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This week, Thom Yorke and Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea formed a new group, Paramore kicked off their U.S. tour, and Pearl Jam earned their first No. 1 album. Plus, Weezer teamed with Lil Wayne, Grohl/Homme/Jones supergroup Them Crooked Vultures rocked Austin, and much more!

These stories, plus the week's top news, photo galleries, audio/video, and live reviews, below.

While the dashing French first couple -- President Nicolas Sarkozy and his model/singer wife Carla Bruni -- were referred to as the hottest Gallic import in New York City last week, several thousand music fans in Central Park would beg to differ.

Chefs, vintners, and Impressionists may consider success in France the only kind worth having. Rock bands, not so much. But even as teenagers jamming in the basement of singer Thomas Mars' house, Phoenix set their sights on les États-Unis.

Phoenix are on a crusade to impress U.S. music fans -- and it's working!

At Bonnaroo's Budweiser Troo Music Lounge, a little oasis where fans cool off, browse the internet, and have a cold one, up-and-coming acts took the stage for their featured Bonnaroo sets. And in between those sets, SPIN invited bands from around the festival to sit down for interviews with our own Peter Gaston.