SPIN.com's Best of the Week, September 22-28.

What we learned this week: Kurt Cobain was a Metallica fan. Ben Folds has plenty of free time. Weezer are talented and quirky. And more.

It's time for the Presidential debates, but here at SPIN.com we're too busy rocking out to argue about politics -- and with a week like this one, who could debate that? We've seen My Bloody Valentine's long-promised reunion, witnessed Weezer's electrifying tour-opener, and heard a sweet tune or two. Check out this week's highlights below.

Best & Worst of NY's All Tomorrow's Parties Festival

Our idiosyncratic SPIN.com Awards honor the stars of noise rock that performed September 19-21 at Kutsher's Country Club, Monticello, New York.
Lightning Bolt / Photo by Taleen Kalenderian

Every fantasy you ever had of exploring the resort hotel from Dirty Dancing, every furtive wish that you'd someday get the chance to say hi to J Mascis face-to-face, and every hope that you could wander through a surreal reality for days sans chemical assistance came to life this weekend at Kutsher's Country Club, the once-thriving Catskills resort that hasn't seen a coat of paint since

My Bloody Valentine Reunite in NYC

Cover your eyes and ears, these Irish noise masters wage war on the senses for fans new and old.
My Bloody Valentine / Photo by Rebecca Smeyne

There's no denying My Bloody Valentine's sheer volume: The reunited shoegazers are easily the loudest band playing today. But the quartet proved Monday night at Manhattan's Roseland Ballroom that, aside from earplugs, there's another accessory necessary to handle their live experience: Sunglasses. In their second U.S.

My Bloody Valentine

After a 16-year absence, the reunited shoegazers finally land stateside to play new U.S. shows.
My Bloody Valentine

What's the Deal? In the 16 years since shoegaze gods My Bloody Valentine graced American shores with perfectionist overdubs of crashing, beautiful noise from one of the most revered albums of the '90s, Loveless, no official new material has been released by the group. But that hasn't stopped the ballooning hype.

My Bloody Valentine: The Opposite of Rock'N'Roll

In 1991, My Bloody Valentine released one of modern rock's most influential albums, then mysteriously imploded trying to surpass it. On the eve of their unlikely resurrection, Simon Reynolds examines the original shoegazers' noisy genius.

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