Best & Worst from Coachella -- Sunday

The Kills, the Cure, YYYs, Gaslight Anthem, and more -- SPIN recaps all the mayhem in the California desert.
The Kills' Alison Mosshart / The Cure's Robert Smith

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Antony and the Johnsons Kick Off U.S. Tour

The otherworldly crooner covers Beyoncé and much more in Philadelphia. Click here for photos and a review!
Antony and the Johnsons / Photo by Michael Alan Goldberg

Antony and the Johnsons opened their 15-date U.S. tour Monday night at Glenside, PA's Keswick Theater, just outside Philadelphia, with a 90-minute set that featured songs from each of the band's albums, a stunning cover of Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love," and eight of the eleven cuts from their latest record, The Crying Light.

New Albums from A.C. Newman, Matt and Kim, and 6 More

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A.C. Newman

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New Tours: Antony and the Johnsons, Simian Mobile Disco

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antony and the johnsons / simian mobile disco

In preparation for the January 20 release of The Crying Light -- their long-awaited follow-up to 2006's I Am A Bird Now -- Antony and the Johnsons have mapped a month-long North American tour that kicks off February 2 in Glenside, PA.

Antony and the Johnsons, A.C. Newman, No Age Play Noise Pop

Click here to find out which other bands will perform at the San Francisco, CA, festival in February.
Antony and the Johnsons

The 2009 music festival season is already heating up: The initial lineup has been announced for San Francisco's 17th annual Noise Pop event.

SPIN.com's Best of the Week, November 10-16

It was an emotional week: Jay-Z, Obama, Paramore, and more spread the love, while the Sex Pistols and Bloc Party drank the hater-ade. Click here for these stories and more!

It was a baffling week, one filled with plenty of love and hate. For a little help understanding we turned to the stars.

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