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November 2009

The Flaming Lips Are in Complete Control

From their low-fi, high-energy traveling circus to their cockroach like longevity to the hand-lettering of these very words, Wayne Coyne and the Flaming Lips are in complete control of everything they touch.

The SPIN Interview: Julian Casablancas

By David Marchese

For a guy who's personified unflappable cool for a decade, Stroke Julian Casablancas has plenty at stake with his solo debut.

Wale: Mad Decent

By Sean Fennessey

He's a humble, smart, sensitive rapper with a clutch of A-list co-signs. But why is Wale so frustrated?

Bad Company

By Tyler Gray

As black clouds engulf the economy, moonlighting bankers, traders, and hedge fund managers are now finding it harder to rock like hurricanes.

For Pros About to Rock

By Tyler Gray

Meet more corporate bands still workin' for the weekend.

Album Reviews

Julian Casablancas

Phrazes for the Young

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New York's grooviest rocker spiffs up his sound.
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Weezer - Raditude

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Rock's most maddeningly hummable practical joke continues.
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Norah Jones - The Fall

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Don't know why she didn't do this before.
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Shakira - She Wolf

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Latin pop mami down for whatever, wherever.
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Dashboard Confessional - Alter the Ending

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King of emo-folk pain embraces two-state solution.
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Slayer - World Painted Blood

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The godfathers of thrash bleed for you again.
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Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - Xenophanes

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Mars Volta mad scientist edits his experiments.
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Rakim - The Seventh Seal

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Unforgettable MC makes do with forgettable beats.
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The Rakes - Klang

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Stoking nostalgia for the Gang of Four revival.
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Nirvana - Live at Reading

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Ultimate rock gig from ultimate outsider-insiders.
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The King Khan & BBQ Show - Invisible Girl

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Trash-rock hullabaloo with a slurp and a burp.
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Gift of Gab - Escape 2 Mars

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Blackalicious MC stays begrudgingly grounded.
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Jack Johnson - En Concert

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In the European Union, they call him Jacques.
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Florence and the Machine - Lungs

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Flame-haired flamethrower sets alt-rock boys ablaze.
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