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August 2008
Duffy: Girl From the North Country
Life in a wee Welsh village may not seem like ideal preparation for the pressures of breakout retro-pop stardom. But so far, Duffy's handling it better than last year's model.
The Spin Interview: Q-Tip
After Q-Tip transformed hip-hop with A Tribe Called Quest, he endured solo exile and ran the celebrity gauntlet. Will he now be accepted back as an MC elder? He's prepared, regardless. "I take what I do seriously," he says, "But it's a lighthearted seriousness."
D'Angelo: What the Hell Happened?
Thanks to that video, D'Angelo was poised for superstardom, and the R&B renaissance he led was about to change the world. Instead, he fell into a spiral of substance abuse and arrests -- and virtually disappeared. Eight years later, his friends and colleagues reveal where he's been and what it's going to take to bring him back.
My Bloody Valentine: The Opposite of Rock'N'Roll
In 1991, My Bloody Valentine released one of modern rock's most influential albums, then mysteriously imploded trying to surpass it. On the eve of their unlikely resurrection, Simon Reynolds examines the original shoegazers' noisy genius.
Black Kids: The Young and the Reckless
By Tim Chester
Bible-belters turned buzz band Black Kids are spreading a different kind of gospel.
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The queen of indie-rock soul struggles with the real thing.
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When he was so cool that burning out was for losers.
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Alt-rock misfit compensates for past atrocities -- sort of.
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SPIN's Charles Aaron appraises the ambitious rapper's new lovelorn release.
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Formerly boring Beatle side project catches startling spark.
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