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8 Most Popular MP3s and Videos of 2008

From metal giants to indie rock heartthrobs, readers heard and saw it first on SPIN.com. Click here for their favorites of the year!
Marilyn Manson, Brody Dalle, Death Cab for Cutie, Scott Weiland
Marilyn Manson, Brody Dalle, Death Cab for Cutie, Scott Weiland

2008 was a banner year for SPIN.com readers: Fans were treated to behind-the-scenes footage of Slayer and Bayside working on their new albums; were invited along on Pearl Jam’s North American tour with our blogger Zach Newman, who hit every show along the way and even interviewed guitarist Mike McCready; and were the first to hear new tunes from Scott Weiland, Minus the Bear, Death Cab for Cutie, and Brody Dalle’s new band, Spinnerette. Check out these highlights and more below.


Watch the thrash-metal gods at work on their next record! Read >>

 


Our young, fresh-from-college reporter packed his bags and hit the road, following Pearl Jam's North American tour. Read >>

 


SPIN.com went behind the boards with the Long Island lads in L.A. Hear clips of two tracks from their Sept. release, Shudder, and watch frontman Anthony Raneri's descriptions. Read >>

 


The Stone Temple Pilots singer unveiled songs off his new solo record, Happy in Galoshes.

 


Only on SPIN.com: Modern-rock standouts interpret tunes from 1993's animated holiday film The Nightmare Before Christmas. Read >>

 


Click here to stream "Ghetto Love," a rockin' track from the ex-Distillers frontwoman's new band! Read >>

 


We premiered the previously unreleased "Guns & Ammo" from the indie prog band's acoustic EP. Read >>

 


The epic first single off Ben Gibbard and crew's Narrow Stairs. Read >>

 

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