Radiohead, Wilco Members on Neil Finn's New Record

The Crowded House frontman taps an impressive crew of collaborators. Click here to see more!
Neil Finn / Jeff Tweedy

Sheesh, and we thought Fat Boy Slim mastermind Norman Cook had a few friends!

SPIN.com's Best of the Week, November 3-9

Fall Out Boy and Smashing Pumpkins kick off their tours, while the Killers debut new tunes. Plus, 2009 is already looking like an ace year for music.
Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz (Photo: Tim Bugbee) / Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan (Photo: Jeff Niesel)

No doubt about it, this week belonged to newly-minted President-Elect Barack Obama. But that doesn't mean the music world lay dormant: Fall Out Boy, Smashing Pumpkins, and the Decemberists all kicked off their respective U.S. tours, while the Killers treated fans to new tracks in London.

Oasis' Noel Gallagher Disses Radiohead

Surprise, surprise -- the feisty Britpop deity has a few choice words for Thom Yorke and the gang. Click here for details!
Oasis' Noel Gallagher / Radiohead's Thom Yorke

Considering his not-so-nice comments in SPIN's October issue, it's safe to assume that Oasis' Noel Gallagher isn't exactly Radiohead's biggest fan. And now, after constant comparisons to the art-rock titans, the singer/songwriter is lashing out once again -- with the band's sound in his crosshairs.

Thom Yorke Celebrates Obama with Free Song

Click here to listen to the Radiohead frontman's remix of "Harrowdown Hill."
Barack Obama / Thom Yorke

Pleased by the hopeful political promise of Barack Obama's Presidential victory, Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has offered a new remix of "Harrowdown Hill" -- a song off his 2006 solo record The Eraser -- via the band's official website. (To hear the track, click on the file in the November 5 blog post.)

How I Got Hooked on 'Twilight'

One woman's uneasy confession about the teen vampire novel that's about to become a blockbuster movie, by SPIN's Phoebe Reilly.
Twilight Cast

So I might have read Twilight.

Okay, I couldn't put it down and I'm not exactly sure why because the writing is atrocious. I could find excuses -- I was sick last weekend, I regretted having prematurely scoffed at Harry Potter -- but something about this book is appealing even when it shouldn't be.

SPIN.com's Best of the Week, October 13-19

Read about Oasis, Feist, MGMT, Against Me! and more in our NEW EDITORS' BLOG. Plus: Check out the week's top stories and reviews!
Feist, Against Me!, MGMT and Oasis

This week we launched an all-new daily feature on SPIN.com -- an opinionated (and humorous) editors' blog. And SPIN editors certainly had a lot on their minds: Against Me!'s live performance, Feist's influence on childrens' musical tastes, Oasis' staying power, MGMT's seriousness (of lack thereof), and more -- but thankfully, Joe the Plumber isn't included.

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