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THE GOP’S STEALTH WAR ON ABORTION RIGHTS SPECIAL REPORT BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’S NEW CLASSIC LORDE Phil Everly H A RMON Y & HEARTBREAK 1939-2014 ROCK’S GREAT LOST GUITAR LEGEND Adam Driver GIRLS’ M YSTERY HUNK The Girl Who Broke the Rules Issue 1201 >> January 30, 2014 >> $4.99 rollingstone.com PLAY MUSIC THAT’S ALWAYS RIGHT FOR YOU. INTRODUCING A NEW MUSIC SERVICE THAT COMBINES THE POWER OF HUMAN CURATION WITH TECHNOLOGY TO ALWAYS DELIVER YOU THE RIGHT MUSIC AT THE RIGHT TIME. • 20 million + songs • Playlists curated by experts • Personalized recommendations • Download to listen offl ine ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS HIT PLAY. BEATSMUSIC.COM DOWNLOAD THE APP NOW TO START YOUR 7 DAY FREE TRIAL. rollingstone.com | Rolling Stone | 7Photograph by Theo Wen ner “A l l t he NEWS THAT FITS ” FEATURES RS1201 ON THE COVER Lorde photographed in Los Angeles on December 10th, 2013, by Matthias Vriens-McGrath. Styling by Kemal and Karla at the Wall Group. Hair by Jen Atkin at the Wall Group. Makeup by Robin Black at Starworks Artists. Jacket and pants by Martin Margiela, jewelry by Meadowlark. RECORD REVIEWS Bruce’s New Glory Days Tom Morello helps make lost classics rage like new. MOVIE REVIEWS ‘Jack Ryan’ Tom Clancy’s hero has been revamped for millennial tech- heads – but who’s buying? DEPARTMENTS 61 67 ROCK & ROLL Grammy Showdown Our expert panel of artists weighs in on who they think will win big. Lemmy Roars Again After a health scare, the Motör- head frontman gets back onstage. 15 22 The War on Abortion The Tea Party is eviscerating abortion rights nationwide. By Janet Reitman Lorde: The New Girl Texting Taylor and hanging in New Zealand with pop’s unlikeliest young superstar. By Rob Tannenbaum The Accidental Success of Adam Driver How a small-town loner became Hollywood’s most dynamic live wire. By Alex Morris Phil Everly, 1939-2014 He and his brother changed pop music – and fought a bitter rivalry. 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Ron Burgundy’s fake-news team, and the idiotic news they deliver, does look alarmingly like mainstream-TV press. Anne C. Shaw, via the Internet only the comic genius Will Ferrell could make turn- ing off part of his audience a personal goal. I will forever be in the turned-on camp. Marie Moates-Cavanaugh Via the Internet Jersey Blues as a lifelong resident of the state, I thank Matt Taibbi for his excellent reporting on Camden [“Apocalypse, New Jersey,” RS 1198/1199]. It was great to read such a blunt and straightforward piece, and it also gave insight into what a lot of New Jersey has become. Jesse Collins, Belmar, NJ rs is hands down the best magazine out there, and the story on Camden was excel- lent. We were warned, howev- er, about what would happen if American jobs were shipped overseas and U.S. manufac- LETTERS to ROLLING STONE, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104-0298. Letters become the property of ROLLING STONE and may be edited for publication. E-MAIL letters@rollingstone.com SUBSCRIBER SERVICES Go to rollingstone.com/customerservice •Subscribe •Renew •Cancel •Missing Issues •Give a Gift •Pay Bill •Change of Address Contact Us For her riveting feature on blogger Glenn Greenwald and NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden [“The Men Who Leaked the Secrets,” RS 1198/1199], Janet Reitman traveled to Brazil to in- vestigate how two unlikely men broke the biggest news story of 2013. The Council on Foreign Relations called Reitman’s piece “a must-read,” and RS readers everywhere weighed in. as an 80-year-old cold War vet, I’m ashamed by the eagerness with which we in- vade other countries in the name of freedom and secu- rity. Reitman’s Greenwald- Snowden story reveals that despite leaders like Cheney, Bush and Obama, Ameri- ca’s young people are not all automatons. There may be some hope for us yet. Bill Howard Chesterfi eld, MO regardless of one’s opinion of Greenwald and Snowden, the ques- tions they raise are un- deniably essential for defining the future of our 250-year democrat- ic experiment. Democ- racy requires vigilance and constant adapta- tion. Excellent reporting. Michael Palmer, Chicago great article, very in- formative, scared the shit out of me. The NSA sells fear, and we buy it. I truly hope Snowden survives all of this. Ellen Heizman, Zellwood, FL after reading reit- man’s story, I’m left with conflicting thoughts: how amazing it is that corporate America is willing to cave to NSA-information-col- lection demands without a fight, and how ironic it is that Snowden has landed in a country where spying on one’s own is as commonplace as snow. Bob Bennett, Roscommon, MI the problem with Snowden making a unilat- eral decision to leak what he did is that we don’t know what comparable programs exist in other countries. Now the U.S. looks like the enemy of freedom. We need surveil- lance systems, but how far should they go? Edie Haynes, Boston an incredible piece on the NSA (may the saints of past, present and future watch over Greenwald and Snowden), an electrifying Taibbi story on Camden, New Jersey, and Bill McKib- ben on climate change. What an amazing issue of RS. Roland Jacopetti Santa Rosa, CA turing dried up. When poverty and chaos resulted, draconi- an law-enforcement policies were the inevitable next step. I wonder who is now profiting from that. Jan Tache, Penn Valley, CA Empty Promises bill mckibben’s story on Obama’s climate legacy was so- bering [“Obama and Climate Change: The Real Story,” RS 1198/1199]. Americans won’t care about climate change as long as they can fill up their gas guzzlers and have their drive- thru burgers. We want cheap gas and cheap food, and we’ll worry about the consequences of that after we die. Will Slayter, Modesto, CA The Songwriter i was raised on john mel- lencamp’s music, so his obser- vations in RS left me feeling kind of betrayed [“My Life in 15 Songs,” RS 1198/1199]. It’s hard to read how unhappy he was at every turn in his career – I feel like the kid who finds out there’s no Santa Claus. Hope Mellen- camp finds some joy in his life. Renae Chaves, Providence, RI The Year in Rock as always, i pored over RS’s year-end lists [Albums of the Year, RS 1198/1199]. That Lorde’s great Pure Heroine was on the same page as Josh Hom- me’s excellent Queens of the Stone Age release and Kanye’s best record in years really gave me hope for 2014. Maureen Oaks, via the Internet what joy to see my favor- ite albums and singles make the “best of 2013.” I was surprised that John Fogerty’s record placed as high as it did, knowing how much you guys are into hip new music. Tom Peterson, via the Internet Exposing the NSA 10 | Rolling Stone | rollingstone.com January 30, 2014