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September 2005

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20 Years of SPIN

Hilarious, thoughtful, and often outrageous conversations with 20 musicians, filmmakers, and visionaries who shaped alternative culture.

Q&A: Gavin Rossdale

"I'm envious of who's playing the 10 P.M. slot on the Roskilde [Festival] stage. That's success in my world."

Prime Directives

Four filmmakers share the secrets behind their best-known music videos. No radio stars were harmed in the making of this article.

The Tippin' Point

Operating in isolation for years, Houston hip-hoppers were content to get blasted on cough syrup, sell truckloads of mix tapes, and make major bank on their own. But with local stars breaking out, major labels moving in, and feuds sparking up, will the scene survive or eat itself alive?

Noise

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Breaking Out

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Outside Lands '08: The Black Keys "Set You Free"

Jeff Tweedy, On the Set

Interview with Jeff Tweedy of Wilco at SPIN's May cover shoot.

The Submarines, "1940"

Live from Quiksilver's siteSTAGE at siteLA in Los Angeles. May 2008.

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