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  Mark Hoppus' Pick of the Week: Ladyhawke

  November 18, 2009 – When he's not commandeering the stage as the boisterous bassist for SoCal punks Blink-182, Tweeting wisdom to more than 1.4 million followers, or handling album production duties for bands like Motion City Soundtrack and New Found Glory, you'd think Mark Hoppus would turn down the music. Not. …
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  Mark Hoppus' Pick of the Week: fun.

  November 12, 2009 – When he's not commandeering the stage as the boisterous bassist for SoCal punks Blink-182, Tweeting wisdom to more than 1.4 million followers, or handling album production duties for bands like Motion City Soundtrack and New Found Glory, you'd think Mark Hoppus would turn down the music. Not. Possible.In our new series, Hopp on Pop, Hoppus is sharing his favorite up-and-coming acts, culled from his incessant pursuit of all that rocks. …
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  Mark Hoppus' Pick of the Week: Japandroids

  November 4, 2009 – When he's not commandeering the stage as the boisterous bassist for SoCal punks Blink-182, Tweeting wisdom to more than 1.4 million followers, or handling album production duties for bands like Motion City Soundtrack and New Found Glory, you'd think Mark Hoppus would turn down the music. Not. …
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  The Best of Virgin Mobile Freefest

  August 31, 2009 – All summer long, we've been chronicling the best and worst moments of every major music festival, from South by Southwest to Lollapalooza. At Sunday's Virgin Mobile Freefest in Columbia, Maryland, just between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, it was nearly impossible to find a surly crowd or witness a trainwreck set. …
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  Panic! at the Disco Play Secret Acoustic Show

  August 12, 2009 – Last night, at an impromptu gig at a New York City bar, Panic! …
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  WATCH: Angels & Airwaves Preview New Album, Film

  August 3, 2009 – Tom DeLonge may be on tour with Blink-182, but that hasn't stopped him from pursuing slightly loftier ambitions with his other band, the conceptual prog-rock outfit Angels & Airwaves. On Valentine's Day 2010, the band will release their third full-length album, Love, for free (yes, that's right, free), along with an accompanying film of the same name. In a trailer released Friday (watch below), DeLonge speaks about his visions for …
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  3 Best Musician Twitterers of the Week

  July 17, 2009 – Lots of musicians tweet -- but all that Twitters is not gold. That's why you'll want to check out SPIN.com every Friday to see whose tweets we're reading this week -- then update your TweetDeck! (Obligatory Self-Promotion: ...while you're at it be sure to follow @SPINmagazine!) This week's winners: Who: U2360 TOUR (@U2_360tour)Why You Should Follow: Ever wonder what the world looks like from the Edge's point of view? …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week

  June 26, 2009 – In a week when the big news was the death of Michael Jackson, some of music's biggest stars were still making headlines: Chris Brown pled guilty to assaulting Rihanna, Marilyn Manson discussed $200K drug budgets, and Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.Am's entourage exchanged words -- and, allegedly, fists -- with gossip blogger Perez Hilton. …
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  Blink-182, Weezer, Franz Ferdinand Play Free Festival!

  June 24, 2009 – Good news for penny pinchers: this year's installment of the Virgin Mobile Festival is completely free -- and the lineup kicks ass! Blink-182, Weezer, and Franz Ferdinand are scheduled to headline the event, which has been nicknamed the "Virgin FreeFest." The show will go down August 30 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD, just outside the Baltimore and Washington, DC, areas. …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week

  June 13, 2009 – This week, Jay-Z unleashed a new song, "D.O.A.," from his upcoming release, Blueprint 3 -- while the Killers premiered the epic video for Day and Age cut "A Dustland Fairytale."U2's Bono and the Edge talked about their involvement in the much-anticipated Spider-Man musical, while Blink-182 revealed details about their new material for this summer's reunion tour. All these stories, plus the week's top news, photo galleries, editor's blo …
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