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  Fitz & the Tantrums, Dale Jr. Jr. + More Hang at ACL

  September 23, 2011 – At Austin City Limits, some 200,000 fans bounced around massive Zilker Park over three days, checking out everyone from the likes of Coldplay to Kanye West to Stevie Wonder to Arcade Fire. The festival's Honda Stage played host to a bevy of buzzed-about acts, and SPIN camped out backstage to catch up with four of them: L.A. soul revivalists Fitz & the Tantrums, Detroit indie popsters Dale Earnhardt Jr. …
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  Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., 'It's a Corporate World' (Quite Scientific)

  June 7, 2011 – "It's a corporate world / I'm a corporation cutting back," sings Joshua Epstein on the zippy title track of this duo's debut, and it's not a bad business plan: With their wacky name, costumes, and synth-spiked pop rife for licensing, they have already caught the ear of major labels looking for a more cooperative MGMT. But when the hooks of their surprisingly humble songcraft dull, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. …
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  PREMIERE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.'s Dreamy Pop

  May 10, 2011 – Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. first showed up on our radar in the fall, when the Detroit indie pop duo made SPIN's list of must-hear bands at CMJ, and, later, they built the buzz at SXSW. Now, the guys are gearing up to drop their debut full-length, It's a Corporate World, on June 7 -- hear "Skeletons" here. LISTEN: Dale Earnhardt Jr. …
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  Best Photos from SXSW: Day 4

  March 20, 2011 –  …
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  Terrific Twitter Trio of the Week: CMJ Edition!

  October 22, 2010 – 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! …
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