SPIN.com's Best of the Week

Love is in the air... for most. Plus: Grammy coverage, U2, Green Day, and more!
Ryan Adams, Mandy Moore, Chris Brown, and Rihanna

Leading up to Valentine's Day, love was certainly on tap this past week: Ryan Adams and Mandy Moore got engaged, the Mobius Band gave away a sonic love letter to their fans, and Trail of Dead showed some love to SPIN's new offices with a private performance. Meanwhile, the domestic abuse allegations against Chris Brown have us asking, "Where's the love?"

First Listen: Green Day's '21st Century Breakdown'

We heard six tracks from the band's May release. Click here to find out how they sound!
Green Day

UPDATE: Read the magazine review here.

Green Day Reveal New Album Title, Release Date

The band leak more details about their follow-up to American Idiot.
Green Day

Ever since Green Day started talking about the new power-pop direction they were heading on their much-anticipated follow-up to 2004's American Idiot, we've been dying for more details.

Green Day's Billie Joe Talks New Album

The California punk band is going power pop with their follow-up to American Idiot. Click here for the scoop!
Green Day

The boys of Green Day recently gave fans a quick peek inside the recording process for their yet-to-be titled follow-up to 2004's smash hit American Idiot. Now, bandleader Billie Joe Armstrong offers more details on the long-awaited record -- this time without the obscene hand gestures.

Goodbye, 'TRL' -- We'll Miss You!

After more than 2,000 episodes, the end of MTV's live music show is really something to scream about, says SPIN.com's Peter Gaston.
carson daly

My first year of professional life in New York was spent on the 32nd floor of Times Square's Bertelsmann Building, the one that houses the gigantic Virgin Megastore just across the street from MTV's studios at 1515 Broadway.

Hey, Look at Me! Morrissey, Rufus, Green Day, and More

A new SPIN.com feature in which we stop praising musicians -- and let them do it themselves.
Morrissey and Rufus Wainright

In a special segment I'm calling "Hey, Look At Me!" we round up the artists who, this week at least, appear to have the healthiest self-esteem.

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