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Watch Tegan and Sara Interrogate Ben Lee and Ione Skye

To help launch their SPIN Essential album Heartthrob, Tegan and Sara put some of their famous friends on the hot seat, asking them to dredge up memories of the heatthrobs that defined their childhoods. Today, SPIN brings you the final installment in the interview series as the band launches its tour in New York City and we say farewell to the sisters’ SPIN cover (we’ll be announcing who our next cover star is a little later today).

The group’s final subjects are an appropriate pair, a duo of onetime teen idols who are now married — Aussie musician Ben Lee and actress Ione Skye, whose teenage dreams were a little different. Skye’s obsession: Woody Allen. Lee’s: Mötley Crüe. But did he think they were hot? “I wouldn’t have used the word hot at that stage, but there was probably some homoerotic thing going on,” he laughs.

• Read our January cover story, “No Fear of Heights: Tegan and Sara Aim for the Top.”
• Watch our charming exclusive behind-the-photo-shoot video.
• Flip through “Double Exposure: Outtakes From Tegan and Sara’s SPIN Cover Shoot.”

Tegan and Sara 2013 Tour Dates:
February 19 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
February 20 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
February 22 – Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
February 23 – Guelph, Canada @ Peter Clark Hall, University of Guelph
February 24 – Madison, WI @ Orpheum Theatre
February 26 – Winnipeg, Canada @ MTS Centre
February 28 – Calgary, Canada @ MacEwan Hall
March 1 – Calgary, Canada @ MacEwan Hall
March 3 – Edmonton, Canada @ Shaw Conference Centre
March 4 – Regina, Canada @ Conexus Arts Centre Theatre
March 6 – Minneapolis, Minnesota @ First Avenue
March 7 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin @ Pabst Theater
March 9 – Columbus, Ohio @ LC Pavilion
March 10 – St. Louis, Missouri @ The Pageant
March 11 – Tulsa, Oklahoma @ Cain’s Ballroom
March 15 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Ballroom
April 12 – Indio, CA @ Coachella
April 14 – Tucson, Arizona @ Rialto Theatre
April 19 – Indio, CA @ Coachella
April 25 – Sydney NSW, Australia @ Sydney Opera House
April 27 – Glen Oak NSW, Australia @ Groovin’ The Moo
April 28 – Canberra, Australia @ Groovin’ The Moo
April 30 – Brisbane QLD, Australia @ Tivoli Theatre
May 2 – Melbourne, Australia @ Palais Theatre
May 4 – Bendigo VIC, Australia @ Groovin’ The Moo
May 5 – Townsville, Australia @ Groovin’ The Moo
May 7 – Adelaide SA, Australia @ Thebarton Theatre
May 9 – Perth, Australia @ Metro City
May 11 – Banbury, Australia @ Groovin’ The Moo
July 6 – Toronto, ON @ Donwview Park
July 9 – Cleveland, OH @ Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
July 13 – Rochester, NY @ CMAC
July 16 – Detroit, MI @ Meadow Brook
July 18 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
July 19 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Mann Center
July 20 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
July 22 – New York, NY @ Hudson River Park, Pier 26
August 22 – Denver, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 23 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Salt Air Outside
August 27 – Lake Tahoe, NV @ Lake Tahoe Harvey’s Outdoor Arena
August 28 – Boise, ID @ Idaho Botanical Garden
August 29 – Portland, OR @ Edgefield
September 6 – Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley
September 10 – Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre
September 12 – Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion
September 16 – Tuscaloosa, AL @ Tuscaloosa Amphitheatre
September 18 – Boca Raton, FL @ Mizner Park Amphitheatre
September 19 – Orlando, FL @ UCF Arena
September 22 – Whites Creek, TN @ The Woods at Fontanel
September 24 – Charleston, SC @ Family Circle Cup Stadium
September 25 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater
September 26 – Charlottesville, VA @ nTelos Wireless Pavilion