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Trent Reznor / PHOTO BY Ian Witlen
Trent Reznor / PHOTO BY Ian Witlen

We've showered up, washed the mud out of our shoes, and properly detoxed -- yep, this year's Bonnaroo Music and Arts festival is a wrap. We saw great sets from MGMT, Bruce Springsteen, Phish, NIN, Phoenix, and many others. Wax nostalgic with us and check out our Bonnaroo 2009 recap, plus the week's top news, audio/video, and reviews, below.

TOP STORIES:



SPIN editors count down the highlights from the Tennessee fest. Click here to find out who made the list! Read >>

PLUS:
  • MGMT's Crowning Moment: Bonnaroo Headliners Read >>
  • Bruce Springsteen Triumphs at Bonnaroo Read >>
  • Phish Treat Bonnaroo to a Three-Hour Extravaganza! Read >>
  • The Best of Bonnaroo 2009 Read >>
NEWS:



The rapper and his collective plan to head into the studio together for the first time in five years. Read >>

PLUS:
  • Lil' Wayne Announces Summer Tour Read >>
  • Wayne Coyne on Recording New Lips Album: "It's Hard!" Read >>
  • Yusuf Islam to Coldplay: I Forgive You Read >>
  • Devo to Collaborate with LCD Soundsystem Frontman Read >>
AUDIO/VIDEO:




Everest, the Low Anthem, Alberta Cross & three more acts play unplugged at SPIN's festival campsite. Read >>

PLUS:
  • Exclusive: Live Video from Cool Band, Dredg Read >>
  • Listen: New Modest Mouse Song Read >>
  • Watch: Animal Collective's New Video Read >>
  • Watch: Daft Punk's Head-Banger Video Read >>
REVIEWS:




The long wait continues for a rap-rock dream team. Read >>

PLUS:
  • Major Lazer, 'Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do' (Downtown) Read >>
  • Ha Ha Tonka, 'Novel Sounds of the Nouveau South' (Bloodshot) Read >>