The Best of Virgin Mobile Freefest

SPIN editors review the Maryland shindig, from Blink-182 and Weezer to Franz Ferdinand and Taking Back Sunday!
Mark Hoppus / Photos by Rebecca Smeyne

Stars Sing to Save Children's Lives

SPIN's Abigail Everdell on War Child's Heroes, a collection of classic songs covered by today's top artists.
Bob Dylan and Beck

Beck, Lily Allen, TV on the Radio Cover Rock Legends

See who Bob Dylan, U2, Bruce Springsteen, and Stevie Wonder picked to rerecord their famous songs
Beck / Lily Allen / TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe

File this one under "awesome idea combined with a great cause." The War Child International charity, which provides aid to children in war-torn countries like Iraq and Afghanistan, recently asked 16 legendary musicians, including Bob Dylan, David Bowie, and Bruce Springsteen, to choose a song from their catalogue and a contempo

Vampire Weekend, Hold Steady, and More Take Over Seattle

The Pac Northwest music hub's annual Capitol Hill Block Party was a neighborhood-sized success.
Champagne Champagne / Photo by Alex Crick

A massive crowd of Seattle scenesters clogged the arteries of the main drag of one of the city’s most eclectic neighborhoods to celebrate the Capitol Hill Block Party this past weekend (July 25 – 26).

Hold Steady

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Hold Steady / Photo by Judson Baker
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