Coachella 2008 Photo Gallery
Browse our massive gallery of photos from Coachella 2008, from Aesop Rock to the Verve.
By Spin Staff 05.08.08 2:43 PM
Coachella Exclusive: Metric Debut New Song!
Exclusive: The indie-popsters perform an acoustic version of new tune "Give Me Sympathy," and chat about their forthcoming record, tentatively due this fall.
By Spin Staff 05.02.08 10:37 AM
After a period apart indulging in the proverbial solo projects, Metric reconvened in a Toronto studio earlier this year to being work on the much-anticipated follow up 2005's Live it Out -- and SPIN.com has the first leak: an acoustic rendition of "Give Me Sympathy," as performed by guitarist Jimmy Shaw and vocalist Emily Haines at our Coachella pad.
Poolside at Coachella '08: Stars
Singer/guitarist Amy Millan, also of Broken Social Scene, chats cover tunes, fellow Montreal acts, and plans to return to the studio.
By Spin Staff 05.01.08 4:36 PM
The Montreal music scene, especially surrounding the Arts & Crafts label, has truly become a family affair. And one of the label's highest fliers joining in on the fun -- Stars.
Coachella '08 Reviewed, Day Three: Metric, I'm From Barcelona, Duffy, Stars, Sean Penn
It was a little bit '80s, with Sean Penn ranting and Stars nodding to Phil Collins. But Metric's Emily Haines had all the best punchlines.
By Melissa Goldstein 05.01.08 10:11 AM
Poolside at Coachella '08: Dan Deacon
Wham City's gizmo-tapping savant chats electro pioneers and details his next album, set to feature live instrumentation and arrive this fall.
By Spin Staff 04.30.08 4:51 PM
After a heated Day One performance, Baltimore's resident electro nerd Dan Deacon winds down by lounging on the grass at Spin's desert domicile, exercising his friendly rapport with our Peter Gaston in a lengthy and utterly personal (and hilarious!) video interview.
Poolside at Coachella '08: Black Lips
Atlanta's garage-punk mavens ponder wildest shows, and reveal plans for their forthcoming record -- possibly out by 2008's end!
By Spin Staff 04.30.08 10:36 AM
Before taking the festival stage Friday night (April 25) to rival surfer-cum-musician Jack Johnson's simultaneous set and, um, musical waves, which drummer Joe Bradley jokes could "crash his heart," the rambunctious Southern boys of the Black Lips dropped by to scope out the "front nine" and chat with our Peter Gaston.
