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  Big Boi, 'Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors' (Purple Ribbon/Def Jam)

  December 11, 2012 – To listen to Big Boi talk about music, you'd think he was auditioning for a midday DJ slot on Sirius XM's adult-alternative hodgepodge the Loft. He's been crowing about his deep and abiding love for Kate Bush for well over a decade now. …
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  Big Boi Goes Synth-Pop With Phantogram on 'Lines'

  November 9, 2012 – Earlier this week, amid another postponement, Big Boi revealed the Jimi Hendrix: Blues-esque cover art for his upcoming second solo album Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors just to let everyone know that the LP is in fact on the way. …
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  5 Things SPIN Learned About Big Boi's 'Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors'

  July 20, 2012 – Thursday afternoon at MSR Studios, just off of Manhattan's Times Square, Big Boi, Sir Lucious Left Foot himself, sidled up to the studio's recording console and cued up some select cuts from his new album, Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors, due out November 13. Flanked by co-producer Chris Carmouche and Phantogram vocalist Sarah Barthel, who delivers hooks on the album, Big Boi said some brief hellos and then got down to business. …
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  Phantogram, 'Nightlife' (Barsuk)

  October 25, 2011 – "This is the future, this is the future," singer-keyboardist Sarah Barthel repeats in a breathy, insistent murmur over a loping drumbeat and Josh Carter's chiming guitar on Nightlife's "Make a Fist." Lots of psych rock can be murky and meandering, just coasting along. But Phantogram drives straight through, with a clear purpose, no rest stops. …
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  First Spin: The Tales Behind Phantogram's 'Nightlife'

  October 24, 2011 – Next Tuesday, Barsuk will release Phantogram's Nightlife EP, the New York electro duo's brief but bold follow-up to last year's Eyelid Movies. Just before their recent show at the Metro in Chicago, Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel tried remembering how each of these six songs was born. (They mostly succeeded. …
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  SPIN's Cool Backstage Artist Portraits

  August 19, 2011 –  …
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  SPIN's Candid Portraits From Lollapalooza

  August 11, 2011 –  …
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  FREE ALBUM: Get SPIN's Mix for Outside Lands

  August 9, 2011 – From August 12-14, San Francisco's Golden Gate Park welcomes the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival, the fast-growing event that delivers a stellar lineup -- and, in typical NoCal fashion, a collection of delicious food and wine vendors. …
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  FREE ALBUM: Get SPIN's Mix for Lollapalooza

  July 25, 2011 – From August 5-7, Chicago's Grant Park plays host to Lollapalooza, the mega-fest which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. …
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  Best & Worst Moments of Coachella: Day 3

  April 18, 2011 – BEST CHEEKBONES, SENIOR DIVISION: DURAN DURANWith their creased smiles, dapper blazers, and overall air of Euro-aristocracy, the gentlemen of Duran Duran have, over the years, morphed from their early '80s image of playboy dandies to 2011, where they could be mistaken for villains in a James Bond movie. …
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