British rock quartet Editors are back with a new album -- and something is missing, glaringly so: guitars.

Iggy Pop has always been a survivor -- even if his rag-tag, 60-year-old physique is showing its mileage.

Michael Jackson isn't the only deceased musical icon who's having a big week.

Two years ago, Against Me! were celebrating the release of SPIN's favorite album of 2007, the excellent New Wave. Last year, they were on the verge of breaking up.

Flint, Michigan, quartet the Swellers aren't the first aspiring rock outfit to try something crazy to land their big break. While they were performing Wednesday at SPIN's NYC office, Swellers frontman Nick Diener revealed how a giant bumper sticker helped his band work their way into the heart of Paramore singer Hayley Williams:

Against Me! have finished recording their new album with producer Butch Vig in Los Angeles -- and it's got a title: White Crosses.