May 18, 2013 – Can Kanye West ('s ego) get much higher? Not much! Rap-Up is reporting the rapper/producer/pouty Kim Kardashian escort's June 18 album is titled Yeezus.Last week, based on all the information available about 'Ye's record, we placed him at a Holy Trinity-appropriate No. 3 on our list of musicians who have compared themselves to God.What else do we know about the album, West's sixth and the follow-up to 2010's critically adored My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy? The album is dark, Daft Punk appears on it, and everybody says it's going to be awesome. For more info on the record, check out our rundown of rumors and leaks here.Last night, West debuted a fresh track called "New Slaves" by projecting his image on buildings in 66 locations.

May 14, 2013 – Yesterday afternoon, Daft Punk's fourth album began streaming on iTunes a week in advance of its Friday release date. Here, seven SPIN editors give hasty and completely impulsive opinions...How'd we get here? Find out how Daft Punk went from the flop of 2005 to the talk of 2013.Phillip Sherburne The good news: It could have been so much worse. It could have been New Coke, but, at the very least, they managed Cherry Coke — a new(!) improved(?) take on a classic flavor that most people love, generously sweetened. OK, maybe that's not totally true, because do most people really love disco? But then, this isn't really disco, is it?

May 4, 2013 – It's been a year since Adam "MCA" Yauch died at age 47 after a battle with salivary gland cancer. We'll be blasting "B-Boy Bouillabaisse" today as we look back at one of the most remarkable careers in music history.PHOTOS Beastie Boys in Photos: 25 Years of Mad Genius MCA Day: Photos of Brooklyn Celebrating Adam Yauch Park Vintage Ricky Powell Photos From the 'Paul's Boutique' SessionsPLAYLIST MCA, RIP: Hear His Beastie Boys Legacy in 15 TracksMEMORIALS Generation YauchLove & Respect to the End: Santigold, Danny Brown, and More Artists Remember MCASTORIESThe Story of Yo: The Oral History of the Beastie Boys, our September 1998 cover story"Rock Hard": Our original Beasties profile, from our July 1985 issueLicensed to Ill: Crude Stories, the March 1987 cover, our first to star a rap groupCheck Your Head: Living X-Tra Large, a year in L.A.

May 1, 2013 – When King Tuff entertained the masses at the SPIN House at the Ace Hotel + Swim Club in Palm Springs during Coachella's first weekend, we engaged in a candid conversation with Kyle Thomas about his favorite things, which include guitar gods and weed (shocker!). We also filmed his band's live show, and we're sharing it with you now! Enjoy "Freak When I'm Dead" and "Connection."

April 24, 2013 – We asked you to share your best snapshots of the beautiful Coachella fest for a chance to win a $100 iTunes gift card, and you delivered! Congrats to the finalists, whose excellent pics can be seen right here:

April 23, 2013 – SPIN chronicled Record Store Day in three cities this year, snapping photos of all the insanity in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. But what did you guys actually buy? We asked you to show off your haul on Twitter and Instagram, and you obliged. Here's your goodies:

April 19, 2013 – Are you headed to Coachella Weekend Two? SPIN is already on the ground, ready for a second round of sunburns and sandstorms, but this weekend, we're also soliciting your help: Take some photos you think are SPIN-worthy and send them our way. We'll pick a winner who'll receive a $100 iTunes giftcard and also feature all the best shots in a gallery on SPIN.com. Here's how to enter: simply upload your photos to Instagram or Twitter and tag 'em with #SPINFests. It's that easy!We're handing the keys to our Instagram account over to our intrepid photographer Nathaniel Wood, so make sure to follow us at @SPINMagazine for inspiration and tag your photos with #SPINFests. And for all our up-to-the-minute Coachella updates, stick with @SPINfestivals on Twitter.Check out the gallery below from our awesome SXSW #SPINStubbs contest. This could be you, people!

April 15, 2013 – This gigantic snail is actually moving in our midst. Beware, Coachella. You may get slimed.Ghost B.C. took the main stage at the height of the blazing afternoon sun completely covered in black shrouds. Frontman Papa Emeritus II, who wore his traditional cardinal outfit and skull mask, plus a pair of black gloves, wished us a good evening — at 1:30 p.m. — but, as a Nameless Ghoul explained post-show, the group is wickedly jet-lagged, having come to the fest direct from Sweden.Today's afternoon mosh pit brought to you by Cloud Nothings, fist-pumping ferocity imported to Coachella straight from Cleveland, executed by dudes whose T-shirts are fresh from the laundry pile.Someone tie weights to the legs of these wispy DIIV boys. They look like they're liable to blow away in this mild breeze.

April 15, 2013 – 5. DisclosureTime will have its say when it comes to EDM-pop duo Disclosure's scoring legitimate crossover success in the U.S. — the British brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence, neither old enough to drink here, have already scored two major pop hits in England — but their tightly wound and triumphant Gobi Tent-closing set proved they've already laid solid groundwork for building a steady Stateside following. The group played a handful of new tracks off their impending debut album, many of which leaned towards the jittery rhythms and swooning emotionality of UK garage. But when they dropped their big tracks, many in the crowd parroted every word, kept up with the hamster-wheel tempo of "White Noise" and shouted to the big, sweeping moments in "Latch." JORDAN SARGENT4.

April 14, 2013 – Chi Cheng, a founding member of beloved alterna-metal romantics Deftones, has passed away at age 42. Paralyzed and partially conscious, Cheng had been recovering since a car accident in November of 2008.For years, the metal community has banded together to raise money for his family's astronomical medical costs through benefit shows and the family-run foundation oneloveforchi.com. In a post to the website, the bass player's mother, Jeanne "Mom J" Cheng wrote, "This is the hardest thing to write to you. Your love and heart and devotion to Chi was unconditional and amazing. I know that you will always remember him as a giant of a man on stage with a heart for every one of you. He was taken to the emegency room and at 3 am today his heart just suddenly stopped.