February 22, 2008 – As picked up in Page Six today, nerd icon Moby tells Spin that he's landed on the receiving end some dork rage after his brief fling with actress Natalie Portman. "I guess in some people's eyes, [nerds] might be mildly sexy -- and, as a nerd, I'm certainly happy to enjoy some of the effects of that -- but as far as the very brief affair with Natalie, it's made me the target of a lot of nerd wrath," Moby explains to Phoebe Reilly in our March issue, out next week. "You can't date Luke Skywalker's mom and not have them hate your guts." Elsewhere in the interview, Moby, a notorious clubgoer and not one to shy away from the scene's debauchery-ridden side, divulges details of his drug use. "I never smoked crack," he cops. "And I did crystal meth by accident once, but that I never need to do again," he confessed.

February 21, 2008 – As you may remember, and those in the audience certainly recall, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club made a special appearance Jan. 24 at Spin and JVC Mobile Entertainment's weekly Ruby event, brought to you by Adidas Originals. Check out additional footage of the trio's set at West Hollywood's Key Club, including the gospel-tinged foot-stomper "Shuffle Your Feet," the opener off 2005's Howl, and "Grind My Bones," a southern-fried B-side from the same sessions, courtesy of co-frontman Peter Hayes. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - "Shuffle Your Feet" Check out more BRMC video:"Grind My Bones""Complicated Situation"

February 21, 2008 – Just when you figured the Oxford-based brainiacs were opting out of the stateside summer festival circuit for a full outing all their own, Radiohead have been announced as the headliner of New Jersey's newly minted festival, All Points West -- but not just one night, two! That's right, Thom Yorke and the boys will run through their latest, industry-boggling set In Rainbows and more the first two nights of the festival, brought to you buy Coachella promoters AEG Live and Goldenvoice, and slated for Aug. 8-10 at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, NJ. Check back with SPIN.com, for more U.S. dates are expected for late summer and fall. [Via Pitchfork] Read more news on Arctic Monkeys and No Age after the jump. Arctic Monkeys have again swept the Brit Awards, claiming the same two sought after prizes last night (Feb.

February 20, 2008 – Forget Jersey Boys, four-time Tony Award winner Tom Stoppard's Rock'n'Roll play is delivering the Rocke sounds of our beloved musical genre, and the story of its triumph over Soviet rule, to New York City's Broadway theatres. And to celebrate the recent arrival of Stoppard's smash hit play, SPIN.com is exclusively offering discounted tickets to the show! To save over $30, see the below code, and then head over to rocknrolltheplay.com, purchase your tickets, and finally soak in the bright lights of the Big Apple. But hurry -- the offer expires March 9. We'll see you on Broadway! Discount code: RRBBXB9

February 19, 2008 – In what's likely his most innate, apt venture yet, flamboyant Outkast co-principal André 3000 has unveiled a clothing line entitled Benjamin Bixby. According to New Yorkmagazine, the clothing line, which will draw from Andre's "rebelgentleman" style, will tentatively arrive in Barneys this fall.Furthermore, the line and its namesake character is "kind of like youruncle, or your granddad, and he has a closet full of experiences andclothes, and he's been around the world." Speaking of around the world,the report claims André, who designed and funds the entire venture,studied up by visiting "Italian factories and Parisian textile fairs."[Via Pitchfork] Sure, rumors continue to circulate, but it appears the truth on everything from rapper Eminem's on-again-off-again wife Kim to daughter Hailie, from his health to rise to fame will drop Oct.

February 15, 2008 – As Spin scribe Jonathan Ames experienced first hand, shock rocker Marilyn Manson's penchant for the green fairy, a.k.a. absinthe, drove him to formulate his own brand of the liquor: Mansinthe. And though the mildly hallucinogenic drink is illegal in the U.S. -- Mansinthe is produced in Switzerland -- Manson's product was tested by respected food blog Epicurious.com to very unsavory results. One tester described Mansinthe as tasting like sewage water or swamp mud, while another said the drink "smells too strong [like] rubbing alcohol." Another had an even worse experience: "Holy shit...

February 14, 2008 – To scores of starry-eyed lovers the world across, Valentine's Day has become synonymous with chocolates, teddy bears, lace, diamonds, and numerous other accoutrements of cliché. But in the minds of most music lovers, one thing comes to mind when Feb. 14 rolls around: love songs. These tunes of elated joy, and often pain and sorrow, are there for us through the thick and thin, and on this day of love Brooklyn's Mobius Band have professed their adoration for this fine craft with the Love Will Reign Supreme EP, a six-track digital collection available as a free download -- right now!

February 14, 2008 – Bit by bit Death Cab for Cutie's forthcoming, new album Narrow Stairs is coming together, and now the final capstones arrive: the release date and tracklisting. According to Billboard.com, the 11-track follow up to 2005's Plans will arrive May 13 via Atlantic and deliver tunes with titles like "Bixby Canyon Bridge" and "Talking Bird," in addition to the characteristically melodramatic Death Cab fare like "Pity and Fear," "I Will Possess Your Heart," and "You Can Do Better Than Me (But I Can't Do Better Than You)" Narrow Stairs tracklisting: 1. "Bixby Canyon Bridge" 2. "I Will Possess Your Heart" 3. "No Sunlight" 4. "Cath" 5. "Talking Bird" 6. "You Can Do Better Than Me (But I Can't Do Better Than You)" 7. "Grapevine Fires" 8. "Your New Twin Size Bed" 9. "The Remainder" 10. "Pity and Fear" 11.

February 11, 2008 – Border officials may be capable of barring her entry into the country, but despite her physical absence, there was no stopping Amy Winehouse last night at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony as her 2007 breakout album Back to Black, and its notorious single "Rehab," snagged five statues and emerged as the evening's biggest winner. Winehouse, who performed quirky yet flawless renditions of "You Know I'm No Good" and "Rehab" via satellite from London, walked with awards for Record of the Year, Best New Artist, Song of the Year, Pop Vocal Album, and Female Pop Vocal Performance. Spin Entertainer of the Year Kanye West, who led the pack with eight noms, won four awards, including Best Rap Album with Graduation, and offered a spot-on performance of "Stronger" alongside collaborators Daft Punk.

February 8, 2008 – Paramore, the Academy Is..., Cobra Starship, Aiden, Gym Class Heroes, and Simple Plan, are among the performers set to rule the stages at the 2008 installment of New Jersey's Bamboozle Festival, slated to hit East Rutherford's Meadowlands Sports Complex May 3 and 4. For the complete bill, which also includes the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Thrice, Jack's Mannequin, and Saves the Day, check out thebamboozle.com. [Via NME.com] After UNKLE's first ever tour of the U.S. this summer, oddly sans longtime collaborator Richard File, suspicion arose -- but now it's official. After ten year together, numerous albums, and numerous other collaborations, project principal James Lavelle has split with File, a decision a web post calls "mutual and amicable." "Rich will be focusing on his new band, We Fell to Earth, who are currently in the studio working on their debut album," the post explained.