This week, Foo Fighters kicked off their North American tour with a massive 25-song set in St. Paul, MN, Florence and the Machine shared the soaring second track off their upcoming album, Ceremonials, and Coldplay released a stunning new single from their upcoming album, Mylo Xyloto. Meanwhile, Amy Winehouse’s final video recording surfaced, SPIN chatted with Neon Indian and Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus, and French electro whiz DJ Mehdi died following a tragic accident at a friend’s party in Paris.
These stories, plus the week’s top news, photos, audio/video, and live reviews below:
TOP STORIES
SPIN’s 20 Best Songs of the SummerSPIN’s Charles Aaron makes a mixtape to help you transcend the dog days that time forgot. Read >> Plus
- SPIN’s 26 Fall Albums That Matter Most Read >>
- Foo Fighters Tour Kickoff Heavy on Hits, Heroes Read >>
- Reports Shed Light on DJ Mehdi Death Read >>
- Watch Amy Winehouse’s Duet With Tony Bennett Read >>
- Hear Coldplay’s Lush Single; Rihanna Guests on LP Read >>
NEWS
Q&A: Neon Indian Conquers ‘Creative Paralysis’“The teenage narrative will always live on, even in a post-apocalyptic dystopian wasteland…”
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- My Favorite Things: Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus Read >>
- St. Vincent to Sing for HBO’s ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Read >>
- Winehouse Died From Detox-Related Seizure: Father Read >>
- Stills, Broken Social Members Form Eight and a Half Read >>
- Lil Wayne: GOP Is “Never Going to Like Us” Read >>
PHOTOS
Das Racist Get Wild at Hometown Tour KickoffThe breakout hip-hop outfit are brilliant, silly, and entertaining all at once in New York City. Read >> Plus
- Dubstep Upstart Katy B Delivers in U.S. Live Debut Read >>
AUDIO/VIDEO
Drake Posts Three New Tracks, Joined by Waka, RossThe Canadian rapper jumps on a Waka Flocka Flame remix, gets help from Rick Ross on two of three new cuts posted on his blog. Read >> Plus
- Girls Bring “Honey Bunny,” “My Ma” to ‘Fallon’ Read >>
- Hear MGMT’s Trippy Bauhaus Cover Read >>
- Jay-Z Goes Hard on J. Cole’s “Mr. Nice Watch” Read >>
- Florence and the Machine Share Second New Song Read >>
- More ‘Siamese’-Era Pumpkins Music Surfaces Read >>
- FREE ALBUM: Lil B Posts New 21-Song Mixtape Read >>
- Bradford Cox Fronts Black Lips As Joey Ramone Read >>
