No one seems more surprised by their own success than the Japandroids' Brian King and David Prowse. The Canadian two-piece have been filling venues all over with their majestically anthemic, reverb-filled sound, not least of which includes a top billing at Brooklyn's Bell House for 2009's CMJ Music Marathon. Check out their exclusive in-studio ...

Victoria Hesketh dropped by our LA studio to talk gadgets, influences and the trials and tribulations of getting a decent up of tea in the city of angels. Little Boots performed four tracks from her 2009 album, 'Hands,' with the bubbly Northern lass showing off her chops on the Tenori-on. Little Boots on the Interface ...

Here at Spinner, we receive more CDs than we can possibly listen to. Sadly, many of them, whether good or bad, get consigned to The Crap Stack, where they languish until they're eventually carted off to become shiny silver landfill somewhere. However, in our version of Musical Lotto, we've decided to rescue -- completely at random -- three discs ...

'And Your Bird Can Sing,' The Beatles From 1966's 'Revolver' If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then it says something about this 1966 stomper that my first hearing of it was as a cover on the Jam's 'Extras' -- an album of B-sides and rarities. I'm a pretty big fan of most of Mr. Weller's music, but this tune entirely stood out from ...

'Can You Feel It,' the Jacksons From 1980's 'Triumph' With a choral opening so grand you could be fooled into thinking you're listening to an altogether loftier genre, you hardly have time for a breath before 'Can You Feel It' locks into that familiar disco-infused groove. Vocals are handled by Randy and Michael, with the latter's signature whoops ...

The Rules for Battle: Each week, we pit versions of the same song by two different artists in a head-to-head death match for musical supremacy. (Sometimes it will be the original recording vs. a cover version; other times it will be two different covers.) Then it's up to you to decide: Listen to and vote on which version you think should emerge ...

The Rules for Battle: Each week, we pit versions of the same song by two different artists in a head-to-head death match for musical supremacy. (Sometimes it will be the original recording vs. a cover version; other times it will be two different covers.) Then it's up to you to decide: Listen to and vote on which version you think should emerge ...