Maybe it's the fact that recently the names in the news are oldtimers like AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, and Metallica, but lately we've been feeling a bit nostalgic.

It's time for the Presidential debates, but here at SPIN.com we're too busy rocking out to argue about politics -- and with a week like this one, who could debate that? We've seen My Bloody Valentine's long-promised reunion, witnessed Weezer's electrifying tour-opener, and heard a sweet tune or two. Check out this week's highlights below.

"We're the coolest band. Yeah, I said it," boasted a white jumpsuit-clad Rivers Cuomo on the opening night of Weezer's North American tour at Lowell's Tsongas Arena Tuesday night.

It's one thing when the Empire strikes back, but wait till you get a load of Kanye's rebuttal to the Bonnaroo scuttlebutt. But West was just one of may artists who made the week memorable, as you will read below.

Just as frontman Rivers Cuomo hinted in Spin's June cover story, Weezer have embarked on their "Hootenanny Tour," a series of nationwide stops during which devout, guitar-gifted fans -- chosen via YouTube tryouts -- rock out live with Weezer, strumming out both band originals a