Daft Punk Star in New 'DJ Hero' Video Game
Next month, French electro duo Daft Punk will join the likes of Black Eyed Peas and 50 Cent as characters in Activision's forthcoming DJ Hero video game, giving turntable enthusiasts and gamers alike the option to manipulate avatars of the iconic, tripped-out robot-masked duo while virtually remixing a variety of their tracks.
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SPIN.com's Best of the Week
We've showered up, washed the mud out of our shoes, and properly detoxed -- yep, this year's Bonnaroo Music and Arts festival is a wrap. We saw great sets from MGMT, Bruce Springsteen, Phish, NIN, Phoenix, and many others. Wax nostalgic with us and check out our Bonnaroo 2009 recap, plus the week's top news, audio/video, and reviews, below.
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Watch: Daft Punk's Head-Banger Video
We know what you're thinking: A Daft Punk-produced music video? Roll out the laser pyramid and bring on the tricked-out robot gear!
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SPIN.com's Best of the Week: January 19-25
This week the music world caught a powerful case of Obamamania. Arcade Fire rocked a party for the President's staff, Daft Punk and Will.i.Am tipped their musical hats (or, in Daft Punk's case, robot helmets) to the Commander in Chief. Even Be Your Own Pet's Jemina Pearl and Animal Collective embraced Obama's message of change.
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New Video: Adam Freeland, Daft Punk Honor Barack Obama
We would have been down for some shiny new Obama-inspired robot costumes from Daft Punk, but we have to admit this is almost as good.




