This week, MGMT unveiled new album details, Lil Wayne’s jail sentence was delayed, and fashion designer Alexander McQueen was tragically found dead at 40. Meanwhile, Jay-Z, Phoenix, and Weezer were named Bonnaroo headliners, and the Strokes said the band’s comeback album should be out by September.
These stories, plus the week’s top news, audio/video, and live reviews, below.
TOP STORIES
Exclusive: MGMT Unveil New Album!Brooklyn psych-pop band’s second release, Congratulations, drops in April. Click here for details! Read >>Plus
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- Lil Wayne’s Jail Sentence Delayed! Read >>
- Phoenix, Jay-Z, Weezer Lead Bonnaroo Lineup Read >>
- Fashion Star Alexander McQueen Dead at 40 Read >>
- Alexander McQueen: New Death Details, Tributes Read >>
- New Strokes Record Expected in September Read >>
NEWS
John Mayer Apologizes for Racial SlurPlus: Find out which female star the singer-guitarist considered sexual “crack cocaine.” Read >>Plus
- NYC Fashion Week: Guns N’ Roses Live! Read >>
- Killers Cancel Gigs, Address Breakup Rumors Read >>
- Q&A: Patrick StumpRead >>
- Mark Hoppus’ Pick of the Week: Two Door Cinema Club Read >>
- Meet Amanda Palmer Proteges Evelyn Evelyn Read >>
- White Stripes Attack Air Force Reserve Over SongRead >>
- Jackson’s Doctor Pleads Not Guilty to Manslaughter Read >>
PHOTO GALLERY
NYC Fashion Week: Metric, Patti SmithThe rock frontwomen kick off Manhattan’s fashionable festivities with an exclusive concert. Read >>
IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT
Yeasayer Play L.A.’s Natural History MuseumAtlanta discovers it’s a Black Eyed Peas world — the rest of us just live in it. Read >>Plus
- Hot Chip Dazzle at Secret Show Read >>
AUDIO/VIDEO
DOWNLOAD: Vampire Weekend Cover Rancid!Like a civilized, globetrotting Tim Armstrong sipping a Mai Tai in St. Barts. Read >>Plus
- Free Download: New Kate Nash Song Read >>
- SPIN Faves Neon Indian Rock ‘Fallon’ Read >>
- Free Download: New Japandroids Song! Read >>
- EXCLUSIVE: New UNKLE Song with Black Angels Read >>
- EXCLUSIVE: New Song from High On Fire Read >>
REVIEWS
Hot Chip, One Life StandCan their disco doctorates keep them warm at night?Read >>Plus
- The Magnetic Fields, Realism (Nonesuch) Read >>
- Cold War Kids, Behave Yourself (Nonesuch)Read >>
- Galactic, Ya-Ka-May (Anti-) Read >>
- Massive Attack, Heligoland (Virgin) Read >>
- Allison Moorer, Crows (Rykodisc) Read >>
- Pantha du Prince, Black Noise (Rough Trade) Read >>