
  30. respect the classics
    Robert Smith Wants to Cure the ‘Stupid’ Musicians Who Condone TicketmasterAnd he’s not letting them lie or “hide behind management” any longer.
  31. vulture sports
    Jose Iglesias Is Already Working on His Next Mets AnthemBut first, he needs to celebrate the success of “OMG” and get “loose in the clubhouse” with his boys.
  32. scenes from an american tv show
    Valley of the Dolls
    Only Murders’ Billy Joel Gag Was a Love Song to Long Islanders“Having ‘a bottle of red, a bottle of white’ over and over again really made me laugh.”
  33. respect the classics
    A Pink Floyd Reunion? When Pigs Fly.David Gilmour wants nothing to do with Roger Waters: “I tend to steer clear of people who actively support genocidal and autocratic dictators.”
  34. song roulette
    Franz Ferdinand Beat the Fourth-Album CurseHow Alex Kapranos wrote a hit during “the most difficult and testing period to be in a band.”
  35. respect the classics
    Bob Dylan Is Now a Freewheelin’ TweeterYes, it’s really him giving out random restaurant recommendations.
  36. tell it to her heart
    THE GOLDEN BACHELORETTE
    Taylor Dayne Forgot She Once Dated a Golden Bachelorette Suitor“I said, ‘Honey, if it was on Hinge or Bumble, it’s possible.’”
  37. respect the classics
    The Rock Hall Induction Comes Alive!Everyone from Roger Daltrey to Dua Lipa is involved this year.
  38. respect the classics
    Lily Collins Can’t Name One Genesis SongPhil’s daughter is in too deep.
  39. chat room
    Jodie Turner-Smith’s Dragon Queen Is Clicking Through YouTube Makeup TutorialsThe Bad Monkey actress’s vision for her character’s “armor” extends all the way to her eye makeup and nail color.
  40. chat room
    Paris Hilton Would Work It Out With Lindsay Lohan on a RemixThey already ended their feud, but it “would be so iconic.”
  41. this no nonsense man
    Johnny Marr Says Morrissey Failed to Protect the Smiths’ LegacySo he stepped up “to prevent third parties from profiting from the band’s name.”
  42. respect the classics
    REO Speedwagon Has CombustedAfter nearly 50 years, “irreconcilable differences” have broken the band apart.
  43. a long talk
    Richard Kind Will Accept 93 Percent of Job OffersThe actor, now a guest star on Only Murders, just loves saying yes to roles. “What else am I going to do on a Tuesday and a Wednesday?”
  44. respect the classics
    Which All-Starrs Did Ringo Have to Fire?Here’s a hint: It happened in the ’90s and “we had one player that just played crap.”
  45. song roulette
    Kesha Has Earned the Right to Be CrazyAfter 15 years of singles, “I wanted to remind myself who the fuck I am.”
  46. respect the classics
    The Smiths, Like the Queen, Are DeadMorrissey says Johnny Marr, unlike him, declined a “lucrative offer” for a worldwide reunion tour.
  47. respect the classics
    Bryan Ferry and Nine Inch Nails Made Some Foxy MusicFor the troubadour’s first song in over a decade.
  48. chat room
    Bad Monkey’s Eve Reveal Made Meredith Hagner Go ‘Holy Shit’“It was a shock how epic it was. It’s kind of scary.”
  49. runnin’ down a dream
    Bad Monkey’s Tom Petty Covers Just Had to Be CoolThe show cast a wide net to honor Florida’s favorite son, and got “21 out of 21.”
  50. arconia mania
    The Darkest Murder in the BuildingOnly Murders adjusts its tone — with a little help from Sergio Leone — to depict a true moment of trauma.
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