This week Eminem scored the year’s best-selling album, the Beastie Boys visited Jimmy Fallon, Chris Brown broke his silence, and former Wilco member Jay Bennett passed away unexpectedly. All these stories, plus the week’s best editor’s blogs, photo galleries, audio/video, news, and reviews, below:TOP STORIES:
Eminem’s ‘Relapse’: Best Seller of the Year
The hip-hop superstar’s latest nets him his fifth straight No. 1 album. Click here for more!Read >>PLUS:
- Beastie Boys Bust Jimmy Fallon’s Chops, Announce AlbumRead >>
- Chris Brown: “I Ain’t A Monster”Read >>
- Former Wilco Member Jay Bennett Dies at 45Read >>
PHOTO GALLERIES:
Live from Sasquatch Music Fest!
See Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Nine Inch Nails, Fleet Foxes, Erykah Badu, Grizzly Bear, and more!Read >>PLUS:
- Girl Talk Rocks SPIN/Canon Party in NYC Read >>
AUDIO/VIDEO:
Watch White Rabbits Perform at the SPIN Office
We’re big fans of the New York indie-rockers, who stopped by to play us a pair of new tunes. Click here to watch!Read >>PLUS:
- Jacko Love: Yeah Yeah Yeahs & Peter Bjorn and John!Read >>
- Free Download: Jay Reatard’s New Song!Read >>
NEWS:
Depeche Mode’s Gahan Has Tumor Removed
Doctors operate to excise a malignant growth from frontman Dave Gahan’s bladder. Click here for details.Read >>PLUS:
- Sneak Peek: Rihanna and Kanye Get “Paranoid”Read >>
- White Stripes’ White Wedding SurpriseRead >>
- My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way Welcomes BabyRead >>
- Kanye: No Auto-Tune for Jay-ZRead >>
REVIEWS:
Grizzly Bear, Veckatimest
Indie rock’s crafty connoisserurs refine their sorrow. Read >>PLUS:
