How They Became... Hot Chip
Joe Goddard of the Brit dance-poppers shares the story behind the band's name.
By David Marchese 02.08.10 5:23 AM
Welcome to the new weekly SPIN.com feature "Name That Band!" in which we get the inside stories behind the mysterious monikers of some of our favorite artists. (See past episodes of Name That Band! here.)
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How He Became… Lightspeed Champion
Devonte Hynes shares the story behind his name.
By David Marchese 02.02.10 8:55 AM
Welcome to the new weekly SPIN.com feature "Name That Band" in which we get the inside stories behind the mysterious monikers of some of our favorite artists. (See previous stories in the series.)
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Grammy Secrets Revealed!
A Grammy insider explains the reasons behind some of this year's WTF? nominations.
By David Marchese 01.28.10 3:03 PM
Why isn't 2009's freakiest breakout star nominated as a best new artist? Who decides whether or not an album is "Americana" or "Contemporary Folk?" How the heck are Hall & Oates nominated in the same category as MGMT? To help answer these, and other Grammy-nom related questions, we turned to Bill Freimuth, the Recording Academy's Vice President of Awards.
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Q&A: Lamb of God's Chris Adler
The drummer for the Grammy-nominated metal monsters talks award shows, touring with Metallica, and what's next for the band.
By David Marchese 01.27.10 8:55 AM
Lamb of God had a killer year in 2009. Wrath, the Richmond, Virginia, band's sixth album, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Top 200 when it was released last February, a triumph the quintet consolidated with a long run as the opening act on Metallica's tour.
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Priestess, 'Prior to the Fire' (Tee Pee)
Don't let what happened to Anvil happen to them.
By David Marchese 01.25.10 3:27 PM
After 2006's acclaimed debut, Hello Master, this Montreal metal foursome had to cut through a mass of red tape before Fire, their long-gestating follow-up, could get a U.S. release date. Someone should be fired for the delay, because this baby burns. Whether it's galloping epics ("The Gem") or thrashy revenge fantasies ("Ladykiller"), the band proves awesomely adept
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How They Became… Frightened Rabbit
Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit shares the story behind his band's name.
By David Marchese 01.25.10 8:45 AM
Welcome to the new weekly SPIN.com feature "Name That Band" in which we get the inside stories behind the mysterious monikers of some of our favorite artists.
This week: Scottish indie-rockers Frightened Rabbit.
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