Indie Stars Host Unconventional Convention Party
A collective of indie rock royalty, including Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel, Johnathan Rice, Jenny Lewis, and Nada Surf's Matthew Caws, took the stage at Denver's Manifest Hope Gallery last night to support Barack Obama at a party thrown by Moveon.org and Generation Obama during the Democratic National Convention.
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SPIN's Week in Review, August 18-22
It was a busy week in SPIN.com-land, as we deployed our fearless rock'n'roll vagabond Zack on the road with Radiohead; hosted a stream of the entire new LP from Heavy Heavy Low Low; and debuted tracks from the Verve, Mercury Rev, and School of Seven Bells, among others. Check out this week's booty below:
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Wilco, Death Cab for Cutie Open Neil Young's Upcoming Tour
Who? Forward-thinking rocker Neil Young, Seattle indie mainstay Death Cab for Cutie, and psych-country titan Wilco.
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Radiohead, Buzzcocks, My Morning Jacket Featured on 'Choke' Soundtrack
Contrary to internet murmurs earlier this week, Radiohead won't be providing the entire score to the movie adaptation of Choke, a novel by Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk.




