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  They're Going to #LetBonnerShoot: Indie Rockers' NBA Three-Point Petition Works

  February 8, 2013 – Matt Bonner has yet to take a shot at the Three-Point Shootout during the NBA's All-Star weekend, but indie-rock basketball fans have already won. Bonner will shoot at the league's annual long-ball competition, and that's exactly what the War on Drugs' Dave Hartley, who recently released an album by his Nightlands project, has been asking. …
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  Watch Nightlands' 'Terminator 2'-Like 'I Fell in Love With a Feeling' Video

  January 23, 2013 – Nightlands' Dave Hartley recently showed off his neighborhood of Fishtown (located in northeastern Philadelphia) for a SPIN photo diary, and now the Best New Artist honoree offers a more surreal look at his surroundings via the video for the horn-adorned "I Fell in Love With a Feeling," off his second full-length, Oak Island. …
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  #LetBonnerShoot: Indie Rockers Petition NBA to Give Matt a (Three-Point) Shot

  January 21, 2013 – Almost halfway through the NBA season, San Antonio Spurs center Matt Bonner ranks tied at 122nd for three-pointers made with 30. Considering he is seldom used in coach Gregg Popovich's rotation — Bonner averages just 11 minutes a game — his three-point numbers are impressive, especially for a 6'10" big man. …
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  Nightlands: Dave Hartley's Photographic Love Letter to Philadelphia's Fishtown

  January 21, 2013 –  …
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  Lollapalooza 2012: 10 Best and Worst of Day One

  August 4, 2012 – SPIN's intrepid team has invaded Chicago's Grant Park, attempting to see as many of the 30 essential sets at this year's Lollapalooza as possible while avoiding the twin evils of 21st-century festivals (no, not Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie: bad-attitude bros and foul corndogs). …
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  Phish Noodle Bonnaroo to the Finish Line: 12 Key Sunday Sets

  June 11, 2012 – Bonnaroo has long shed its rep as the patchouliest fest in the land, but its 2012 installment ended with a jam that rivaled ?uestlove's Superjam in length (if not extra-special-guest-star power). …
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  Watch Queen, Polica, the War on Drugs, Ben Kweller Peform on TV Last Night

  April 26, 2012 – Last night brought a veritable smorgasbord of musical performances on television. We've collected them for you in order of each act's experience on the small screen: Poliça were in the unenviable position of having to follow President Obama's Tuesday night "Slow Jam" on Fallon, but knowing what works on an exposed stage helped them nail the quick performance, which marked the Minneapolis trio's TV debut. …
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  See the War on Drugs Launch 'Baby Missiles' With ?uestlove on 'Fallon'

  January 11, 2012 – The War on Drugs' Slave Ambient, feints toward psyched-out obscurity, from its blurry cover art to its similarly blurred production, but it's a collection of all-American rock'n'roll road anthems at heart. …
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  New Albums From the War on Drugs & 4 More

  August 16, 2011 – Here's our take on the albums available online and in record stores Tuesday, August 16: The War on Drugs, Slave AmbientRead Review Jeff Bridges, Jeff BridgesRead Review The Duke & the King , The Duke & the KingRead Review Hercules and Love Affair , Blue SongsRead Review Fool's Gold, Leave No TraceRead Review  …
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  The War on Drugs, 'Slave Ambient' (Secretly Canadian)

  August 16, 2011 – These Philly rockers conjure an ambling drone that conceals real pop hooks ?and allows classic-rock ?colors to seep through. ?Main man Adam Granduciel gets plenty of Dylan comparisons, but Slave Ambient feels like a more back-alley Byrds filtered through a gauzier Spacemen 3 lens. The chugging "Your Love Is Calling My Name" drives that road for six blissful ?minutes. …
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