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Festivalpalooza!

The Main Attractions: Six stars of this year's festivals give the skinny on ginormous outdoor shows to (sun-)baked crowds.

The Main Attractions: Jeff Tweedy

Festivalpalooza special! Wilco's frontman returns to the stage cleaner, soberer, and ready to rock you in a relatively gentle fashion. With video!

Reunited States

An NYC punk icon says revisiting the past is trickier than it looks.

The Main Attractions: Tom Morello

Moonlighting as the Nightwatchman, the firebrand guitarist also takes his Rage back to the stage.

Noise

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Breaking Out

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Albums

Feist, 'The Reminder' (Cherrytree /Interscope), Bill Callahan, 'Woke on a Whaleheart' (Drag City), Dinosaur Jr., 'Beyond' (Fat Possum), Mika, 'Life in Cartoon Motion' (Casablanca/ Universal Republic), Midnight Movies, 'Lion the Girl' (New Line), The Detroit Cobras, 'Tied and True' (Bloodshot), The Rosebuds, 'Night of the Furies' (Merge), The Shaky Hands, 'The Shaky Hands' (Holocene), Shadows Fall, 'Threads of Life' (Atlantic), The Used, 'Lies for the Liars' (Reprise), The Tossers, 'Agony' (Victory), Khan, 'Who Never Rests' (Tomlab), Scharpling and Wurster, 'The Art of the Slap' (Stereolaffs), Poison the Well, 'Versions' (Ferret), The Moonbabies, 'Moonbabies at the Ballroom' (Hidden Agenda/ Parasol), Keren Ann, 'Keren Ann' (Metro Blue/ Blue Note), The Almost, 'Southern Weather' (Tooth & Nail/ Virgin), xbxrx, 'Wars' (Polyvinyl), The Comas, 'Spells' (Vagrant), Arctic Monkeys, 'Favourite Worst Nightmare' (Domino), Patti Smith, 'Twelve' (Columbia), Lil' Flip, 'I Need Mine' (Asylum/ Warner Bros.), Frog Eyes, 'Tears of the Valedictorian' (Absolutely Kosher), Dntel, 'Dumb Luck' (Sub Pop), Elliott Smith, 'New Moon' (Kill Rock Stars), You Say Party! We Say Die!, 'Lose All the Time' (Paper Bag), Mando Diao, 'Ode to Ochrasy' (Mute), Land of Talk, 'Applause Cheer Boo Hiss' (The Rebel Group), Lifesavas, 'Gutterfly: The Original Soundtrack' (Quannum), Noisettes, 'What's the Time Mr. Wolf?' (Universal Motown), Avril Lavigne, 'The Best Damn Thing' (RCA), Patrick Wolf, 'The Magic Position' (Low Altitude), The Twilight Sad, 'Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters' (Fat Cat), Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, 'Baby 81' (RCA), Nine Inch Nails, 'Year Zero' (Interscope), Cornelius, 'Sensuous' (Everloving)

On the Set with Amy Winehouse: "I love you."

Amy mouths "I love you" to Blake.

Tour Blog: Born Ruffians at SXSW '08

Born Ruffians stop by the SPIN & Myspace San Jacinto Saloon at SXSW 2008 to relax and play some Guitar Hero.

SXSW '08: Anthony Green, "Drug Dealer"

Circa Survive frontman Anthony Green unveils a new solo track at the SPIN & MySpace San Jacinto Saloon, SXSW 2008.

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