Cover Story

Bob Dylan's America

Our greatest songwriter inhabits an alternate land of Chuck Berry and Walt Whitman, Texas gunslingers and murder ballads. And he may be the last man living there.
By Douglas Brinkley

From the Archives: Since 1968, Dylan has been on our cover 16 times. Read excerpts from classic interviews.
Photos: Bob Dylan on the cover of Rolling Stone.
Photos: Beyond the music — Dylan's artwork.
Playlist: Hear Bob Dylan's greatest collaborations, including tracks from his new album, co-written with Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Inside Obama's Security Team

They rarely speak in public, but behind the scenes, Obama's national security advisers are organizing the biggest overhaul of U.S. policy since World War II.
By Robert Dreyfuss

CLOSE-UP

Mike Tyson's Fragile Peace

With a brutally frank documentary hitting theaters, the former world champ is about to step back into the ring. But this time, it's his demons staring back at him.
By Peter Travers

Review: Travers on Tyson

FEATURE

Sasha Grey: Porn's
Avenging Angel

Hardcore's reigning princess reads Nietzsche, shuns drugs and is trying to change society's attitudes about women and sexuality — one gangbang at a time.
By Vanessa Grigoriadis

Photos: Exclusive images from our shoot with porn's biggest — and angriest — star.
Story Behind the Story: Grigoriadis on getting down and dirty with Grey.

The Mayor of Hell

Braddock, Pennsylvania, may be America's worst town. Meet the Harvard-educated punk-rock pol who is trying to save it. By Janet Reitman

Rock & Roll

Resistance to Tour-Biz
Merger Grows

How will the proposed $2.5 billion Ticketmaster/Live Nation deal affect artists and fans?

Coachella: McCartney, Killers Kick Off Festival Season

All-Access: Coachella: In-depth reports and live photos from April's desert music festival in Indio, California — featuring the Killers, Leonard Cohen, Mastodon, Paul McCartney and more.

Chart Watch: Black Eyed Peas Hit Top With Electro Jam

Crime: Phil Spector Found Guilty of Murder; Faces Life in Prison

Full Coverage: Images from the trial and pics of Sixties studio sessions.

Exhibition: Hall of Fame Explores John Lennon's New York Years

Checking In: Yusuf Islam Revives the Cat Stevens Sound on New Disc

Live: DMB's New York Blowout Show

Breaking: Airborne Toxic Event's Bummed-Out Smash

Video: Watch the band live at SXSW and catch more of their interview.

PROFILE

Eric Church

Country's new hitmaker loves Merle, hates trust-fund kids. By Brian Hiatt

Q&A;

Ben Harper

On finding inspiration riding city buses and his heavy new band, Relentless7

Video: The rocker plugs in at Electric Lady Studios for an exclusive performance with his new band, including their blistering cover of Queen and Bowie's "Under Pressure."
• "Shimmer and Shine" Live
• "Number With No Name" Live
• "Lay There and Hate Me" Live

RECORDS

Green Day's Punk-Rock Opera

Epic new disc makes American Idiot sound like a warm-up.

PLUS: Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, The Hold Steady, Diane Birch, St. Vincent, New York Dolls, Yusuf, Gomez, Serge Gainsbourg, Rick Ross, Trey Anastasio, Art Brut, Beastie Boys, Rodriguez, Manchester Orchestra, Death Cab for Cutie, Chrisette Michele, Jill Sobule and Playing for Change: Songs Around the World.

FRICKE'S PICKS:
Trembling Bells and John Martyn

MOVIES

Hot Summer Flicks

The scoop on Star Trek, Brüno and 14 more of the season's best movies.

Video: Travers runs down the best popcorn movies — from Star Trek to Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds — and flags the flicks to avoid, such as the potential Eddie Murphy stinker Imagine That.

Travers Hits Twitter: Tap in for daily Twitter updates — juicy interview tidbits and knee-jerk reviews — from our film critic.

ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

Green Day Live: Preview the punk-rock trio's summer tour with live pics and David Fricke's review of their recent secret hometown show in Oakland.

Anvil Exposed: In our video interview, the Canadian metal vets explain why their new surprise-hit documentary is "the best opening act we ever had." Plus, see the band's performance with Slash and Scott Ian.

Celebrating Seeger: Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews, Eddie Vedder and others come together at a New York gig to celebrate Pete Seeger's 90th birthday. Reports and photos of the action onstage and behind the scenes.

Mötley Crüe Revisit 'Dr. Feelgood': As the band toasts the 20th anniversary of its biggest LP with a tour, Nikki Sixx and Co. reveal what inspired the songs: lesbians, near-death experiences and Heather Locklear.

Nine Inch Nails, Jane's Addiction: Live Tweets, our show review and pics from opening night in Florida.