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Coachella 2013 Lineup Announced: Stone Roses, Blur, Postal Service & Many More

You've heard all the rumors, seen all of the fake hand bills, and waited patiently. Now the time has come. The real Coachella 2013 lineup is here! For two weekends in April (12-14 and 19-21), Indio, ... Read More »

Lollapalooza 2012, Day Two: Rain Can't Stop the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party or the Weeknd

Fans withstood heavy rains at day two of Lollapalooza 2012 and enjoyed sets by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Franz Ferdinand, Tune-Yards and more. ... Read More »

Osheaga Festival 2012, Day One: Sigur Ros Get Emotional, Franz Ferdinand Bring the Fun + More

The Osheaga Festival kicked off Friday with sets by Sigur Ros, Franz Ferdinand, Florence and the Machine and more. ... Read More »

Musicians React to London Riots

Over the past four days, riots in London have rocked the British capitol with vandalism, fires and violence. Since the start of the troubles, artists have taken to Twitter and Facebook to express their dismay. ... Read More »

M.I.A. Offers Mars Bars to London Rioters in Controversial Tweet

Artists have been quick to respond via Twitter to the terrible scenes of riots and looting that have spread across London -- with M.I.A. causing controversy with support for the rioters. ... Read More »

Rockin' Food Blogs: Culinary Side-Projects of My Morning Jacket, Beastie Boys + More

Spinner shines the spotlight on musicians-turned-food-bloggers. We cover Crème Bru-Log and more to learn why like acts like Monsters of Folk are taking to the blogosphere in the name of food. ... Read More »

Record Store Day Round Up: Spinner's Best Bets for April 16

Dozens of artists are releasing limited edition material celebrating Record Store Day on April 16, and so Spinner has compiled a list of our best bets for Saturday. ... Read More »

SXSW History: 26 Bands That Broke Big at the Austin Festival

Who got signed? Who'd you have to wait in a two-hour line to see? Who'll be selling out big clubs and playing festivals this summer? ... Read More »

Franz Ferdinand Frontman Speaks Out Against Leaks

Ian Gavan, Getty Images Franz Ferdinand's frontman Alex Kapranos has angrily recounted how one of ... Read More »

Franz Ferdinand 'Writing Songs' for Possible Fourth Album

Franz Ferdinand haven't officially begun work on their fourth album but that doesn't mean the follow ... Read More »

Shepard Fairey Examines the Connection Between Rock and Art

Artist Shepard Fairey has work hanging in the Smithsonian, New York's Museum of Modern Art and the ... Read More »

Outing Gay Songs: 20 Tunes With Homosexual Subtexts

For many fabulous folks around the globe, June is Pride Month, when queers of all ... Read More »

Deluka Bring Dance-Punk to New York

As a courtesy to its nature-deprived New York City patrons, the music venue Brooklyn Bowl often ... Read More »

Glastonbury Adds Flaming Lips, Orbital and More to the Bill

OK, so we all knew that U2, Muse and Stevie Wonder were confirmed as Pyramid Stage headliners at ... Read More »

Franz Ferdinand Singer 'Busted' by Mexican Cops

Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos has apparently been in trouble for boozing in public. The ... Read More »

Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos Not Writing a Musical

Alex Kapranos, the lead singer of Franz Ferdinand, has admitted that his plans to write a musical ... Read More »