August 8, 2008 – Taking a break from the heat at the Lollapalooza festival last weekend (Aug. 1-3), SPIN.com's Peter Gaston sits down in the cool Eastsport Café to chat with Tiny Masters of Today's brother and sister team, fourteen-year-old Ivan and twelve-year-old Ada, plus their drummer and MisShapes staple Jackson Pollis. Watch the complete video below, in which the trio chew the fat on staying hydrated and divulge youthful perspectives of George W., and afterwards don't forget to check out Spin Editor Doug Brod's blog wrap-ups from all three days of the event.

August 7, 2008 – This past weekend (Aug. 1-3), throngs of fans flocked to Chicago, IL's Grant Park for the mighty Lollapalooza festival, where they were able to catch top-notch sets by bands such as Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Wilco, Kanye West, Rage Against the Machine, and many more. And while the heat blistered outside, SPIN.com lounged in the cool Eastsport Cafe with Georgia-bred producer and SPIN.com Hot Pursuit judge Butch Walker and his sometime collaborator, Marnie Herald. Watch video of the pair -- who often perform under the apt Butch & Marnie moniker -- shooting the breeze about "shit" bloggers, ridiculous Starbucks uniforms, and more before saddling up and strutting through "Sweet Baby," a poignant, countrified ditty highlighted by Herald's soft vocals.

August 7, 2008 – This past weekend (Aug. 1-3), die-hard music fans perspired in unison under the sun at Chicago, IL's Grant Park during the mighty Lollapalooza festival, soaking up top-notch sets from the likes of Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Wilco, Kanye West, Rage Against the Machine, and many others. And during the festivities, SPIN.com's Peter Gaston chilled with Morgan Quaintance of UK electro-rockers Does It Offend You, Yeah? briefly to chat with the co-vocalist about living life through film, subsisting off jerky and Mountain Dew, and the band's upcoming tour with Nine Inch Nails (not to mention Trent Reznor's muscles). Watch the complete video interview below, and don't forget to check out Spin Editor Doug Brod's blog wrap-ups from all three days of the event. Now Watch This: SPIN.com interview with Does It Offend You, Yeah?

August 7, 2008 – This past weekend (Aug. 1-3), throngs of fans gathered at Chicago, IL's Grant Park for the mighty Lollapalooza festival, where they were able to catch top-notch sets by bands such as Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Wilco, Kanye West, and Rage Against the Machine, among others. Amidst the musical barrage, SPIN.com lounged in the Eastsport Cafe with the National's deep-voiced frontman Matt Berninger. Check out video of the vocalist chatting about performing in Central Park, the band's future plans, the beauty of Scandinavians, and much more. And don't forget to check out Spin Editor Doug Brod's blog wrap-ups from all three days of the event!

August 7, 2008 – Only seven months after dropping their debut full-length, Hold On Now, Youngster..., scrappy indie rockers Los Campesinos! have revealed plans to release a follow-up dubbed We Are Beautiful, We AreDoomed, out Nov. 11 via Arts & Crafts. And if their debut is an indication, the septet's second entry of 2008 is sure to be packed with more post-modern pop songs, and according to the band, is far from an attempt to cash in. "This is no b-sides, rarities or 'songs that weren't good enough to be on the album cobbled together with some remixes and field recordings' collection. It's all new tracks that none of you have ever heard before," Los Campesinos! wrote on their official website. The fresh tunes were cut in Seattle following the band's North American spring tour, with the sessions helmed by producer John Goodmanson (Sleater-Kinney, Blonde Redhead) over the span of only two weeks.

August 4, 2008 – Thomas Kelly Webb made the jump from Kansas City to Brooklyn in search of musical opportunity, and now the success he has found and cultivated will lead him back across the country for his first U.S. tour, with exact stops available below. Kicking off just after the release of Webb's upcoming LP Ancestor, out Sep. 2 through Kemado, Seattle serves as square one for the ocean-to-ocean trek, which will wrap up two weeks later at New York's Bowery Ballroom.

August 4, 2008 – What? Just when you thought the Brothers Thorton couldn't find any more puns or variations on the word "kilo," Clipse's Pusha T and Malice bring in reinforcements -- the imposing Ab-Live and baritone spitter Sandman-- for 'Clipse Presents: Re-Up Gang', out Aug. 5. Remixing various verses from the 'We Got It 4 Cheap: Vol. 3' free mixtape and adding a host of new tracks, the fresh set ditches the minimalist beats of longtime collaborators the Neptunes in favor of flashy, synth-heavy tracks like the Scott Storch production "Fast Life," the group's trashiest song yet and most marketable cut since "Grindin." Elsewhere, notably on "Re-Up Gang Intro," Pusha takes deliberate takes shots at Lil Wayne, bravely lashing out at the year's biggest rap star. Who?

August 1, 2008 – What? While his other band, emo-prog wizards Circa Survive, take a brief break, fire-piped frontman Anthony Green turns down the heat, reducing his voice to a heavenly, high-noted whimper on his first solo album, Avalon, due Aug. 5. Named for the New Jersey city it was cut in, the album -- a set comprising both new tunes and others dating back to high school -- features the likes of "Devils Song (This Feels Like a Nightmare)," an ode to "meaninglessness," the quest for numbness "Drug Dealer," and the requisite "chick" song, "Dear Child (I've Been Dying To Reach You)" -- all of which Green has shared with SPIN.com in various incarnations. Who? First making his name as the chord-shredding vocalist of underground scenester sensations Saosin, Green then joined forces with members of his post-hardcore contemporaries to conjure a more spacey, progressive project they dubbed Circa Survive.

July 31, 2008 – On Sunday, July 20, throngs of music-hungry fans converged on Los Angeles' Gibson Ampitheatre for Download 2008 to have their craving satiated by sets from Tapes N' Tapes, Datarock, Ghostland Observatory, Gang of Four, and the Jesus and Mary Chain, among others. SPIN.com's Peter Gaston sat down with indie rock's favorite husband-and-wife duo Mates of State; watch video of Peter chatting with the pair in front of a live audience about being Ira Glass's house band, bringing two kids on the road, and living in Connecticut among the nine-to-five set. The band even agreed to brave the spontaneity and take questions from the crowd on art and marijuana. And make sure to stay tuned in the coming days as more festival coverage comes your way, this time from Lollapalooza. More on SPIN.com: >>Mates of State, Jesus and Mary Chain, Duke Spirit, and Others Sparkle at Download Fest's L.A.

July 31, 2008 – As we announced on Tuesday, the time has finally come to unveil the winner of the Hot Pursuit contest (presented by Spin, Hennessy, and Music Nation). We've heard from some of the nation's most talented, hungry bands, all of whom have competed for a record deal in battle overseen by celebrity judges like songwriter Butch Walker, Peter Bjorn & John's Peter Moren, the Dresden Dolls' Amanda Palmer, comedian Michael Showalter, and Spin Editor Doug Brod. And without further ado, SPIN.com is proud to announce the 2008 Hot Pursuit winner: Rantings of Eva. The Atlanta, GA-based outfit have toughed it in the local scene for six years, building a name for themselves on the merits of their shimmering, buoyant alt-rock.