Fucked Up

07.24.08 9:06 AM

What? Hardcore has come a long way since Minor Threat frontman Ian McKaye was "Guilty of Being White" back in the '80s, from the harsh dub excursions of his future project Fugazi to the breakneck glam-thrash of the Blood Brothers.

Nine Inch Nails

07.23.08 9:19 AM

What? On May 2, The Slip—Nine Inch Nails’ eighth full-length since 1989—landed on the band’s website with little fanfare, and no option to pay. “This one’s on me,” a message from Trent Reznor read, his giveaway serving as the culmination of a career-long battle with what the alt-icon saw as the music industry’s unfair exploitation of consumers.

Brendan Canning

07.22.08 9:10 AM

What? The members of Broken Social Scene collect side projects the same way most people hoard takeout menus. But while the umpteen others quell their creative urges, BSS co-founder Brendan Canning has remained one of the quieter members of the Canadian indie super group -- until now.

CSS

07.21.08 9:18 AM

What? When Brazilian nightlife aficionados CSS hit North America with their bratty self-titled debut -- playfully prodding Paris Hilton and copulating to Death from Above -- inhibited Yankees rejoiced inside, but only coyly shuffled their feet. Call that a warm-up.

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    Earlimart Lifts the Seattle Clouds at Chop Suey

    07.23.08 11:15 AM

    It was a dreary, cloudy evening in Seattle last night (July 22). It was hard to believe it was the middle of summer… that is, until Earlimart took the stage at Chop Suey to share a bit of California sunshine with the city's weary denizens.

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    Steel Panther Make Hollywood Smell the Glove at JVC Carstereoke Event

    07.22.08 5:03 PM

    The sleaze and the cheese were turned up to 11 during '80s-inspired heavy metal comedy act Steel Panther’s JVC- and Spin-sponsored set at the Key Club in Hollywood last night (July 21). Openers Blacklist Union celebrated their new CD with black leather- and-bombast- fueled rock, and Albatross warmed things up with a swamp-metal fest.

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    'SPIN' Slays the Competition at Music-Trivia Contest For Charity

    07.22.08 1:14 PM

    Staffers from several music publications, including Spin, Rolling Stone, Complex, Fader, and Paste -- along with the unlikely camaraderie of Golf Digest (who helped organize the event) and Heavy.com -- matched wits in the Battle of the Band Makers music-trivia contest at Joe's Pub in New York last night (July 21) to raise awareness for the Lokichoggio E

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