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Dan Reilly

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Dan Reilly is the Editor of Spinner.com. He previously covered music, sports and technology for ESPN the Magazine, FHM, Blender, Spin, Maxim, WWE Magazine and more. He lives with his fiancee, Tessa, and his dog, Walter, in Brooklyn.

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The National's 'Game of Thrones' Song, 50 Cent on Gay Marriage & More -- NEWS!
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Keith Richards Not Going on 'SNL,' Coachella 2013 Info & More -- NEWS!

Kevin Winter, Getty Images Keith Richards says he won't join Mick Jagger on "SNL." [Rolling Stone] Watch people do tricks with vinyl records. It's seriously the most amazing thing we've seen today, aside from the video below. [Buzzfeed] Ringo Starr lost his photos of the Beatles. [Rolling Stone] Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty's blood ...

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Beth Ditto: Lady Gaga's Music Is for 5 Year Olds -- NEWS!

The Image Gate, Getty Images Gossip's Beth Ditto says Lady Gaga's music is great for 5-year-olds -- in a good way. [AZ Central] Critics completely crap on Karmin. [Gawker] Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner reveals that he and bandmate used to dress up as Oasis in school, which probably means they wore hand-me-down Beatles wigs. ...

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Beach Boys' Bruce Johnston: Obama Is an 'A----le,' Socialist

Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images We're not sure how President Obama feels about the Beach Boys, but now we know how one of their members feels about him. As TMZ reports, the band's singer Bruce Johnston went on a short rant about Obama, calling him an "a----le" and accusing him of being a socialist. The comments were caught on camera while ...

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Black Francis and Violet Clark Q&A: 'Bored' of the Pixies & Grand Duchy's Latest

Wesley Curtis Last month, Black Francis and his wife, Violet Clark, released Let the People Speak, their second album as Grand Duchy. Featuring a more electronic vibe and an old-school radio DJ introducing the songs, it's a much more developed record than their 2009 debut, Petit Fours. Spinner recently caught up with Clark and Francis (aka ...

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Adele Reviewed by Old Dudes, Hives' 'Go Right Ahead' Video & More -- NEWS!

Kevin Winter/Getty Images Two really old men review Adele and discuss pop culture, and we really want to hang out with them. Too bad they go to bed before we leave work. [Watch below, via Gawker] Adam Yauch's feminist legacy. [The Nation] Jon Hamm met LMFAO, and the resulting photo is, as Buzzfeed puts it, "perfect." [Buzzfeed] The ...

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Tom Gabel, Transgender: Against Me! Singer Becoming a Woman

Gino DePinto, AOL Against Me! singer, guitarist and songwriter Tom Gabel revealed that she is transgender and will soon undergo the transition process to becoming a woman. Rolling Stone broke the news, teasing an interview in an upcoming issue, noting that the punk rocker had only told a small group of family and friends before telling the ...

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Jon Hamm Raps With Reggie Watts, Skrillex's Train Tour & More -- NEWS!

Ron Jaffe, AMC Jon Hamm and Reggie Watts got together and made a song about the sitcom "Taxi," and it's the best video you'll watch right now. [Check it below, via Antiquiet] Gossip are really going synth-heavy on their new album, as the song "Move in the Right Direction" proves. [Rolling Stone] Neon Trees drummer Elaine Bradley won't ...

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