This week, millions of people paid their last respects to the King of Pop. But the Michael Jackson memorial wasn’t the only big news: Green Day kicked off their U.S. tour in Seattle, Michigan hosted the Rothbury Festival, and Paramore released a new single.
These stories, plus the week’s top news, photo galleries, audio/video, and reviews, below.TOP STORIES:
Inside the Michael Jackson Tribute
SPIN contributor Mikael Wood recounts the experience of attending the memorial the whole world was watching.Read >>PLUS:
Also Read
Compact Discs: Sound of the Future
PHOTO GALLERIES:
Best of Rothbury Festival 2009
The lakeside extravaganza in Michigan featured Grace Potter, Ani Difranco, the Dead, the Black Crowes, Nas & Damian Marley, and more! Read >>PLUS:
- Best of the San Francisco Music SceneRead >>
AUDIO/VIDEO:
Watch Au Revoir Simone Perform!
The three gorgeous Brooklyn ladies play two tunes off their new album, Still Night, Still Light, at SPIN’s NYC office.Read >>PLUS:
- Exclusive Song: Anberlin Singer’s Side ProjectRead >>
- Free Download: Mazzy Star Singer’s Eerie New TuneRead >>
- Rothbury Artist Interviews, Part 1Read >>
- Rothbury Artist Interviews, Part 2Read >>
- Free MP3: My Morning Jacket’s Jim JamesRead >>
IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT:
Death Cab For Cutie Perform with Orchestra
The indie wizzes and the 50-piece L.A. Philharmonic battle sound issues at the Hollywood Bowl. Click here for a review! Read >>PLUS:
- Blur Triumph at London’s Hyde Park Read >>
- Incubus Kick Off U.S. TourRead >>
- Jay-Z Conquers at Las Vegas Tour OpenerRead >>
NEWS:
Nine Inch Nails Confirm Final Tour Dates
He said Bonnaroo would be his band’s last U.S. gig, but Trent Reznor has announced a final run of concerts — in very small venues! Read >>PLUS:
- Two Members Quit Panic at the DiscoRead >>
- Q&A: Hole’s Eric ErlandsonRead >>
- Watch: Zooey Deschanel Plays Sid Vicious!Read >>
- Pearl Jam Announce Tour DatesRead >>
REVIEWS:
Against Me, The Original Cowboy
Not quite PJ Harvey’s 4-Track Demos, but it’ll do.Read >>PLUS:
- Cage, ‘Depart From Me’ (Definitive Jux)Read >>
- Maxwell, ‘BLACKsummers’night’ (Columbia) Read >>
- Bowerbirds, ‘Upper Air’ (Dead Oceans)Read >>
- Son Volt, ‘Central American Dust’ (Rounder) Read >>
- Broken Records, ‘Until the Earth Begins to Part’ (4AD)Read >>
- Oneida, ‘Rated O’ (Jagjaguwar) Read >>
- Mannequin Men, ‘Lose Your Illusion, Too’ (Flameshovel)Read >>
- Chali 2na, ‘Fish Outta Water’ (Decon) Read >>
