Rolling Stone Australia - May 2016

Matt Corby The Reluctant Star
Thesingerhashitrecordsandthousandsoffans.Nowifhe
couldjustenjoyit.ByRod Yates............................................... 50

The Bitch at Peace
EltonJohngotrejectedbyhisrecordlabel,isfeudingwithhis
motherandhasacoupleofregretsaboutthe1980s.Sowhyis
he so happy?ByStephen Rodrick............................................. 56

‘It Was Time For Something Different’
Born out of loss and grief, Pearl Jam went on to make one of the
Nineties’ biggest records. This is the story ofTen.
ByPaul Brannigan................................................................... 62

Phil Collins: My Life In 15 Songs
Thesingeronthecriticswhohatehim,therapperswholove
him,andwhyhe’salsoalittlesickof“Sussudio”.
ByAndy Greene.......................................................................... 70

Macklemore’s Guilt Trip
Tomakehisnewalbum,theSeattleMChadtofinallyconfront
hisdemons–nottomentionhisplaceinhip-hop,andwhite
America.ByJonah Weiner............................................. 76

FEATURES

Weezer

Frontman Rivers Cuomo aims
to reclaim his early magic on

new LP ................................... 13

Q&A Billy Corgan

ThesingeronthePumpkins’
acoustic tour, and why they’ll

never do classic LPs live......... 20

The Struts

They’reaproudlyretrocrew

withasingerwhowon’tbe

denied arena-size glory......... 32

George Martin

Theproducerhelpedmake

the Beatles the Beatles, and

becamearockinnovator.... 36

ROCK&ROLL

RANDOM NOTES
Bieber kicks of his tour with

a banana, Taylor and Lorde
hit the Oscars parties.. ........ 10

RECORD REVIEWS

M

Frenchmangetsweirderon

bold seventh album.............. 91

MOVIES

WhereToInvadeNext

Michael Moore delivers some

brutal home truths.............. 103

THELASTPAGE

Henry Wagons

Hehasapottymouthandhas

frightenedfamiliesinFiji.. 106

DEPARTMENTS

“ALLTHENEWSTHATFITS”

RS 774

ON THE COVERPearl Jam,

photographed in August 1991 byJoe Giron/Corbis.

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