Between sessions producing new tunes for the likes Slash and Amy Winehouse, sought after knob-twister Mark Ronson worked his magic on this soulful remix of Maroon 5's "Wake Up Call," off the band's new album, Call and Response: The Remix Album, due Dec. 9.

Mark Ronson is set to be the next Kevin Bacon. And by that we mean, pretty soon the producer extraordinaire will be connected to everybody -- you know, through at most six steps.

What? Specializing in chant-alongs that question the social mentality of chant-alongs, the Kaiser Chiefs have made a name for themselves peddling Britpop 2.0 to fans on both sides of the pond.

"Unity in Diversity" read the passage hovering above Mark Ronson as he hit the stage at Chicago's House of Blues early Friday morning (Aug. 1) to rock the official Lollapalooza kick-off party, presented by Spin, Bud Light, 93XRT, and C3. And there couldn't have been a more accurate description for the soul-funk white boy with a hard-on for trumpets. Hitting the stage after 1 A.M.

SPIN.com is packing up its festival bags once again this weekend for one of summer's biggest weekends: Lollapalooza, in Chicago's gorgeous Grant Park. With headline sets from the likes of Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Rage Against the Machine, Wilco, and Kanye West, Lolla lacks little in star power, and we're unleashing our hounds accordingly.