Exclusive Video + Stream: Decemberists on New Song
Click here to hear an unreleased B-side and watch the Portland, OR, singer-songwriter talk about the song's meaning, creation, and history.
By William Goodman 11.14.08 5:35 PM
Decemberists frontman and songwriter Colin Meloy is a man of stories. Among them: "Record Year," a track off his band's new singles collection, Always the Bridesmaid.
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SPIN.com's Best of the Week, November 3-9
Fall Out Boy and Smashing Pumpkins kick off their tours, while the Killers debut new tunes. Plus, 2009 is already looking like an ace year for music.
By Spin Staff 11.08.08 12:17 PM
No doubt about it, this week belonged to newly-minted President-Elect Barack Obama. But that doesn't mean the music world lay dormant: Fall Out Boy, Smashing Pumpkins, and the Decemberists all kicked off their respective U.S. tours, while the Killers treated fans to new tracks in London.
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The Decemberists Debut New Tunes at Tour Opener
With supporting act Loch Lomond in tow, Colin Meloy and Co. kick off their U.S. jaunt in New York City.
By Joe Coscarelli 11.06.08 3:02 PM
Some people are just made for the spotlight. Americans elected one of these people to the Oval Office Tuesday night. Wednesday, 3,000 New Yorkers gathered to support another: Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy, who, along with his merry supporting cast, opened the Portland, OR, band's U.S. tour at Manhattan's Terminal 5 venue.
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The Five Most Notorious Equipment Thefts Since 2005
In light of Iggy and the Stooges having their instruments and equipment lifted from outside their hotel in Canada, SPIN.com takes a look at other unfortunate recent cases of gear-snatching.
By Larry Fitzmaurice 08.06.08 12:24 PM
To quote the title of a Stooges song, this is simply not right. On the morning of Aug. 5, Iggy Pop and his cohorts awoke in Montreal, Canada to find all of their instruments and equipment -- not to mention the truck that was holding the gear -- had been stolen over the night.
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