December 20, 2010 – Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance" Directed by Francis Lawrence Oh, decadence: so 1999. Let's welcome its brief return in this big-budget, fetishistic vision -- which also serves as an important reminder that mind-bogglingly absurd outfits happen everywhere, not just in Japan. Death Cab for Cutie, "Little Bribes" Directed by Ross Ching Death Cab for Cutie - Little Bribes from Ross Ching on Vimeo. Using rocks, Post-Its, and, best of all, melted cheese, an inventive fan spells out the lyrics to Gibbard and Co.'s song -- a far more advisable expression of devotion than, say, tattooing the words to "Transatlanticism" on your torso. The xx, "Crystalised" Directed by Alex Flick and Masato Riesser A track so good that it's enough to watch the band stand onstage in the dark while cumulus clouds roll by behind them.

December 14, 2010 – Florence Welch thought she'd be spending much of the year at home. Instead, she toured relentlessly as her record -- and her reputation -- blew up. [Magazine Excerpt] Two days before Halloween, Florence Welch is game for mischief. She's driving through the crowded streets of New Orleans' French Quarter in a borrowed '94 Cadillac containing a gun that isn't registered to anyone currently in the car. Technically, the British songstress' publicist is behind the wheel, though both the vehicle and the firearm belong to C.C. Adcock, a local swamp-rock fixture and True Blood soundtrack contributor who, just moments before, had been helping Welch and her band the Machine record a brassy version of Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away" for an upcoming album tribute to the late singer. As Dr.

November 28, 2010 – The star of this month's All Good Things on the soundtrack to her life. What was the last concert you attended? San Francisco's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. I'd been on the road with Jenny and Johnny for a couple of weeks, so I saw them, Conor Oberst with the Felice Brothers, and Gillian Welch. Do you have a favorite music video? "November Rain." I was a big Guns N' Roses fan when I was seven. My friend who lived across the street had long dark curly hair and I had long blonde hair, so I'd dress up as Axl and she'd be Slash, and we'd rock out in front of the mirror singing "Patience." What was the last song that made you cry? When I'm working, I always listen to music to zone everyone else out.

October 4, 2010 – It's been a busy year for Elisabeth Moss. She costarred in Russell Brand's Get Him to the Greek (released on DVD this week), lived an 11-month marriage to SNL's Fred Armisen and, most important, watched Peggy-her character on the hit series Mad Men-triumphantly succeed as the only woman in the office more interested in a career than canoodling with Don Draper (at least, for now). We caught up with Moss, 28, and asked her to call it: Beatles or Stones? Mad Men recently used "( I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" for a scene. Then, in a later episode, Sally went to a Beatles concert with Don. So, which one do you like better? Beatles, for sure. There's nothing wrong with the Rolling Stones. I'm just more familiar with the Beatles. What was the last concert you went to? It's not really a concert, but I went to [New York's] Blue Note in March with my mom and saw Toots Thielemans.

September 22, 2010 – While in Toronto for last week's film festival, Abigail Breslin got up in front of the audience at the Horshoe Tavern. But the 14-year-old actress wasn't recreating her adorable performance of "Super Freak" from her breakout role in Little Miss Sunshine. Breslin was unveiling a song from her upcoming movie Janie Jones, in which she plays the daughter of a drug-addled rock star. Check out exclusive footage of her performance, accompanied by Gemma Hayes, plus SPIN's Q&A with Breslin, below.The title Janie Jones suggests Breslin's role might relate to the controversy-courting songstress memorialized the Clash song of the same name. And while that's not the case, Breslin does admit that filming the role was a little dangerous: "I learned to play a little guitar and it's really hard because your fingers bleed," she says. "And it's scary to get on stage in front of people.

September 15, 2010 – R&B man, whose new collaborative album with the Roots is out this month, talks about his all-time favorite music. What was the last concert you attended?A few weeks ago, I saw Erykah Badu in Barcelona. It was a really good show. She's got an aura that allows her to take command of the stage. Who comes after Radiohead on your iPod? Rahsaan Patterson, a neo-soul artist who had a moment about ten years ago when all this neo-soul was coming out. At the time, I was looking for inspiration from that genre. Do you remember the first album you bought with your own money? We weren't allowed to have secular music in the house growing up. I was home-schooled, and gospel was the only choice we had. My favorite stuff was Walter Hawkins and John P. Kee. Once my parents divorced, they loosened up. I went to public school, and everyone was into Hi-Five.

September 2, 2010 – What was the last concert you attended? Miike Snow. They came onstage [in L.A.] wearing white masks under a strobe light, and I was like, "Thank you!" I came to see a show and I got a show.Do you have a go-to karaoke song? I always do the Beastie Boys' "Paul Revere." I'm going to sound like a jackass, so I might as well pick a good song and be a cooler jackass.Is there a song that you associate with your first kiss? Modern English's "I Melt With You." I had a crush on a boy I went to school with, and I remember watching Valley Girl and kissing him when I was far too young to be kissing.Who did you idolize as a teenager? I had a real juvenile delinquent thing going on so I was totally into [the Plasmatics'] Wendy O. Williams. She wore weird straps across her boobs and sat on a goddamn car like it was a Sherman tank. Basically, I liked anybody who was misunderstood and angry.

August 19, 2010 – With her provocative look and raw rock sound, Taylor Momsen is heating up the pages of this month's SPIN -- and our video cameras were there as Dan Martensen photographed the Gossip Girl star and Pretty Reckless frontwoman for our exclusive spread. Watch the video below!While on set, we caught Taylor posing for the camera, and asked her to sit down for a short interview, in which she talked about rock'n'roll, and her eye-catching style choices."I dress in a certain fashion that I feel good in, and confident in, and purveys an image that everyone can interpret differently," she said. "But when I put it on, I feel good in it, and that's what matters... My goal isn't to shock."I hope that people can relate to the record," she added.

July 14, 2010 – The object of Michael Cera's affection in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, on the soundtrack to her life. [Full Story] What was the last concert you attended? I went to see Bat for Lashes in Toronto. It was mesmerizing. [Scott Pilgrim director] Edgar Wright had sent me "What's a Girl to Do?" and I became completely obsessed with the video of her on the bike with the boys in bunny costumes. Which of your costars had the best taste in music?Brie Larson and I connected over French pop. She was really into Brigitte Bardot and Serge Gainsbourg, and I had just discovered France Gall. Who would you like to portray in a rock biopic?Fiona Apple. I'm a singer and I'd like to do "Never Is a Promise." What's the first album you bought with your own money?Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill. When I was in fifth grade, I thought I was 17.

July 14, 2010 – On an oppressively humid evening in May, Pretenders frontwoman/vegan restaurant proprietor Chrissie Hynde takes the stage at a cozy SoHo bookstore with 31-year-old singer-songwriter JP Jones. For the first time in three decades, Hynde has formed a new band -- JP, Chrissie & the Fairground Boys -- and tonight's semisecret charity event is one of a series of U.S. shows to promote their debut album, Fidelity (released this month on La Mina/Rocket Science). "I love you Chrissie!" shouts an apparently inebriated female fan. She receives a smile in response, but then loudly demands that legendarily temperamental Hynde reciprocate. "I said, 'Thank you,'?" Hynde snaps.