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

  September 26, 2008 – 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. …
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  Best & Worst of NY's All Tomorrow's Parties Festival

  September 23, 2008 – 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 its 1980's decline from fashion. …
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  My Bloody Valentine Reunite in NYC

  September 23, 2008 – 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. …
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  My Bloody Valentine

  September 22, 2008 – 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. …
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  My Bloody Valentine: The Opposite of Rock'N'Roll

  August 5, 2008 – My Bloody Valentine made a lot of noise in America in 1992. Figuratively -- their album Loveless had become a critical sensation -- and literally -- with a spring tour of the U.S. that's been rated as the second loudest in history. "Here in L.A., it's a badge of honor to have been at their show at the Roxy," says Brian Aubert of Silversun Pickups, just one of countless bands influenced by MBV's neo-psychedelic bliss-blast. …
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