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#sonictruth: 90 Wildly Speculative Digressions On Why Yuck Might Be the Greatest Band of the '90s
Dec 13, 2011The best band of the '90s did not really exist until 2011Read More
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SPIN Lists
SPIN's 20 Best Songs of 2011
Dec 9, 2011Look! We made you an awesome mixtape! Featuring M83, the Rapture, and, of course, Adele.Read More
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SPIN Lists
SPIN's 20 Best Songs of the Summer
Sep 12, 2011SPIN's Charles Aaron makes a mixtape to help you transcend the dog days that time forgot.Read More
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Video
Skrillex Premieres Mind-Blowing New Video
Aug 19, 2011Electronic whiz kid's clip for "First of the Year (Equinox)" finds a clever tyke getting the upper hand on a would-be predator.Read More
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Girls, 'Father, Son, Holy Ghost'
Aug 13, 2011Perfectly Maybe: Girls write the songs that make the whole world codependent Read More
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It Happened Last Night
Robyn Leads a Bonnaroo Lovefest on Her B-Day
Jun 13, 2011The Swedish pixie ramps up the energy and wins hearts on the fest's final day.Read More
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It Happened Last Night
Wiz Khalifa Gets High on... (Music?) at Bonnaroo
Jun 12, 2011The MC's set walks the musical line between innovation and self-parody.Read More
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It Happened Last Night
My Morning Jacket Deliver Brilliant Bonnaroo Set
Jun 11, 2011The Kentucky rockers deliver both substance and style as Friday night headliners at the Tennessee fest.Read More
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Urge Overkill, 'Rock & Roll Submarine'
May 10, 2011Dark lords of Guyville benevolently spook kids Read More
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Festival
'Mess With Texas' Megashow Helps Close out SXSW
Mar 20, 2011A spate of bands including indie oldies the Dead MIlkmen and newbie goths Esben and the Witch give it up for free.Read More
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Festival
SXSW's Best Foxy Girl Group: Puro Instinct
Mar 19, 2011L.A.'s Kaplan sisters infatuate with a retro sound that might lead to a big future.Read More
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It Happened Last Night
The Strokes Cause Fireworks at Free SXSW Show
Mar 18, 2011The band that redefined downtown cool plays it like they mean it — because now they do.Read More
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MP3
LISTEN: 10 Post-Dubstep Artists Who Matter
Mar 14, 2011SPIN music editor Charles Aaron offers his guide to the singer-songwriters who are pushing the genre forward.Read More
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Kurt Vile, 'Smoke Ring for My Halo'
Mar 8, 2011Like The Threepenny Opera in a Wawa parking lotRead More
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Joell Ortiz, 'Free Agent'
Feb 22, 2011No hits, but he probably deserves a ghetto PulitzerRead More
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