Download 2008 Philadelphia: In Pictures
Check out snapshots off Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Sia, the Whigs, Man Man, and many more from last weekend at the final stop of the Download 2008 event.
By William Goodman 08.08.08 3:40 PM
Trekking from festival to festival this summer has certainly been exciting, and last weekend's Download 2008 event in Philadelphia, the closing stop of a three-show journey, was certainly no exception.
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Behind the Scenes at Download 2008 Philadelphia: Sia
Watch SPIN.com's William Goodman chat with the Australian popstress about her upcoming collaboration with Christina Aguilera.
By William Goodman 08.05.08 5:06 PM
With lively sets from the Killers, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, the Whigs, Man Man, and many others, this past weekend at Philadelphia's Download 2008 event was certainly stirring.
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Behind the Scenes at Download 2008 Los Angeles: Yeasayer
VIDEO! Watch SPIN.com's Peter Gaston chat with Yeasayer about battling the heat -- and Q-Tip.
By Kenny Herzog 07.23.08 6:43 PM
This past Sunday, July 20, throngs of music-hungry fans converged on Los Angeles' Gibson Ampitheatre for Download 2008 to have their craving satiated by sets from Tapes N' Tapes, Datarock, Ghostland Observatory, Gang of Four, and the Jesus and Mary Chain, among others.
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Behind the Scenes at Download 2008 Los Angeles: De Novo Dahl
VIDEO! Watch SPIN.com's Peter Gaston chat with De Novo Dahl about costume dry-cleaning woes and getting in trouble with other bands' mothers.
By Larry Fitzmaurice 07.23.08 2:20 PM
This past Sunday, July 20, throngs of music-hungry fans converged on Los Angeles' Gibson Ampitheatre for Download 2008 to have their craving satiated by sets from Tapes N' Tapes, Datarock, Ghostland Observatory, Gang of Four, and the Jesus and Mary Chain, among others.
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Behind the Scenes at Download 2008 San Francisco: Natalie Portman's Shaved Head
VIDEO! Watch SPIN.com's Peter Gaston chat with Natalie Portman's Shaved Head about the release of their debut album -- and the perils of having such a strange band name.
By Larry Fitzmaurice 07.23.08 1:25 PM
This past Saturday, July 19, throngs of music-hungry fans converged on San Francisco, CA's Shoreline Ampitheatre for Download 2008 to have their craving satiated by sets from Yeasayer, Cut Copy, MuteMath, Gang of Four, and the Jesus and Mary Chain, among others.
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Behind the Scenes at Download 2008 San Francisco: Cut Copy
VIDEO! Watch SPIN.com's Peter Gaston chat with Cut Copy about touring in America and dance music's popularity in Australia.
By Larry Fitzmaurice 07.23.08 12:10 PM
This past Saturday, July 19, throngs of music-hungry fans converged on San Francisco, CA's Shoreline Ampitheatre for Download 2008 to have their craving satiated by sets from Yeasayer, Cut Copy, MuteMath, Gang of Four, and the Jesus and Mary Chain, among others.
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Behind the Scenes at Download 2008 San Francisco: Gang of Four
VIDEO! Watch SPIN.com's Peter Gaston chat with Gang of Four's Jon King and Andy Gill about the legendary post-punk band's forthcoming new material.
By Larry Fitzmaurice 07.22.08 5:45 PM
This past Saturday, July 19, throngs of music-hungry fans converged on San Francisco, CA's Shoreline Ampitheatre for the 2008 Download Festival to have their craving satiated by sets from Yeasayer, Cut Copy, MuteMath, Gang of Four, and the Jesus and Mary Chain, among others.
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Gang of Four Cap Off Splendid Saturday at Download 2008
The post-punk legends topped off a remarkable day -- and night -- that featured performances from the Jesus and Mary Chain, Yeasayer, M83, and many more.
By GARY MOSKOWITZ 07.21.08 5:32 PM
For about 10 hours last Saturday (July 19), more than 20 bands and a handful of stand-up comics performed for several thousand Bay Area music fans at Download 2008's San Francisco stopover. The result was a telling mash-up of what music fans are listening to as 2008 hits its mid-point.
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Mates of State, Jesus and Mary Chain, Duke Spirit, and Others Sparkle at Download Fest's L.A. Date
The poppy duo Mates of State were among many highlights during Download's second-day stop in L.A., which also saw Datarock and the Duke Spirit, among others, deliver show-stopping performances.
By DAN MACINTOSH 07.21.08 5:22 PM
Two guys were talking in the Gibson Amphitheatre men’s room around 4:00 P.M. during last night's (July 20) L.A. stop of the three-city Download Festival. One said to the other, “I’ve been to a lot of festivals, dude, and this is one weird festival!
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Download 2008: In Pictures
Everyone from Gang of Four to Yeasayer wowed the crowd at San Francisco's Shoreline Ampitheatre last Saturday night for the first stop of Download 2008, and SPIN.com was backstage snapping some intimate portraits of all the artists.
By Kenny Herzog 07.21.08 1:38 PM
To whet your appetite for our extended coverage of this past weekend's (July 19-20) Download 2008, which we will be posting throughout the day, SPIN.com has put together this gallery of exclusive behind-the-scenes images of Datarock, M83, Yeasayer, and several other acts that supported headliners the Jesus and Mary Chain and Gang of Four.
