What? When nine Staten Island, NY, rebels united in the name of hip-hop and brotherhood in 1992, a new musical dynasty descended on the music world. From Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) to the death of the ever-eccentric group's linchpin Ol' Dirty Bastard, the collective has weathered ups and downs, and unity and division too many times to count.

When SPIN.com debuted "Atomic Heels," the single off New York psych- and prog-rock trio the Secret Machines' new record, the sonically adventurous track cried out for an equally bold video. And now it's finally here.

Australian singer/songwriter Ben Lee will release his seventh record, The Rebirth of Venus, on Feb. 10, 2009. But, dear fans, you don't have to wait three months to hear the album's lead single -- it's available below!

Some people are just made for the spotlight. Americans elected one of these people to the Oval Office Tuesday night. Wednesday, 3,000 New Yorkers gathered to support another: Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy, who, along with his merry supporting cast, opened the Portland, OR, band's U.S. tour at Manhattan's Terminal 5 venue.

Guitar-driven power ballad? Check. Nostalgia-inducing backstage footage? Check. Sweeping aerial shots? Check. Barroom bonding and semi-sappy lyrics?

What? While Avril Lavigne flip-flopped between punk grrrl and touchy balladeer, Christina Aguilera got "Dirrty" before going classy, and Britney just went straight crazy, in-your-face, Pink has stayed the course.