Modest Mouse to Release Heath Ledger Video
Plus: Watch concert footage of a new song and get details on the band's upcoming single!
By William Goodman 03.13.09 10:55 AM
Modest Mouse plans to release the music video actor Heath Ledger directed before his death in January 2008, the band's spokesperson tells SPIN.com. The Dark Knight actor helmed the animated clip for "King Rat," a bonus tune off 2007's We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank.
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Listen: Modest Mouse's Tour Mates
Hear Mimicking Birds, the band MM's Isaac Brock handpicked to open all shows!
By Larry Fitzmaurice 01.29.09 8:08 AM
Modest Mouse will hit the road this February on a 12-date U.S. tour -- and they'll be bringing frontman Isaac Brock's latest musical discovery, Mimicking Birds, along for the ride!
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Wilco's Jeff Tweedy Covers Radiohead
Watch Tweedy lead members of Radiohead and Wilco through a rendition of "Fake Plastic Trees."
By Larry Fitzmaurice 01.08.09 2:42 PM
Now here's a supergroup we would love to see perform regularly.
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Wilco, Feist, Obama, and Others Donate Memorabilia
Musicians (plus actors and politicians!) help raise funds for underprivileged children. Click here for auction details!
By Melissa Goldstein 11.04.08 9:37 AM
The 20th anniversary edition of the annual Rock for Kids Rock & Roll Charity Auction (set to take place December 5 at Chicago's Park West) has amassed an unbelievable list of participants who have pledged to donate goods to raise funds for the city's homeless and underprivileged youth.
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End the Trend: The Lumberjack Look!
Is the Brawny paper towel mascot to blame for music's most tired fashion trend? SPIN's Ellen Carpenter investigates.
By Ellen Carpenter 10.08.08 7:32 AM
My friend Emily and I went to see Fleet Foxes play at New York’s Webster Hall on Sunday night. After procuring two Bud Lights (because we’re classy), I came up with a fun drinking game: Every time we saw a guy with a bushy beard, we’d take a gulp; for a bearded guy in buffalo-check flannel, two gulps.
I’m still nursing a hangover.
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The View From Rothbury Festival
Check out snapshots from last weekend's inaugural festival installment in Rothbury, Michigan, featuring sets from Modest Mouse, Snoop Dogg, and many more.
By William Goodman 07.11.08 5:44 PM
Each stateside summer music festival has its own distinct atmosphere: Lollapalooza's bustling Chicago cityscape; Coachella's desert backdrop; and Bonnaroo's southern farmlands to name a few.
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