Video: Rivers Cuomo's L.A. Weezer-Fest!

Watch the Weezer frontman talk to SPIN.com and jam with 100 fans on classic songs.
Rivers Cuomo

To celebrate the release of his second collection of demos, B-sides, and obscure tunes, Alone II, Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo spent two and half hours Tuesday night playing new songs -- and Weezer classics -- with a hundred fans at Long Beach, CA, record store Fingerprints.

GNR's Hollywood Album Release Party

What if you released a record after a 15-year wait and nobody showed up? SPIN.com's intrepid Axl fan Ben Lashes investigates.
Ben Lashes

Sunday morning, Guns N' Roses fans' undying dedication to their holy grail, Chinese Democracy, was rewarded when the album -- after 15 years and countless delays and doubtful bets -- finally ar

Red Carpet: Jay-Z Reopens the Hollywood Palladium!

SPIN.com's intrepid video guy Ben Lashes walks the walk with Heroes' Hayden Panettiere, Big Boy, Cypress Hill, and yummy marshmallow pizza. It's funny stuff.

After undergoing a major remodel, Hollywood's historic Palladium Theatre reopened with a bang last Wednesday night -- thanks to an enthralling performance from Jay-Z and DJ AM. A sold-out crowd gathered for the set, which saw the hip-hop mogul and his DJ play for nearly two hours. Read about the show here.

SPIN.com Interviews Slash!

Watch our funny-guy correspondent Ben Lashes -- of Seattle punk act the Lashes -- chat with the hotshot guitarist in Los Angeles.
Slash / Photo courtesy slashonline.com

Guns N' Roses' long-awaited album Chinese Democracy may be finally set for release, but former guitarist Slash has many other things on his mind -- notably, his new book and solo album, Velvet Revolver, and topless waitresses.

Exclusive: Video Footage from the Red Carpet at VH1 Rock Honors' Tribute to the Who

SPIN.com correspondent Ben Lashes made friends (and maybe some enemies) with many of the band members and celebrities present last Saturday night (July 12) at UCLA's Pauley Pavillion to honor the Who for their VH1 special. Watch the hijinks ensue.
Wayne Coyne with his wife, Michelle, on the red carpet

As we reported yesterday, the VH1 Rock Honors gala in celebration of the Who brought out a -- well -- who's who of rock- and-general Hollywood elite.

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