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  Black Lips Fly High in New Clip

  July 15, 2011 – On their latest album Arabia Mountain, garage punks (and SPIN cover stars) Black Lips hired debonair producer Mark Ronson to develop a more polished, sophisticated studio sound. But they're still the same jokers at heart -- as the video for "New Direction" proves. …
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  WATCH: Cults Rock SPIN's Rooftop

  July 13, 2011 – It was a gorgeous summer night when we invited Cults, fronted by the buzzed-about duo of Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion, to play a roofop gig at SPIN's downtown NYC headquarters, as part of the SPINhouse L!ve series, presented by Lacoste L!ve. Now, you too can soak up the seven-song set by one of 2011's breakout acts. …
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  EXCLUSIVE: My Morning Jacket Cover the Muppets

  July 12, 2011 – For the next Muppets movie, Disney has cooked up an ace tribute set titled Muppets: The Green Album, which features top artists like Weezer, Paramore, Andrew Bird, Sondre Lerche, Evanescence's Amy Lee, and others covering classic songs from the Jim Henson songbook (out August 23). …
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  EXCLUSIVE: Mayhem in Atlanta With the Black Lips

  July 11, 2011 – Riding mattresses down the street and lighting guitars on fire may be wild shenanigans for the average Joe. …
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  EXCLUSIVE: Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner Unplugs

  July 6, 2011 – Arctic Monkeys have never been much for acoustic performances, preferring to deliver their taut Brit rock plugged in -- and loud. But at the band's recent cover shoot for SPIN's July issue, frontman Alex Turner stepped to the microphone solo and delivered a spare but stunning take on the title track from his band's fourth album, Suck It And See. …
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  Beirut Set for First U.S. Tour in Four Years

  June 30, 2011 – Globally-influenced indie rockers Beirut, led by New Mexico native Zach Condon, will tour the U.S. around the release of their third studio album, The Rip Tide, which hits stores Aug. …
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  A Perfect Circle Kick Off Six-Week Tour

  June 30, 2011 – Dropping "An Evening With" in front of a band's name is usually a good indicator that there will be no opening acts. There's a slight air of pretension in that prefix as well -- this is going to be a more sophisticated sit-down, less fist-raising kind of a rock show. The fact that A Perfect Circle led off their six-week U.S. …
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  Watch Coldplay's Colorful First Single

  June 29, 2011 – Coldplay are a colorful bunch. The Brit band lit up the music world with the fuchsia-friendly, Sgt. Pepper's-esque paramilitary uniforms designed for their last album, 2008's Viva La Vida, and in their new music video for "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall," the lads haven't lost their touch – the clip is like a spin-art painting come to life. Frontman Chris Martin and Co. …
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  Eminem's Lover Suicide, ft. Sasha Grey

  June 27, 2011 – Word of advice for the ladies: Don't mess with Eminem's heart. He's a tender, emotional, and volatile guy – and you don't want him to get violent, do you? Porn star (and Entourage guest) Sasha Grey doesn't take that advice in the Detroit rapper's new video for "Space Bound," an elegant and dark jam from Em's smash album Recovery. In the clip - filmed in California with director Joseph Kahn (Katy Perry, Dr. …
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  Coldplay Debut Two Gorgeous New Songs

  June 24, 2011 – On Sunday, Coldplay will release an iTunes EP Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall,which will lead with the title track they debutedearlier this month. The three-song set will also be bundled with two new tracks: "Major Minus" and "Moving to Mars," which you can hear here. The songs will also be included on the band's still-untitled fall album, co-produced by Brian Eno, who helmed their 2008 set Viva La Vida. …
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