Cover Story

Jonas Brothers: Boys to Men

America's biggest teen idols attempt a nearly impossible feat: courting rock credibility while hanging on to their bubblegum image. By Jenny Eliscu

From the Issue: Jonas Brothers Talk About Outgrowing Teen Pop in New Rolling Stone
Video: On set as Nick, Joe and Kevin pose for their cover
Photos: Bonus shots from the band's photo shoot
Photos: A short history of the Jonas Brothers
Photos: Nick, Joe and Kevin prepare for their massive summer tour
On the Scene: Pictures and a live report from the trio's Texas tour opener
Video: Behind the scenes at the band's tour rehearsals.
Essential Coverage: Jonas Brothers in Rolling Stone

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

The Wall Street Bubble Mafia

How Goldman Sachs took over Washington by engineering every major market manipulation since the Great Depression. By Matt Taibbi

FEATURES

The Last Great
Hippie Soulman

Four decades after founding the Allman Brothers Band, Gregg Allman looks back on his years of drugs, booze and too many marriages to count. By Mark Binelli

CLOSE-UP

Mandy Moore, Born Again

Now 25 and married — to Ryan Adams — Mandy Moore finally feels like an adult. And on her new disc, she sheds her teen-pop roots, once and for all. By Nicole Frehsée

Rock & Roll

Return to Neverland

Michael Jackson's financial and legal problems dog plans for his first tour in 12 years.

Bonnaroo 2009: Springsteen, Phish and many more rock Tennessee

Essential Bonnaroo: Daily reports and photos from
the scene.

Profile: Quirky singer Regina Spektor's new LP mixes loopy stories, pretty tunes

On the Road: Aerosmith's hometown blowout

Coming Soon... Photos: More exclusive shots of the band backstage at its June 16th hometown gig n Boston with ZZ Top, plus live coverage as the trek hits New York's Jones Beach.

Special Report: Inside Ticketmaster's empire

Industry: Labels target hardcore fans with high-priced super-deluxe box sets

In the Studio: Vampire Weekend find their SoCal groove. Plus: OneRepublic, Gov't Mule

Catching Up: Phish capture live vibe in the studio

Obituaries: The Venture's Bob Bogle, Barry Beckett and Kenny Rankin

Breaking: Deer Tick's Weird Americana

What's Up With: Drake

Bookshelf: Forty years after, Woodstock's creator tells untold tales. Plus: Leiber and Stoller's Rock & Roll Life

Exclusive Excerpt: Woodstock organizer Michael Lang reveals the madness behind throwing the festival in an exclusive excerpt from his book The Road to Woodstock.

TV

Heeere's Conan!

Is the new Tonight Show host too normal for the job?

RECORDS

Rob Thomas'
Triumph of Uncool

Is Thomas the next Phil Collins?

PLUS: Wilco, Levon Helm, Moby, Franz Ferdinand, LMFAO, Pete Yorn, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, YACHT, Iggy Pop, Placebo, Foreign Born, Street Sweeper Social Club, Patrick Wolf and reissues from the Jayhawks, Blur, Big Star and Olatunji.

FRICKE'S PICKS:
Jannis Noya Makrigiannis, Soft Machine's Hugh Hopper and dB's Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey.

MOVIES

Thug Life

Johnny Depp kills as Dillinger in Public Enemies.

Plus: Brüno, In the Loop, My Sister's Keeper, The Hurt Locker, Cheri.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Read Peter Travers' online-only review.

Coming Soon... Harry Potter Returns: Peter Travers weighs in with his review and leads the debate on which actor is the series' true MVP.

The Travers Take: More movie news and reviews from our movie critic.

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

ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

Def Leppard Hit the Road: Photos and a live report from Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, New Jersey, where the band launches its summer tour — with openers Poison and Cheap Trick — on June 23rd.

Coming Soon... 'Play' Track-by-Track: Ten years after bringing techno to the mainstream, Moby on why he's not proud of Play's success — and which hit was recorded on a cassette player.

Coming Soon... Catching Up with CSN: David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash share the stories behind their new Rick Rubin-produced covers album in our exclusive video interview.

Jordin Sparks' New Music Report: In a special edition of our weekly video series, the Season Six American Idol champ talks about touring with the Jonas Brothers and why she loves the Black Eyed Peas.

The Story Behind Green Day's Musical: Billie Joe Armstrong and Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer on making Green Day's American Idiot into a Broadway-bound rock opera and how they bonded over classic show tunes.

The Return of 'British Steel': Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford talks about reviving the band's 1980 album on its summer tour and reveals the Beatles' unlikely tie to the metal classic.

Coming Soon... Paul McCartney: Photos and a live report from Sir Paul's inaugural gig at the New York Mets' new ballpark.

The Jonas Brothers (Kevin, Joe and Nick, from left) photographed at Smashbox Studios, Culver City, CA, May 6th, 2009.
Photograph by Matthew Rolston
Styling by Cristina Ehrlich for Margaret Maldonado Agency. Grooming by Catherine Furniss for Celestine Agency. Shirts, boots and belts from Hollywood Trading Company. Jackets from Palace Costume Los Angeles. Dog-tag necklaces by David Yurman. Kevin's jeans by Jean Shop. Joe's jeans by Nobody Denim, cap from Maxfield, bracelet and necklace by Irit Designs.