Rolling Stone All Access

Rolling Stone All Access is the podcast arm of the magazine that has been covering popular music since 1967. The show pulls together several formats under one feed: Rolling Stone Music Now for news and debate, Nashville Now for country music coverage, and The Rolling Stone Interview for long-form conversations with major artists. The news-and-debate episodes are where the Rolling Stone editorial voice comes through strongest. Editors and writers from the magazine discuss the biggest stories of the week, argue about new albums, and break down industry developments like touring economics, label deals, and award show politics. These episodes feel like eavesdropping on the editorial meeting of a major music publication, which is essentially what they are. The interview episodes tend to land bigger guests than most independent music podcasts can book. Recent subjects have included everyone from legacy rock acts to current pop and hip-hop stars. The interviewers know how to get past the media-trained talking points because they have access and credibility that comes from the Rolling Stone name. With 553 episodes in the archive and new ones dropping weekly, the show covers an enormous range of genres and topics. It leans pop and rock but does not ignore country, hip-hop, or electronic music. If you read Rolling Stone or used to read it, the podcast carries that same editorial DNA in audio form.