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  EXCLUSIVE: Anti-Flag, P.O.S. Team as Wharf Rats

  March 11, 2011 – When bands tour the country each year in the punk rock bacchanal that is Warped Tour, many party hard and BBQ even harder. …
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  EXCLUSIVE: Rapper P.O.S. Freestyles at SPIN

  May 12, 2010 – We've invited dozens of performers to join us for stripped down performances over the years, but since "unplugged" doesn't exactly translate to hip-hop, only a few brave souls have attempted to make it happen. P.O.S. has risen to the challenge -- twice. …
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  Pearl Jam, Gaga, Green Day Win SPIN Readers' Poll

  January 7, 2010 – SPIN cover stars Pearl Jam scored big in SPIN.com's 2009 Readers Poll, taking top honors in four of the poll's 11 categories, including Artist of the Year and Album of the Year, while Lady Gaga won for Best New Artist and Video of the Year ("Bad Romance"). Beloved Bay Area punks Green Day were this year's bridesmaids: They finished second to Pearl Jam in three categories -- Best Live Artist, Album of the Year, Song of the Year ("21 Gun …
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  10 Best Albums You Might Have Missed in 2009

  December 7, 2009 – When we painstakingly compile our annual Best Albums list, there are always a few outliers, albums that we loved deeply but, for one reason or another, didn't find a spot in the top 40. It's music that we blasted from our cubicles, sought out at club shows, and dropped onto playlists for pals, that didn't necessarily permeate the popular consciousness, or score career-changing syncs in car commercials. …
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  40 Hot Performances & Interviews from SXSW!

  March 25, 2009 – By now, you've probably checked out our photo gallery of the best concert photos from this past weekend's SXSW -- but what about our video coverage, featuring exclusive interviews and performances? Over the four-day music conference in Austin, TX, we corralled some of the weekend's hottest acts for acoustic sets -- and for interviews with intrepid guest reporter, John Norris. The result? …
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  SXSW '09 Pick: P.O.S.

  March 9, 2009 – Minneapolis rap sensation P.O.S.' rhymes are perfectly polished, making him a must-see artist at this month's South by Southwest music conference. But his just-released music video for "Optimist," off just-released Never Better (Rhymesayers/Doomtree), rocks an innovative animated look that Michel Gondry would be proud of. Hear that hollow, clapping beat at the beginning of the video? That's P.O.S. …
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  Get 5 MP3s of SPIN-Approved SXSW Bands for Two Bucks!

  February 27, 2009 – The South by Southwest Music Conference is set for March 18-22 in Austin, TX -- and online music store Lala has asked SPIN.com to point out a few of the bands on our radar for this year's fest!Check out our selections below, and click here to download a 5-track sampler of tracks from our top picks -- for only $2! The Pains of Being Pure at HeartHometown: New York, NYWhy we picked them: Winsome indie-pop that's impossible to deny, wrapp …
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  Twin Cities Bands Rock for Obama

  August 28, 2008 – The combination of politics and music in '08 certainly has a notable pulling power; it seems nearly every young, Democratic-leaning person in the Twin Cities came out to the Turf Club last night to support Barack Obama on the eve of the Republican National Convention, which happens here next week. Josh Grier and Jeremy Hanson of Tapes 'n Tapes opened the show (as "Tape n' Tape," Grier cracked), playing pared down but powerful material  …
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